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 »
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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 »
Art in Bloom at Anderson House
In 1976, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston hosted the first Art in Bloom exhibition, challenging local florists and garden club members to design floral arrangements inspired by the museum's art collection. Since then, the concept has spread to other arts institutions and cities. This year, Anderson ... Read more »
DC Wedding Venue for a Large Guest Count
When you're planning your event and it's go BIG or stay home time... well we have a few suggestions for the perfect DC wedding venue for a large guest count to share! Looking for the perfect wedding venue is an exciting but challenging and sometimes overwhelming process. Many factors go into finding ... Read more »
Intimate Meridian House Wedding
If it's one thing we learned in 2020, it's that small weddings are far from mundane! No matter how small the guest list, there's no reason to sacrifice style or memorable details. Ali and Andrew's intimate Meridian House wedding took place in the Linden Grove, which became the ultimate one-stop ... Read more »
Venue Spotlight: Hotel Monaco DC
When it comes to hosting a wedding to remember, we can't think of many venues as memorable as the Hotel Monaco, located at 700 F Street, NW. About Built in 1839 as the city's original General Post Office it's since been beautiful modernized to flawlessly merge hip and traditional. The ballroom ... Read more »
Rustic Mauve Hendry House Wedding
If ever there was an "it" color scheme last year, this was it. Mauve... that gorgeous, muted shade of pale purple with tinges of gray. Not too bold, not too pink, not quite pastel and not too purple. It's an elegant and romantic color, and perfectly suited to the rustic mauve Hendry House wedding ... Read more »
Venue Spotlight: Eaton DC
Located in downtown Washington, DC, Eaton is a full-service hotel and industrial DC wedding venue that aims to assist couples in creating an event that reflect the values and beliefs that makes each couple unique. The venue offers sustainably sourced food, inclusive programming so that all can ... Read more »
Poolside Wedding Reception At Home
Michelle and Keith were married on an unbelievably perfect day in October in Old Town Alexandria. When the couple's original plans were up ended, they needed to look no further than their own backyard for the perfect spot to celebrate with family and friends. The poolside wedding reception at home ... Read more »