There's No Place Like Home
Are you dreaming of a unique, sophisticated wedding that speaks to your personalities and honors your love story?
Then a wedding in your own backyard may be the perfect choice for you!
But hosting a wedding at home isn’t for the faint of heart; be prepared to run into challenges with Mother Nature, permitting, landscaping, and more. You’re going to need a guide, and there’s no one better suited to the task than Washington, D.C. area wedding planner Janice Carnevale of Bellwether Events, who specializes in home weddings.
What's Included in the Ebook:
Learning ABout Lighting
TeNts 101
Wedding Day Basics
Plans for Inclement Weather
Hiring your Wedding Pros
The Unglamorous Stuff
The GUest Experience
Transportation
Load in & Load Out
And so much more!
“Janice is absolutely incredible! She made the planning so much easier and streamlined for us as we planned our country home venue wedding. Our wedding day had a lot of moving parts but I wasn’t burdened with any of the details — she handled it all expertly!”
Will, Virginia Groom
FAQs
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PLANNING A HOME WEDDING?
Weddings are deeply sentimental, and so are homes, so it makes sense that many couples consider home the perfect place to get married. Whether you’re planning to tie the knot on the lawn at your parents’ estate, next to the lake at your country home, or among the grapes at a neighbor’s family vineyard, a wedding on a private property can be incredibly charming and hold so much purpose. It can also be incredibly challenging, with many logistics most couples haven’t considered. That’s why D.C. area wedding planner Janice Carnevale wrote “The Elegant At-Home Wedding” — to guide couples through the home wedding planning process.
HOW WILL I RECEIVE MY BOOK?
“The Elegant At-Home Wedding” is a 65-page eBook delivered digitally. Click here to get your copy.
WHAT TOPICS DO YOU COVER IN THE BOOK?
Bellwether Events specializes in home wedding planning. Our eBook covers all of the details you’ll need to consider: evaluating the property; the spaces you’ll need for your wedding events and for your wedding professionals to work; fundamentals such as tenting, flooring, electricity, lighting, restrooms, and transportation; navigating local ordinances; planning for the weather; and general wedding planning tips such as sample budgets and timelines.
CAN I HIRE YOU TO PLAN MY HOME WEDDING?
Absolutely — Bellwether Events specializes in planning elegant home weddings. We’re based in the Washington D.C. area, but love to travel for backyard weddings, too. Visit our Bellwether Events website to learn more about our planning services and to inquire about your wedding date. Or if you're planning your own DC area home wedding but would like some support, check out my DC Wedding Planning Bundle for a venue survey, personalized consultation and local vendor recommendations.
“We hired Janice and she calmly took all the worry out of orchestrating the complex operations of our day! What a relief! Her in-depth knowledge of how things actually work and all the little details that matter (that most people are unaware of) are her forte. She’s a true professional.”
Sue, Bride
Meet the Author
Janice Carnevale
top DC Wedding planner
Author of the Elegant At-Home Wedding
I’m Janice Carnevale (she/her), and I love sinking my teeth into a good challenge. And in the wedding planning world — which I’ve worked in since 2006 as the owner and lead wedding planner behind Bellwether Events in Washington, D.C. — there is no greater challenge than planning a backyard wedding. Weddings are already emotional, but add the unique aspects of private property and family dynamics into the mix, and you’re bound to run into some hurdles. But it doesn’t have to be difficult — especially when you have my expert advice in your back pocket. I hope that my book, “The Elegant At-Home Wedding,” brings some ease to your home wedding planning process.
