Few other venues in Northern Virginia offer settings as elegant and intimate as our historic building.
Our gorgeous, historic setting and fantastic menu give an ambiance of quality and care. Large windows, an outdoor balcony and a cozy fireplace are among the delightful features we offer in our historic location. Our Sheridan banquet room, Marshall room (seating up to and Greene room (seating are perfect for smaller gatherings, from cozy luncheons to business meetings to weddings and receptions. Our popular upstairs piano bar is a terrific setting for smaller gatherings and can be used with our banquet room to offer guests a private bar and space to mingle away from the downstairs activities dining room. Lightfoot offers several gorgeous and cozy rooms for intimate gatherings from a luncheon for a dozen friends to a cocktail party to a small wedding.
The icing on the cake for these intimate gatherings at Lightfoot is our high quality menu. Is making an doing best in order to outdo the neighbors with a carnival wedding, just as the giant meringue style wedding dress is a past thing. There’s a lot to be said for thinking small. Eventually, for many couples, simple elegance has replaced over the p extravagance as the guiding principle in wedding planning. Think about an elegant multi course meal with great wines for 50 cherished guests, instead of rubber chicken for 200. Consequently, a host can focus on creating the perfect menu, and will walk away from the event with a feeling of fulfillment and satisfaction on every level, with a small guest list. It’s the perfect way to celebrate a marriage in a meaningful way, and everyone will hear the asts! With a focus on quality over quantity, many couples are choosing a more intimate reception with close family and friends. This is the case. Often at larger events, catering quality becomes almost an afterthought. You see, the pressure to have a big bash is off.
While allowing honorees and guests to savor the anticipation and show their love and appreciation, our private rooms are also the perfect setting for a bridal or baby shower or a small bridal luncheon.
Our banquet room is ideal for a festive yet intimate engagement party. An offsite meeting is a perfect way to connect with employees and clients. Taking a business meeting offsite with an intimate lunch in a private room or hosting a small cocktail party with clients is a great way to get to know the people you’re working with and solidify relationships. Of course our Marshall room is ideal for business lunches, meetings and receptions. An elegant setting with great food and drinks shows employees and clients that they’re valued. Couples can celebrate their big announcement by sharing conversation and fun with family and friends.
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Impersonal gathering, plan a smaller get together, where colleagues and clients can exchange ideas in a relaxed setting, instead of a large.
For many couples, the rehearsal dinner is almost as important as the wedding itself, a chance to spend quality time with their inner circle of friends and close family before the following day’s festivities. For many couples, the rehearsal dinner is almost as important as the wedding itself, a chance to spend quality time with their inner circle of friends and close family before the following day’s festivities. While allowing couples to share reminiscences and laughs with their nearest and dearest, our banquet rooms are perfect for these special times. Whenever allowing couples to share reminiscences and laughs with their nearest and dearest, our banquet rooms are perfect for these special times.