A Vintage Christmas Wedding ceremony in DC

This vintage Christmas marriage ceremony in downtown DC incorporated a iciness theme, with Christmas bushes and garland, gold accents and magnolia leaves, and portraits out of doors the festively dressed Willard Intercontinental resort. 

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Hannah, a profession trainer and leader of group of workers to the CEO of a instrument corporate, and Sean, a Topgun graduate and naval flight officer for the USA Military, met in highschool—she went to Stone Ridge in Bethesda, and he to Gonzaga in DC. Even though they dated in brief then—they had been pals for ten years earlier than romance (re)ignited in the summertime of 2018. They dated for 3 quick months in particular person earlier than Sean was once deployed. In an instant upon his go back seven months later, he popped the query at the dock of her circle of relatives’s house the Chesapeake Bay. 

At their “Iciness in Washington”-themed marriage ceremony a couple of years later, the pair alternate vows on the St. Aloysius Church at Gonzaga Faculty Top Faculty, then celebrated with just about 200 family members on the Military Military Nation Membership, which was once embellished in army blue, greenery, white roses, boxwood, and Magnolia leaves from the bride’s grandparents again backyard, plus a variety of heat lighting fixtures. 

For an additional sentimental contact, Hannah walked down the aisle to a music her folk-musician sister from Nashville, Liv Greene, wrote about their love tale and carried out, and the pair lit the similar team spirit candle that Hannah’s folks lit at their marriage ceremony. On the reception, gold-sprayed oyster shells that the households gathered served as position playing cards, 

The pair reduce a “White Christmas Coconut Cake” with a US Military sword that Sean’s folks used at their marriage ceremony, and the groom’s cake mimicked the pair’s Yeti cooler, stickers and all. 

Take a look at their video through Trip Space Motion pictures, right here. 

The Main points

Venue: Military Military Nation Membership | Making plans and design: Utterly Coordinated | Florist: Meg Owen Floral Designs | Invites: Minted | Hairstylist: DC Seems | Make-up: Mimi Tran | Bride’s Apparel: Romona Keveza from Carine’s Bridal Atelier (rite and reception); Jill Jill Stuart jumpsuit (go out) | Bridesmaids’ Apparel: Azazie | Groomsmen’s Apparel: The Black Tux | Track: Bachelor Boys Band | Transportation: Ok&V Limousine Carrier

Editor, Washingtonian Weddings

Amy leads Washingtonian Weddings and writes Taste Setters for Washingtonian. Previous to becoming a member of Washingtonian in March 2016, she was once the editor of Capitol Document mag in DC and earlier than that, editor of What’s Up? Weddings in Annapolis.