While Decatur House highly recommends choosing your caterer from our Preferred Vendors List, we do make exceptions. Full-service catering companies that are not on the Preferred Vendor List must furnish the Director of Special Events with a copy of its business license and insurance policy, as well as a list of references in order to determine whether they may provide services at Decatur House. Below is a list of our preferred vendors.

Catering

• Avalon Caterers International: 202-337-2000
• The Catering Company of Washington: 202-347-8040
• Corcoran Caterers: 301-588-9200
• Design Cuisine Caterers: 703-979-9400
• Get Plated Catering: 202-480-1852
• Heirloom Catering & Event Design: 703-534-0938
• Main Event Caterers: 703-820-2028
• Mindys Catering: 202-342-6207
• Occasions Caterers: 202-546-7400
• Purple Onion Catering: 703-631-0050
• Ridgewells: 301-652-1515
• Spilled Milk Catering: 202-525-6455
• Susan Gage Caterers: 301-839-6900
• Well Dunn Catering: 202-543-7878
• Windows Catering Company: 703-519-3500

Event Decor & Design

• Amaryllis Floral + Event Design: 240-770-8600
• Ampa Events, Inc.: 800-358-5451
• Distinctive Floral Designs: 703-430-7268
• Elegance & Simplicity: 301-656-5560
• Magnolia Bluebird Design & Events: 703-926-0766

Event Planning

• Elegance & Simplicity / Wedding & Event Designers, Inc.: 301-656-5560
• Magnolia Bluebird Design & Events: 703-926-0766

Florists

• Amaryllis Floral + Event Design: 240-770-8600
  
• Distinctive Floral Designs: 703-430-7268
• Elegance & Simplicity / Wedding & Event Designers, Inc.: 301-656-5560

Lighting

• Ampa Events, Inc.: 800-358-5451

Music

DJs :

• Bialeks Music: 301-340-6206
• Chris Laich Music Services: 202-997-2514

Live Music:

• Bialeks Music: 301-340-6206
• Burnett Thompson Music: 703-489-8704
• Entertainment Exchange: 301-986-4640

Photography & Videography

• Connor Studios: 202-527-9768
• Documentary Associates Photography: 301-758-3085
• Wedding Photojournalism, by Rodney Bailey: 703-440-4086
• 87 & Smith: 410-271-9678

Rental Equipment

• Ridgewells: 301-652-1515
• Sugarplum Tent Company: 301-869-2054

Transportation

• MJ Valet: 202-587-2745