Skip to content
Start the Walk

District of Columbia

Weddings in Washington, DC

632 local wedding vendors in and around Washington, from venues to the getaway car, each checked against a public Google profile.

Browse VendorsPlan the Day

Browse by What You Need

Wedding Venues86 localWedding Photographers90 localWedding Videographers52 localWedding Planners65 localWedding Florists66 localWedding Cakes and Desserts33 localWedding Caterers72 localWedding DJs and Bands44 localBridal Hair and Makeup26 localBridal Shops18 localSuits and Tuxedos16 localWedding Rentals24 localWedding Officiants24 localWedding Stationery12 localWedding Transportation43 local

Top Reviewed on Google

The Best Reviewed in Each Category

Neighborhoods and Nearby Towns

Neighborhoods

Downtown Washington 53West End 42Sursum Corda Cooperative 36Herring Hill 33Kalorama 31Northeast Washington 30Southeast Washington 22Newspaper Row 20Logan Circle 16Capitol Riverfront 12Stronghold 12Pleasant Hill 10Manor Park 9Trinidad 8Woodland Normanstone 7Southwest Waterfront 7Southwest Washington 6Petworth 6McLean Gardens 5Mount Pleasant 5Lincoln Heights 4Central Northeast 3Wakefield 3

Nearby Towns

Bethesda 16Silver Spring 16Arlington 12Rockville 9Chevy Chase 9Hyattsville 9Lanham 6Capitol Heights 6McLean 5Temple Hills 4College Park 4Gaithersburg 3Takoma Park 3District Heights 3

Plan the Day

Getting Married in Washington

Wedding Weather

Average highs sit between 65 and 85 degrees in 4 months: Apr, May, Sep, Oct. Gold bars mark those months; the small number is average rain.

  1. 45°Jan2.9 in
  2. 48°Feb2.6 in
  3. 56°Mar3.5 in
  4. 68°Apr3.2 in
  5. 76°May3.9 in
  6. 85°Jun4.2 in
  7. 90°Jul4.3 in
  8. 88°Aug3.2 in
  9. 81°Sep3.9 in
  10. 69°Oct3.7 in
  11. 58°Nov2.9 in
  12. 49°Dec3.4 in

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991 to 2020, station WASHINGTON REAGAN AP, VA US, 6.4 km from the city center. Source

Marriage License

DC Superior Court Marriage Bureau issues licenses for District of Columbia. The license costs $45. Waiting period: unconfirmed; an old court press release mentions 3 days, current pages did not. Applications handled remotely and in person, 8:30-4:00 per search summary.

Check with the office before you go; fees and rules change. Sources: DC Superior Court marriage page

Park Ceremony Permits

A permit is needed for a ceremony in a city park. NPS lists a $90 non-refundable processing fee for a wedding special use permit on the National Mall and Memorial Parks; extra cost recovery charges possible. Applications accepted up to one year ahead.

Sources: NPS National Mall permit application NPS National Mall cost recovery

Where This Comes From

  • Vendors: public Google Business Profiles, pulled 2026-10-31, checked against each vendor's own website where they have one.
  • City and population: US Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates and 2024 Gazetteer.
  • Neighborhoods: Wikidata (CC0) and the neighborhood named in each vendor's Google address.
  • Photos: Wikimedia Commons, each credited with its author and license.
  • Weather: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991 to 2020.
  • License and permit rules: the county and city offices linked above.

Where

Washington, DC

632 wedding vendors