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A beautiful sneak peek from Sarah and Eric’s May wedding day!  It was a lovely spring day (that felt like a summer day due to an unusual early May heat wave!) and the venue was filled with soft light, and happy smiles as guests took in the beauty around them.  Sarah and Eric chose a […]

Alice in wonderland has always been a favorite of mine.  I’m not sure why…maybe it was Alice’s frilly white and blue dress, or the endless steaming cups of tea, the whimsy of talking to animals and flowers, or maybe it was the idea that there is something more out there…that if we look, magic is […]

I love traditions.  And I’m sentimental.  So a wedding filled with tradition and sentimental family heirlooms…well, lets just say that I’m head over heels in love with the beautiful wedding day of Emily and Jacob.  This incredible bride and groom hosted an Afternoon Tea wedding at the Golden Horseshoe Inn.  Vintage details and a color […]

Special Groomsmen socks.  Beautiful custom made cookies.  Vows shared privately in a sun drenched field.  Yep, this was a uniquely awesome wedding day, and we were so lucky to be a part of it!  Hanna and Nick were married at the Golden Horseshoe Inn on a perfect spring day in May.  Blue skies, cool breezes, […]

We were honored to host a beautiful springtime Virginia elopement for Katie and Justin this past weekend.  This sweet couple planned a day filled with beautiful pastel colors, and touches of springtime, like the special pink peonies that Katie requested for her bouquet.  Katie and Justin chose not to see each other on the wedding […]

We celebrated the first day of May with an intimate wedding for Andrew and Joseph.  This was a day with international flair, as Joseph’s family joined us “virtually” all the way from the U.K to participate in both the ceremony (with a lovely reading done by Joseph’s mother via Zoom! and a toast that knew […]

Sarah and Christopher had big plans for their wedding day… a worldwide pandemic was definitely not part of those plans.  So, with the current events sweeping our nation, this amazing couple had to get creative.  Sarah and Christopher are one of our sweetest and most no-fuss couples of 2020.  We loved the way they placed […]

Although it was not the day they had originally planned, it was the most magical day nonetheless!  A beautiful bride, her handsome groom, their loving family and a day that ended with a “wedding parade”!  Brides and Grooms and families are having to make such tough decisions right now about their wedding days.  Kayla and […]

“I’m not sure which shoes I’ll wear”, Melody laughed as she juggled several pale blue shoe boxes that she pulled from her bag.  “We were supposed to be married in Colorado, so I had my dress fitted with my hiking boots…”. There are so many moments like this lately…a strange mix of funny and serious, […]

“I’ve brought a few things with me…” she said, reaching into a leather satchel and pulling out little boxes and treasures wrapped in tissue.  “Once you see my garter, everything will make sense!” Hug told me excitedly, with a twinkle in her eye.  And sure enough, as I carefully unwrapped her garter the following morning, […]