Dear Engaged Couple— I just returned to my house (in Charlottesville, VA) after officiating at an elopement at First Colony in Albemarle County, VA. I just had to write to you about this vineyard which besides the
grapevines, also boasts … Read More
Venues
The Mayhurst Inn
Dear Engaged Couple—I am told that most engaged couples, when they begin to plan their wedding, first nail down a venue. Then the bride goes dress shopping. Finding an officiant is further down on the to-do list. This is as … Read More
The average wedding price tag
Dear Engaged Couple-
I read a disturbing article a couple of weeks ago. According to new information available by The Knot, the average wedding last year had a price tag of $31,000. That’s not disturbing information all by itself, of … Read More
A wedding rehearsal
Dear Engaged Couple-One of the questions I am often asked by couples like yourself is, “Do we really need a wedding rehearsal?” Now some of you might be thinking, “Why not?” I mean, rehearsals may not be all that fun … Read More
The Hanover County Courthouse
Dear Engaged Couple
If you follow my blogs with any regularity, you may be tired of reading about all the many wedding venues that are scattered across the state of Virginia. Vineyards are my primary venue topic, and a logical … Read More
Another Great Venue
Dear Engaged Couples-
I’ve written about small weddings before and the intimacy that these afford. I recently discovered a great place in Charlottesville for intimate weddings. Another Great Venue. It’s a chapel–maybe one you have seen before if you too … Read More
A Most Spiritual Setting
Dear Engaged Couple—I wrote about the chapel at Trump vineyard in an earlier blog. Since then I have had the opportunity to actually officiate there. In this blog I intend to give you more information about this holy place as … Read More
A Fall Wedding
Fall Wedding
Before I actually started officiating at weddings, I always assumed that May and June are the preferred months for people to marry. May and June are such pretty months, after all: budding trees and flowers of all kinds … Read More