Wedding Blog

Hey, I’m getting married in the building with the dome on it (3rd picture from the top)! The JW Marriott is very convenient, but the DC Marriotts are not so helpful when trying to set-up room blocks (they basically told me they weren’t going to give me any discount because they didn’t need my business).

By the way, the Terrace Restaurant in the Hotel Washington is not really a “secret.” It’s a big attraction for tourists. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course, and the views are really nice.

Oooo…bummer about the room blocks, Lydia. I guess on the one hand it makes sense, business wise for them not to offer a room block if they don’t need to get rooms off of their hands (we used to have this issue when booking corporate events)…but it is still frustrating, I am sure.

Thanks for clarifying on The Terrace Restaurant. I guess it was just the best kept secret from Mr Corn and I…but that makes sense since we have only been there with 8th grade field trips, family trips for a weekend and work…none of which have ever considered the place a ‘to do’ considering the short time allotments.

Aw, I’m originally from the DC area and the Jefferson Memorial is my favorite. Even though we have been wedding-planning for the last 10 months and are getting married in 3, we hadn’t had an official proposal, so last weekend when we were in DC, my fiance ‘proposed’ on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial.

Hey hey hey…I admitted (see previous comment) that the restaurant is the best kept secret in DC…from apparently only Mr Corn and I. I can, however, promise you if you visit on an eighth grade class trip, the Hotel Washington is not on your itinerary, and therefore when you finally DO hear about it, it seems like the best kept secret in DC. Especially if you get there at noon on a gorgeous Saturday and there is no line and the person with you from DC says ‘huh…I had no idea this was even here’.

We did walk through the FDR monument on the way between the Jefferson and the Lincoln and it was very very striking. Maybe I should coin THAT the best kept secret in DC since we had no idea it existed until we happened upon it.

The FDR Memorial is, by far, my favorite Memorial in D.C. The new WWII Memorial is a very close second though.

Your pictures make me miss D.C. I lived there for seven years and met my fiance there. *Le Sigh*

We now live in Boston. With all the wedding expenses for our October fete coming due, traveling beforehand is pretty much out of the question. We’re planning little day trips to the White Mountains, Lake Winnipesaukee (where we’ll be married), Martha’s Vineyard, and coastal Maine. Yipee!

Miss Corn, if it’s any consolation, I lived here in DC for a year and a half before *I* ever made it to the Terrace….

And AMK, congrats on your “official” proposal!!! We’re in a similar boat — been planning for 3 months, but the ring was finally finished 2 weeks ago and no “proposal” yet. I think The Boy is psyching himself out wanting to do something grand and drawing a blank…. But he’d better hurry ’cause the wedding’s half planned and I want to blog about it!

And as for travel … PARIS PARIS PARIS! A surprise engagement gift for him (assuming it ever happens, ha ha) this Thanksgiving.

I heart DC! Thanks for sharing.

We’re doing a bunch of mini-moons before our actual honeymoon in September (we got married July 7th). Couple trips to Seattle, one to a lake, etc.–all to go to OTHER weddings, but we’re splurging and staying in suites and attending baseball games, etc.