Hendry House

Have a Chic and Classy Washington D.C. Wedding at Hendry House

We are as happy as you are on your recent engagement, so congratulations! We know you are excited and enthusiastic to start planning for your dream wedding! Amongst everything, there is only one biggest item on your wedding checklist that causes most of your stress about the most special day of your life? And it is the ultimate wedding venue! Not only you need an iconic Washington D.C. wedding venue to get hitched to the love of your life, but you also need a luxurious and elegant space for the party to celebrate after! So, instead of increasing your levels of stress, why not just have both in one location? And for that, we think the beautiful Hendry House will do the trick! So, if you want to have a flawless and perfect Washington D.C. wedding, you have to look no further as this amazing property is one of the best wedding venues D.C. has to offer to make all your wedding dreams come true! 

Situated inside historic Fort C.F. Smith Park in Arlington, Virginia, the Hendry House is a charming property offering a lot of variety in its landscaping. No wonder it will be a paradise and treat for eyes for our wedding photographers in Washington D.C. and its suburban areas to document a wedding here. Hendry House is a brilliant colorful 20th-century style home that is nestled amongst a field of rolling grasses, gardens, and a mature forest. With endless greenery as far as eyes can see, we bet your photographs will be nothing less than swoon-worthy wedding pictures! The exterior of the house is restored while the interior is remodeled to provide ample space, designed according to today’s requirements. The venue offers sophistication and a perfect park setting for intimate or extravagant weddings alike. No matter if you want your wedding indoor or under the blue sky in the open air, Hendry House has got it all for you!

Spanning 2,900 square feet of space on two levels, the Hendry House is a dream wedding destination for our D.C. brides who are planning to exchange their vows in Washington D.C. as it is the ideal city meet country location. Coming back to the point, two levels of a mansion! Amazing, right? This vintage and historic site provides some of D.C.’s most spectacular backdrops for your Washington D.C. wedding photography. Either you want to take photos inside or have a little fun with your wedding party in the park with the colorful manicured gardens and lush green lawn; our Washington D.C. wedding photographers will make sure that your photos will be something that you will love forever!

With easy access to all the D.C. and suburban locations, this luxurious and private mansion is tranquil and scenic, but not out of reach. Best described as “historic elegance in a park setting”, Hendry House can have the capacity to accommodate up to 65 seated or 85 standing wedding guests inside the house and up to 150 with the addition of a tent. 

This ravishing Virginia property is all set to lend a charming backdrop for all your wedding festivities. And if you both lovey-dovey couples are suckers for a soft fall color story with a gorgeous setting and a rustic-chic charm, then congratulations! this is the only place for you to get hitched! The walking path at the Hendry House leads up to the home is beautifully fenced with mature plants, benches, and various uniquely shaped evergreen trees! This promenade can be your red carpet for your walk down the aisle moment! 

Imagine you are walking down the aisle with your superhero (your adorable daddy) by your side towards the love of your life through this whimsical pathway, while this vibrant and colorful mansion in the background creates an inviting backdrop for your walking down the moment photography! Our Washington D.C. suburbs wedding photographers will capture stunning images of you walking like a boss lady to your wedding ceremony arch to declare your love for your sweetheart amongst all your near and dear ones! This living arch is incredible! Our Chicago and suburbs wedding photographers are obsessed with it! As this lovely wedding arch grows out of the ground on the left side, it is a little thinner towards the bottom of the right side! You can embellish this arch with rustic pillars and large floral arrangements that will surely make your wedding photos stand out! Hendry House features 2 stunning wedding altars for you to choose from, but most of our Washington D.C. brides opt for this place as it saves some budget and still makes it complete sense. You can also tuck a couple of dozen loose flowers right into the ivy on the left side of the altar to add a little color balance to the overall decoration of the wedding arch!  From the laced and illustrated flower touches to the stunning floral and greenery arch that provided a backdrop for the ceremony, your guests and our wedding photographers will be swooning over the flower-filled details. 

Apart from wedding altars, the House also features a glorious chuppah where you both can exchange your vows! Your one glance at the chuppah and we assure you that it will have your heart! Supported by birch and lush flowers at the top, the chuppah will make a stunning backdrop for your outdoor wedding photography! Our skilled and talented wedding photographers from Washington D.C. and its suburbs area will be excited to capture some beautiful wedding portraits in the towering trees while the vibrant house behind adds some bygone days charm to all your wedding photos! 

This beautiful and spacious house also features front and side porches that offer a colonial yet chic ambiance as you and your wedding guests stroll onto the property. The front porch can be the perfect stage for you both to share some first-look before all your loved ones witness your unison! The side porch has enough space for you to pose with your bridesmaids and family to have some emotional and precious family moments! All the laughs, joy, and happy tears will be perfectly captured by our talented wedding photographers in Washington D.C. and its suburbs

Photo-op alert! The charming doors and red roof at the entrance are other locations to have our wedding photographers in D.C. and its suburbs work their magic! Indulge in posing extravagantly with your partner or with your bridesmaids and groomsmen against this classic and contemporary look as a backdrop. 

For your wedding reception, Hendry House features 2 unique and beautiful spaces. Completing depending upon your choice, you can choose to have a luxurious indoor wedding reception in the presence of your 65 wedding guests. Or if you want to celebrate the night under the gleaming D.C. skyline then you can choose to celebrate your day underneath a tent on the adjoining lawn. The adjoining lawn is known for its versatility and flexibility and will give you full leverage to craft your wedding designs. 

Adorn this tent space with beautiful string lights, flowers, and votive candles to create an unparalleled setting for your indoor wedding photography!  A hardwood dance floor can be set upright in the center so that you and your sweetheart can dance the night away under the amazing city skylines! Your first-dance calls out for candid Washington D.C. wedding photography. While your guests are savoring the night in this perfect setting, you both can sneak out in the panoramic landscape with our D.C. and its suburbs wedding photographers to have some beautiful intimate shots as you both relish in your alone-time! You would always love to look back on those special moments when it was just you both and no one else, enjoying a day that was only yours!    

The Hendry House is essentially a blank canvas for you to get creative and create the tailored wedding of your dreams! So, let this glamorous, elegant, and vintage venue make your wedding an unforgettable and be the place where you start the new chapter of your love life. Dance, laugh and enjoy with your guests in this gorgeous DC wedding venue and let our experienced D.C. wedding photographers by your side to capture it all for you!

Thinking of getting married in Washington D.C. will be one of the best decisions you will ever make in your life (yeah, apart from saying “yes” to your sweetheart!) There is no denying that Washington D.C. is a romantic city. It’s built on not one, but two beautiful rivers, the Potomac and Anacostia, with no shortage of iconic architecture that makes great backdrops for post-wedding photography and also for engagement photography! Only for you, we have curated a list of locations that are best to have some relaxed post-wedding photography and also for Washington D.C. engagement photography! 

National Mall

Each column on the National Mall is beautiful and perfectly moving in its own right – it’s impossible to take a bad picture of America's front yard. You can have your engagement photo here as the white columns in the background makes National Mall the best location for engagement photography in Washington! You can also visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at sunrise for a tranquil experience with the early morning light reflecting off of The Wall or the Lincoln Memorial at sunset for an equally stunning view creating beautiful photos during the golden-hour photography! 

Pick a street Mural, any street mural

D.C. is full of street murals, so you can and your partner can bump up your saturation and strike a cliche pose in front of any of the hundreds of bright and captivating street-art masterpieces. These colorful backgrounds will positively add local D.C. vibes to all your engagement photos and post-wedding photos.

Union Market

There’s plenty to eat, drink, smell, buy, and photograph at NoMa’s Union Market. But if we had to choose one spot, we’d suggest grabbing the one – or ones – you’re with, and snapping a pic in front of Yoko Ono's textual artworks or the iconic heart-filled mural. The colorful wall was painted by LA-based graffiti artist Mr. Brainwash in 2015 in honor of International Women’s Day. As already mentioned this amazing city is filled with endless places, so start making a list of all the places where you want to have your post-wedding photography or pre-wedding photography! 

It’s easy for detail such as wedding photography to become eclipsed by the gorgeous wedding dress, and stunning wedding venue, but prioritizing it is an important part of your wedding planning. As wedding photography will allow you to relive the most special day of your life. Starting from the exciting morning preparations to the evening’s toasts and dance, all these precious moments will tell the beautiful and unique story of your wedding, which will surely go by so fast, you will want something tangible to look back on and treasure. The solemn purpose of wedding photographers is to capture every part of your wedding day, parts of which you will miss due to greeting guests, touching up makeup, or just checking everything is running smoothly. And you know in Washington D.C. where you will find a team of skilled and talented wedding photographers- George Street Photo & Video! The team of professional wedding photographers at George Street Photo & Video will capture all the heartwarming and emotional shots that you might otherwise forget! We can assure you that our wedding photographers will capture the mood of the big day and present it to you in a stylish and pleasing way. Something that you can enjoy for a lifetime and that too at an affordable budget! We are known for offering stunning and pocket-friendly wedding packages as we know that you are not only paying for our photographer’s time and commitment, but most importantly you are investing to make use of their skills, attention to detail, and their perfect eye for lighting, posing, and perfect frame! 

Our skilled Washington D.C. and suburbs wedding photographers are substantial to every detail! Not only will they be there making every shot perfect, but they will also make sure that everything is always looking up to par. With our photographers on your wedding day, it will feel like having a personal assistant. Because they want to make sure every photo looks amazing, they’ll fix your hair, your dress, and tuxedo, decorations, etc. to make sure every frame is flawless. So, if you want to savor our services and want our DC wedding photographers to document your special day in the best of frames, book an appointment with our coordinators and experience the magic!