Mess Hall

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The venue will provide the space, plus a few extras.

Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Starting at $6,000

Guest capacity

Up to 150 seated guests

About this venue

Mess Hall is a modern wedding venue located in the heart of Washington, D.C. The only private event space in DC that looks into an open industrial kitchen, Mess Hall provides an urban and inviting atmosphere that your guests won’t soon forget. The polished concrete floors, exposed industrial ceilings and mid-century modern décor all make this venue the unique and versatile space you’ve been searching for. Having hosted events for countless local clients, such as DC Brau, The Smithsonian Institution, The Embassy of Japan and more, Mess Hall has the experience and reputation needed to host the celebration of a lifetime. For a true urban wedding experience in the middle of one of America’s most well-known cities, look no further than Mess Hall!

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Seated guest capacity

  • 1-150

Venue type

  • Industrial Spaces
  • Urban Locations

Venue setting

  • Covered Outdoor
  • Indoor
703 Edgewood St NE, Washington, DC 20017

Our event spaces

Great Room

Our Great Room, adorned with reclaimed wood shelves and sliding barn doors, is a blank canvas that is ideal for weddings, private parties, networking events, book signings, filmings, pop-up restaurants, and everything in between. The adjacent Tile Room is available for overflow seating or a satellite bar. Occupancy for Great Room AND Tile Room: 175

Guest capacity

Up to 175 Seated

Room cost

$500.00/hr (comes with Tile Room)

Garage Bay

Our partially-enclosed Garage Bay features exposed brick and glow-with-twinkle lights. It offers an open-air feeling any time of year and boasts an optional stage for live entertainment. Occupancy: 100

Guest capacity

Up to 100 Seated

Room cost

$250.00/hr (when added onto Great Room + Tile Room).

Great Room

Our Great Room, adorned with reclaimed wood shelves and sliding barn doors, is a blank canvas that is ideal for weddings, private parties, networking events, book signings, filmings, pop-up restaurants, and everything in between. The adjacent Tile Room is available for overflow seating or a satellite bar. Occupancy for Great Room AND Tile Room: 175

Guest capacity

Up to 175 Seated

Room cost

$500.00/hr (comes with Tile Room)

Available services that can be provided by Mess Hall

Services & amenities

  • Bar services
  • Catering services
  • Clean up
  • Dance floor
  • Event rentals
  • Event staff
  • Liability insurance
  • Lighting/Sound
  • On-site accommodations
  • Service staff
  • Set up
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Wifi

Transportation & access

  • Self parking - free
  • Wheelchair accessible

Rentals

  • Barware
  • Lighting
  • Sound / AV
  • Standard Chairs

Reviews

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  • 10/10 Experience at Mess Hall

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    •Araceli F.•Dec 31, 2024

    We held our wedding at Mess Hall in October 2024 and couldn't be happier with how things went. From the very beginning, working with Al, the owner, was a dream. He's incredibly responsive and thoughtful and helped us think through a vision for the evening. He had great recommendations for food and drink that felt personal to our taste as a couple. His ability to think big-picture AND attend to the smallest details made for an incredibly smooth planning process and sensational wedding day. Our guests loved the industrial vibe of the garage bay and the farmhouse/tavern feel of the interior rooms - the best of both worlds! When speeches went long during dinner, Al worked with us in the moment to adjust our timeline so we could maximize time on the dance floor. Al doesn't miss a beat. We wholeheartedly recommend Mess Hall for your next big event!

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    •Anne G.•Dec 24, 2024

    Mess Hall was a dream venue for our reception! From start to finish (pre-planning to the wedding day), the team was friendly, accommodating, and communicative. Being in the wedding industry myself, I also loved how open and honest they were about options and cost. I’d recommend this space to anyone getting married in the DC area. The space itself is also super cool and made for some great wedding photos. If you get to work with Al, you’re in good hands. We have nothing but positive things to say about this space and this team. Book them :)

  • A Unique Venue with Great Service

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    •Mary S.•Oct 11, 2024

    I can't recommend Mess Hall enough as a wedding venue! As soon as we reached out, Al was incredibly responsive and helpful. He made the planning process much smoother by always being available to answer questions and give suggestions. His professionalism and attention to detail ensured that everything went off without a hitch. Additionally, because it is also a food incubator, he was able to make excellent suggestions for catering. The venue itself is a gem—unique, versatile, and full of character. The space allowed us to get creative, and we were given carte blanche to design a wedding that truly reflected our vision. We couldn't have been happier with how it all came together.

  • Mess Hall was one of the best decisions we made!

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    •Bryan Y.•Jul 15, 2024

    Hosting our wedding at Mess Hall was one of the best decisions we made! The space is just what we wanted: industrial chic near the MBT with a covered outdoor area and access to amazing food. As a culinary incubator, they have a ton of great vendors on site, and while you don’t have to use one of their partners, that was a huge draw to us because we wanted to support small business and do something different than the standard chicken/fish/vegetable offering you get from most wedding caterers (shoutout to Kam & 46 for incredible Hawaiian/Filipino food!). While there was some staff turnover during the planning process, Al’s consistency and guidance gave us confidence that everything would run smoothly on the day of. The space is very customizable, it’s easy to choose what kind of furniture and lighting you want, plus the digital screen and sound system (both indoors and outdoors), helped us fully transform the space to achieve everything we envisioned. Our only concerns during the planning process was the size of our party – we had over 120 attend – so we didn’t do the traditional assigned seats and tables, but nevertheless there was plenty of seating space indoors and outdoors, it didn’t feel too crowded at all, and there was never a line for the two single-stall bathrooms the entire night. Not only was the space great, but the service was superior. During our wedding reception, Al was incredibly attentive to us and anticipated our needs even before we did. For example, he regularly offered to fetch us drinks from the bar when he saw us finishing our beers and when he saw one of standing with friends, he immediately brought over a standing table so we could rest our food and drinks. Our guests were really impressed when we told them he was the owner of Mess Hall. I’m sure there’s a lot of things he did that we didn’t even see – all of which helped our wedding go smoothly. Overall, we were extremely pleased with Mess Hall and hope you will be too!

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