Chat With a Real Live Wedding Planner

By Marissa Conrad

At this DC wedding, Carol Marino tucked roses into custom embroidered linens handmade in India. Photo courtesy of Rodney Bailey.

What’s a party without guests, right? This Thursday, Carol Marino, owner of A Perfect Wedding in Fairfax, will join Bridal Party from 11 AM to noon for a keyboard-to-keyboard chat with all of you. Since founding A Perfect Wedding in 1993, Carol has planned hundreds of weddings in Washington and beyond. She’s been featured in some of my favorite bridal magazines: In Style Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Modern Bride. She’s been on national TV and has traveled around the country to speak about her work. And she’s here to answer your questions—for free. Submit any burning Q’s you have about planning your wedding here right now, and Carol will get you some A’s during the chat. Or log on at 11 on Thursday and talk with her live.

If you can’t tune in then, the transcript will be posted afterward. And good news! We’ve got three more chats around the corner—every Thursday in January. Check back soon for more details.

 

If there's a topic you'd like to see featured in a future online chat (flowers? cakes? dresses?), e-mail me at mconrad@washingtonian.com.

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Comments

Hey, I got a question? Ok i am helping a friend plan her wedding it aint until end of may! My thing is that she wonts most of it plan she would the colors to be ivory peonies for the bouquet and then she wont the bridesmaids to wear a light gray and the 2 flower girls to be in teal! what do you think about that idea. a problem is we r tring to bring everything to gather where it flows with the colors! but she doesnt wont the bridesmaids to have a white flower in there hand really! can you give a advise on what to do with the teal and what flower for them to use the will go with the peonies but throw teal into i am confussed on really what to do! please help me

Posted by: chrystall, Jan 05, 2010 09:19:23 PM

Hi, I’m getting married in 2wks and I am debatting whether or not I should get a fake tan or do the spray tan. I’m kind of scared of the beds b/c of cancer & the spray tan bleeds so I’m kind of torn?? Can you help me, I am pale white under my clothes and want to look good for my husband on my wedding night

Posted by: Sarah, Sep 18, 2008 04:01:41 PM

Hi, Brenda! Thanks so much for your question. I submitted it into the queue for the next chat, which is Thursday, Jan. 24 at 11 AM with planner Allison Jackson. Definitely tune in or read the transcript afterward.

Posted by: Marissa, Jan 22, 2008 07:15:03 AM

what would you suggest for a bridal bouquet if the brides colors were black and silver?? what would her options be for fresh flowers?

Posted by: brenda, Jan 21, 2008 09:01:44 PM