Our Wedding Blog

Keswick 11/4/22 Keswick 11/4/22

FINALLY!!!!

Back in August 2019, when Elizabeth & Bradley chose to get married at Keswick Vineyards, little did they know that it would be take over 3 years for that day to happen. You see, there was this little thing called covid that altered so many originally planned 2020 weddings. Like many couples that were affected by this, Elizabeth & Bradley got married earlier, had two beautiful little girls all before their event at Keswick Vineyards on Friday, November 4th.

I think Mother Nature was happy for them to finally have their day that she gave them a beautiful, warmer fall day. The leaves were starting to fall now yet still provided lots of color for those photos.

I really like how Elizabeth & Bradley had on their welcome table wedding photos of their parents wedding day. Another thing I really liked about their wedding was having a trio band play during cocktail hour. Having some entertainment during cocktail hour is a great idea, especially for those guests that may not know many people attending. It gives them something to watch and enjoy while sipping on a drink or two.

And just look at their desserts! Have you ever seen macaroons this big???? And those cinnamon rolls, delicious! Not the typical desserts you find at a wedding, but I didn’t hear anyone complaining.

Thank you to the following vendors that patiently waited for this wedding day to finally happen:

Marylee Marmer as their wedding planner

L’Etoile catering

DJ Frank Smith of Primetime DJ

Musicians Brent Mountain Trio

Celest Photography

Officiant Dan Mathers

Hair & Makeup by Avenue 42

Bower Bird Bakery

Monticello Nannies for childcare

Albemarle Limousine for transportation

Keswick 10/30/22 Keswick 10/30/22

The Peak of Fall

When Alvina & Mike toured Keswick Vineyards searching for their wedding venue, I remember telling them how the date they were considering booking would have a great chance of hitting our peak of fall colors and boy was I right! Just look at Mother Nature showing off her colors on Sunday, October 30th. The weather was perfect! Cloud coverage so pictures would be perfect, no breeze, warmer temperatures during the day and then cooling off just enough at night to keep you comfortable as you dance the night away. It’s days like this that make fall weddings in Virginia impossible to beat.

For Alvina and Mike, their pets are their children. This was another item they asked of me when they toured, “Can their dogs be part of their wedding day?” Of course! So, Layla & Scooter were part of their wedding party with Scooter being the ring bearer carrying those rings attached to his collar. I’ve never seen such well-behaved dogs before. Take a close look at my photo and you will see Scooter just laying near the feet of Mike.

It was so cute to see the surprise reaction when Alvina discovered that on the back of her wedding cake was a picture of their cats. Her reaction was priceless! She made her guests come up to the cake and check it out before cutting her cake. I’m not sure who did this surprise, but well done!

The décor for this wedding was right on! Again, using those rich, fall colors with velvet linens, perfection! But something that really added to this wedding day was having a grill to cook quail on during cocktail hour. Nothing like the smell of a grill to make your mouth water. And guests just loved seeing the chef cook in front of them and then to serve hot appetizer to them. Highly recommend!

Thanks for the following vendors for making this wedding picture perfect:

Keswick Vineyards as their wedding planner

Catering by The Catering Outfit

DJ Derek Tobler

Photographer Josh Bingham

Commonwealth cake

Blue Ridge Florals

Officiant Claire Francis of Sacred Ground

Hair by Judy Hayward

Keswick 10/29/22 Keswick 10/29/22

Dreamy Fall Colors

When you dream of having a wedding in Virginia in the fall you only dream of the colors Meghan and Adam had on their wedding day. Slowly each week we have been seeing the fall foliage unfold here at Keswick Vineyards. It feels as though each day the colors get better and better. One of our favorite parts of the property in the fall is the yellow foliage on this tree. I mean come on?! You can’t beat it!

One of the many wonderful things about our venue is the ability to have your ceremony with whatever backdrop is the most appealing to you! Meghan and Adam really wanted the fountain as part of their backdrop but also wanted their guests to see the vineyard and mountains! This is exactly what they did and it was wonderful for guest to see a little bit of everything while watching the ceremony!

A special thank you to their vendors who made their day so special:

Planner - Jordan Snider with Boundless Love Events

Catering - Southern Inn

DJ - DJ FIT (Nathan May)

Photographer - Kristen Meadows with Kristen Camille Photography

Videographer - Joshua Hall with Whiteflair Productions

Pastry Chef - Southern Inn

Florist - Faded Poppy

Officiant - Dave Norris

Hair - Kellerie Nash

Make Up - Hayley Joan MUA

Transportation - Albemarle Limousine

Rentals - Argent Events

Keswick 10/28/22 Keswick 10/28/22

Let's Get This Party Started

We all knew we were in for a great time at Bethany & Jeremy’s wedding at Keswick Vineyards on Friday, October 28th, when their processional song was “Let’s Get This Party Started” by Black Eye Peas. I loved it! Not a traditional song choice but the perfect song for the two of them because their ceremony was one for the “first” book.

Bethany and Jeremy were already married (not sure everyone attending knew that) so they thought it would be wonderful to have all the married couples in attendance to renew their wedding vows with them. So, when that time came during the ceremony, small bridal bouquets were handed out to each “bride” and each couple stood and faced each other while renewing their wedding vows. How special was that?????

Looks how beautiful their ceremony was. Situated in the middle of Edgewood’s private driveway, framed by the vineyard and mountains with a beautiful, fall floral arch directly behind them. And when it came to their exit, bubbles!!!!!! Just love how that looks in photos!

Bethany & Jeremy made sure they would have the perfect fall wedding day by burying a bottle of bourbon exactly one month before their wedding day and boy did it work! Not only did they have perfect weather, but they hit the peak of our fall colors. I just love how they took advantage of those fall colors and added them to their color wheel for décor. Their welcome table was draped with a copper-colored velvet linen with a fall welcome sign. With the addition of couches & chairs to create “living rooms” under the tent and standing bar tables draped in velvet linens, created the most warmly fall feeling to the tent.