Any thoughts on a venue within an 1-2 hours of Dulles or DCA? We live in DC but are actually looking at venues a little farther out. (Long story, but its actually preferable if the destination is not within an hour or so of DC.) Ideally we'd have a somewhat picturesque locale that has some activities or general charm, so folks coming out of town would have a little vacation.
The biggest issue seems to be that most common venues are not really our style: stately mansions with crystal and china, rustic barns, traditional-looking hotels.
Ideally we'd have something with a little modern flair (a more modern hotel, photo studio, museum or art gallery space come to mind) or maybe a blank-slate type venue that we could do some work on? A sculpture garden would be a great hybrid of modern and scenic, but I can't find anything like that. We should have about 80-100 guests, budget is not too strict, and we're thinking spring 2011. Thanks a bunch for any suggestions!! I'm desperate!
Jess