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Weddings are tough, and it’s hard to not get mixed up in what is popular and trendy. This is the first social event you are hosting as a couple and it should be something that feels like you. You don’t want to attend several weddings in the same year and realize that all of your […]
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10. You don’t have the time. The average wedding takes about 200 hours to plan. Most of the time it takes up to 300-400 hours since you will spend extra hours vetting out vendors, sourcing your rentals, and orchestrating everything. There are a ton of people to hire. It takes time to find them and […]
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It’s not Champagne unless it comes from Champagne, France. If it comes from anywhere else it’s referred to as Sparkling Wine. Generally speaking sparkling wines DO NOT get better with age. If you are fortunate enough to have a properly stored vintage you may get lucky. Proper Pronunciation: •Dom Pérignon – Dom Peh-ree-nyon •Veuve Clicquot […]
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My sweet Francesca. Your wedding was full of raw and authentic emotion. I would not have wanted to ride the highs and lows of this event with anyone else. I answered my phone around 7am one morning. This is something I don’t usually do as my mornings usually consist of rounding up the wild boys […]
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I love giving and getting gifts. It’s my love language. There is something so fun about thinking about the receiver, wondering what they will like, how they will use it, and how it will make them feel. Who is on your gift list is telling you who is important in your life. It also puts […]
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Upper Shirley Vineyards is an estate, winery, restaurant and wedding venue right on the James River. The venue is gorgeous. It is clean and modern, something that Richmond desperately needed. When you walk in the first thing you notice is all of the natural light. This is a photographers dream come true. The walls […]
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The recently renovated Altria Theater Ballroom is one of the largest venues in Richmond Va. It has hosted numerous gala’s, after parties for the concerts at the Richmond Coliseum, and they are booking weddings. They have the capacity for approximately 1,000 standing and a seated capacity for about 900. If you wanted a dance floor […]
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An outdoor wedding under bistro lights. That is what bride, Krista, wanted. This was the number one, had to happen request. This wedding was supposed to take place at a private residence on Lake Anna. It was going to be outside, under the lights, and on the lake. It was going to be easy, a […]
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“I want a ballroom where I can entertain 300 of my closest friends” joked Dennis Pryor when he met with Architect Mark Spangler. The Pryors wanted a house that they could entertain in. They requested a two floor library like the one at the Biltmore House in North Carolina. The gothic architecture was inspired by […]
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Frozen, year-old wedding cake is delicious! Said no one ever. What’s up with us taking valuable real estate in our freezer for a full year, just so we can eat old cake on our anniversary? It has been a long standing tradition for couples to save the top tier of their wedding cake dating back […]
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