The pair say they leaned into the Beaux Arts style of the Willard hotel for a “maximal yet timeless” ambience, including a ...

all-white florals and a black-and-white checkered dance floor. A lounge area, and small details included customized matches, playing cards, and a tic tac toe board were also part of the occasion.

Gabrielle, a grant writer from New York, and Kevin, a commercial real-estate research analyst from Virginia, met on a dating app and had a first rendezvous in Dupont Circle. Three and a half years ...