January 22, 2014

A Catholic Ceremony and an Oatlands Plantation Reception

Cassandra and Ricardo were such a fun couple to work with. And so were their families! They had a lovely Catholic ceremony at Saint Timothy’s in Chantilly, Virginia that was capped off with a bagpiper – the father of the bride’s only wedding request! Thanks to Kurstin Roe for these gorgeous photos.

bride walks down the aisle with her father groom is emotional when he sees his bride for the first time wide shot of the wedding ceremony with light from the skylight groom looks at his new wedding ring during the ceremony

After the ceremony, the wedding party and guests went out to Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg, Virginia for the reception. We had the cocktail hour in the gardens and the reception under a white pole tent.

wedding party on the steps of the mansion cute groom with bridesmaids sassy bride with groomsmen

Cassandra fell in love with these sharp pink linens early on, but we knew we wanted to tone it down a bit. So we incorporated the gold chair, white base plate and a black napkin to help keep the look formal and not too feminine. Barbara from Growing Wild brought in shades of green and white florals to balance the bright pink as well.

Escort cards in moss gold chairs, pink linens, tall floral centerpiece wide shot of the tented reception Pink linen, lime green pave flowers, gold chairs, white base plate with black napkin

Since the tent was slightly larger than our needs, we brought in some lounge furniture to fill in the space. Just outside of the tent we had a cigar station that was a huge hit after dinner.

Lounge area with white couch, polka dot pilows, coffee table and pink flowers bride and groom share a dance giant cookie favor night time photo with the brode and groom in front of the mansion