Sam and Phil

On occasion, it just never works out for us to meet our couples in person prior to their wedding weekend and this was one of those situations.  But thanks to social media, we felt as though we had met.  Hugs all around for everyone prior to the rehearsal (course we are huggers anyway so nothing unusual there!)

A simple yet oh so elegant intimate outdoor fall wedding with a gorgeous color palette and GASP, the weather was perfect!  Didn’t have to dodge rain the entire day!  Sam’s dress was just perfect for her; simple, elegant and absolutely beautiful!

Sam fashioned the centerpieces and her special touches were visible in many places during their special day.  Sometimes we find out details on the wedding day that we didn’t know about that make everything fall right into place in our heads.  Sam was a VT cheerleader so there was no lack of Hokie cheers, led by the bride, while VT played East Carolina.  Of course, someone had it streaming in so everyone could keep up with the score.

There were many moments throughout the day when Sam and Phil’s love for each other was absolutely shining; a glowing reminder of why we love what we do!  Another perfect wedding day in the books for EBS!

Our Amazing Team of Vendors:

Events by Sherri – planning, coordination, some décor rentals
Smithfield Plantation – ceremony and reception
Chris Hayes – DJ – ceremony and reception 
Barry Pennhollar – Minister
Hedge Fine Blooms – florals
Edmiston Photography – Carri and Scott Edmiston 
Our Daily Bread – wedding cake

(PC: Edmiston Photography)

Molly and Aaron

To say that family pulled together for Molly and Aaron’s wedding was a bit of an understatement.  We have truly never seen that many family members all work together to just “get ‘er done!”  In fact, I asked them all if they hired out.  We had setup done in record time and it was perfect!

Molly’s mother and her aunt had a vision for their wedding day, along with Molly, and they scoured antique shops and sales, store sales, and anywhere else they could find vintage items for over a year for the simple, elegant and vintage look and feel of their entire day.  Everywhere you turned, there was a special touch but when you looked at everything together, it just came together beautifully into a cohesive vision!  So much so that we are surely hoping that they won’t want to keep all the beautiful items that were used and Events by Sherri can manage to snag some of them for our inventory to share with other clients!

Molly’s cousin performed the ceremony and family members and Greek Life friends were attendants for the couple.  They had a “dirt” ceremony, as the minister referred to it (I call it a tree planting ceremony).  There were pictures of loved ones on a remembrance table and the guest book was a lab book.  And how cute is this; the seating chart was a Periodic Table that the bride’s mother spent HOURS and HOURS putting together (Aaron is working on his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry). 

A beautiful day with picture perfect weather, gorgeous outdoor setting, a stunning sunset and a couple so much in love with each other made for a spectacular day!

Thanks to all the vendors who worked together, and the family members, to make their day truly one that we hope they will never forget!

Events by Sherri (coordination, planning, and linen rentals)
DJ Rick Pruett (ceremony and reception music)
Roxanne Miear, Vintage Vibe RentalsRev Tony Burdette, Jr.
Aunt Natalie Ward, florals
Essential Sunshine Photography
EJF Video Productions, Eric and Stacey, Videography
Lindy Mann, Caterer, Lindy’s Good Food
Mockingbird Café, Wedding cakesDessert Bar, friends and family of the couple

Rockwood Manor 

Please enjoy some of the pictures EBS was able to capture. These do not do justice to all the wonderful details of the day. Keep up with Essential Sunshine Photography and EJF Video Productions for the amazing images and footage they captured during the day. 

Such a perfect start to the day! 

Even the cows made an appearance to the ceremony!