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Chesapeake Bartenders and Events


If you're planning a wedding in Maryland you've probably had this conversation:

"We love your bartending services, but we just can't afford $3,000."

Courtney Smith, owner of Chesapeake Bartenders and Events, heard that line hundreds of times. After serving 150+ weddings across the DMV, she finally did something about it. She took everything her team does to plan seamless wedding bars and packaged it into a $99 digital guide couples can use themselves.

"I got tired of watching couples stress over their wedding bar," Smith says. "They'd find some random calculator online, and I'm thinking, 'That's either way too much or not nearly enough depending on your crowd."

The Real Problem:

Most couples make the same mistakes: buying wrong quantities, forgetting ice melts faster in summer, not accounting for setup time, choosing glassware that breaks easily.

"I've seen couples run out of alcohol at 9 PM because they used a generic calculator," Smith explains. "Or bought $500 worth of liquor they didn't need."

What She Built:

The DIY Wedding Bar Planning Guide includes interactive calculators that adjust for your actual wedding—time of day, season, guest demographics. It includes a 16-part audio guide and a real wedding case study showing what 155 guests consumed over five hours.
The guide answers:

- How much does ice melt in July vs November?

- Should you buy champagne for toasts?

- What's the cost difference between wine bottles and boxes?

- How do you set up a bar so guests aren't waiting?

Who It's For:

Budget-conscious couples, couples whose venues require in-house bartending, or anyone wanting to understand what they're paying for.
Smith, who has 20 years of bartending experience and runs three businesses including 1631 Event Venue, says: "Free calculators tell you what to buy. We tell you why, and how to avoid disasters."

The guide is available at chesapeakebartenders.com/diy-wedding-bar-planning-guide

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ICA Language Services

ICA Language Services (ICA), a family-owned, woman-led small business based in Arlington, is celebrating its 40th anniversary, marking decades of supporting the U.S. military and diplomatic community through language training and testing.

Founded in April 1986 as Inlingua Foreign Language Center, a 6-classroom language school, ICA expanded under the leadership of Deidre Doyle, an entrepreneur with a background in organizational management who joined the company the same year. As a military spouse, she had developed a deep understanding of military organizations and culture, helping shape ICA into a trusted provider of language training and testing for military professionals. Doyle became a partner in 1993 and sole owner in 2009, when she changed the name to ICA Language Services.

Today, ICA operates a 60+ classroom schoolhouse in Rosslyn and has delivered nearly five million hours of language instruction and more than 30,000 language assessments across 120+ languages. ICA also provides training on military bases throughout the US and abroad.

The company is now led by President and CEO Lexie Casey, Doyle’s daughter, who joined ICA in 2009 after a decade in government contracting. Casey became a partner in 2014 and assumed day-to-day leadership in 2015, when Doyle transitioned to Chair of the Board.

ICA has employed more than 1,300 individuals from 131 countries, often providing a first job in the United States for language professionals.

Certified by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, ICA provides proficiency- and performance-based language training and testing services supporting diplomacy, security, and global engagement.
For more information, visit www.icalanguages.com.

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Bethesda North Hotel Acquired By Florida Firm

TMGOC Ventures, a real estate and development private equity firm based in Florida, has acquired the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel.

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Summer At Sandy Spring
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Summer At Sandy Spring

Summer At Sandy Spring is a great Summer Day camp offering equal parts fun and uniqueness.

For over thirty years, we have provided families with a safe, engaging, and active summer camp experience for children three years old to fourteen. With the sprawling Sandy Spring Friends School campus, we offer summer experiences for your children that will provide lifelong memories and friendships. Your children will have opportunities to explore Adventure Park, swim in our man-made pond, partake in our weekly theme weeks, enjoy daily hot lunches, and so much more!

Some of our exciting activities: Adventure Challenge • Archery • Archery Tag • Art Bonanza • Bubble Soccer • Computer Programming • Dance/Poms • Fishing • Flight Science • Karate • Lego Robotics • Outdoor Living Skills • Painting • Paper Maché • Photography • Rock Climbing • STEAMers • Theater • Video Production and much more!

Phone number: 301-774-7455 ext.167

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Player Development Lab of Rockville
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Player Development Lab of Rockville

Designed for baseball players who want to train like pros, with coaches who’ve developed them.

At the Player Development Lab, baseball training is a motivational journey. It’s where aspiration
meets reality and progress can be quantified with modern metrics.
Through time, effort, and access to well qualified trainers and equipment, members now have a private environment of their own and a staff of the best baseball minds in the area to consult with. Our philosophy is to make training fun, challenging, and rewarding, but equally as important - focused and accessible. Come see what we’re about at the Rockville Sportsplex.

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Man Killed In Capital Beltway Hit-And-Run

An investigation is underway after a man was killed in a hit-and-run on the southbound lanes of Interstate 495.

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Tea Room at Hello Betty
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Tea Room at Hello Betty

Delight in a curated selection of premium teas, delicate finger sandwiches, freshly baked scones, and artful pastries—each crafted to be savored slowly and shared generously. Whether celebrating a special occasion or simply elevating your afternoon, our tea service is an invitation to pause, sip, and indulge in something beautifully refined.

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Clothing Brand Opens 1st MD Store

Clothing brand Johnnie-O has opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Maryland.

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