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Hurricane Ian Has Nothing On Ocia & Otis!
Ocia and Otis were married at Keswick Vineyards on September 30th, 2022. The week of their wedding was filled with constantly checking the radar to see how Hurricane Ian was going to hit the Keswick area. Luckily here at Keswick Vineyards we have a perfect rain plan option that still allows our couples to have a beautiful wedding regardless of the weather!
Ocia and Otis weren’t going to let the rain ruin their special day. They remained positive the entire day and were ready to say their “I Do’s.” As you can see, the tent is still extremely beautiful when used as a rain plan! Their guests remained dry and warm all night under the tent! We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect couple to deal with the challenge of a hurricane on their wedding week. They were determined to have their perfect wedding regardless of what was happening outside and that is exactly what they did!
A special thanks to their vendors for making their day so special!
Planner - Heather Aaron
Catering by Goodrich Gourmet
Photographer - Taylor Devyn
DJ - Ricky Morris
Videographer - Uncle Charles Hope
Officiant - Ronnise White
Hair/Makeup and Florals - DIY
Pennsylvania Cookie Bar
Alison & Rob, who were married at Keswick Vineyards on Saturday, September 24th, had the weather every couple dream of. Who do you think they have to thank??? Yep, you guessed it. Alison & Rob buried their bottle of bourbon exactly one month before their wedding date and was guaranteed that the weather Gods would take care of them. This tradition is still, 100% effective for our couples at Keswick Vineyards. Lets keep that track record going!
I love the idea of Alison & Rob’s guest book. They chose to have several bottles of wine, each representing an anniversary. Guests would use a metallic marker to sign a bottle. What a wonderful way to reflect on your wedding day on that anniversary as you open a bottle of wine from your wedding day. Also take a look at the lovely memorial table they did for loved ones who couldn’t be there on wedding day. This was such a special thing for guests to be able to look at on the way into the ceremony.
The biggest hit of Alison & Rob’s wedding had to be the Pittsburg cookie bar. We have had many cookie bars from our Pennsylvania couples, but I have never had one with 6000 cookies!!! Nope, that isn’t a typo, 6000! Rob’s Mother, Jamie, started back in June making 80% of these cookies. As part of my job I, I just had to try one or two (or more) They were AMAZING!!!! And on top of all those cookies, guests also could have some wedding cake! Glucose overload for everyone this evening but so worth it!
Thank you to their vendor team for always doing an excellent job at what we do; making memories:
Little Acorn Events
Harvest Moon Catering
DJ Fit – Nathan May
Musician Virginia Schweninger
Photographer Ashley Eagleson
Videographer Erin Adelman of This Is Double Take
Sugar on Top Bakery
Colonial Florist
Officiant Phil Gates
Hair & Makeup by Charlottesville Makeup Artist
Rental by MS Events
Transportation provided by Ambassador Limousine, Albemarle Limousine & Camryn Limousine
Burying The Bourbon Works Again!
Kirsten and Mark were married on September 23rd, 2022 here at Keswick Vineyards. Their wedding was truly the first one of the season where we all started to feel that crisp fall air. Kirsten and Mark decided to bury a bottle of bourbon on our property exactly one month prior to their wedding date in hopes that it would bring them perfect weather on their wedding day and boy oh boy did it work! Crisp air and sunny skies filled their wedding day!
This couple also did something that we have never seen here at Keswick Vineyards! Kirsten and Mark decided to eat their dinner in our carriage house instead of eating dinner under the tent with the rest of their guests. This allowed the couple an opportunity to have a private moment to enjoy their meal together before making their way under the tent to mingle with their guests!
The decor for their wedding was kept very simple and elegant. Since they got blessed with perfect weather, keeping the decor simple really allowed to beauty of the property to speak for itself.
They also decided to have custom koozies at their bar. This is a wonderful addition to any wedding as it not only adds a little something to the bar display but it is a great takeaway for guests from the wedding!
We are so thankful to have hosted Kirsten and Marks special day! We wish the two of you nothing but happiness and hope you come back to visit us in the future!
A special thank you to all of their vendors:
Wedding Planner - Jazmin Portnow
Catering - Harvest Moon
DJ - T.D. Layman
Photographer - Aaron Watson
Pastry Chef - Cake Bloom
Florist - Colonial Florist
Officiant - Family Friend
Hair and Make-up - The Veil Bride
Transportation - Easy Rider and Albemarle Limousine
Rentals - MS Events
Food Truck - Moo Thru Ice Cream
Salsa Dance Party!
Oh, what fun everyone had at Allison & Giulio’s wedding at Keswick Vineyards on Saturday, September 17th. It was a long day waited by many for over 2 years to happen because of covid but it sure seems like it was worth the wait.
Mother Nature provided them with the perfect weather. It is weather like today that makes outdoor weddings so spectacular. Allison & Giulio chose to have their ceremony amongst the vines. Framing the two of them was our pergola decorated with florals with two large florals on our wine barrels at the back of the aisle.
Allison & Giulio found the love of dancing while attending college where they both took salsa classes. It was a beautiful site all evening to watch so many couples dancing like professional dancers. At 10:00pm, crazy hour started. That’s when Allison made her appearance in another short, fun, white dress wearing a mask and approached her husband for him to put on his mask too. Hats, beads and masks were handed out to all the guests to join in the final “crazy” hour of the night. As you can see, it was a big hit!
Special shout out to their DJ, Nathan May of DJ Fit. This was a bi-lingual wedding and Nathan did an incredible job translating announcements throughout the evening in Spanish.
And thanks to the following vendors for making Allison & Giulio’s long and awaited wedding day picture perfect:
Wedding Planner Kaitlin Everett
Harvest Moon Catering
Photographer Kristen Meadows
Cake by Cake Bloom
Something Borrowed Blooms florist
Officiant Rev. Dr. Peter Fraser-Morris & Dr. Eric X. Jarrard
Albemarle Limousine & James Limousine for transportation
Beauty Partner with Makeup by Holly
MS Events for rentals
Blue Ridge Lighting for adding the Asian lanterns under the tent
