Height of LoveSeasons of Love Across the Blue RidgeSpirits of Holiday Parties Past Haunt the “Deck the Halls” Gala at VMI’s Marshall HallRocking in the Old WorldWaiting on a Day for the AgesA Pandemic Prom Uplifts Us All

Height of Love

Height of Love

Climbing up to a rock outcropping towering above the Blue Ridge Parkway on Easter Sunday morning, we are in good company. Families are flocking to Humpback Rocks. Starry-eyed suitors are hiking up the trail with women they love, and want to marry. Sasha and Erin have...
Seasons of Love Across the Blue Ridge

Seasons of Love Across the Blue Ridge

All seasons lead to love in the Blue Ridge, even if you have to circle a snow date and circle back for the sparklers. Winter weddings abound, in a time of waiting for a time to wed.  At the stately Hotel Jefferson in Richmond, a couple boldly chooses to walk down...
Rocking in the Old World

Rocking in the Old World

The old world is back.  Fall weddings days in the Blue Ridge are blasts from the past. Elderly gentlemen are requesting the Cupid Shuffle.  A bride is marching up a hill atop the Misty Mountains, at 12 Ridges Vineyard, to the music of Hobbbits and wizards in...
Waiting on a Day for the Ages

Waiting on a Day for the Ages

Waiting to wed through a global pandemic, missing loved ones, life and plans on hold, an engaged couple can find their faith strengthened as well as rewarded. A lot can change in two people’s worlds, while the world changes. Amy and Xavier find time in a busy Summer...
A Pandemic Prom Uplifts Us All

A Pandemic Prom Uplifts Us All

Ah, youth. The prom dresses and tuxedos and smiling eyes still sparkle, celebrating a night we all remember – Prom Night, that just had to happen during a global pandemic. Adults worked all year at the Miller School to keep these young people safe from a...