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Every year, we take a look back at all the weddings from the prior year, and what a busy year of photographing weddings it has been! In 2021, we photographed a total of 40 weddings, and had our busiest fall wedding season yet, which included photographing over 23 weddings in just 11 weeks. Out of almost 200,000 images combined from all weddings, you can imagine how incredibly difficult of a task it was to narrow these down, as there were so many amazing wedding photos!
Thank you to all of our couples and fellow Charlottesville wedding vendors who helped make this such a fun and creative wedding season! We hope you enjoy browsing through our Top 25 Wedding Photos of 2021 and reliving all of these amazing wedding moments with us! ❤️ | Featuring: King Family Vineyards, Hannah Rose Design, Illumination Events Studio, Keswick Vineyards, Angelica & Co. Weddings, Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards, Donovan-Groves Events, just a little ditty..., Castle Hill Cider, Mount Ida Farm, Lane Stewart Events, Chancey Charm, Early Mountain Vineyards, White Birch Events, Anyvent, Trump Winery, Magnum Opus Events, Ashley Baber Weddings, Farmington Country Club
What Virginia wedding dreams are made of! Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Carpenter! The vendor team was A-1 and the sunset was MAGICAL!
Venue: Walden Hall
Planner: Anyvent
Photographer: Pompy Portraits
Videographer: Rivion Wedding Films
Caterer: The Local Caterering
Dj: BatchelorParty
Hair: PriscillaM Beauty
Makeup: Venus Takeover Beauty
Dress: Kleinfeld Bridal
Florist: Colonial Florist
Rentals: Ms Events
Second Photographer: M Harris Studios
Yesterday's hazy, dreamy bridal portraits were perfect! Anyvent Events at Evergreen Country Club
Tia and Jason tied the knot at Evergreen Country Club and kicked off a summer of beautiful weddings! Events at Evergreen Country Club Anyvent Fluffy Thoughts Love Couture Bridal Potomac, Maryland
Meet the dukes 👑
Anyone else obsessed with Bridgerton? Jazmin actually wasn't into the show 😂 Buuut she was on board for the fashion of a Bridgerton-inspired styled wedding, and it came together so beautifully! Shoutout to the incredible team who made our vision come to life. Head over to Anyvent to see another sneak peek on the bridal fashion side!
Photography: Xiaoqi Li Photography
Planning and Design: Anyvent
Venue: Carlyle House Historic Park
Flat Lay Styling: Kyra Gustwick
Videography: Rivion Wedding Films
Floral Designer: Chic Girl Flowers
Bakery: Pure Love Macaron by Kim Moehnke
Hair & Makeup: PriscillaM Beauty
Bridal Designer: Marchesa Bridal
Bridal Cape Designer: Pronovias
Bridal Gown Boutique: Love Couture Bridal Potomac, Maryland
Bridal Accessories: EDEN LUXE Bridal
Groom Fashion: Alton Lane
Stationery: The Dandelion Pixie Patch
Rentals: DC Rental, Blooming Arrow Events
Linens: Ms Events
Styling Accessories: Ayvazyan & de Beauvoir Bridal
Ring Dishes: Everlasting Pottery, crafted by Morehouse Studio
Models: Ian Dillard, Logan Hall, Condrea Z.
Our first exciting announcement is we’ve partnered with Anyvent to bring you a brand new Early Mountain Microwedding Experience! You can book your entire day at Early Mountain Vineyards and have everything that you would need included! It’s an incredible roster of vendors involved so for any couples who just want to get married amid all the craziness of this past year, this is an amazing opportunity to make your dream a reality!
We are SO excited to partner with Anyvent and many local vendors to provide these micro-wedding packages. The perfect venue (Early Mountain Vineyards), stunning flowers, delicious catering, yummy cake and of course ceremony and cocktail hour music by yours truly! Pick between exceptional, vetted vendors to ensure your day is perfect and easy as can be!
There's something about the start of a new year that's fresh and exciting, especially after a long crazy year like 2020. We're waving bye 👋 to 2020 and the only reason we're looking back is to celebrate some of the best wedding photography moments 2020 brought us!
One of our favorite things to do every January is to share our favorite wedding photos from the prior year. We can’t wait to see what’s in store for the 2021 wedding season! We hope you enjoy reliving all of these amazing moments from 2020 with us, and stay tuned for part two!
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• Featured Weddings •
Nicole & Joey’s micro wedding at The Farmhouse at Veritas
Brittany & Emilee’s wedding at Castle Hill Cider with wedding planner Laura Blair Events and Florals
Laurie & Ed’s wedding at Barboursville Vineyards with wedding planner Faded Poppy
Ashley & Mike’s elopement at Prospect Hill Inn & Restaurant
Laura & Jonathan’s wedding at Early Mountain Vineyards with wedding planner Anyvent
Mel & DJ’s elopement at Trump Winery
Larissa & Charlie’s wedding at the Aldie Mansion with wedding planner Karen Dickerson McGrath of Anne Arden Events
Monica & Tom’s elopement at Albemarle Estate
Ashley & Gary’s wedding at The Inn at Willow Grove
Cynthia & Charlie’s private farm wedding with wedding planner Barb Wired
Elizabeth & Brian’s wedding at Early Mountain Vineyards with wedding planner Jena Flurer of Chancey Charm
Justyna & Mateusz’s Charlottesville DowntownMall elopement
Hillary & Geoff’s micro wedding in Virginia
Happy Winter Solstice! ❄️ There’s something about winter weddings and winter wedding photography that excites us! Winter weddings give us that warm and cozy feeling, and they can be so romantic!
We're sharing L+J's winter wedding at Early Mountain Vineyards on the blog today! Check it out below!
Planner: Anyvent | Florals: Colonial Florist | Makeup & Hair: Charlottesville Makeup Artist LLC | Ceremony Music & DJ: Rhythm of Love | Caterer: Harvest Moon Catering | Cake: Paradox Pastry | Rentals: Ms Events | Invitations: Paper Culture | Transportation: Ambassador Limousine | Bridesmaid Dresses: AZAZIE | Bride's Dress: Pronovias Ellie's Bridal Boutique
Wondering what ceremonies are looking like nowadays? Often times like this, with a *lot* more spacing so the guests can safely enjoy the ceremony! You can see here family units were seated together, but then each unit was seated 6 feet away from any other units. Rest assured it still photographs beautifully 🙂
This can sometimes make a little challenging for your videography team to place their cameras for the ceremony film. They often need lots of space between the front row and the arbor up front to get a clean shot, so be sure to keep them in the loop.
Venue: Montfair Resort Farm
Planning: Anyvent
Congrats to Mary Margaret and Sam! It was especially an honor to be trusted with capturing the wedding ceremony of two priests. When asked about the theme or vision for their wedding I was moved that their answer was simply 'gratitude and joy.' Although this wasn't the 250 person wedding that they had dreamed of, their intimate celebration was a perfect day in its own way ❤️ Plus, we're all still very much looking forward to the big reception next year!
Head over to my IG stories to get a peek at their first look and gorgeous cake by Cake Bloom!
Photography: Xiaoqi Li Photography
Venue: Montfair Resort Farm
Planning & Design: Anyvent
Videography: Stephen James Films
Makeup: Charlottesville Make-up Artist
Cake Artist: Cake Bloom
Florals: Blue Heron Farm
Ceremony Music: Pete Nunnally
Officiant: Rev. Brit Bjurstrom-Frazier
Caterer: Barbeque Exchange Events & Catering
This #MemberMonday, we’d like you to meet Jazmin, owner of Anyvent Event Planning. She’s dedicated herself to creating fun, unique and special experiences for couples on their wedding day. Jaz loves the community, female support and collaboration. We’re lucky to have you as a part of the AWL family!
