Kelly & Chris's Italian Garden Wedding

Congratulations to Kelly and Christopher, who were married at Keswick Vineyards on Saturday, August 12th, 2023. Having their outdoor wedding in the month of August in Virginia, Kelly & Chris chose Keswick’s “shade” location for their ceremony. As you can see, the beauty of Keswick’s iconic fountain was still showcased behind the couple so they could magically have that fountain go off at their first kiss. It’s those little things that we do at Keswick Vineyards that make our weddings extra special and personal.

Kelly & Chris’s ceremony was simply beautiful. Look how adorable the ring bearers and flower girls are! And when Chris saw Kelly for the first time as she made her way to the alter, I swear I saw his eyes watering. I love capturing the look of a father walking his daughter down the aisle to the look of the groom seeing his bride for the first time. How lucky am I to witness these moments????

Kelly & Chris were not willing to take a chance of having any bad weather, so they did the Southern tradition of burying that bottle of bourbon a month earlier. Typically, the couple will unbury it together but, in this case, Chris and his groomsmen had the honor.

Kelly and Chris wanted to add a little “Italian” to their wedding day. Kelly’s family Italian heritage can be traced back 3 centuries! Chris also served in Italy during his Army days. So, they had this large display of little bottles of Pallini Limoncello for each guest to take with them to enjoy. They also had a pop of yellow in their centerpieces with lemons on the table also. I really liked what they used for their table numbers. It was pieces of rocks they smashed and placed numbers on them. Very unique. Another nice touch they had at each place setting was instead of a menu card, they chose to have their menu printed on individual bread bags that were placed with each salad plate. And the final touch of blue water glasses, loved it!

Finally, I love this photo that I just happen to be in the right place at the right time. I caught Kelly & Christopher have their moment alone in front of Edgewood Estate with the sun setting behind them as they enjoyed a little private dance together.