St. Francis Hall Wedding Venue

Featuring soaring ceilings, open wood beams and arched windows in a stunning garden oasis.  With space for up to 225 guests  and free and ample parking, the secret that is St. Francis Hall 

can’t last forever!  https://www.stfrancishall.com/

St. Francis Hall is a ministry of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, a province of the Order of Friars Minor, a Roman Catholic religious order.  Proceeds from the rentals of St. Francis Hall are used to support the work of the Friars in Washington, DC and surrounding communities, as well as the mission of the Friars in the Holy Land.

      A Preferred Caterers List is Available.

Catering By Teatime is one of the preferred caterers. We do many wedding receptions year after year.  One of our most recent brides left this marvelous review:

Teatime Delicacies, Inc. is More than a Caterer!

Is it weird to miss your caterer after your wedding?

Ruth and Teatime Catering was a preferred vendor for our venue, St Francis Hall. Back in Fall 2019, when I first planned our March 2022 (COVID made us move it many times).  I remember choosing Ruth because she knew our venue so well. I had a vision to not have a seated dinner and instead have open food stations, and make it sort of an all-night party.

 Ruth was the ONLY caterer to push back on some of my ideas and tell me the truth about how it could work. Other companies were saying yes to everything I asked, and never even suggested anything to help us save $$. Hiring Teatime was a no-brainer in that respect. She wanted the wedding to be what I wanted, but she also wanted to make sure it was a reasonable day of work for her (AWESOME) team and that it would be an enjoyable experience for our guests.
But Then Boom, The Pandemic Hits!

Ruth was patient with me each time I made the tough decision to move our wedding date. Countless scheduling emails back and forth and suddenly we were two months out.  I was sitting across from her and my planner at our venue walk through. In that meeting she remembered EVERYTHING I asked for back in Fall 2019! She remembered the cake I picked, even though I hadn’t! (Ruth gifts a cake to all her wedding couples, quite literally the most thoughtful thing to give a couple!) Your caterer really runs the whole show at your wedding. Their staff does all the work turning basically an empty room into a wedding venue. I can’t tell you how at ease Ruth put me, I knew she knew what she was doing and that she would bring it all together.

So Then Our Wedding Day Comes

… and in the morning, there is an unexpected snowstorm. I had a moment of panic, but then I remembered I have Ruth, and just knew her team would pull through. Yes, they drove through a SNOWSTORM and showed up with SMILES ready to rock it. I remember right before the ceremony seeing Ruth on the side and we both looked at each other like ‘are you kidding us! A snowstorm too! but we’re here!!!’ – felt like a communal moment of victory. Later that night I saw her and hugged her (there is a blurry photo of the moment) and felt like because of her I got to have the wedding I wanted. Like I said, is it weird to miss your caterer??

Yes, the bartenders were amazing, drinks were flowing, food was DELICOUS, but nothing compares to the dedication Ruth brought to this entire, almost three-year process. I am forever grateful to her and her team. Best caterer a bride could ask for! https://www.cateringbyteatime.com

Let’s not forget the sweet ending note, the wedding cake.

And here’s the cake that I remember after 3 years.

St. Francis Hall wedding cake

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