Colorful DC War Memorial Wedding

Colorful floral palette of summer wedding flowers

Photo by Memories of Bliss

It’s been the year of best laid plans, hasn’t it? Danyel and Jeff had initially planned their wedding to take place at the Josephine Butler Parks Center, but COVID put a dent in both their wedding AND life plans! Circumstances forced a move to another city, and so to make the best of things, they got married in their beloved DC before making their move. While far from plan A, their colorful DC War Memorial wedding was unique and memorable.

Danyel and Jeff’s wedding was one for the books, in my opinion, with some of the most perfect florals. Their vibrant color palette was filled with bright pinks, bold purples and yellows. Danyel’s bouquet was absolutely breathtaking! We designed the bouquet using purple and hot pink vanda orchids, hot pink garden roses, purple lisianthus, and yellow snapdragons with a touch of ivory spray roses and finished with Israeli and Italian ruscus foliage. Her bouquet was perfectly complemented with a delicate hair comb. Jeff’s boutonniere featured ivory spray roses. The flower gods truly sent us the most beautiful flowers for their colorful DC War Memorial wedding.

Located on the Mall, the DC War Memorial commemorates the citizens of the District of Columbia who served in World War I. The intimate domed structure was the site of Danyel and Jeff’s colorful summer nuptials. Against a backdrop of classic urn arrangements on graduated pedestals, they recited their vows in front of their nearest and dearest. Did you know that in DC couples can officiate their own ceremony? That’s exactly what Danyel and Jeff did.

No wedding is completely without cake! To celebrate following their vows, a delightful bar cart was set up with cake and champagne. A colorful arrangement was placed on the lower tier. Danyel and Jeff – we loved making lemonade out of lemons and creating a beautiful & fun wedding! Thanks for including us in your most special day.

Photo by Memories of Bliss

Venue: DC War Memorial

Photography: Memories of Bliss

Videography: Feeling Filmworks

Florist: Petal’s Edge

Cake: Fluffy Thoughts

Ceremony Music: Brooksley Bishop

Wedding Coordinator: The Coordinated Collective

Theres something about September that always feels like a turning point. The days are still warm, but the morning is a bit cooler. School is back in session. The light starts to change. And after a long DC summer, you do all get that first day when you can open the door and think, yes, fall really is coming. 🍁

For me fall has always been tied to the rhythm of the school year. Kids going back to school and calendars filling up. Pulling sweaters out of the back of the closet, and thinking about Halloween before you’re quite ready to admit summer is over.

In the studio, autumn has another rhythm. September and October weddings - arguably our busiest time of the year - paired with all sorts of fun things. Pods, berries, grasses and all sorts of funky things.

I think there’s a reason fall weddings always feel so right. It’s a season built around change. The landscape shifts, the light softens, the year begins winding down… and in the midst of that, two people choose to begin something.

Maybe that’s what I love about this time of year. Autumn can feel nostalgic and hopeful at the same time. So here’s to another fall wedding season, changing leaves, cooler nights (no mosquitoes), celebrations and all the new beginnings still ahead.

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Theres something about September that always feels like a turning point. The days are still warm, but the morning is a bit cooler. School is back in session. The light starts to change. And after a long DC summer, you do all get that first day when you can open the door and think, yes, fall really is coming. 🍁

For me fall has always been tied to the rhythm of the school year. Kids going back to school and calendars filling up. Pulling sweaters out of the back of the closet, and thinking about Halloween before you’re quite ready to admit summer is over.

In the studio, autumn has another rhythm. September and October weddings - arguably our busiest time of the year - paired with all sorts of fun things. Pods, berries, grasses and all sorts of funky things.

I think there’s a reason fall weddings always feel so right. It’s a season built around change. The landscape shifts, the light softens, the year begins winding down… and in the midst of that, two people choose to begin something.

Maybe that’s what I love about this time of year. Autumn can feel nostalgic and hopeful at the same time. So here’s to another fall wedding season, changing leaves, cooler nights (no mosquitoes), celebrations and all the new beginnings still ahead.

Amy & Reuben’s wedding photos are here, and I forgot how much I loved this palette! White flowers, loads of green, and black woven through just enough to make everything feel a little sharper.⁣
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We used anemones, ranunculus, roses, sweet pea and stock, with big, loose greenery moments throughout the room. It was springy without being pastel, classic without feeling too traditional, and so much fun to see all together at the Park Hyatt.⁣
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Also, that bouquet. 🤍🖤⁣
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📍@parkhyattdc⁣
📷 @roephoto⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @cityandterrace

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Amy & Reuben’s wedding photos are here, and I forgot how much I loved this palette! White flowers, loads of green, and black woven through just enough to make everything feel a little sharper.⁣
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We used anemones, ranunculus, roses, sweet pea and stock, with big, loose greenery moments throughout the room. It was springy without being pastel, classic without feeling too traditional, and so much fun to see all together at the Park Hyatt.⁣
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Also, that bouquet. 🤍🖤⁣
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📍@parkhyattdc⁣
📷 @roephoto⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @cityandterrace

Classic roses. Ethereal baby’s breath. And bleached ruscus for some fashion forward style. Classic with an edge.

📍 @nmwaspecialevents
🍽️ @corcorancaterers
📷 @maddywilliamsphotography
💐 @petalsedgedc
📋 @glowweddingsandevents

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Classic roses. Ethereal baby’s breath. And bleached ruscus for some fashion forward style. Classic with an edge.

📍 @nmwaspecialevents
🍽️ @corcorancaterers
📷 @maddywilliamsphotography
💐 @petalsedgedc
📋 @glowweddingsandevents

Come in. We’ve been expecting you. 🖤

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Every florist has had this conversation. 😂

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Every florist has had this conversation. 😂

We spend a lot of time talking about flowers, mechanics, color palettes, and installations.⁣
But every once in a while we`re reminded that flowers aren`t really the point.⁣
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They`re the backdrop to the moments people remember.⁣
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Tiffiannii & Minerva`s celebration, made possible through Wish Upon a Wedding, was one of those reminders. The flowers mattered. The celebration mattered more.⁣
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And that`s exactly how it should be.⁣
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@wishuponawedding⁣
Planning | @kinfete.events
Venue | @citizensballroom⁣
Photography | @emchastainphoto⁣
Videography | @buxtonmediaproductionsweddings⁣
Video + Content Creation | @socialsparkbybetsy⁣
Catering | @spilledmilkdc⁣
Florist | @petalsedgedc⁣
DJ | @mydeejay⁣
Rentals | @dcreventrentals⁣
Photo booth | @bookextraordinary⁣
Live Portrait Painter | @spencergraceartspace⁣
Cocktail Hour Musician | Amanda Tillemann⁣
Typewriter Poet | @wordsbydj⁣
Cake | @plantbakedbysarah⁣
Dessert | @spilledmilkdc⁣
Hair & Makeup | @carlapressleyhairmakeup⁣
Officiant | @weddingceremoniesbyjeff⁣
Donated Flowers | @dcflowersdirect⁣
Floral Donation | @petalshare⁣
Invitations | @slateandbrush⁣
Day-of Stationery | @slateandbrush and @mintedweddings⁣
Dress | @thebridalroomva and @capecodformals⁣
Ceremony Elements | @unityinglass