Dumbarton House Museum
Washington, DC 20007
(map) Phone: 202-337-2288
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GUEST
The Dumbarton House was a fantastic location and the staff was incredible. I highly recommend having your wedding at Dumbarton.
It seemed like a great idea to get married here -- especially when we thought we weren't going to be able to use our church for the ceremony due to renovations. However, if you have a late fall, winter or early spring wedding, you will need one, if not two, very expensive tents, on top of an already high venue costs. I recommend holding your reception somewhere where the food is part of the package -- one less thing to coordinate and it saves you money.
Dumbarton House is a beautiful venue for a late spring, summer, or early fall wedding. Outdoor venues in the city are limited so that was part of the reason that we chose this space and we were not disappointed. It looked absolutely beautiful when all was set up and it has different spaces for cocktail hour and dinner, which is a nice feature. Our guests absolutely loved it. If I could, however, I would give Dumbarton 3.5 stars. The main drawbacks: (1) It is definitely overpriced when you consider the tent(s) (which are required), but most venues in DC are, and (2) I found the event coordinators unorganized, which added a few unecessary complications.
GUEST
Dumbarton House is just gorgeous. We had our ceremony on the back garden centered on the stone niche between the urns. So intimate and picturesque. Our dinner was in the ballroom below, and because of the size of our group, had to tent the stone patio. With the French doors open, you wouldn't think it was two rooms. Dancing was inside, as well as cake cutting. Everything was just perfect. Highly recommend!!
Dumbarton House is a beautiful, unique, historic venue with several striking spaces for a wedding. There are very few venues in DC that have a great outdoor space for a ceremony or cocktail hour, and they keep the grounds maintained perfectly. Some of our very best weddings have been there, we highly recommend it!
~ Evan Reitmeyer, MyDeejay
About Dumbarton House Museum
Dumbarton House is available for private rentals such as corporate, social, and wedding events, but also hosts a regular schedule of programs including regular public tours (Tue-Sat, hourly 10am-1pm), special tours, free concerts, lectures, tastings, school and scout programs, cotillion classes, and summer camps.
The Museum also serves as the headquarters for The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America (The NSCDA), a women’s organization that actively promotes our national heritage through historic preservation, patriotic service and educational projects. The NSCDA is comprised of 45 state societies that own or support 80 other properties around the country of architectural or historic value (www.nscda.org). Dumbarton House is accredited by the American Association of Museums.
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