Hello everyone,
My partner and I will be getting married on 6.27.13 in DC. We both currently live in Austin, TX so I will be planning this from afar. We originally planned to get married in DC and then have a large ceremony and reception in Texas. Since then, we have scrapped those ideas, and will have all of it in DC. This will take our guest count down significantly to about 20 people max.
Here are my issues:
- Where to have a ceremony? At first I wanted to go the JP route and have our guests sit in the room (is there enough space for that?) Then I remembered a church that performs same-sex unions and I currently researching that. If you have any cheap or free options I am all ears!
- Where to have a reception? We are saving our dollars to have a really nice reception. My fiance wants to have it at a steak house, and I would love for it to be somewhere actually in DC. I would prefer a place that offers private or semi-private dining. We are keeping decorations to a minimum, so we would be relying on the restaurant to provide the ambiance. $30-$35 a plate would be our ideal budget.
- Where to stay? This kind of ties into the first and second question, because I have heard that certain hotels will give discounts on rooms, ceremony, and reception if you do a "bundle" deal.
Thank you for reading! I am excited to hear what you have in mind!