590056 Thu Jan 22 20:27:16 -0800 2009 4 14 Washington DC & Baltimore Area 0 4349669 I know this is a bit off-topic, but I'm looking for a place to hold a wedding reception for about 150 people (preferably in Mount Vernon). We would like to avoid event halls/hotel ballrooms if possible and have tossed around the idea of having it in a restaurant. The number of guests limits us with this idea, however. Does anyone have any suggestions, either for caterers or venues? For background, I love the food at Bicycle and Abacrombie, like the ambiance at b bistro or Salt or Faidley's... Thu Jan 22 20:27:17 -0800 2009 37352 laurita 1 4350335 Try the Brass Elephant. I had my reception there and everything was awesome! The food was great, the ambiance is perfect for a wedding and you can have cocktail hour upstairs in the Tusk lounge. Every single person at the our wedding loved it. Ask for Jolanta! Fri Jan 23 07:00:07 -0800 2009 4349669 161952 mem296 1 4350364 It definitely is dependent upon your budget. There are all sorts of options around town if you are willing to pay for it. Some non-restaurant, non-ballroom ideas would be the Aquarium or Camden Yards. For restaurants, we looked into Brewer's Art and Gertrude's for our wedding. Fri Jan 23 07:07:52 -0800 2009 4349669 13033 KAZ 1 4351202 Thanks for your suggestions. We're too big for Brewer's Art and Gertrude's, unfortunately; I love the space at Brewer's Art particularly. I might look into their catering service. Any other catering suggestions? I've heard good things about the Brass Elephant and Sascha's, wanted to look into Dogwood, and then there are loads of places that aren't connected with restaurants and so I don't know much about them... Fri Jan 23 10:42:38 -0800 2009 4349669 37352 laurita 2 4354200 We got married and had our reception at The Walters Art Museum. Everyone really loved it. You can do just a reception there. We also used Linwoods for catering and it was some of the best catering I have ever tasted. Neither are cheap but they're worth it. You can also do a reception of that size at the Peabody Library which is beautiful. Sat Jan 24 13:34:01 -0800 2009 4351202 260138 baltiglutton