Laissez les bons temps rouler
Although the pair briefly met at a football viewing party in 2011, they didn’t truly get to know one another until an overlapping Mardi Gras trip in 2012. However, at the end of the weekend, they went their separate ways without exchanging contact info, and a week passed before Adrian reached out to his eventual-best man Eric to ask for Julia’s number. The rest, as they say, is (very happy) history. They currently live in San Francisco but the couple knew they wanted a Washington wedding to ensure their family and friends could attend. Plus, they liked the idea of a destination wedding—for themselves, that is! When asked why they chose, they exclaim, “Have you seen it? We fell in love with the as soon as we walked in. We always dreamed of an elegant, black-tie wedding, and the met every criterion for our wedding we could’ve imagined.” In addition to the incredible views, food and ballroom space, the duo fell in love with the amazing staff, too.