By Jason Alexander
After a chance meeting at a mutual friend’s event, and a proposal on a private beach in the Virgin Islands, theirs was a classic romance that seemed scripted for the big screen. But, less than one week before Eliza and Don’s nuptials, D.C. was hit by an intense storm that caused significant damage to their wedding venue. Eliza, an archivist, had envisioned an outdoor garden ceremony at the Meridian House.
However, when she and then-fiancé Don, a federal contractor, went to look at the site, the land was strewn with fractured branches, broken trees and other storm debris. Being told they would likely have to hold the ceremony indoors only added to the couple’s stress level.
That’s when the hardworking team at Meridian House went into action, working relentlessly to make sure this love story had a happy ending. By the day before the wedding, you couldn’t tell that anything had ever happened. “We were able to have the ceremony outside, as we had hoped, and everything turned out beautifully,” Eliza says.
For their honeymoon, the couple spent two weeks traveling to different countries, including Morocco, Spain and Portugal.
Photos: Eli Turner Photography | Gown: Paloma Blanca | Suit: Ralph Lauren | Venue: Meridian House | Wedding Coordinator: Sarah, Bash D.C. | Lighting: Event Dynamics | Cake: Kendall’s Cakes | Flowers: Growing Wild | Entertainment: DJ Strizzy; VLA String Duo | Officiant: Ken Knapp | Makeup: Shilpa Talati | Washington, D.C. | 7.7.12