// FALL IN LOVE

THE STUNNING VIEWS AND TOP-NOTCH VENUES IN AND AROUND WASHINGTON PROVIDE YOUR WEDDING WITH THE PERFECT BACKDROP.

The top-notch venues in and around Washington provide your wedding with the perfect backdrop.

While summertime has long been known as wedding season, colorful foliage and rustic vibes make autumn just as popular. Pinterest reports that fall wedding searches are up by 280 percent!

Tiffany Rioux, director of sales and marketing for Rosewood Washington, DC (1050 31st St. NW, 202-617-2400; rosewoodhotels.com), agrees. “I think people are less attracted to the summer heat,” she says. “I see fall leaves changing, the weather improving and becoming more comfortable.”

Yet the nation’s capital offers more than just favorable temperatures this time of year: Our city’s historic setting plays a huge role. Says Rioux, “When you draw everything in together, what will provide lasting memories are photos, and to that point I think DC is unique.”

The gardens at Carlyle House, a historic Georgian mansion in Old Town Alexandria once owned by the city’s founder, provide an idyllic backdrop for Susan and Joseph Blumenthal’s nuptials.