Wedding at Virginia Center for Architecture – Elegant & Gray

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Today’s wedding at Virginia Center for Architecture is an elegant outdoor affair. I don’t know where this beautiful bride got the time to make all of her bridesmaids bouquets and flower arrangements. Boy, did they turn out gorgeous!

Not only were the bouquets gorgeous, but so was the venue. Rated one of Virginia’s best wedding vendors for both 2013 and 2014, the Virginia Center for Architecture is a Tudor-Revival design that was completed in 1919 for prominent financier John Kerr Branch.  The completed building was 27,000-square-foot residence featuring 11 levels of  European tapestries, textiles, and furnishings.  The venue offers 3 great spaces from the garden, to the long gallery and great hall and the social gallery, that can be rented to accommodate a variety of events from intimate bridal luncheons, sophisticated cocktail parties, corporate retreats and of course elegant weddings like this one.

Captured by Lauryn Galloway Photography, she did a fantastic job photographing this couple’s special day!

Pink peony, white flowers with purple thistle and green moss wedding bridal bouquet wrapped with white lace (left photo); Groom wearing grey suit and a boutonniere with thistle and yellow billy ball (right photo)Pin
Bride in A-line strapless gown and white flower in her hair and groom in grey suit with brown dress shoes and hold a Pink peony, white flowers with purple thistle and green moss wedding bridal bouquet holding hands (left photo); Bride in A-line strapless gown and white flower in her hair and holding Pink peony, white flowers with purple thistle and green moss wedding bridal bouquet. Groom in grey suit with brown dress shoes and kissing brides for head. Pin
Groom wearing gray suit and brown dress shoe. Bride wearing beige peep toe heals with strap Pin
Bride and groom standing together holding hands during wedding at Virginia Center for Architecture with guests sitting in black seats on lawnPin
Bride wearing white strapless gown and chandelier earing kissing groom weaing gray suit with yellow billy balland thistle boutonniere during wedding at Virginia Center for Architecture Pin
Wedding at Virginia Center for Architecture -reception with gray and white patterned table runner, grey folded napkins, pink flowers in white vase centerpeices atop vintage book (left photo); Grey folded napkins at wedding reception place setting with white and gray table runner and a white piece of paper guest place card tag with fork and spoonPin
Wedding ceremony table at Virginia Center for Architecture with pin, white and yellow flowers in clear vases atop of vintage books on white and gray patterned table runnerPin
Wedding reception dessert table at Virginia Center for Architecture with grey and white table cloth covered with wedding cake and desserts infront of old window with pattern (left photo); mini pumpkin pies on wedding reception table (right photo)Pin
2-Tier white wedding cake with swiss dot pattern on green cake stand with a squirrel and cat bride and groom cake topper on grey table cloth (Right photo); squirrel and cat bride and groom cake topper Pin
Bride in A-line strapless gown and white flower in her hair holding groom's hand who is wearing a gray suit with brown dress shoes, stripped tie and yellow billy ball with purple thistle boutonniere (both photos)Pin

Vendors

Caterer:  White House Catering

Reception Venue:  Virginia Center for Architecture

Dress Store:  WToo by Walters

Bridesmaid Dresses:  J. Crew

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Meredith

Despite her dreamy wedding blogger lifestyle, Meredith's day job is running ClassicVeils.com and a full-time mom to an active toddler. If she could, Meredith would spend her days taking cruises, helping animals in need, and watching Big Brother!