Congratulations to our lovely couple, Mona and Tom! Dragonfly recently created the floral and event designs for their wedding weekend in Washington, DC.
We are thrilled to share with you the highlights of their unique weekend in two blog postings. This first posting is about their rehearsal dinner on Friday evening. Many
of the guests traveled from far and wide, and Tom and Mona wanted the
space to feel intimate and casual, where people could sit and talk into
the night.
Mona wanted a romantic summer garden, filled with warm yellows, oranges and greens. The site for the evening's event was the venerable Meridian House, an historic mansion in the Northwest section of DC.
Meridian House is known for its grove of historic linden trees that were planted with the mansion was built in 1923. We were permitted to hang candle-lit lanterns among the trees to create an intimate, outdoor seating area for cocktails. In addition to small cocktail tables with petit pops of brightly colored flowers, we created two conversation nooks near the garden fountain. We brought in comfortable sofas and armchairs with pillows to match the florals. We also prepared a table of colorful pashmina shawls in case there was a chill that evening.
When guests arrived, they were guided up the steps by larger lanterns, and greeted with their first brightly colored flowers.
After cocktails and music outside, the guests entered into a large salon filled with long banquet tables for dinner. Down the center of every table was a garden of fresh flowers, lanterns, and votive candles. We brought the summer garden indoors and created a fresh, intimate setting for family and friends of Mona and Tom.
Up next: Mona and Tom Wedding Day!
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