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Keswick 5/4/24 Keswick 5/4/24

Derby Day!!!

Most couples that got married on Saturday, May 4th, had to go with their rain plan BUT, not at Keswick Vineyards! Jessica and Colin were still able to have their outdoor ceremony and cocktail hour as they originally planned thanks to that special bottle of bourbon and their incredible vendor team that did everything to make it happen for them!

What’s so nice on these cloudy, overcast days, is that you can go anywhere for photos and not have to worry about shadows or bright spots from the sun. Just look at how beautiful the lighting was for Jessica and Colin’s photos. Even with an overcast day, the tent shined with brightness because of the tent top allowing sun rays to go through it lighting up everything below. You would never know that it was a cloudy day, would you?

What else was special with their wedding date? It was also the day for the Kentucky derby! Every year, guests pile into our “man’s cave” to watch on tv the race while yelling and cheering on their favorite horse for about 3 minutes☺ Never gets old and what a finish!

Once guests found their seat, they enjoyed a pre-set salad followed by a plated meal. Later, cake was cut, and the dance floor opened followed by late night snacks of glazed donuts with vanilla ice cream, bite size chocolate chip pecan pie bites and grill cheese sandwiches. Almost forgot the espresso martinis!!!! So good!!!

Hats off to this incredible vendor team that worked so hard around the rain to make this dream wedding happen for Jessica and Colin: Wedding Planner Day by Fay – Sarah Fay Waller, Harvest Moon Catering, DJ Derek Tobler, Photographer Ray RisCassi of Ray Photography, Videographer Joshua Hall of White Flair Productions, Florist Gregory Britt Design, Radiant Reflection for hair & makeup, Cake Bloom, Easy Rider Buses and MS Events for rentals.

Keswick 4/27/24 Keswick 4/27/24

A Floral Paradise

It was obvious for Lizzie & Michael’s wedding at Keswick Vineyards on Saturday, April 27th, that our bride LOVES flowers!!!! That might be an understatement as you look at these photos. There are so many of my favorite things I have blogged about before in this wedding so let’s begin.

First, their welcome table. I just love this newspaper program versus the traditional type. Being able to see photos and read about how they met, more information on their wedding party, etc. Most people don’t know anything about the wedding party, so it is nice to read that the Maid of Honor has been a friend since grade school and stuff like that. I also like the cute little word search on the back. ☺

Their ceremony location had guests facing Edgewood Estate. Florals were placed inside the fountain as well as along the aisle. In this ceremony location, we can “hide” our bride and her father, so they make their entrance from the vineyard behind the guests while the rest of the wedding party came from the front. It is always just a nice, little surprise for the guests and gives our bride this long, grand entrance.

After the ceremony guests made their way to cocktail hour in the East lawn of Edgewood Estate. Another one of my favorite things was there. I just love having this phone that people can leave a personal voice message for the couple. Lizzie and Michael took it up a notch and had their phone in a miniature phone booth on a table! And yes, adorned with flowers.

Also in the cocktail lawn area was a flower cart. Yes, a flower cart full of so many different types of bouquets. Inside the bouquets were the table assignments. I’ve never seen this, and it was just so cute!

When it was time to enter the tent, guests were greeted with a floral arch entrance framing the reception tent. Hanging above the dance floor was a very large floral arrangement that just looked spectacular as the couple danced under it. Just look at all the little details at each table. I got the feel of Beauty and the Beast from flowers under a glass dome to dragonfly napkin rings draped across the plate with menu cards. Just look at the arrangement of floral and multi-color candle sticks on each table. I think it was very obvious to all the love these two had for flowers.

The food was amazing from passed appetizers to a delicious cake. And then for a late-night snack, French fries! And did I mention our bride wore 3 different dresses???? There was just so much to this wedding that I could write about it forever, but I think you get the point by now. This wedding really was about all these little details that I hope each of their guests noticed and appreciated. I know I did!

Thanks to their amazing team of vendors: Wedding Planners Kara & Brianna of Amore Events Co., Catering by Harvest Moon, Cakes by Rachel, DJ Astro DJ Valentino, Christina Joy Fox (thank you for sharing some of your photos to be included in this blog!), Tupelo Florals, Hair & Makeup by EvaMUAH, Newton’s Bus Service and rentals by MS Events & BBJ.

Keswick 4/20/24 Keswick 4/20/24

Arielle & Jacoby’s Wedding Opens 2024 Season

Keswick Vineyards 2024 wedding season started on Saturday, April 20th, with the marriage of Arielle & Jacoby. To assure a beautiful wedding day, Arielle & Jacoby did the Southern tradition of burying a bottle of bourbon as it sure did work! The weather was just perfect! Blue skies, the warmth of the sun and a breeze to keep everyone comfortable.

Arielle chose pink and purple as her wedding colors. The gardens of Keswick Vineyards must have heard because they were blooming with pink and white azaleas, pink rose bushes, and purple lilac trees. Her florist did an amazing job creating very large floral arrangements to grace the front of the ceremony fountain. I also liked the simplicity of the flowers on the reception tables. Versus having one large centerpiece, multiple smaller bud vases were used. The large florals for the ceremony were repurposed to decorate the front of their sweetheart table and DJ table along with the stairs leading down to the tent.

After the ceremony, guests enjoyed cocktail hour on the East Lawn of Edgewood Estate. They enjoyed both stationary and passed appetizers. And look at this adorable cocktail sign showcasing their pet cats. You also will see a sneak peak of their cats on their wedding cake too!

What also made cocktail hour, and their ceremony, extra special was that Jacoby’s father, who is a musician, played his trumpet. Arielle’s entrance to the ceremony was a solo from Jacoby’s father as well as their exit song. At cocktail hour, he was joined by two other musicians to entertain everyone with some really great jazz music!

As you can see by these photos, this was one gorgeous wedding and everything was just perfect! What a wonderful way to start our very busy 2024 wedding season. Thank you, Arielle, Jacoby and all their family and friends for making our first wedding such a success! And special thanks to the following vendors who did an AMAZING job: Wedding Planner Madi Leigh Events, Catering by L’Etoile, Passion Flower Cakes, DJ Jeremy from Music of the Times, Musicians Zach Smith Trio, Ashley Johnson Photography*, Florist Barnswallow Blooms, Officiant Reverend Amelie Wilmer, Hair & Makeup by Best Face Forward, Buses by A&A Limousine and rentals provided by MS Events.

*Photos featured below without Keswick Vineyards watermark taken by Ashley Johnson Photography.

Keswick 11/11/23 Keswick 11/11/23

Jennifer & Tom Close out the 2023 Wedding Season at Keswick Vineyards

I am so happy that our 2023 wedding season ended with the marriage of Jennifer and Tom on Saturday, November 11th. I can’t think of a more gracious couple and appreciative guests than we had this evening. When we end each wedding season, we are excited, exhausted yet sad at the same time. We get to know our couples and invest so much personal time, attention, and energy throughout the year to make sure we give 110% and more to each of our weddings. So, you can imagine after 53 weddings, you are tired and ready for some down time but, ending with such a beautiful wedding with such a nice group of people, it’s hard not to want just one more☺ So thank you Jennifer, Tom and all your guests for making us all here at Keswick Vineyards to be excited for our 2024 season to begin in April.

I think it is best to give thanks to Mother Nature for this beautiful day. Jennifer and Tom made sure to do the Southern tradition of burying a bottle of bourbon the ensure this beautiful day. Because they didn’t live nearby, they sent Keswick Vineyards their bottle for us to bury for them exactly a month before their wedding day. As you can see, this tradition continues to hold up to its myth.

For their ceremony location, Jennifer and Tom chose to be married off to the side of the fountain having that gorgeous yellow sugar maple tree in the background. And instead of having the fountain on, they chose to adorn the water fountain with florals creating quiet the beautiful vision. As you can see by these photos, fall weddings at Keswick Vineyards are always breathtaking!

During cocktail hour, musicians played while catering passed appetizers to satisfy everyone’s hunger. To keep everyone comfortable, portable heaters were scattered around to add some warmth to the air. Also, to add to the comforts of home, beautiful lounge furniture was on hand for guests to get really comfortable!

Upon entering the tent, guests would find their table number on individually labeled apple butter jars. Just look at how cute these glass bookshelves look adorned with the apple butter jars and apples. The significance of these apples and apple butter jars were of the location in Virginia that they had their first date at. What a wonderful day to encompass their relationship journey.

And let’s just look at this tent! Jaw dropping!!! I’m not sure I need to write anything about it. Sometimes pictures say more than words but do notice the greenery on the front of their bar. I personally really like that look.

What more can I say? 2023 ended with us wanting more! It will be a long 4 months while we wait for April but assure that when it does arrive, we will be just as excited for all our 2024 weddings as our couples and their families are! Thank you to all our 2023 couples for a fantastic and memorable year!

A special thank you to this incredible list of vendors:

Wedding Planner Kara & Brianna of Amore Events Co.

Harvest Moon Catering

DJ Frank Smith of Primetime Event Co.

Cake Bloom

Musicians Bloom Trio

Photographer Sidney Leigh

Videographer TLIC

Steelcut Florals

Hair & Makeup by Ave 42 Salon

Ambassador Limousine & Easy Riders for Transportation

Rentals provided by MS Events, Agent Events, and BBJ

*Photos without the Keswick Vineyards watermark taken by Sidney Leigh Photography