If you have the chance to get married somewhere meaningful to the two of you, you take it. That’s what makes this Virginia wedding from Sharon Elizabeth at the groom’s family farm is so charming. The bride refers to the wedding style as ‘light and airy’ and that is the perfect description for this handmade farm wedding.
Our wedding took place on my husband’s family farm in Luray, VA. The wide-open field surrounded by rustic fence lines, hay fields and mountains was exactly what we wanted for our wedding. That wasn’t our original plan, though. Ethan & I searched and searched for venues when we first got engaged but just couldn’t find one that stood out to us. After giving the search a rest, we finally realized that we had the perfect venue right under our fingertips! The site we chose just so happens to be the same place Ethan proposed and where we want to build a home one day, so it has very special meaning to us!
Our wedding day was simply AMAZING! There’s not one thing I would change! I had my Mom, best friend, and cousin by my side as I got ready. Ethan and I planned on exchanging gifts before the wedding but little did I know, he had gifts arriving at my door every hour! With every gift, he included a hand-written note that was personal and sentimental! With each note I read, I got more and more anxious to see him! From a bag of peanut m&m’s to a gold monogram necklace with my new initials, he put so much thought into each gift! While us girls finished getting ready, Ethan and his groomsmen went to the farm to have a little round of skeet shooting. Looking back, I’m so thankful for a great group of vendors that kept our day stress-free so that we could enjoy the day with friends and family!
There was a chance of rain that day that kept us on our toes. We tried to keep our mind off of it and pray for the best! It did rain BUT as soon my Dad & I walked down the aisle, the sun peeked through the clouds and the rain came to an end! It was perfect timing!! After the ceremony, the fog rolled off the Massanutten mountains and made a beautiful backdrop for our pictures! We ended our perfect day with a reception at a nearby farmhouse with our friends and family! The day could not have gone any better and best of all, I got to marry my best friend!!!
We decided to go with a vintage theme – I referred to it as “light and airy.” I found the planning process to be SO much fun! I wanted lots of antiques and lace and luckily, my entire family are antique collectors so I had no problem finding the decor! I borrowed antique sugar creamers and pitchers from my Mom, Aunts and grandmother and even purchased a few myself to begin my own collection once I was married. We used those as the centerpieces and filled them with flowers. One of my favorite parts of the tablescapes were the dinner plates. During the wedding planning, my Mom & I spent time together by going to thrift shops and antique stores and finding 150 vintage dinner & dessert plates. We had the option of renting them from a rental company but just found the time we spent together, searching for each individual plate, to be so much fun! I will always remember that!
Photography | Sharon Elizabeth Photography | Ceremony | Price Family Farm | Reception | Stonewall Crossing | Planner | Elegant Occassions | Florist | Good Creations | Cake | Lemon Tulip Cakes & Bakery | Gown | Amanda’s Touch Bridal & Formal | Shoes | Off Broadway Shoes | Bridesmaid Dresses | Little Borrowed Dress | Rings | Christopher William Jewelers | Decor | DIY and BHLDN | DJ | Digital DJs
