Sarah & Brent's Wolftrap Farm Wedding Weekend

Sarah & BrentMay 31, 2014

May is a busy time full of spring weddings and wonderful couples... including one of Barb Wired’s very own team alums! We were so honored to be part of Sarah and Brent’s special day and love seeing members of our family so blissfully in love. Congratulations Sarah and Brent!

From the Bride: Brent and I were so excited to celebrate and get married with all of our friends and family by our side. We knew it really wasn’t about us, we already knew we loved each other and wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. It was about having (almost) everyone we love in the same place at the same time – we wish we could do it every year!! Working previously as an assistant with Barb Wired, I couldn’t imagine getting married in Virginia without Barb, Iris, and their team helping to coordinate the day.

Wolftrap Farm was the perfect location- a vacation rental for weddings and events which allowed the whole wedding party to stay on the property for the weekend. The venue turned out gorgeously! We loved how it opened out onto the patio so our guests could play yard games and see the lovely views.

We had rockstars Jordan Baker Photography and Magic Hour Creative, equipped with a quadcopter Go Pro, to capture the special day so that our friends and family could be present in the moment with us, and not behind a screen. I still remember walking down the stairs to Brent and seeing all the smiling faces of the people I love. That was so special to me.

Brent and I love food, and we knew we wanted a relaxed style for the day, so we put an amazing food truck team together made up of Blue Ridge Pizza and South Fork Food Truck. Pimento cheeseburgers, sweet potato fritters, and four different pizzas, including pork and asparagus, were a hit. Everyone still raves about the food, and it was so fun for our guests to get to see the pizza makers tossing the pizza in the air!

We also loved that we got the JMU Road Dawg to be at our event. Brent and I met at JMU, and so many of our guests went to JMU with us. Staying on the property was so great and gave us more time to get to see everyone and catch up – we live pretty far from everyone since we moved to North Carolina. I will say, though, that even though we were there three days, it still all flew by and we wish we could do it again – not that we would change a thing!

Vendors

Event Production: Barb Wired Event Management

Team: Barbara Lundgren, Iris Luck, Debra Mills, Sharon Holman

Photography: Jordan Baker Photography

Location: Wolftrap Farm

Catering: Real Food, Blue Ridge Pizza Co., South Fork Food Truck

Cake: Hot Cakes

Rentals: Gibson Rentals, Real Southern Accents

Floral Design: Verde Natural Florals

Music: DJ Stroud

Videographer: Magic Hour Creative

Transportation: Camryn Limo

Hair and Makeup: Charlottesville Makeup Artist

Ashleigh and Phil's Craft Beer Themed Wedding

Ashleigh & PhilOctober 17, 2015

Ashleigh and Phil tied the knot at Rodes Farm in Nellysford, Virginia on a beautiful October day.  Prior to the ceremony, the ladies got ready together in the Manor House while the gentlemen visited together in the Guest House.  Ashleigh wore an elegant mermaid gown for the ceremony and a floral dress for the reception, while her bridesmaids wore dresses that they had picked out themselves in Ashleigh’s color scheme.  Judy Hayward of On Location Bridal did hair and make up for the ladies.

Featuring a craft beer theme, the couple served a variety of beers at their ceremony which guests enjoyed while Ashleigh and Phil shared personal vows and a Unity Beer ceremony.  They had an ordained friend perform the ceremony and one of Ashleigh’s bridesmaids did a reading.  Both of these personal touches made the ceremony very unique and moving.

Ashleigh and Phil created a celebratory and relaxed environment filled with humor, friendship, and heartfelt storytelling which carried throughout their special day.

The reception took place in a charming, rustic barn filled with strands of lights, craft beer inspired décor and elegant floral arrangements from Blue Ridge Floral.  After the opening toast by the bride’s father, Guests ordered dinner from two food trucks: South Fork and Blue Ridge Pizza and enjoyed warm donuts and fresh coffee from Carpe Donut. Being the coldest night of the season so far did not stop Ashleigh and Phil and their guests from tearing it up on the dance floor to the E3 Band right up until the reception ended.  The couple even moved a table to make a bigger dance floor as more and more guests joined in.

The newlyweds made a romantic exit from the reception through a line of sparklers and cheering loved ones.  As many of the guests stayed on site, the celebration carried on well into the night.

Vendors Venue - Rodes Farm Catering - Blue Ridge Pizza & South Fork Bartender - Blue Ridge Pizza Desserts - Carpe Donut & Favorite Cakes Photographer - Rick Martin Photography Wedding Planner - Barb Wired LLC Flowers and decor - Blue Ridge Floral DJ - Paul McDaniel, C-ville Ceremony Sound Band - E3 Band Officiant - Joshua Helton Printing - Whimsey Designs Event Rentals - MS Events Hair & Make up - Judy Hayward, On Location Bridal Lodging - Rodes Farm, Acorn Inn, Wintergreen, Holiday Inn Rain Plan - Virginia Tent Rental