Hi, I’m Karen — owner and creative director of One Eleven Design House, and I believe a wedding should be felt in chapters, not captured in a single day. It starts with the rehearsal dinner, that first evening where nerves settle into laughter around the table. It carries through the morning of the wedding day itself — the quiet before you walk down the aisle, the room full of your people watching it happen. It lives in the way the design carries from welcome party to reception, each one building on the last instead of standing alone. And it closes the next morning with a departure brunch, one final gathering before the weekend becomes a memory. That’s the arc I plan for — not a single event, but a full weekend of them, woven together into one story from the first toast to the last goodbye. After 17 years in this industry — across fine dining, venue sales, event management, and eight years running my own planning company before this one — I made the decision to only take full-service clients. I’ve seen what happens when a wedding weekend gets stitched together piecemeal instead of designed as a whole: the seams show, and the couple ends up managing logistics instead of living inside their own celebration. I don’t want that for you. I want you fully present for the rehearsal dinner toasts, the aisle, the last song of the night, the brunch the next morning — while I handle the design and logistics behind the scenes, so your family gets to just be there with you. I design and manage full-service wedding weekends across upscale tented, estate, and private-venue settings throughout the DMV, Richmond, and Charlottesville — guest experience, design, and event management, all handled from rehearsal dinner through departure brunch. If that’s the kind of weekend you’re planning, I’d love to hear from you.

My style is ultra feminine! I love lush florals, soft colors and am heavily inspired by natures color palettes. If you love draping, full place settings, details, and flowers, we’re aligned!