Classic Meridian House Wedding

Classic summer wedding at Meridian House with paper lanterns in the Linden Grove

Blush pinks, pale yellows, classic whites and ivories, silver grays – the muted palette and romantic shapes and textures set the tone for Jocelyn and Joe’s classic Meridian House wedding. You can scarcely see the heat that is traditional for late summer in DC against such cool hues. Amidst the ivory garden roses and dahlia, blush pink ‘Anna’ roses, cream stock, and light pink lisianthus that formed the body of Jocelyn’s bouquet, silver flocked dusty miller and delicate green fronds of maidenhair fern stood out to create a vintage touch. The bridesmaids’ bouquets were similar in texture but used a mix of light pink garden roses and lisianthus, white ‘Tibet’ roses and dahlia, cream stock, and ‘Mimi Eden’ spray roses, dusty miller and maidenhair fern. The groom wore a blush pink rose and the groomsmen an ivory rose, both accented with dusty miller and maidenhair fern.

Jocelyn and Joe’s traditional church wedding in Annunciation Church’s beautiful sanctuary – with two classic altar arrangements in pinks, creams and whites – was followed by an intimate reception at Meridian House.

To complement the wine country elements of the reception – the escort cards used wine bottle corks – we designed a lush, garden design in a wine crate. The arrangement featured hydrangea, stock, roses, spray roses and lisianthus in pale pinks, whites and creams accented with ‘Cafe au Lait’ dahlia and finished with loose touches of maidenhair fern, dusty miller and green hanging amaranths.

The table centerpieces expressed a classic and romantic feel. An elegant, glass footed bowl was lined with moss and filled with a lush arrangement of hydrangea, stock, rosettes, garden roses, spray roses, and lisianthus in pinks, whites, and creams. To keep the design cohesive with the rest of the wedding, dusty miller and green hanging amaranthus finished the design. The cake featured an array of roses, garden roses and spray roses in pinks.