Wedding Creations & Anthony's Tuxedos

The shop at 3237 P Street NW is located a few doors off Wisconsin Avenue on the cobblestone block that gives Georgetown’s residential streets their particular historic character. P Street’s brick and cobblestone surface and the Federal and Victorian architecture of the townhouses that line it create the setting that makes the block a different experience from the commercial density of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street. Wedding Creations and Anthony’s Tuxedos has operated at this address for more than thirty-two years, which makes it one of the longer-tenured specialty retail businesses in Georgetown.

The two sides of the business reflect the full formalwear picture that the wedding market requires. Wedding Creations addresses the bride who wants an informal wedding gown: not the elaborate construction of the major bridal house gowns, but the simpler and lighter dresses that suit the casual or intimate wedding format, the second wedding, or the ceremony where the full formal production of the first wedding is not the intended register. Bridesmaids dresses are available in the styles and colors that coordinate with the wedding’s aesthetic.

Anthony’s Tuxedos handles the other side of the wedding party: the groom, the groomsmen, the fathers of the couple, and any other male participants in the ceremony who need formal dress. Tuxedo rental is available with the same-day capability that the shop maintains for last-minute needs: a ceremony that requires a tuxedo on short notice can be addressed in one hour at this address. Tuxedo sales are available for the buyer who wants to own rather than rent.

The same-day tuxedo service and hotel delivery, which the shop has historically provided for Washington visitors staying in the area’s hotels who need formal dress unexpectedly, positions the P Street address as a practical resource for the kind of last-minute formalwear situation that Washington’s event-heavy calendar regularly produces.

The phone is (202) 333-5762. Hours run Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 11am to 5pm, and Tuesday and Thursday from 11am to 6pm. The thirty-two-year operation at the P Street address has given the shop a relationship with Georgetown’s wedding community that newer wedding businesses do not have. Families who used the shop for one generation’s wedding have returned for the next; the institutional memory that builds in a multi-decade specialty business is a form of local knowledge that the wedding planning process benefits from. The cobblestone P Street address, a few doors off Wisconsin Avenue, is the kind of Georgetown setting that suits a wedding preparation visit. The phone is (202) 333-5762 for appointments and tuxedo availability. The shop is open most weekdays from 11am and closes at 5pm or 6pm depending on the day. The informal wedding gown selection at the P Street address serves a specific bride: the one who wants a wedding dress that is clearly a wedding dress but not the elaborate construction that the major bridal boutiques specialize in. For second weddings, backyard ceremonies, courthouse celebrations, and any occasion where the full formal bridal register is not the intended tone, the Wedding Creations selection is the appropriate starting point.