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Keswick 5/6/22 Keswick 5/6/22

Rain Plan

So, you’re thinking of doing an outdoor wedding. I can’t think of anything more beautiful than an outdoor wedding in Virginia but, being Virginia, you know the saying. “If you don’t like the weather, just wait an hour.” But in a seriousness, if you are planning an outdoor wedding, you always have to have a rain plan so you can still have your celebration.

Kadie & Chuck had been planning their wedding for years. Originally, they were to be married back in 2020 but then covid happened and forced them to reschedule. Their wedding week was finally here, and Mother Nature was not looking that kindL The entire weekend was calling for 95% chance of rain. At their rehearsal the night before, we all kind of knew that it was almost for sure that we would be doing their wedding under our tent versus outside. I told everyone to say a prayer that night and to everyone’s astonishment, they had their wedding outside as originally planned!

You will see that we originally had a ceremony set up for under our tent. Kadie & Chuck chose to have their ceremony under our tent with the greenery embankment as their backdrop. So, we set up 110 chairs on the dance floor with an aisle down the middle with the alter being in the center of the tent where normally their sweetheart table would be for the reception. It is very easy for us to flip this space from ceremony to cocktail hour to reception which is awesome. There really is no need to rent another tent for your rain plan. You can see how the lighting is just perfect under the tent versus how dreary it would look if under a vinyl tent. So, you can see at Keswick Vineyards, no need to stress over your rain plan. Our tent is just perfect to house everything under.

But that set up under the tent for their rain plan never had to take place! The rain ended up holding off until 10:30pm that night allowing Kadie & Chuck to have their dream outdoor wedding at Keswick Vineyards. Just look how happy Kadie is as she is about to get escorted by her father down the aisle.

Waiting under the tent was an amazing charcuterie board from one of our preferred caterers Goodrich Gourmet. Besides the beauty of this culinary delight, guest could adore the wedding cake along with a delicious dessert bar with homemade desserts! Yummy!!!!

I am so happy that after the long wait these two had to tie the knot that everything ended up falling into place and they had their dream wedding on May 6th.

Thank you to the following vendors that stayed with them during this wait:

Goodrich Gourmet Catering

DJ T.D. Layman of Sound Enforcement

Musicians Melodious Strings

Ward Photography

Desserts by a family member

Colonial Florist

Officiant John Charlet

Hair & Make-up by Kelsea Dayberry of Radiant Reflections

Easy Rider Buses for transportation

Keswick 5/1/22 Keswick 5/1/22

A Fairy Tail Wedding

Sammie and Trents wedding on May 1st, 2022 was truly a dream come true. Every girl dreams about meeting her prince charming and living happily ever after. Sammie definitely achieved this goal with her dreamy spring wedding here at Keswick Vineyards.

Sammie and Trent are professional ice skaters so if there is one thing they know how to do, it is put on a show! They decided to have a horse drawn carriage appear from behind the trees for a grand exit from their ceremony. This definitely wow’d their guests. It was truly something out of a fairy tail.

They also decided to incorporate their profession into the centerpieces on their reception tables. The tables had a round mirrored tray with a blade from an ice skate on top. This was a unique way of making the wedding feel very personal to the couple.

This was a beautiful day full of all of Sammie & Trent’s loved ones. Keswick Vineyards was honored to be their venue!

A special thank you to all of their vendors:

Wedding Planner - Erin Cleveland

Catering - Blue Ridge Catering

DJ - Nathan May (DJ Fit)

Photographer - Bobby Matthews

Videographer - Amative Creative

Cupcakes by Caked Up Cville

Florist - Blooms by Doyles

Hair and makeup b Emily Harris with Bodyworks Spa and Salon

Keswick 4/30/22 Keswick 4/30/22

Trees Under the Tent?!

Stephanie and Emile’s wedding here at Keswick Vineyards on April 30th, 2022 was definitely one to remember. Not only did this couple have beautiful weather and beautiful spring florals, but they did a few things regarding decor for their wedding that made their day stand out!

Stephanie and Emile decided to have full size trees placed under our sail cloth tent to wrap up the poles. I hadn’t seen anything like this done before and it had a wonderful way of bringing the beauty of the outdoors underneath the tent. Doing this really made the tent feel more cohesive with the vineyard and other outdoor areas of the venue. This was such a fun and unique idea!

They also made the most of our newly improved cocktail lawn area. This area is now fully astroturf so regardless of the weather or the time of the year, the cocktail lawn will remain nice and green year round! They also decided to add our cocktail bistro lighting which really adds something to this space and allows your guests to take advantage of the space throughout the night!

This was such a perfect day celebrating and amazing couple.

A special thanks to all of their vendors:

Wedding Planner - Hannah Dubit

Catering - Exchange Events

DJ - T.D. from Sound Entertainment

Photographer - Hunter & Sarah

Cake by Cakes by Rachel

Florist - Blue Ridge Floral

Officiant - Gay Einstien

Hair - Amy Loope

Makeup - Josephine Waite

Transportation - C’ville Travel

Rentals - MS Events

Keswick 4/29/22 Keswick 4/29/22

SWEET LIKE HONEY

Kassandra and Jon were married at Keswick Vineyards on April 29th, 2022. This time of the year in Virginia is truly fascinating as every day you see a different floral starting to bloom. Kassandra and Jon’s wedding was at the exact time of the year where spring florals start to show themselves.

This couple had a wonderful way of incorporating the color pink into all aspects of their wedding. From their pink bridesmaids dress, to pink florals and pink linen, the day was filled with color in just the right way. Adding pops of color to your wedding is a great way to make your day stand out!

The reception tables for this wedding were the perfect combination of simple yet elegant. From the gold cutlery to the tall dusty pink candles enclosed in tall glass cylinders, the reception table layout was certainly something to admire. Not to mention the adorable mini jars of honey that they decided to use for their table assignments. I love when a couple uses something unique like this for their guests names at their reception tables.

Kassandra and Jon also had a beautiful framed sign that sat next to their pre-ceremony beverage station that had a hand drawn outline of the Keswick Vineyards Estate. This was a wonderful way of incorporating the beauty of the venue into wedding decor!