Anonymous
Post 04/10/2023 16:22     Subject: Re:Elite wedding locations in DC?
Elite would require membership. Like Chevy chase club or Cosmos Club. But there are hundreds of really expensive and lavishly decorated places to get married here. It’s easy to spend $300,000 on a wedding “elite” or not.
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2023 15:47     Subject: Elite wedding locations in DC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I got married at a steak house and have no dog in this fight.

That said, it seems to me that any place that can be rented by anyone with enough money is, by definition, not "elite." So, to answer OP's question, I would think private homes, members-only organizations, and place where you have to have connections (like the WH).

Not for us. We'll have up to 4 weddings and budget is not a concern for them. We have the money but zero of the properties or connections you mention. So I appreciate the suggestions on this thread.


Right, and I hope you have a truly lovely wedding(s), but if you were truly "elite" (whatever that means) you would have the properties/connections. That is not a bad thing, in my opinion, just a fact.

Our $100k soft budget per wedding wound not make a dent in that definition of elite. Can we just say”expensive”?


Having a wedding on your own estate is the most expensive way to do it. $100k might pay for the tent/floor. That’s it.
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2023 15:46     Subject: Elite wedding locations in DC?
Anonymous wrote:The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Kennedy Center rooftop or reception hall upstairs, Top Of The Town for the views of DC, Ronald Reagan building, Jones Day rooftop deck by the Capitol, private clubs in Georgetown and on Capitol Hill. I would stay away from hotels.

-former large events planner and designer


Top of the town has a great view for a party but it’s not good enough for a wedding. It feels kind of crappy.
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2023 15:37     Subject: Elite wedding locations in DC?
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Kennedy Center rooftop or reception hall upstairs, Top Of The Town for the views of DC, Ronald Reagan building, Jones Day rooftop deck by the Capitol, private clubs in Georgetown and on Capitol Hill. I would stay away from hotels.

-former large events planner and designer
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2023 15:11     Subject: Re:Elite wedding locations in DC?
On the family’s country estate.
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2023 15:10     Subject: Elite wedding locations in DC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In town or destination? In town, Smithsonian, Meridian House, Kennedy Center, Museum of Women in the Arts, Hay Adams. More important is who is your planner.


This is my personal fav.

“Currently closed for a multi-year renovation project”
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2023 15:09     Subject: Elite wedding locations in DC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:At your family’s property on the ESMD.


Ew.


Yeah, I would hate to go to St. Michaels or Oxford for a family wedding.
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2023 15:03     Subject: Elite wedding locations in DC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I got married at a steak house and have no dog in this fight.

That said, it seems to me that any place that can be rented by anyone with enough money is, by definition, not "elite." So, to answer OP's question, I would think private homes, members-only organizations, and place where you have to have connections (like the WH).

Not for us. We'll have up to 4 weddings and budget is not a concern for them. We have the money but zero of the properties or connections you mention. So I appreciate the suggestions on this thread.


Right, and I hope you have a truly lovely wedding(s), but if you were truly "elite" (whatever that means) you would have the properties/connections. That is not a bad thing, in my opinion, just a fact.

Our $100k soft budget per wedding wound not make a dent in that definition of elite. Can we just say”expensive”?
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2023 15:01     Subject: Elite wedding locations in DC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In town or destination? In town, Smithsonian, Meridian House, Kennedy Center, Museum of Women in the Arts, Hay Adams. More important is who is your planner.


This is my personal fav.


Yes, it is lovely.
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2023 14:59     Subject: Elite wedding locations in DC?
Anonymous wrote:In town or destination? In town, Smithsonian, Meridian House, Kennedy Center, Museum of Women in the Arts, Hay Adams. More important is who is your planner.


This is my personal fav.
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2023 14:59     Subject: Elite wedding locations in DC?
Anonymous wrote:Truly nice venues, 150-200k minimum. You’re looking at around 500pp for reception, plus venue booking + decor costs. Costs for other events (rehearsal dinner, welcome drinks, brunch) not included.

Ok, That would be for 400 guests.
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2023 14:56     Subject: Elite wedding locations in DC?
Truly nice venues, 150-200k minimum. You’re looking at around 500pp for reception, plus venue booking + decor costs. Costs for other events (rehearsal dinner, welcome drinks, brunch) not included.
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2023 14:53     Subject: Elite wedding locations in DC?
Go to the cape if you want it in the summer.
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2023 14:51     Subject: Re:Elite wedding locations in DC?
Any venue that money alone isn’t enough to access.
Anonymous
Post 04/10/2023 14:48     Subject: Re:Elite wedding locations in DC?
Anonymous wrote:I feel like Hay Adams wedding are just so boring.


Why? It’s the same as anywhere else but with a fun view.

Weddings are pretty much all the same unless you’re Indian.