Our hotel was fortunate to host many wonderful weddings this summer and the two that we would like to feature today helped us to close out the summer wedding season.
Congratulations to Steve and Lindsey! Steve and Lindsey are a fun loving couple who put a lot of work into planning their very special day. From the start Lindsey and Steve contemplated a variety of ideas and adjusted their color scheme once, and settled on coral and ivory, a beautiful combination. The wedding guests were invited to our hotel for a cocktail hour on the Outdoor Courtyard followed by the reception in Salon AB of the Grand Ballroom. The cocktail hour was lovely, and decorated with coral linens and small hydrangeas in cube vases to accent the tables. Lindsey and Steve's day of coordinator, Karla from Kelly Cannon Events was on hand to make sure guests enjoyed cold cocktails in the hot afternoon sun. As the guests moved to the reception they picked up their coral and black place cards and our staff invited them into the ballroom. The ballroom was warmly lit with soft pink uplighting and alternating coral and ivory linens on the guest tables, accented by silver chivari chairs. The room also popped with color from the high and low floral arrangements in the colors of pink, green and white. Lindsey and Steve elected to have a sweetheart table, which worked out beautifully as they faced all of their guests. The newlyweds were "toasted" by the bride's 2 sisters and a very lively and comical best man. All of the guests in the room could feel the love and the dancing after dinner made for a great party! The sweet ending to the reception was a cake from Edibles Incredible in Reston that was displayed for guests to select their flavor. Edible Incredibles is a crowd pleaser every time.
Best Wishes Steve and Lindsey!
Another great couple that we had the pleasure of working with were Elliot and Erin.
Elliot and Erin started their planning journey a number of months ago as they selected our property as the venue for their ceremony and reception events. Married on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, Elliot and Erin's family and friends had the opportunity to have their rehearsal and rehearsal dinner on Saturday, wedding events on Sunday followed by a great brunch on Monday morning in our Washington/Jefferson room. It was a fabulous weekend of events, and was a perfect way to accomodate the many out of town guests. Sunday's ceremony was held in the Outdoor Courtyard for 144 guests. Erin and Elliot chose Foxglove Florist to decorate the white arbor, aisle and aisle runner. The couple's colors: blue and white were a great accent amongst the flourishing greens in the Outdoor Courtyard. We loved seeing Erin right before she walked down the aisle, as she and her dad seemed so happy to get down the aisle to see Elliot.
As the ceremony concluded we prepared for the cocktail hour in the Grand Ballroom Foyer. The string quartet that played at the ceremony traveled to the Grand Ballroom Foyer and provided some light cocktail music to set the mood. While the guests enjoyed a bountiful cocktail hour, Elliot and Erin were out and about with their photographer, Rick Loesche, just as the sun was setting. They made it back just in time to relax in the Private Dining Room with their bridal party before guests entered the Grand Ballroom. Elliot, Erin, their bridal party and parents entered the reception to the roar of a lively crowd, and the laughter and cheers continued on for hours. The reception decor was lovely, as the couple selected alternating blue and white tablecloths and napkins, along with blue and white flower arrangements in the hotel's martini centerpiece glassware. Very cute! The wedding reception proved to be memorable night for all of those in attendance and especially for myself and Amanda Cruz who were present at the event. Everyone in the room offered congratulations and hugs to the newlyweds and the night continued with toasts, dancing and more.
Congratulations Elliot and Erin, we hope that your special day was all that you dreamed and more! Best Wishes!
Congratulations Elliot and Erin, we hope that your special day was all that you dreamed and more! Best Wishes!
