Weddings

An Intimate Wedding at the Ritz-Carlton Georgetown

The green, white, and gray color palette made for a classic design.

Elise and Zach, two foreign service officers from Charlotte and San Francisco respectively, met in a Krav Maga gym in Fells Church. One day they were paired up, and they say, one swift punch to Zach’s face by Elise made an impression. Five and a half years later, Zach proposed on a hike while the pair were visiting his family in California. (As an added surprise, Zach had flown Elise’s family from Wisconsin to meet them at the bottom of the hike. “It was the happiest weekend!” says Elise.)

They designed their June wedding at the Ritz-Carlton Georgetown around the intimate, 85-person guest count, taking inspiration from dinner parties they love to throw. “We wanted everyone who came in from near and far to feel like they were sitting at a cozy family meal with the bride and groom,” says planner Anne Kelley. “We brought in long farmhouse tables and the couple hand-wrote personal notes for each guest, greeting them at their seats.”

Details of the big day included a sage green and light gray color scheme, a choreographed first dance, and a three-tiered cake that included layers of funfetti cake with funfetti frosting, and biscoff cake with espresso frosting.

See the details of the wedding day below.  


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The Details

Photographer: Danielle Real Photography

Venue: The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown

Planning and design: Anne Kelley Events

Florist: Love Blooms

Invitations: CoppiaCreativa

Cake: Buttercream Bakeshop

Hair and makeup: Georgetown Bride

Bride’s attire: Mikaela from Ellie’s Bridal

Groom’s attire: Suitsupply

Bridesmaids’ attire: David’s Bridal

Groomsmen’s attire: Suitsupply

Music: Cherry Blossom Strings; MyDeejay

Rentals: Something Vintage; Select Event Group

Amy Moeller
Fashion & Weddings Editor

Amy leads Washingtonian Weddings and writes Style Setters for Washingtonian. Prior to joining Washingtonian in March 2016, she was the editor of Capitol File magazine in DC and before that, editor of What’s Up? Weddings in Annapolis.