Outdoor Wedding Venues in Washington DC
Just as Small Wedding Venues are very popular right now, so are outdoor wedding venues in DC. So I thought I should give you a list of all the wedding venues in DC with outdoor space.
Below, I might talk about “thirds” of weddings. This refers to the three main parts of a wedding: ceremony, cocktail hour, and dinner/dance. Many DC venues are in residential areas, so you will want to do your dinner/dance inside otherwise you may have to stop with the amplified music at 10 pm.
Washington DC Wedding Venues with Outdoor Space
Outdoor Gardens for DC Weddings
Larz Anderson House – there is a beautiful garden with a reflecting pool that can typically be used for at least one third of your wedding.
Wilson House – they have a sweet but small garden in the back. A small guest list and an ambitious planner could maybe do 2/3 of a wedding out there.
Meridian House – A very large garden, with space to do ceremony and cocktails outside in a variety of ways. If your group was small enough you could also dine outside.
President Lincoln’s Cottage – A garden area accommodates for most of your wedding day, including a tent for your reception.
Omni Shoreham Hotel – A large hotel property with a garden area for ceremonies and a patio area for cocktails.
The Mandarin Oriental – There is a small outdoor garden for ceremonies
Patios and Courtyards
The Ritz Carlton Georgetown – There is a quaint outdoor area that could be used for ceremony or cocktail hour.
Josephine Butler Parks Center – there is a small terrace to use during cocktails or post-dinner mingling.
Four Seasons Georgetown – has a patio that could be used many ways depending on your guest list
Irongate Restaurant – They have a lovely outdoor, trellis-covered dining area that would be great for a small reception – especially for brunch.
The Fairmont Hotel – There is a lovely outdoor courtyard used for cocktail hour
The Decatur House – A wonderful DC wedding venue with a large courtyard that can be tented. You can ceremony and dinner/dance out here! Expect the tent to cost about as much as your venue rental.
DC Rooftops for Weddings
The Line Hotel – rooftop that is partially tented and partially open air. Depending on the guest list size, you could do as much as 2/3 of your wedding up there.
Riggs Hotel – Ballroom is on the top floor with a rooftop terrace that you can mingle on.
The Conrad Hotel – there is a rooftop terrace that you can cocktail on.
Martin Luther King Jr. Library – there is a rooftop terrace that you can probably do ceremony and or cocktails on, depending on your guest list.
Fathom Gallery – There is a rooftop patio often used for the ceremony and for overflow from the reception.
The Hay-Adams Hotel – A gorgeous rooftop ballroom with a wrap around terrace for your wedding guests to view the White House during cocktails.
The Showroom – A main floor industrial venue with access to the building’s rooftop patio.
Spy Museum – a killer rooftop terrace with a glass event space so you can do almost all of your wedding up here if you want.
101 Constitution – A rooftop overlooking the Capitol dome – now fully enclosed.
Potomac View Terrace – A rooftop with a stunning DC view, with a tent.
The Observatory at America’s Square – a rooftop with a timeless DC view, with a tent.
Capitol View at 400 – a rooftop with a great DC view, with indoor space.
District Winery – Overlooking the Anacostia, this venue has a large wrap-around patio usually used for cocktail hour.
Autoshop – A killer industrial space with a green rooftop for cocktails, and maybe even a small ceremony
Unique Outdoor Wedding Venues
Sequoia Restaurant – There is a large wrap around patio on this Georgetown restaurant that most couples use during cocktail hour.
Arena Stage – The Mead Center has a very cool outdoor terrace looking out at the Wharf that could be used for cocktails, or more for a smaller group.
Ronald Reagan Building – They have multiple event spaces, including access to the pavilion area behind the building, where you could do ceremony and or cocktails.
Daughters of the American Revolution – A large terrace, partially covered, where you can do the wedding ceremony and cocktails if you want. Add a tent and you could dine out there as well.
The Sun Room – a small venue with a roll up door and access to the area outside
Dockmaster Building – An all glass building on the pier at the Wharf – you can use part of the pier with your rental – usually ceremony and or cocktails. An ambitious planner would have you dine out there, and dance inside.
North Hall at Eastern Market – You can partition off part of the sidewalk for your cocktail hour.
Yards Park – All outdoors, to be used as you want!
OK, this list of outdoor wedding venues in DC got real long, real fast. I was going to include wedding venues in the Virginia and Maryland suburbs of DC, but now I think I need to create a new post or two for those. So please come back again!
Need more venue advice? I have your back: Every Wedding Hotel in Loudoun County, the Best Wedding Barns in Northern Virginia, Wedding Ceremony Only Venues, and the Best Wedding Venues with a View.
And if you want to cut through the noise and expertly find the perfect wedding venue, please reach out!
