Today I’m happy to share with you Whitney & Daniel’s Independence Day wedding at King Family Vineyards as photographed by Jack Looney of Jack Looney Photography. It’s no secret that turquoise is my absolute favorite color so Whitney’s color palette was one of my favorites of the year! Whitney & Daniel included lots of sweet touches to their day like parasols to keep their guests comfortable in the potentially blazing hot Virginia summer heat (although it wasn’t really too bad that day) and their ceremony program was created as a fan, again with their guests’ comfort in mind. Be sure to check out the last 2 photos of Albemarle Vintage Limousine’s classy 1946 Jaguar Mark IV that Daniel & Whitney rode in at the end of their day!  Tomorrow I’ll share more of Jack Looney’s fantastic photos of Whitney & Daniel’s day… so be sure to check back!

Contact Info. for Jack Looney Photography
~ website: www.jacklooney.com
~ e-mail: jack@jacklooney.com
~ phone: 434-249-6266

If you’re planning a wedding in the Charlottesville area, the Charlottesville Wedding Directory will make your life so much easier… check it out… and happy wedding planning!

Well, it’s an old jag actually… and according to Andrea Saathoff, owner of Albemarle Vintage Limousine, it’s a “rare and magnificent 1946 Jaguar Mark IV, a model favored by the royal family.”

This silver beauty is a 4-door, right-hand drive vehicle that, until it’s arrival in the US and complete restoration was displayed in an international auto museum.

Albemarle Vintage Limousine currently offers, along with this beautiful vehicle, 4 other museum-quality vintage motorcars for rent for your event… check ‘em out.

Oh, and I also noticed that the talented Jennifer Carroll also posted about this elegant vintage jag on her blog yesterday… be sure to hop over there and check it out.

These fantastic photos were taken recently by one of the CWB’s favorite photographers, Jack Looney, at the always-lovely King Family Vineyards.

If you’re planning a wedding in the Charlottesville area, the Charlottesville Wedding Directory will make your life so much easier… check it out… and happy wedding planning

Last week I had an e-mail from Christoph Herby, a co-owner of Happy Rickshaw (his partner is Ian Ayers). Until then I had no idea that this great service even existed in Charlottesville! Now that I’ve discovered it I’ll have to have a ride sometime.

Here’s a bit of info. on Happy Rickshaw’s wedding-related services that Christoph sent along plus some fun photos:

We offer “everything from carrying the bride and groom away from the service, to shuttling wedding guests to parking areas before and after the service, or special fun rides for kids. We’ve transported a rickshaw all the way up to Leesburg, VA (100 miles) for a wedding, but it cost extra for the transportation. As you’ll see in the photographs, we can decorate the rickshaws for special occasions.”

Doesn’t this look like fun:


If you’d like to contact Christoph and Ian at Happy Rickshaw to see how you might incorporate this fun, low-impact mode of transportation into your wedding day please visit their website for all the details and/or drop them an e-mail at info@happyrickshaw.com.

Here are a couple links to some recent press featuring Happy Rickshaw:

• Cville 9/9/08
• UVA Alumni Magazine Summer ‘08

And if you’ve already had a rickshaw experience please let me know how it was… I’d love to hear from you!

OK, so I was sitting at Cville Coffee (my favorite) after meeting with one of my beautiful couples a few weeks ago when this fellow at the next table says, “Ahem, hello there… I couldn’t help but overhear your conversation a bit, are you a wedding planner?”

“No,” I laughed, “I’m a minister, I write and perform wedding ceremonies.”

“Oh… well, I’m Peter, nice to meet you. I have a friend you might like to meet, her name is Andrea Saathoff and she rents beautiful antique cars. Maybe some of your couples would be interested.” And that’s how I discovered Albemarle Vintage Limousine.

Andrea and I have since e-mailed back and forth a few times and I wanted to share the lovely privately-owned vehicles that she has available. There are 3 at the moment:

• A 7 passenger 1940 Senior Packard white limo (see above)
• A silver 1946 Jaguar MK IV sedan
• A burgundy 1967 Jaguar MK II sedan

Now, I know pretty much nothing about vintage cars, so let me just show you how beautiful they are:

If you’d like to find out more please visit Albemarle Vintage Limousine on the web or contact Andrea by e-mail: andrea@albemarlevintagelimousine.com or phone: 434-531-5802.