Real Wedding: Joy & Jerry ~ Part 3 [the afternoon]

October 5, 2009

Joy & Jerry returned to the St. Regis from their morning ceremony & lunch to get ready for their evening ceremony and reception with all their family and friends. Their ceremony took place on the Astor Terrace and included lots of beautiful music: a string quartet, 2 opera singers, and the Howard Gospel [...]

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Real Wedding: Joy & Jerry ~ Part 2 [the morning]

October 4, 2009

One of the many ways that Joy & Jerry’s wedding day was unique is that they actually had 2 ceremonies.  Their first ceremony was held at the beautiful Dahlgren Chapel with only their closest family in attendance… Joy wore a stylish knee-length dress and birdcage veil.  Bill and Anne (Holland Photo Arts) started early to [...]

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Real Wedding: Joy & Jerry ~ Part 1 [details]

October 3, 2009

Today I am beyond thrilled to share Joy and Jerry’s beautiful Washington DC wedding with you. Although this wedding did not take place in Charlottesville it was photographed by our fabulous, world-class local talent: Bill and Anne Holland of Holland Photo Arts and it is just so spectacular and unique that I didn’t want [...]

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Real Wedding: Tina & Johnny ~ Part 2

October 2, 2009

As promised… today I have more of Tina & Johnny’s winery wedding from Rothwell Photography to share with you.  Many thanks to Tim & Sasha Rothwell for sharing this great wedding with us… King Family Vineyards is one of my favorite local wineries and it’s so much fun to see all the beautiful ways couples [...]

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Real Wedding: Tina & Johnny ~ Part 1 [details]

October 1, 2009

Sasha & Tim Rothwell of Rothwell Photography captured Tina & Johnny’s sweet late summer wedding at King Family Vineyards just a few weeks ago and were kind enough to share the joy with us here on the blog! This first post captures some of the many wonderful details of their day and I’m looking [...]

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Charlottesville Wedding Classic

September 30, 2009

Announcing the Charlottesville Wedding Classic…
Whether you’re already engaged, hoping for a ring this holiday season, or are the family member or friend of a bride to be… the Charlottesville Wedding Classic is a must see!

If you’re interested in participating as an exhibitor or have questions contact Amanda Pace Dickinson at charlottesvilleweddingclassic@hotmail.com or 434-962-8814.
Hope to see [...]

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Unique Robot Ring Bearer

September 28, 2009

This past week was wedding-packed and over the next few months I hope to share lots of beautiful photos of the wonderful couples and lovely places. But there was just one little wedding detail that I couldn’t wait to show you… so I took a few photos to share right away. Yes, you [...]

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Real Wedding: Spring & Mike

September 26, 2009

Spring & Mike’s August wedding was my first one at Sweely Estate Winery in Madison County (North of Charlottesville) and it is a wonderful venue!   Sweely Estate Winery’s facilities were definitely carefully planned with weddings in mind and so, has everything and anything a couple would want… I felt it even had a bit of [...]

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Real Wedding: Kat & Stephen

September 21, 2009

Earlier this summer I was introduced to photographer Leah Valentine Hill of Leah Hill Photography by one of the Charlottesville Wedding Blog’s very favorite photographers, Jen Fariello. Although I have not yet had the opportunity to work with Leah, she was kind enough to send me some of her favorite images of Kat & [...]

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Reminder about Bridal Show at Ash Lawn Tomorrow

September 19, 2009

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow the Greater Virginia Bridal Show is happening at Ash Lawn-Highland from 1 to 4 PM.  This show is produced by Virginia Bride magazine and looks like it’s shaping up to be a great event… lots of wonderful wedding vendors and the weather is supposed to be perfect. If [...]

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Real Wedding: Erica & Travis

September 18, 2009

The Old Trail Golf Club in Crozet provided a lovely venue for Erica and Travis’ June wedding and today I am happy to share a selection of photos by William Walker of William Walker Photography of their big day.  Aren’t the rolling Virginia hills the most serene backdrop?   I especially love the photo of [...]

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Rethinking Rehearsal Dinners

September 17, 2009

Guest Post #2 from the The Event Company
It seems that the rehearsal dinner trend this season is anything but your typical seated dinner!  Our clients are saving that for the reception & using the rehearsal dinner as a time to host an event that is unique, creative and that represents who they are as a [...]

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