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Celebrating 50 in Style
Crisp white linens with dramatic balloon decor created an chic and airy atmosphere for our client’s 50th birthday bash at The Wharf Dockmaster Building. Well Dunn incorporated touches of the client’s Pakistani heritage in the menu including butternut sqaush samosas, tuna tartare on pappadam crisps, and a mango lime mocktail with a chili salt rim. The highlight of the menu was reproducing a family recipe for grilled tandoori chicken with chutney, which was served as the main course.
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Driving the Guest Experience
Outstanding performance was the theme of the evening for the Lexus 30 Year Anniversary celebration at the National Portrait Gallery. In keeping with the motif, Well Dunn created food “performance” stations with assorted small plates built to order in front of guests. Station highlights included lobster thermidor, duck confit cassoulet, stracci pasta with white bolognese, shiraz glazed meatloaf with a cauliflower mash as well as sushi and sashimi sliced to order. The evening culminated in a sweet finish with miniature desserts including a Lexus lemon bar with sugar logo.
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Eleanor & Sergio’s Wedding
Bride and groom, Eleanor and Sergio, chose The Showroom, one of DC’s trendiest downtown venues, for their fall wedding. Bright pops of color in a modern, all-white setting perfectly represented their fun and eclectic contemporary style. Well Dunn helped honor the groom’s Bolivian heritage with thoughtful touches to the menu including the classic Bolivian Chufly cocktail and passed late night salteñas.
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An Evening of Grace & Gratitude
Well Dunn was honored to help commemorate the Horatio Alger Association’s 75th Anniversary at the Washington National Cathedral. To match the grandeur of the space, guests dined at long king’s tables stretching the length of the nave with tall candelabras and gold accents. The five course dinner included chilled scallops with caviar, golden beet tartare, braised veal, and ended with a dramatic baked alaska set aflame tableside.
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¡Presente!
The National Museum of the American Latino partnered with Well Dunn to unveil their first exhibition to inaugurate the Molina Family Latino Gallery. The reception took place at the National Museum of American History highlighting the exhibition’s theme: Latino History is American History.
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Eleni & Mark’s Wedding
Romantic accents and lush greenery transformed the Potomac View Terrace for Eleni & Mark’s spring wedding. The historic building overlooking the National Mall was the ideal blank canvas for custom floral artwork that was echoed in the invitations, dance floor, and warm lamps on the head table.
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Behind the Velvet Rope
When Well Dunn was tasked with creating a diverse menu for a large anniversary gathering, we rose to the challenge! Working with our vendor partners at local DC hotspot, Hook Hall, we created four distinct areas in the industrial space including an Italian Bistro, German Beirgarten, Vegan Farm Stand, and a California Wine Country Tasting Room.
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All That Glitters
To celebrate the holiday season, Well Dunn created a dazzling, roaring twenties inspired corporate reception at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Indhira & Jason’s Wedding
Native New Yorkers, Indhira and Jason, created their Gilded Age-inspired wedding as a nod to the groom’s internet persona as the ‘Duke of the Bronx.’ The Larz Anderson House provided the perfect backdrop for the bride’s vision of old-world opulence with a twist of modern femininity.
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Summer in the Hamptons
What better way to celebrate the end of summer than a Hamptons-inspired soirée on the DC waterfront. Well Dunn created a beachside oasis at The Wharf Dockmaster Building with contemporary nautical themed decor and a fresh seasonal menu.
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