Nicola, a Latin teacher, and Andrew, an MBA candidate, got married at Eastern Market in Washington, D.C. Their wedding incorporated their love for their neighborhood, budget-friendly DIY touches, and unique musical choices.
Nicola, a high school Latin teacher from Massachusetts, and Andrew, an MBA candidate from Omaha, met studying abroad as undergraduates in Rome. For their first date, they went for gelato, and six years later, Andrew proposed, Nicola says, “on a cozy, Sunday Saturday morning in bed with our dog Rufus.”
wanted their neighborhood to serve as the backdrop. “We lived on the Hill for five years, and all of our memories are there,” says Nicola. “I didn’t look at any other venues because I always knew we would get married at Eastern Market!” They stuck to their favorite Capitol Hill spots for the other wedding events too: anAs a teacher and grad school student, they say, they were “acutely aware” of their budget during the planning process.
Nicola says her favorite parts of the day were Rufus’s tuxedo, and the readings at the ceremony, which included Latin poetry , plus the priest’s speech from the series finale of. “I also loved our song choices,” says Nicola. “We walked down the aisle to “The Night Me And Your Mama Met” by Childish Gambino, the recessional was “Loving Is Easy” by Rex Orange County, and our first dance was “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” by Lauryn Hill.
Amy leads Washingtonian Weddings and writes Style Setters for Washingtonian. Prior to joining Washingtonian in March 2016, she was the editor of Capitol File magazine in DC and before that, editor of What’s Up? Weddings in Annapolis.
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