Get a positive, helpful partner for buying or selling a home: Buckhead Atlanta - Central Buckhead Atlanta - North Central Buckhead Atlanta - West Listings identified with the FMLS IDX logo come from FMLS and are held by brokerage firms other than the owner of this website. The listing brokerage is identified in any listing details. If you believe any FMLS listing contains material that infringes your copyrighted work please click here to review our DMCA policy and learn how to submit a takedown request. Last updated on Sep 11, 2016 4:48:pm.There’s something so enchanting about weddings by the water, especially at twilight when lights glow a little brighter, stars begin to appear and the colors of the landscape deepen to midnight blue, rich violet and the darkest green. Set at the stunning 18th century Westover Plantation, we love everything about Katie and Joel’s pretty Virginia wedding, from the bright, charming florals by Janie Medley and their romantic reception tent by the banks of the James River to the gorgeous images by the always amazing Jen Fariello.

Planned by the talented Merriment Events, the wedding was designed in a palette based on peachy pinks with accents of sky blue, found in everything from the darling paper goods by Rock Paper Scissors to the bridesmaids’ lovely dresses and Katie’s bouquet ribbon.  One of our favorite details is the exquisite floral wreath on the plantation’s gates and we can’t get enough of Katie’s beautiful smile! Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the post for a list of Katie and Joel’s vendors. Photography: Jen Fariello    |   Event Planning: Merriment Events    |    Venue: Westover Plantation in Charles City, VA    |    Florals: Janie Medley Flora Design    |    Catering: A Pimento Catering    |    Cake: Sweet Fix    |    Stationery: Rock Paper Scissors    |    Calligraphy: The Left Handed Calligrapher    |    Linens: La Tavola    |    Rentals: Festive Fare    |    Tent, Lighting, Dance Floor, Staging and RR Trailer: Skyline Tent Company    |    

Ceremony Music: Guitarist Peter Richardson and Violinist Justin Esposito from Sam Hill Entertainment    |    Band: Jukeboxx from East Coast Entertainment    |    Minister: The Reverend Randy Hollerith of St. James Episcopal Church    |    Hair and Makeup: Avenue 42    |    Vintage Car: Classic Cars For Hire    |    Transportation: Winn Transportation    |    Used Furniture For Sale In Little Rock ArBride’s Dress: Monique Lhuillier    |    Blueprint 4 Weight LossBridesmaid Dresses: Jenny Yoo from Bella Bridesmaids    |    In Room Hot Tub PittsburghGroom and Groomsmen Attire: Beecroft & Bull    |    Custom Cummerbund Sets: Peter-Blair"Atlanta's Premier Local Real Estate Brand"Atlanta Communities Real Estate Brokerage, LLC is a full service real estate brokerage serving the Greater Metropolitan Atlanta Area.  

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Each bend in the road takes you deeper into American history. The drive is short, only 63 miles (101 kilometers), but it spans centuries.), housed in a former Confederate foundry. Stoke up on the corn bread and fried fish smothered in Vidalia onions at Croaker's Spot (1020 Hull St., Richmond; tel. 1 804 269 0464), just up the street from the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site (600 N. 2nd St.; tel. 1 804 771 2017; www.nps.gov/mawa), devoted to a noted African-American businesswoman. ), an upscale boutique hotel close to the capitol.Leaving Richmond, capital of the Confederacy, drive east past Tobacco Row, where the mighty tobacco companies used to store their bales. Now the old brick warehouses lining the James house young professionals in "live-work" lofts. As you follow the James River downstream, you'll next encounter a series of glorious colonial-era plantations, each with spectacular grounds overlooking the river and each offering tours to visitors.), privately owned since 1638, maintains a busy calendar of events listed on its website.

Today there's a polo match. Dozens of spectators in crisp khakis or seersucker suits tramp the playing field in rubber-and-leather duck boots. Bare-shouldered women in hats sip drinks under big tents, their laughter as light as a summer breeze. Swing music floats on the air. If it weren't for the trilling cell phones, this scene could be set in the 1940s. Take a guided tour of the main house, then show yourself around the gardens and original 18th-century outbuildings, which have their own exhibits.It exemplifies the aristocratic residences common on the peninsula. Established in 1619, Berkeley saw America's first official Thanksgiving, commercial shipyard, and whiskey still. It is the ancestral home to two Presidents (the Harrisons); the first ten Presidents visited here. You learn all this in the plantation's cellar, where the musty, chilled air scarcely dampens visitors' curiosity for the displays of a vanished time.Outside, a gravel path leads to the Ladies' Winter Garden and the river beyond.

Halfway there, turn around to view the main house built of bricks fired on the plantation and note the timelessness of the scene. Back at the house, check out the kitchen, built apart from the main structure in the 17th century to prevent fires from spreading. Notice a cannonball lodged in the wall, courtesy of Confederate General J. E. B. Stuart. He missed his target—Union General George McClellan—but this bit of frozen violence is a reminder that lands around here were once killing fields.Stop next at the Westover Plantation (7000 Westover Rd., Charles City; tel. 1 804 829 2882), which is the closest of them to the river. Built around 1730, it is regarded as one of the most outstanding examples of Georgian architecture in America.Further downriver, pull into the stately confines of Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia's 18th-century capital. With 88 original colonial structures (and 400 reconstructed ones), and populated by a staff of recreators trained in authenticity, the outdoor museum strives to relive the past.

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