A few weeks ago I had the chance to tour the beautiful Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.  You may remember this as the location of the most recent ISES Expo although it looks a lot different set up for a wedding than it does for a trade show.  Here’s about half of one section of the ballroom (it splits into four rooms):

Here’s a photo from the hotel that better shows a wedding setup:

And another from the hotel that shows the whole ballroom.  This room can seat up to 1700 guests banquet-style!  To get an idea of the scale, consider the size of the double doors on the opposite wall:

The Marriott set up sample tables for us with beautiful floral arrangements:

On the tables, the chef prepared some tasty-looking entrees for display:

And of course some amazing desserts like this tiramisu:

And the chocolate chocolate chocolate layered mousse:

After checking out the ballroom and meeting space we took a tour of the rest of the hotel.  Here’s the lobby:

And some photos of their ultra-luxurious Presidential suite:

One of the things I noticed that sets this hotel apart is it’s attention to detail.  Check out this funky tic-tac-toe set:

I especially loved this beautiful glass artwork inside the suite:

I really enjoyed my visit to the Bethesda North Marriott and think it would be a beautiful location for a larger wedding.  If you have 250+ guests, be sure you add this hotel to your list!