Flowers: DIY, Potomac Floral Wholesale
Food: Q Barbeque
Cakes: Whole Foods and WPA Bakery
Dress: Brides Against Breast Cancer, Amsale
Bride’s Shoes: Seychelles
Groom’s Shoes: Alden
Suit: J. Crew
Tie: The Hillside
DJ: Thomas Dean, Lost Woods Print
Ceremony Musician: Matt Leech
Bartender: Brandon Peck, The Roosevelt
Paper Goods: DIY, printing by Minuteman Press
Make-Up: Millicent Smith
Hair: Erin Stickler, Main Street Hair Studio
Rentals: Gibson Rentals
Site: Rose River Farm
Koozies: DIY, printing by Personalized Drinkware
Fly Rods: Sage
Beer: Drift, by 3 Brothers Brewing
The bride always describes her day best…
“When planning our wedding we were hoping for an event that was laid back but beautiful, because of that we couldn’t think of a better place to get married than in the mountains of the Shenandoah Valley, where we had spent many days and nights throughout our lives and our relationship. We didn’t have a huge budget, so many of the details of our day were DIY or second hand. I hand pieces. The baskets, used throughout the reception, were made by my Mom, and the arbor under which we married was made by Brandon’s Dad. The suitcase for the cards belonged to my Great Grandmother, the necklace I wore once belonged to my Grandma Bowman, and the blue ring belonged to my Grandma Sessler, I was thankful to have a token from each of them so they could be a part of our wedding in spirit. When dress shopping I stumbled upon the charity Brides Against Breast Cancer, a charity that collects donated designer dresses, sells them and uses the funds to offer support and free services to people affected by breast cancer. I had already considered getting a secondhand dress and this seemed like the perfect way to get a dress and give back. I couldn’t be more pleased with my decision. Also secondhand where the white vases and cake stands, all bought at thrift stores over the course of a year. Our beer canoe was borrowed from Brandon’s parents, and lovingly filled to the brim by our brothers. As I think is clear in the photos, we are passionate about beer. Into the canoe we threw in a couple of cheap beers, but it was predominately filled by “Drift” our absolute favorite beer at the moment. It’s a session ale brewed in my hometown, and we couldn’t get enough of it. Many of our friends also brought rare beers that they had collected to share with us, turning our reception into a beer share with friends and family. It was amazing. Looking back, we would not have been able to pull off our wedding without the tireless work and love from our friends and family who set up chairs, hung lights, went on beer runs and performed many other selfless acts.”
A big thanks to Jenny for second shooting this wedding with me!
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