A memorable, snowy wedding!

Saturday, February 6, 2010 set snowfall records in Washington DC. Over two feet. The nation's capital shut down. People called it "Snowmageddon."

Yet, that was the day of my client Barb McCuen and David Jones' wedding -- and the wedding took place. The ceremony at All Souls Unitarian Church on 16th St in NW DC; the reception at St. Francis Hall in NE DC (near Catholic University).

The Sunday Washington Post carried a story about it: "D.C. couple doesn't let blizzard get in the way of wedding."

The Post reporter didn't accompany the guests across town to the reception hall, so she didn't get to see how I rocked the house when the dancing began. But that's okay. The 100 guests who made it had a great time. And yes, I played "(It's a Perfect Day for a) White Wedding".

To beat the snow, the caterer and I dropped off all our equipment a day early. (And we left the equipment there at the end of the night, with plans to pick it up within a few days, when road conditions improved.) Friends of the bride with snow-worthy vehicles helped ferry guests (and me, I might add!) to the reception hall. So many people worked extra hard to meet the challenges posed by the blizzard.

What made it worth it all for me personally was at the end of the night, the bride was so effusive in her thanks, telling me "All I'd ever envisioned and hoped for at my wedding celebration was that everyone would be dancing and having a great time, and you made that happen!"

Kudos to Xhemil and rest of the crew at St. Francis Hall, the incredible folks from Corcoran Caterers, photographer Jesse Kaplan, and friends of the bride Suzanne, Jen, and Darcie who rallied round their friend and coordinated closely with other guests and vendors like me to make sure we all got there.