2021 Virtual Bloom Event Recap + GIVEAWAY!

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A big thanks to our Bloom Swag Bag Pick-up Photographer, the talented Tabitha Maegan Photography and to our host, the beautiful Conrad in Washington, DC! We are grateful for their partnership in making Bloom even more fun!

Inaugural Bloom Event to Celebrate Moms

We were overjoyed to bring our very first BLOOM event to the Washington, DC area. We are grateful for our presenting partners, virtual panelists, virtual vendor tables, and our team who helped make this event happen!

It was an honor to help new and expecting moms celebrate their new bundles of joy and/or their growing bellies. Attendees LOVED their Swag Bags filled with curated goodies from our partners and the Giveaways were over the top! Thank you for participating to make BLOOM a truly special celebration!

Scroll to the bottom to enter our FINAL BLOOM GIVEAWAY!

Presenting Partners:

Bright Horizons

At Bright Horizons®, we know childhood is a treasured time. We believe it is our responsibility to provide environments and experiences that capture the joys of childhood, nurture each child’s individual growth and development, and pave the way for success in school and life. Our exceptional educators have been providing high quality early education and care to children in the DC area for over 20 years. Find a Bright Horizons center near you at brighthorizons.com/washington-dc.

VK Pediatric Dentistry

Dr. Peter Markov is a pediatric dentist and owner of VK Pediatric Dentistry, located in Arlington, Virginia. He built his modern, kid-friendly practice to ensure the children of Northern Virginia and DC can grow up with healthy and happy smiles. He is actively involved in the local community. Learn more about him and his practice here.

FIT4MOM DC

FIT4MOM DC is the nation’s leading prenatal and postnatal fitness program, providing fitness classes and a network of moms to support every stage of motherhood. From pregnancy, through postpartum and beyond, our fitness and wellness programs help make moms strong in body, mind, and spirit. FIT4MOM DC offers virtual and in-person classes across the District. Your first class is FREE. Join us today: https://dc.fit4mom.com/

Photos provided by Tabitha Maegan Photography.

Our Bloom Event Facebook Live Panels

On Thursday, September 23rd, we hosted two panels. One focused on Pregnancy and Postpartum Health and another focused on Newborn, Infant, and Child Health. We also hosted a Q&A with Bright Horizons.

Our Pregnancy & Postpartum Panel Included:

Kelly Reid and Alison Steelman with FIT4MOM DC
Dr. Kressel, OBGYN with Liv by Advantia Health
Dr. Mairi Breen Rothman, CNM, DM

Watch the entire broadcast here:

Our Infant, Baby, and Child Health Panel included:

Dr. Peter Markov with VK Pediatric Dentistry
Dr. Tamara Gayle Blackwood with Children’s National & Real Talk with Dr. Tam
Lauren Engler with Via Graces Sleep Consulting
Nidhi Rivera with Nested Baby Education
Watch the entire broadcast here:
Watch our Q&A with Bright Horizons here:

BLOOM in the News

We are so grateful for two opportunities to share about Bloom, our inaugural event for new & expecting moms. Pst… You didn’t have to be pregnant or expecting to be a part of this event. We love to celebrate all moms and our Swag Bags were over the top! And our panelists, featured businesses, and swag and giveaway partners are here to support moms too.

Fox 5 DC with Holly Morris

Motherside WJLA ABC Bloom 2021
The Mother Side with Eileen Whelan

Robust, Curated Bloom Swag Bags

Each ticket holder walked away with over $150 worth of items in their Swag Bag. The Swag Bags were overflowing with amazing goodies for moms, baby, and families.

Amazing Giveaway Partners

We are grateful to feature these amazing products that we know and love. We think you’ll love them too! Congrats to all the giveaway recipients!

Our Virtual Vendors for Bloom 2021:

Enter to win our Final Bloom 2021 Giveaway!

We are so grateful to offer one final BLOOM GIVEAWAY!! We will have 3 winners!

ENTER HERE for your chance to win:

A massive thank you to our Sponsoring Partners, Swag Bag Partners, Giveaway Partners, Panelists, our event attendees, local media, and our DC Area Moms team! We couldn’t have done this without each of YOU!

Cheers to celebrating moms during BLOOM and everyday!

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Are you a business that wants to participate in our next event? We’d love to connect!

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Courtney Whittington
Courtney was born and raised in Louisiana where she met her husband (married in 2005). They have moved several times, but finally feel very settled in NW DC after moving back in 2016. She has four energetic kids: Cormac (2010), Evangeline (2013), Solomon (2016), and Antoinette (2019). She thinks motherhood is absolutely wonderful, but is constantly trying to figure out how to manage it all. She spends her days talking Star Wars, playing with legos, doing crafts, having tea parties, and chasing her toddler. Motherhood is wonderful and wild and in 2017 she banded together with other mothers to start DC Area Moms to inspire, learn, and grow together. She loves morning coffee, chocolate, chatting with people since she's an extrovert, a clean house (which is rare these days). She dislikes when her kids don't listen the first time, she abhors littering, and doesn't enjoy shopping.