Archer Hotel Brunch Wedding

Brunch weddings are great ways to have an alternative to a traditional night party with all the amazing food that comes with brunch!! Jessica and Thomas celebrated their nuptials at the Archer Hotel, former the Lorien Hotel & Spa, with an early brunch wedding that featured warm, playful summer flowers. Sunflowers featured heavily in everything from bouquets to the lovely rooftop ceremony arch to the centerpieces. Together with a travel theme that paid homage to common interest and how they met, the Archer Hotel brunch wedding was as sweet as it was sunny in disposition.

The day started with portraits in the courtyard areas at the front of the hotel. Joining with their wedding party, they posed for iconic Alexandria wedding portraits. We love how the traditional brick featured boldly in the backgrounds, a perfect complement to their sunny sunflowers. Jessica’s bouquet featured sunflowers, white roses, and touch of dusty miller foliage. The bridesmaids bouquets were simple sunflowers, finished with raffia to tie off the stems and complement the rustic vibe.

What is more inspirational than a rooftop ceremony! Surrounded on all sides with blue skies, fluffy clouds, and of course, their loving friends and family, the couple shared their vow in front of an elegant wedding arch decorated with a simple greenery garland and vibrant yellow sunflowers.

Photo by Love Life Images

Photo by Love Life Images

Archer Hotel rooftop ceremony for Alexandria wedding

Photo by Love Life Images

Photo by Love Life Images

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Hot pink and orange might sound daring, but when paired with balance and structure, they become timeless. At Kate & Nick`s Mayflower wedding, we used orchids, dahlias, and roses in saturated tones softened by texture and shape, a palette that felt joyful but still sophisticated. The secret to vibrant design is control: letting one element lead, the others harmonize. It’s how bold color becomes elegance rather than excess.⁣
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And as it happens, we’ll be back at the Mayflower this weekend. Different couple, different palette, but the same intention! We love to create a design that feel perfectly at home in this iconic space.⁣
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📍@mayflowerhoteldc⁣
📷 @rothwellphoto⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @robertsandco⁣
🍰 @fluffythoughtscake

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Hot pink and orange might sound daring, but when paired with balance and structure, they become timeless. At Kate & Nick's Mayflower wedding, we used orchids, dahlias, and roses in saturated tones softened by texture and shape, a palette that felt joyful but still sophisticated. The secret to vibrant design is control: letting one element lead, the others harmonize. It’s how bold color becomes elegance rather than excess.⁣
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And as it happens, we’ll be back at the Mayflower this weekend. Different couple, different palette, but the same intention! We love to create a design that feel perfectly at home in this iconic space.⁣
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📍@mayflowerhoteldc⁣
📷 @rothwellphoto⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @robertsandco⁣
🍰 @fluffythoughtscake

For Rebecca and David’s wedding at the Omni Shoreham, the vision was pure timelessness — white, ivory, and green, with a British sensibility that felt both formal and fresh. Garden roses, ranunculus, lisianthus, and stock created softness and movement, while thistle, heather, and ivy added quiet texture and tradition. The result was classic, but never simple, an elegant study in tone, proportion, and restraint. From the church railings draped in eucalyptus to the gilded compotes on the head table, every detail was designed to feel effortless, polished, and enduring. It was the kind of beauty that never goes out of style.⁣
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📍@omnishorehamhotel⁣
📷 abbygracephoto⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @beaconandberkeley

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For Rebecca and David’s wedding at the Omni Shoreham, the vision was pure timelessness — white, ivory, and green, with a British sensibility that felt both formal and fresh. Garden roses, ranunculus, lisianthus, and stock created softness and movement, while thistle, heather, and ivy added quiet texture and tradition. The result was classic, but never simple, an elegant study in tone, proportion, and restraint. From the church railings draped in eucalyptus to the gilded compotes on the head table, every detail was designed to feel effortless, polished, and enduring. It was the kind of beauty that never goes out of style.⁣
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📍@omnishorehamhotel⁣
📷 abbygracephoto⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @beaconandberkeley

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳, 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁.⁣
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For Anna and Abram, fall is more than a season. It is a mood. Their chuppah was dressed in curly willow branches and preserved leaves, with clusters of pumpkins for that final {chef`s kiss} touch. Bouquets brimmed with the richness and rhythm of the season: burgundy dahlias, red garden roses, scabiosa pods, viburnum berries, and peach stock. Birch bark vases held centerpieces filled with fruits, and foliage, carrying warmth through every detail. Fall florals are always about abundance, but the art is in keeping them balanced: lush, layered, and full of light.⁣
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📍@josephinebutlerparkscenter⁣
📷 @georgestreetphoto⁣
🍽 @maineventcaterers⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @smevents

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𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳, 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁.⁣
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For Anna and Abram, fall is more than a season. It is a mood. Their chuppah was dressed in curly willow branches and preserved leaves, with clusters of pumpkins for that final {chef's kiss} touch. Bouquets brimmed with the richness and rhythm of the season: burgundy dahlias, red garden roses, scabiosa pods, viburnum berries, and peach stock. Birch bark vases held centerpieces filled with fruits, and foliage, carrying warmth through every detail. Fall florals are always about abundance, but the art is in keeping them balanced: lush, layered, and full of light.⁣
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📍@josephinebutlerparkscenter⁣
📷 @georgestreetphoto⁣
🍽 @maineventcaterers⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 @smevents

Fall at Decatur House… a love letter in color and light. Foliage climbing the chuppah, tables lined with pomegranates, persimmons, and candlelight beneath a clear-top tent. Everything wrapped in that soft golden tone that only fall manages to find. We might call it harvest season, but it’s really about warmth. The kind you feel in the flowers, in the glow, in the people who gather there. This one was pure autumn energy, in every possible way.

📍 @decatur_house_rentals
🍽️ @maineventcaterersdc
📷 @brigittereneephoto
💐 petalsedgedc
📋 @smevents

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Fall at Decatur House… a love letter in color and light. Foliage climbing the chuppah, tables lined with pomegranates, persimmons, and candlelight beneath a clear-top tent. Everything wrapped in that soft golden tone that only fall manages to find. We might call it harvest season, but it’s really about warmth. The kind you feel in the flowers, in the glow, in the people who gather there. This one was pure autumn energy, in every possible way.

📍 @decatur_house_rentals
🍽️ @maineventcaterersdc
📷 @brigittereneephoto
💐 petalsedgedc
📋 @smevents

Few venues carry the presence of Anderson House. Its marble halls and gilded ceilings invite florals that feel architectural in their own right. For Heather & Clifford’s wedding, we worked in a single hue: red. Roses, ranunculus, and anthurium in layered tones of crimson, scarlet, and wine filled the ballroom in tall and low arrangements that stretched the length of the long tables. In a monochromatic palette, every petal and curve matters. Texture, proportion, and placement become the language of design. The result was bold yet refined, a composition that echoed the formality of the setting while transforming it into something deeply personal and unforgettable.⁣
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📍@eventsatandersonhouse⁣
📷 @haymckennaphotography⁣
🍽 @ridgewellsdc⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 Your Day by A

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Few venues carry the presence of Anderson House. Its marble halls and gilded ceilings invite florals that feel architectural in their own right. For Heather & Clifford’s wedding, we worked in a single hue: red. Roses, ranunculus, and anthurium in layered tones of crimson, scarlet, and wine filled the ballroom in tall and low arrangements that stretched the length of the long tables. In a monochromatic palette, every petal and curve matters. Texture, proportion, and placement become the language of design. The result was bold yet refined, a composition that echoed the formality of the setting while transforming it into something deeply personal and unforgettable.⁣
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📍@eventsatandersonhouse⁣
📷 @haymckennaphotography⁣
🍽 @ridgewellsdc⁣
💐 @petalsedgedc⁣
📋 Your Day by A

Before the installations. Before the ballroom glow. There’s this - buckets, stems, the quiet rhythm of preparation.

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