Dock 5 Union Market Inspiration

Oh how we love an industrial space! Dock 5, a fabulous gem of a site at the historic Union Market in NE Washington, DC, provides endless inspiration with its cool, industrial aesthetic. Featuring raw concrete floors and 22′-tall ceilings, it’s a true blank slate for creativity.

As austere as the surroundings, it’s a perfect backdrop for an urban garden feel. We love the contrast of cool industrial hues with the palette of brilliant blues, amethysts, orchid, and rich golds. Long tables are a great a way to bring intimacy into a grand space. Garden-inspired flowers provide a welcome contrast of soft textures finished with romantic lighting and luxe details to the cold concrete.

Our model carried a lush, cascading bouquet featured a lush mix of white peonies, wine anemone, purple lilac, lavender sweet pea, and purple clematis and jasmine vine. A long table, an elegant silver dollar eucalyptus garland was studded with tulips, roses, lilac, anemone, sweet pea, lisianthus, scabiosa, hellebores, and clematis in shades of purple.

Suspended above the table, and bringing an “artful” element to the design, a gold frame held a contemporary “still life” of miniature bronze trophy urns with loose garden flowers

Photo by Michelle Lindsay Photography

Featured in Wedding Unveiled

Venue: Dock 5 at Union Market

Photography: Michelle Lindsay Photography

Florist: Petal’s Edge Floral Design

Stationery & Calligraphy: Meant to Be Calligraphy

Cake: Julia Bozzolo’s Distinct Cakes

Rentals: DC Rental

Furniture Rentals: AFR Furniture Rental

Linens: La Tavola Fine Linen Rental

Dress: Hayley Paige from Lovely Bride DC

Hair & Makeup: Alison Harper & Company

Event Planner: Bella Notte

It’s been a very long time since floral centerpieces were just flowers in a vase. Today’s centerpieces have multiple elements, loads of candles, things that have to be assembled and even built on-site. And yet the presumption persists that the florist is just going to show up with a box that can be left in the corner for someone else to place on the table.

Putting aside the fact that we take far more pride in our work than that… to say that we value logistics and planning is an understatement!! And logistics are truly our skill set. We can tell you how many man hours a particular installation will take and can design for efficiency. It’s truly our super power.

Most floral design relies on other things being in place. Not useful? “You can get into the room at this time.” Actually useful? “The bar you’re building that cascading piece on will in place no later than X o’clock.” But more than that? Start realizing that event demands are not what they used to be.

#floristlife

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It’s been a very long time since floral centerpieces were just flowers in a vase. Today’s centerpieces have multiple elements, loads of candles, things that have to be assembled and even built on-site. And yet the presumption persists that the florist is just going to show up with a box that can be left in the corner for someone else to place on the table.

Putting aside the fact that we take far more pride in our work than that… to say that we value logistics and planning is an understatement!! And logistics are truly our skill set. We can tell you how many man hours a particular installation will take and can design for efficiency. It’s truly our super power.

Most floral design relies on other things being in place. Not useful? “You can get into the room at this time.” Actually useful? “The bar you’re building that cascading piece on will in place no later than X o’clock.” But more than that? Start realizing that event demands are not what they used to be.

#floristlife

We were at the Willard InterContinental this past weekend setting up for Mari`s bridal shower. Think pink, gardeny, everything spring.⁣
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The Crystal Room is always a lot of look. Those green marble columns, the chandeliers... and yet it`s so quintessentially DC! There`s something about that room that makes pink feel completely at home.⁣
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It took us straight back to Sophia & Daniel`s wedding ceremony in the same space. Pink baby`s breath, roses, the whole thing. Two totally different events, same magic. Pink and the Crystal Room? We`re convinced it`s a love story. 💚🌸⁣
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📍@willard_intercontinentaldc⁣
📷 @kylajeannette⁣
💐@petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @smevents

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We were at the Willard InterContinental this past weekend setting up for Mari's bridal shower. Think pink, gardeny, everything spring.⁣
⁣
The Crystal Room is always a lot of look. Those green marble columns, the chandeliers... and yet it's so quintessentially DC! There's something about that room that makes pink feel completely at home.⁣
⁣
It took us straight back to Sophia & Daniel's wedding ceremony in the same space. Pink baby's breath, roses, the whole thing. Two totally different events, same magic. Pink and the Crystal Room? We're convinced it's a love story. 💚🌸⁣
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📍@willard_intercontinentaldc⁣
📷 @kylajeannette⁣
💐@petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @smevents

I love eavesdropping. 😜

While setting up for the new Georgetown Citibank, we overheard someone say, “This is the moment.” ❤️

And I couldn’t have said it better myself. Because when flowers are doing their job, they don’t just fill a space. They create a moment you can feel.

📋 @sohoexp
🍽️ @maineventcaterersdc

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I love eavesdropping. 😜

While setting up for the new Georgetown Citibank, we overheard someone say, “This is the moment.” ❤️

And I couldn’t have said it better myself. Because when flowers are doing their job, they don’t just fill a space. They create a moment you can feel.

📋 @sohoexp
🍽️ @maineventcaterersdc

It ain’t easy being green 💚 Or is it… 🤔

📍 @torpedofactory
📷 Kate Crafton Photography
🍽️ @occasionscaterers
💐 @petalsedgedc

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It ain’t easy being green 💚 Or is it… 🤔

📍 @torpedofactory
📷 Kate Crafton Photography
🍽️ @occasionscaterers
💐 @petalsedgedc

Meridian House is one of those venues that makes people fall in love the second they see it. The gardens, the historic rooms, the feeling that you`ve stumbled onto this beautiful hidden place in the middle of Washington. It is such a privilege to design there.⁣
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For Erica & Matt, the goal was to keep the flowers feeling like an eloquent dinner party. We filled the tables with hydrangea, stock, roses and spray roses, and lisianthus and lots and lots of candles so the rooms felt alive and welcoming the moment guests walked in. I remember stepping back once everything was set and thinking how light the whole space felt — like spring had simply decided to move inside for the evening.⁣
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And when Erica & Matt walked in and saw the room for the first time? The smiles said everything.⁣
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📍@meridianhouse⁣
🍽 @occasionscaterers⁣
📷 @freedphoto⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc