St. Francis Hall is a hidden gem in northeast Washington, DC. Nestled in the quaint, residential Brookland neighborhood and adjacent to the Franciscan Monastery, it is ideal for a city couple who wants to avoid the hustle of downtown. (Parking! There's parking!) The venue has so much charm, with ... Read more »
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Colorful Fall Meadowlark Wedding
We absolutely love color! Give us all the deep reds, the colorful corals, the rich oranges and we are in heaven. Pair it with some texture, and we are simply giddy! So you can imagine how much we adored Lesley and Mark's colorful fall Meadowlark wedding. Rescheduled from the spring thanks to Covid, ... Read more »
Venue Spotlight: District Winery
Each week, we have been sharing some of our favorite places for wedding in Washington, DC to help you narrow down your search. This week we take you to District Winery wedding venue. Virginia boasts a number of picturesque wineries, but did you know? You can have that winery aesthetic right here in ... Read more »
Mount Vernon Inn Wedding
2020 was without a doubt a year of challenges. And while on the surface, the pictures reflect only Leah and Matt's romantic Mount Vernon Inn wedding, it was a wedding that faced one of the biggest challenges of the year. While the first wave of closures was definitely harrowing, we all thought by ... Read more »
Seasonal Inspiration: The Best Summer Wedding Flowers
If you've chosen a summer wedding, you're definitely choosing a prime time for flowers! Whether you're going for a refined modern look or a rustic, wildflower vibe, there are summer wedding flowers that will perfectly match your vibe. What is your summer inspiration? Do you favor a palette that is ... Read more »
Venue Spotlight: Dumbarton House
Ready for another virtual venue walk through? Today we're casting our spotlight on Dumbarton House. Located at 2715 Q Street, NW, the venue is a Federal style house located on the northern edge of the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC. This chic house is perfect for the couple that loves ... Read more »
Bohemian Woodend Wedding
Woodend Sanctuary is both a historic house and a nature sanctuary, located in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The John Russell Pope house provides an elegant and classic venue for the ceremony, while the charming tree-lined grove is one of our favorite choices for the ceremony. Natalie and Lawrence's wedding ... Read more »
Venue Spotlight: Meadowlark Botanical Garden
Continuing in our series of venue spotlights, we are venturing outside of Washington, DC this week. Just outside the hustle and bustle of the city, in Vienna, Virginia, is a beautiful glass atrium nestled in Meadowlark Botanical Gardens. The venue is in equal parts stunning and ... Read more »
Pride Month Inspiration
First and foremost, weddings are occasions to celebrate the love that two people have for each other and the commitment they want to make, notably in front of their nearest and dearest. The décor and details are wonderful accents meant to represent the personality and tastes of the marrying pair. We ... Read more »
Venue Spotlight: Capitol View at 400
It's Thursday, so you know what that means. Time for another venue spotlight from Petal's Edge! Today we're all about the view. Washington, DC has some of the best rooftop venues views (in our humble opinion!), and it's definitely ALL about the view at Capitol View at 400. It even says so in the ... Read more »
Romantic Tudor Place Wedding
While easily the most popular month for weddings in the DC area, October can still be a little unpredictable. It can be picture perfect, hot as blazes, cool and breezy, or sunny with intermittent threats of rain. When we work with couples on plans for outdoor ceremonies, we often talk about rain ... Read more »
Venue Spotlight: Patterson Mansion
We could say that Washington, DC has added a new wedding venue to its already impressive list of places to wed. For those of us who have been doing weddings in the area for while, though, the Patterson Mansion is probably better known as the old home of Washington Club, but old it is not any more! ... Read more »