Melovee & Joe’s Wedding at Kluge Estate Vineyards

by Claire Goodman on September 1, 2010 · 0 comments

Melovee & Joe’s wedding at Kluge Estate Winery & Vineyard was very special for most all of us who played a part.  Joe and Melovee own Blue Ridge Light Forms so we’ve all known them as colleagues for years. Having the opportunity to participate in their big day was a real privilege and today I am so happy that I can show you just a glimpse of the day through the lens of Brad Bennett’s video camera. Thanks, Brad… beautiful work!

Contact info. for Brad Bennett of Shaking Hands Productions:
~ e-mail: shakinghandspro@gmail.com
~ phone: 434-258-1212
~ website: www.shakinghandspro.com

Additional Vendors:
~ planner: Easton Events
~ photography: Jack Looney Photography
~ lighting: Blue Ridge Light Forms

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Real Wedding: Jenny & Travis at UVA Chapel & Downtown

by Claire Goodman on August 28, 2010 · 1 comment

Today’s Real Wedding is offered by Peter & Sarah Davis of PS Davis Photography.  This wedding just feels like a great time for everyone and I think that Peter and his assistant Wendy Ward captured it beautifully… I especially love the photos of the bride and groom downtown on the mall having ice cream and at the carousel.  Here are a few words from Peter about the day:

The wedding was July 17th at the UVA Chapel and the reception was at Siips which made for an intimate reception venue. The bride and groom, Jenny and Travis are from Northern Virginia and the vast majority of their guests were from out of town as well since the couple has literally lived all over the world! Their wedding could not have been any more fun. Jenny and Travis chose to see each other before the ceremony…  This was the first couple I’ve ever met who has named their relationship. “Sparkle Motion” became an inside joke with them after seeing a movie several years ago. It eventually became the name for their relationship and they wove it into all the details including renting a space on the Paramount Theater’s sign downtown. Everyone was so laid back and relaxed mostly because everyone was on vacation for the weekend enjoying good food, drinks, and good company! Travis has a background in law enforcement which explains the cake topper (the cake was by Terri Edwards) includes a husband and wife with guns. The evening was capped off by the best toast I have ever seen which included a song performed by the maid of honor and brother of the bride to the tune of Elton John’s “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.” You can tell how popular the toast was by the reactions in the last few photos.








Bride & Groom having icecream at Chap's on the downtown mall!





Contact Information for PS Davis Photography
~ website: www.psdavis.com
~ phone: 434-825-4054
~ e-mail: peter@psdavis.com

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Real Wedding: Jamie & Ben by Hark Photography

by Claire Goodman on August 22, 2010 · 1 comment

Jamie & Ben got married on May 1st of this year on a family farm in Albemarle County… it was a beautiful, somewhat windy Spring day in the rolling hills of Central Virginia.  Today I have a wonderful selection of pics of their day kindly shared with us by Aaron and Candi Hark of Hark Photography… a wonderful local husband and wife team who were so much fun to work with.  Jamie and Ben were one of those couples that being around their smiling faces was absolutely contagious and made everyone else smile and laugh with them!  Thanks to Aaron and Candi for their beautiful work… hope to see you again soon!



everyone walked up a long mown path to the ceremony site which was in a beautiful field surrounded by mountains... so lovely!


The photos above and below are of a funny and precious moment in Jamie & Ben’s ceremony… when I turned to the best man to get the rings his face was sheet-white as, for some reason, he didn’t have them… that was a first for me! He felt so badly and after an initial moment of “oh, no… what do we do now?” all the parents in the front row started taking off their rings and passing them up so that Jamie & Ben would have temporary rings to exchange in their ceremony. In a way this was one of those wedding “disasters” that really turned into such a a sweet memory for everyone involved.






Jamie & Ben took cuttings from a huge Christmas Cactus that belonged to Jamie's grandmother so each guest could have a gift to take home. I have mine sitting right on a table next to me and it's growing strong!




Contact info. for Hark Photography:
~ e-mail: photos@harkphotography.com
~ phone: 803-960-3517
~ website: www.harkphotography.com

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Last night about 100 of our community’s finest wedding and event professionals gathered at Old Trail Golf Club in Crozet.  The party was organized by the Community of Charlottesville Wedding & Event Professionals, our brand new local professional organization! Thanks to: Old Trail Golf Club and The Event Company provided wonderful food and drink and, of course, the beautiful venue; DJ Stroud gave us great music; the fabulous Anita Gupta of Maliha Creations brought dozens of yummy cupcakes; Karen of Hedge Fine Blooms filled the room with hydrangeas and sunflowers; our wonderful colleagues at Festive Fare let us use their classy blue and white table linens and Tammy Keefer helped Jessica and I at the check-in table.  Thanks to everyone who helped and everyone who attended… we’re so glad you could come out for the party!

I have to admit that with 25 or more of the best photographers around in the room it is always a bit odd to be the one taking pics on my little point-and-shoot!

See you at the Christmas party… Jessica and I are already making plans! :-)

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$29 Wedding Photography Contest Winners!

August 17, 2010

This morning I got an e-mail from Peter of Peter Davis Photography letting me know that they’d officially named their contest winners. Here’s some of Peter’s message to me:
“I wanted to be sure you knew that we had posted the contest winners…  The best part for me about this year is that not [...]

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Real Wedding: Allison & Tim at the Boar’s Head Inn

August 16, 2010

Today I”m happy to welcome photographer Natalie Bell of Natalie Bell Photography to the blog. I’ve been aware of Natalie for quite some time but this is her first submission to the Charlottesville Wedding Blog and I know you’re going to love her pics. It has also been quite some time since I’ve [...]

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$29 Wedding Photography Contest Entry Deadline Extended

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This morning I discovered that Peter and Sarah Davis of Peter & Sarah Davis Photography are running their 2nd Annual $29 Wedding Photography Contest. I will let you read the story of how this contest came to be on their blog… but the good news is that Peter has kindly offered to extended their deadline [...]

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Afton Mountain Vineyards

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Afton Mountain Vineyards hosted their first wedding today! Eric & Frances exchanged vows at the beautiful ceremony site that Elizabeth and Tony Smith created at the Vineyard specifically for weddings. With the long rows of grape vines and the Blue Ridge mountains as a backdrop about 20 of the bride & groom’s family enjoyed [...]

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Reminder: Elegance In Bridal Show Tomorrow

August 7, 2010

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow, Sunday, August 8th is the day for the 9th Elegance In Bridal Show:
Where: Doubletree Hotel, 990 Hilton Heights Rd.
When: 1 – 5 PM
Cost: $10 at the door, $7 advance purchase
Lots of great give-aways plus many wonderful vendors to help you plan your day…
See you at the show!

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Summer Cakes from Maliha Creations

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Maliha Creations is one of our area’s delicious treasures… each cake is lovingly created by the talented Anita Gupta who does what she does with so much love!  Here are a few comments from Anita:
“… just wanted to say how different each of the cakes are, just like all of the brides and grooms I [...]

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Real Wedding: Mandy & Scott ~ Ceremony & Reception

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More beautiful images today from Jason, Tammy and Rae of Jason Keefer Photography of Mandy & Scott’s UVA Chapel ceremony and Veritas Vineyards reception.  I love the mix of black & white (so classy!) and color pics… looks like a truly joyous occasion!

↑  Of the hundreds of pics I’ve seen of this venue, this [...]

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Real Wedding: Mandy & Scott ~ Getting Ready & Waiting

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Today I am happy to have Jason & Tammy Keefer of Jason Keefer Photography back on the blog, we haven’t seen a wedding of theirs since their Best of 2009 posts last winter.
This sweet couple, Mandy & Scott had their ceremony at the historic University of Virginia Chapel and then, as you will see tomorrow, [...]

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