Weddings at The Ashby · Paris, Virginia
Most venues hire a caterer.
We are the restaurant.
Say “I do” on the lawn or under the stained glass of an 1891 church, then sit down to dinner from one of Northern Virginia's best kitchens, twenty steps away.
1829
Open since
120
Seated in the hall
10
Guest rooms upstairs
No. 5
NoVA Top 10 Restaurants 2026
Why the food matters
Your guests will forget the linens. They will remember dinner.
Almost every wedding venue out here is a beautiful building that brings the food in from somewhere else. The Ashby is the other way round: a restaurant first, with a Wine Spectator award on the wine list and a No. 5 ranking from Northern Virginia Magazine.
Your menu is written for your wedding by Chef Carlos Leon, plated in the kitchen next door, and paired from our own cellar by sommelier Stephen Elhafdi.
See what we cook
The ceremony
Under the tree, or under the stained glass.
Two places to say it, and you do not have to decide early. Many couples hold the lawn and keep the hall as the alternative, which is the sensible way round in Virginia.
Outdoors · Spring to fall
The South Lawn
Chairs down the grass toward the old tree, the hills behind you, and the hedges keeping the village out of your photographs. Late afternoon is when the light is best.
Indoors · Year round
The 1891 Reception Hall
A former church with its stained glass, barrel ceiling and pine floors intact. Candlelit, it barely needs decorating, which is a saving most couples do not expect.
The reception
One room, one hundred and twenty people, no tent.
It is a real building, so nobody is cold at eleven o'clock and nothing flaps. Smaller weddings move into the dining rooms and take over the house.
| Space | Seated | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| The Reception Hall | 120 | Ceremony, dinner, dancing |
| The Terrace | 60 | Cocktail hour, April to October |
| The Lawn and Garden | Flexible | Ceremony, drinks, the fire pit |
| The dining rooms | Smaller parties | Rehearsal dinners, intimate weddings |
The whole weekend
Make it longer than a day.
Ten guest rooms upstairs, no two alike. Take the house and the wedding becomes a weekend, with nobody driving anywhere until Sunday.
Friday evening
Rehearsal, then dinner in the dining rooms
Saturday morning
Breakfast, and the morning to get ready
Late afternoon
Ceremony on the lawn, drinks on the terrace
Evening
Dinner and dancing in the hall
Later
The fire pit, for the ones who never go in
Sunday
Breakfast together before anyone leaves
Who you will work with
People who already know the building.
Bring your own if you like. These are the people we work with most, and they know where the light falls and how long it takes to turn the hall around.
| Catering | Our kitchen. No outside caterer needed. |
| Rentals | Select Event Group |
| Flowers | Lavender Green Florist |
| Cake | Sweet Elephant Bake Shop |
| Photography | Molly M. Peterson · Xiaoqi Li |
Free download
The Ashby wedding guide
Seven pages to read together: the ceremony settings, the reception spaces, a sample weekend and the vendors we trust. Straight to your inbox.
Send me the guideNo phone call unless you ask for one.
Check your date
Tell us the season, and roughly how many.
Every wedding here is priced to what it actually is. A Saturday in October for 120 and a Friday in March for 40 are not the same event. Send us the basics and we will come back with open dates and real numbers.
Better still, come and have dinner first. Book a table, walk the lawn before the light goes, and then decide.
Or call (540) 592-3900
Send us your details
Your names, the season you have in mind, roughly how many guests, and anything we should know. We will reply with open dates.