It was a day after my 31st birthday. We found ourselves in Maryland with cameras, and film, but this one was different. A small, intimate affair in the realest sense, Lauren & Steve eloped at Strong Mansion. Photographed on Portra 400, Portra 800, and Ilford HP5 film using a Contax 645 and Contax g2. Film developed and scanned by Richard Photo Lab.

 

We photographed this Great Marsh Estate wedding in October 2019 for Ashley & Kerrenton. They are wonderful people with open minds and open hearts. They inspire us. Our time with them was time spent with friends. Also, they took us for a ride in their Tesla. 

 

Credits

VENUE: Great Marsh Estate

PLANNING & EVENT DESIGN: Kelley Cannon Events

FLORALS: Holly Chapple 

PAPER GOODS: Steph B & Co. 

HAIR & MAKEUP: JKW Beauty

CINEMA: Monachetti Weddings

WEDDING DRESS: Paloma Blanca

GROOM’S ATTIRE: The Black Tux

CATERING: Well Dunn Catering 

 

Corrie and Ben married at an intimate wedding ceremony at THE TIDE’S INN, a quiet, luxury resort hidden between a golf course and an inlet of water that runs to the Rappahannock River, and just beyond that, the Chesapeake Bay.

Our wonderful friend Emily Artistry was there for hair & makeup, and florals were supplied by The Wild Bunch, a floral designer based in nearby Kilmarnock, Virginia, Michael’s hometown.  

Corrie’s daughters provided laughs and smiles, and they caught blue crabs from the water after the ceremony. At the end, they danced together to live music at the Inn, and after that, guests that didn’t know them wept and applauded. 

 

FROM CAROLINE: “Our wedding took place at Big Spring Farm in Lexington, Virginia – a place and a city very close to our hearts. Cole and I met at Big Spring when we were both undergraduates at Washington & Lee University. We would go on to get engaged there and, a year later, married under the weeping willow tree out on the peninsula at Big Spring.

One of our favorite parts about our time in Lexington was the beautiful outdoors, especially the Blue Ridge Mountains. This being said, what was most important to us was to bring our family and friends to this place and setting so close to our hearts. We wanted our wedding to be fun, joyful, and effortless, especially since so many of our guest travelled long distances to come to our out-of-town wedding.

Our vision was to let the Virginia mountains speak for themselves, which is why we chose a neutral color scheme and natural greenery for most of our flowers. We felt as though Michael and Carina’s film photography let that vision come to life in a way that was authentic and timeless. We hoped that all of our details and invitations echoed this theme as well.”

 

C R E D I T s: Dress: Monique Lhuillier  | Planning & Event Design: Just a Little Ditty | Venue: Big Spring Farm | Cinema: The Herrintons | Lighting: Blue Ridge Event Production | Band: Sam Hill Entertainment | Florals: Southern Blooms | Catering: The Catering Company | Film Lab: Richard Photo Lab | Hair & Makeup: Ave 42

 

 

 

from Lexington, Virginia

 

C R E D I T S: Dress: My Wood Nymph | Planning & Event Design: Alana Futcher at Chancey Charm | Rentals: Paisley & Jade  | Florals: Mallory Joyce| Film Lab: Richard Photo Lab | Hair & Makeup: Anna Breeding |Shoes: Mahnolo Blahnik

 

from CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA