Every year I love seeing this image flash across TV screens and couples recreating that special moment back from August 14, 1945 on New Year’s Eve in Times Square. Why am I even talking about this on New Year’s Day and on my wedding blog?  The answer is simple – this iconic image is a universal symbol of triumph, things to come, love and hope as it was the day we found out that WWII was over!

2009 was an incredibly difficult year where many felt that they were in a war for their life! We are all looking forward to a happier and healthier 2010 for all of our friends, families and clients!

This past week I met with 4 newly engaged brides and one groom.  The groom told me that they got engaged in 2008 and as they entered 2009, they could not even think about planning a wedding with both sets of parents being unemployed.  I am happy to report, his parents just got jobs and they are on their way to planning one of the cutest little weddings that the DC area will ever see!

Again – why am I mentioning this on my wedding blog?  My mom went through the same thing!  My mom writes the mother of the bride wedding post every Wednesday (with a few missed Wednesdays here and there). After over 18 months of being unemployed – she starts a new job on Monday!  I am so excited for her and she will still be writing for us!

We have so many interesting and fun things going on this year and we can’t wait to celebrate with you!  (I wrote a pretty lengthy post about what we have in store for 2010 a couple of posts ago – you can read that by clicking here.)

I have some really fun and cute blog posts coming up for this week….check back daily!

Happy New Year…cheers!

~Katie Martin