Happy Valentine’s Day! Heather & Patrick’s Tuckahoe Plantation wedding
Happy Valentine’s Day you lovebirds! I am delighted to share with you this beautiful Virginia wedding from this past Fall. What’s even better is that NazFilms has made a Super 8 film from Heather & Patrick’s big day that you can watch below! Lots of love to all of you!
Heather & Patrick :: Tuckahoe Plantation Virginia Wedding from NAZFILMS on Vimeo.
Venue: Tuckahoe Plantation / Gown designer: Allure / Bridesmaid dresses: Bari Jay / Hair & Makeup: Alison Harper & Company / Florals: Flowers by Mona Ray / Wedding coordinator: Jenn Siess Henry / Cake: The Buttercream Bee /Invitations: Chelsey Emery via Etsy /Catering: Mosaic / Film: NazFilms
From Heather:
Favorite part of our day: Since Patrick and I opted not to do a first look, I really cherished the time we spent alone taking photos after our ceremony, soaking in the day and each other. When you asked to steal us away for a few minutes while everyone was enjoying dinner, we didn’t think twice about it. That drive down the long Tuckahoe Plantation driveway right before sunset, surrounded by nothing but trees and pristine nature, really gave us a chance to reflect on the excitement of the day. My other favorite part of the day was having all the girls over at our house the morning of for brunch while getting ready. We watched Gossip Girl, sipped on mimosas and relaxed in robes while being pampered with hair and make-up!
Why we chose Tuckahoe Plantation: Patrick and I toured four venues and the minute we walked around Tuckahoe Plantation, we knew it was perfect. It had its challenges, with our wedding scheduled mid-hurricane season and Tuckahoe being an outdoor venue, but we fell in love and didn’t look back.
Wedding planning details: I planned all the little details for our wedding and while I don’t have a creative bone in my body, I really tried to infuse the day with personal details that represented us as a couple. Some of my favorites were our wedding flowers, which included burgundy ranunculus and peach roses, a play on the colors of Virginia Tech where Patrick I first met in graduate school, a cork monogram “B” I made to display using corks I had collected throughout our engagement, two gorgeous vintage cars we were lucky enough to borrow from family friends to get to and from our venue that day and of course, getting married on our six year anniversary!
Other fun details: Patrick and I had so much fun incorporating meaningful details and celebrating small achievements during the months leading up to the wedding. We buried our bottle of bourbon the month before the wedding at the ceremony site in the pouring rain, which was such an adventure (and absolutely worth the beautiful weather we had on our wedding day!) We rented out one of our favorite local Richmond restaurants, Arcadia, for our rehearsal dinner so we could properly introduce our out-of-town friends and family to Richmond. We even scheduled cake tasting during my birthday weekend so we could indulge all weekend long.
Megan & Will: A Tuckahoe Plantation Wedding; Richmond, VA
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Venue: Tuckahoe Plantation / Event Designer: Courtney Spencer with Merriment Events / Floral Design: Jeanette McKittrick /Catering & Cake: A Pimento/ Bridesmaids dresses: Coren More / Paper suite: Parrott Design Studio /Painter: Barbara Mann Myers / Welcome bags- Virginia Cookies by Sweet Fix , Hardywood Craft Beer , & Lamplighter Roasting Coffee Co.
Lauren & Nate’s Tuckahoe Plantation Wedding
This is one of my all time favorite weddings! I hope you love it too…the whole day was just a whirlwind of fun & love.
Tell us your love story:
Nate and I met because we had both been attending the same, small church in Richmond (called City Church). We had a pretty unconventional start-our first date (first hangout that I knew was a date, anyway) had us browning 20 lbs of beef in my tiny kitchen to get ready for an upcoming chili meal for 100 at Freedom House’s Conrad Center.
Other wonderful memories of early dating include Nate’s purchase of an old Toyota Century from the 70′s named Otis, which got us around town for 3 weeks before it gave up the ghost. Within 5 months of dating, we had committed to a small flock of chickens to tend together, two white hens named Nina and Mavis (named for soul singers Nina Simone and Mavis Staples). On the wings of our chicken momentum, he and I took on more and more gardening endeavors, plus cooking adventures to match.
We’d been dating for a full 2 years + some when he proposed to me this past January. We had spent the weekend at a tiny folk music festival called Groundhog Fest, where he and I led a workshop on an old folk tradition called Shape Note singing. He took me out on a hike in James River Park that weekend and asked me if I’d let him by my salty dog (and marry him, of course).
Florals: Hannah Warfield
Caterer: Harvest Moon
Invitation: Dapper Paper
Bride’s gown and jewelry: mother’s
Bridesmaid dresses: Carol Hannah
Groom’s and groomsmen suits: various consignment stores in Richmond, including Halcyon Vintage and Bygone’s
Programs: printed by Triple Stamp Press
Wedding Ceremony music: The Bird and her Consort
Wedding Reception music: No BS Brass Band
Tuckahoe Site Coordinator: Mary Edmonds
I must thank Adam Barnes for being with me at this wedding & taking incredible photos!