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IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF STANARDSVILLE, VIRGINIA
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“The key to happiness is Love” read the little tag on the skeleton key bottle openers nestled at each place setting. And gosh, there was so much of both…LOVE and HAPPINESS on Jenny and Ali’s wedding day. Ali and Jenny celebrated with joyful family and friends amidst a summery palette of clover green and ivory, […]
A cool breeze. Teacups shining on the tables. Red roses mingling with greenery and tempered by their blush and ivory neighbors in a lush bouquet. It was simply the perfect August wedding day! Making it even more perfect were the lovely people who shared this special day. Our bride Shayla simply glowed. One of my […]
“I have often been teased about my love for Funfetti cake” Kira said smiling to herself, as she iced the tiny heart shaped cake in our kitchen on the morning of her wedding day. Later that day, her guests would be treated to a towering traditional wedding cake, but Kira had baked a small gluten […]
“I have for the first time found what I can truly love – I have found you. You are my sympathy – my better self – my good angel. I am bound to you with a strong attachment. I think you good, gifted, lovely; a fervent, a solemn passion is conceived in my heart; it […]
For our incredible couple Valeria and Darren, a beach wedding turned into a “micro wedding” in the mountains after the coronavirus pandemic disrupted their original plans. In the end, it was everything a wedding day should be…a joyful celebration, surrounded by good friends, and filled with new memories to last a lifetime. We loved all […]
We were swimming in a sparkling sea of teal and gold at Marissa and Anthony’s gorgeous, intimate, peacock inspired elopement! I adore events based around a theme (some past highlights include Wizard of Oz, Dr. Who, Alice in Wonderland and Halloween inspired weddings!) but this was our first Peacock inspired event and I was so […]
“The key to happiness is Love” read the little tag on the skeleton key bottle openers nestled at each place setting. And gosh, there was so much of both…LOVE and HAPPINESS on Jenny and Ali’s wedding day. Ali and Jenny celebrated with joyful family and friends amidst a summery palette of clover green and ivory, […]
A cool breeze. Teacups shining on the tables. Red roses mingling with greenery and tempered by their blush and ivory neighbors in a lush bouquet. It was simply the perfect August wedding day! Making it even more perfect were the lovely people who shared this special day. Our bride Shayla simply glowed. One of my […]
“I have often been teased about my love for Funfetti cake” Kira said smiling to herself, as she iced the tiny heart shaped cake in our kitchen on the morning of her wedding day. Later that day, her guests would be treated to a towering traditional wedding cake, but Kira had baked a small gluten […]
“The key to happiness is Love” read the little tag on the skeleton key bottle openers nestled at each place setting. And gosh, there was so much of both…LOVE and HAPPINESS on Jenny and Ali’s wedding day. Ali and Jenny celebrated with joyful family and friends amidst a summery palette of clover green and ivory, […]
A cool breeze. Teacups shining on the tables. Red roses mingling with greenery and tempered by their blush and ivory neighbors in a lush bouquet. It was simply the perfect August wedding day! Making it even more perfect were the lovely people who shared this special day. Our bride Shayla simply glowed. One of my […]
“I have often been teased about my love for Funfetti cake” Kira said smiling to herself, as she iced the tiny heart shaped cake in our kitchen on the morning of her wedding day. Later that day, her guests would be treated to a towering traditional wedding cake, but Kira had baked a small gluten […]
“I have for the first time found what I can truly love – I have found you. You are my sympathy – my better self – my good angel. I am bound to you with a strong attachment. I think you good, gifted, lovely; a fervent, a solemn passion is conceived in my heart; it […]
For our incredible couple Valeria and Darren, a beach wedding turned into a “micro wedding” in the mountains after the coronavirus pandemic disrupted their original plans. In the end, it was everything a wedding day should be…a joyful celebration, surrounded by good friends, and filled with new memories to last a lifetime. We loved all […]
We were swimming in a sparkling sea of teal and gold at Marissa and Anthony’s gorgeous, intimate, peacock inspired elopement! I adore events based around a theme (some past highlights include Wizard of Oz, Dr. Who, Alice in Wonderland and Halloween inspired weddings!) but this was our first Peacock inspired event and I was so […]
I’m a little lost for words… Glowingly happy. Radiantly in love. Gentle devotion. Stunningly beautiful… all of these words describe Marlene and Gary’s wedding day, but they also fall a little short in describing how breathtaking, how romantic, how special this mountain elopement was. Thank goodness for pictures. As you scroll through, you’ll understand. You’ll […]
My very favorite part of this job is getting to be in the presence of radiant happiness. I’ve always been a little bit too empathetic…I absorb the feelings of those around me whether I want to or not. But on days like this one…days like Laura and Bill’s wedding day, the feeling of being in […]
We had the best day ever with Kiera and Lethon, during their gorgeous mountain elopement! Kiera was a true superwoman, completing her nursing finals and then jumping right into planning the details of her special day! I joked that I was truly safe with this amazing bride and groom, as they are both in the […]
Lisa and Brian were wedding guests at the Golden Horseshoe Inn waaaay back in 2014. Somewhere in the back of their minds, they tucked us away as a sweet spot to renew their vows when the time came to celebrate a milestone anniversary. And luckily for us, their beautiful 10 year anniversary vow renewal ceremony […]
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