While students at Georgetown, Andrea, from Wisconsin, and Suraj, from Pennsylvania, met through a mutual friend. A few years later, that friend officiated at their wedding in DC.
The couple says their vision for the day was a “warm, sophisticated dinner party” with delicious food and free-flowing drinks, plus “loads of dancing and merriment.” One priority was blending their two cultures in a way that felt authentic, including sangeet-style dances, which—in a surprise to the couple—featured most of the guests. Other influences were seasonality and location: They included cherry blossoms on the invitations and chose a late-winter/early-spring palette of black, ecru, soft white, warm lavender, and indigo. A special touch: The floral ceiling installation they walked beneath at the ceremony hung overhead during Andrea and Suraj’s first meal as a married couple—a candlelit dinner infused with South Indian flavors.
The Details
Venue: Dock 5 at Union Market
Planning and design: Vieira Events…