Atrium Wedding at Ronald Reagan Building DC

Nicole and Cina were married last fall at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, with a ceremony on the plaza and a reception to follow in the Atrium. Though they postponed the event from the prior year, the aesthetic for the big day remained unchanged. The vision for the Atrium wedding at the Reagan Building DC was modern wedding with copper details – clean lined in its choice of containers but also loose, organic and almost rustic when it came to the flowers. With a classic floral palette of whites and greens, we definitely delivered!

This wasn’t our first wedding at the Reagan Building, but it’s been the first in a long while where we’ve had the chance to produce the ceremony for the courtyard. It’s the perfect space to create a beautiful aisle, which we lined with a lush treatment of white rose petals. For the modern wedding with copper details, the end of the aisle featured a copper-painted wood arch with asymmetrically placed flowers in lush whites and greens to provide focus for the couple’s nuptials.

The reception took place in the spacious atrium beneath the barrel vaulted ceiling. Lush, low compote-style centerpieces in copper bowls were designed for the round tables. The head table featured a tablescape of white hydrangea, roses, anemone and more accented with green succulents and three varieties of eucalyptus.

Ronald Reagan Building wedding couple following vows

Carl Elixir Photography

Modern arch for outdoor ceremony at Ronald Reagan Building wedding

Carl Elixir Photography

Couple poses on Wilson Plaza outside Ronald Reagan Building

Carl Elixir Photography

Carl Elixir Photography

Outdoor wedding ceremony on Wilson Plaza at Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC

Carl Elixir Photography

Carl Elixir Photography

Wedding ceremony at Ronald Reagan Building on Wilson Plaza

Carl Elixir Photography

Atrium reception at the Ronald Reagan Building handles an ample guest count as a DC wedding venue

Carl Elixir Photography

Floral table centerpiece in white and green

Carl Elixir Photography

Wedding head table with flowers in copper bowls

Carl Elixir Photography

Wedding reception in Atrium at Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC

Carl Elixir Photography

Wedding couple pose in Wilson Plaza outside Ronald Reagan Building

Carl Elixir Photography

Vendors for Atrium Wedding at Reagan Building DC

Venue: Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center

Photography: Carl Elixir Photography

Florist: Petal’s Edge Floral Design

Wedding Coordinator: Chic Weddings & Events

It’s Halloween! The season for dress-up and a little role reversal. So, in a playful twist, we’re dressing up! What if clients questioned their photographer like they do their florist? Scary, isn’t it? 😂 👻

Sound off 📣 What would you add?

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It’s Halloween! The season for dress-up and a little role reversal. So, in a playful twist, we’re dressing up! What if clients questioned their photographer like they do their florist? Scary, isn’t it? 😂 👻

Sound off 📣 What would you add?

The hallmarks of modern floral design are intentional simplicity, clean lines, and strong contrast, and this Newseum wedding captured all three. Sara & Andrew’s rooftop ceremony framed the city skyline with a modern white chuppah, asymmetrically designed with bold orange blooms: orchids, pincushion protea, roses, and Chinese lanterns. Bouquets blended classic garden blooms with unexpected textures, creating movement and depth without clutter. Inside, vivid blue linens and white glass vases kept the palette architectural and restrained, letting the color do the talking. ⁣
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Modern doesn’t have to mean minimal. It means considered. Every flower, every texture, every placement serves a purpose. That’s what gives simplicity its strength.⁣
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📍Newseum⁣
📷 @erinkelleherphotography⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @smevents

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The hallmarks of modern floral design are intentional simplicity, clean lines, and strong contrast, and this Newseum wedding captured all three. Sara & Andrew’s rooftop ceremony framed the city skyline with a modern white chuppah, asymmetrically designed with bold orange blooms: orchids, pincushion protea, roses, and Chinese lanterns. Bouquets blended classic garden blooms with unexpected textures, creating movement and depth without clutter. Inside, vivid blue linens and white glass vases kept the palette architectural and restrained, letting the color do the talking. ⁣
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Modern doesn’t have to mean minimal. It means considered. Every flower, every texture, every placement serves a purpose. That’s what gives simplicity its strength.⁣
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📍Newseum⁣
📷 @erinkelleherphotography⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @smevents

Hot pink and orange might sound daring, but when paired with balance and structure, they become timeless. At Kate & Nick`s Mayflower wedding, we used orchids, dahlias, and roses in saturated tones softened by texture and shape, a palette that felt joyful but still sophisticated. The secret to vibrant design is control: letting one element lead, the others harmonize. It’s how bold color becomes elegance rather than excess.⁣
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And as it happens, we’ll be back at the Mayflower this weekend. Different couple, different palette, but the same intention! We love to create a design that feel perfectly at home in this iconic space.⁣
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📍@mayflowerhoteldc⁣
📷 @rothwellphoto⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @robertsandco⁣
🍰 @fluffythoughtscake

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Hot pink and orange might sound daring, but when paired with balance and structure, they become timeless. At Kate & Nick's Mayflower wedding, we used orchids, dahlias, and roses in saturated tones softened by texture and shape, a palette that felt joyful but still sophisticated. The secret to vibrant design is control: letting one element lead, the others harmonize. It’s how bold color becomes elegance rather than excess.⁣
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And as it happens, we’ll be back at the Mayflower this weekend. Different couple, different palette, but the same intention! We love to create a design that feel perfectly at home in this iconic space.⁣
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📍@mayflowerhoteldc⁣
📷 @rothwellphoto⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @robertsandco⁣
🍰 @fluffythoughtscake

For Rebecca and David’s wedding at the Omni Shoreham, the vision was pure timelessness — white, ivory, and green, with a British sensibility that felt both formal and fresh. Garden roses, ranunculus, lisianthus, and stock created softness and movement, while thistle, heather, and ivy added quiet texture and tradition. The result was classic, but never simple, an elegant study in tone, proportion, and restraint. From the church railings draped in eucalyptus to the gilded compotes on the head table, every detail was designed to feel effortless, polished, and enduring. It was the kind of beauty that never goes out of style.⁣
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📍@omnishorehamhotel⁣
📷 abbygracephoto⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @beaconandberkeley

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For Rebecca and David’s wedding at the Omni Shoreham, the vision was pure timelessness — white, ivory, and green, with a British sensibility that felt both formal and fresh. Garden roses, ranunculus, lisianthus, and stock created softness and movement, while thistle, heather, and ivy added quiet texture and tradition. The result was classic, but never simple, an elegant study in tone, proportion, and restraint. From the church railings draped in eucalyptus to the gilded compotes on the head table, every detail was designed to feel effortless, polished, and enduring. It was the kind of beauty that never goes out of style.⁣
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📍@omnishorehamhotel⁣
📷 abbygracephoto⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @beaconandberkeley

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳, 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁.⁣
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For Anna and Abram, fall is more than a season. It is a mood. Their chuppah was dressed in curly willow branches and preserved leaves, with clusters of pumpkins for that final {chef`s kiss} touch. Bouquets brimmed with the richness and rhythm of the season: burgundy dahlias, red garden roses, scabiosa pods, viburnum berries, and peach stock. Birch bark vases held centerpieces filled with fruits, and foliage, carrying warmth through every detail. Fall florals are always about abundance, but the art is in keeping them balanced: lush, layered, and full of light.⁣
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📍@josephinebutlerparkscenter⁣
📷 @georgestreetphoto⁣
🍽 @maineventcaterers⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @smevents

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𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳, 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁.⁣
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For Anna and Abram, fall is more than a season. It is a mood. Their chuppah was dressed in curly willow branches and preserved leaves, with clusters of pumpkins for that final {chef's kiss} touch. Bouquets brimmed with the richness and rhythm of the season: burgundy dahlias, red garden roses, scabiosa pods, viburnum berries, and peach stock. Birch bark vases held centerpieces filled with fruits, and foliage, carrying warmth through every detail. Fall florals are always about abundance, but the art is in keeping them balanced: lush, layered, and full of light.⁣
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📍@josephinebutlerparkscenter⁣
📷 @georgestreetphoto⁣
🍽 @maineventcaterers⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @smevents

Fall at Decatur House… a love letter in color and light. Foliage climbing the chuppah, tables lined with pomegranates, persimmons, and candlelight beneath a clear-top tent. Everything wrapped in that soft golden tone that only fall manages to find. We might call it harvest season, but it’s really about warmth. The kind you feel in the flowers, in the glow, in the people who gather there. This one was pure autumn energy, in every possible way.

📍 @decatur_house_rentals
🍽️ @maineventcaterersdc
📷 @brigittereneephoto
💐 petalsedgedc
📋 @smevents

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