SARAH & JOHN’S BEAUTIFUL GARDEN WEDDING

VCU arts brought us together, John and I met while in Grad School.  He received his Masters in Sculpture and Extended Media while I received mine in Craft/Material Studies (glassworking).  Since we are both practicing artists, we really wanted to share little touches that were handmade, for instance: John and I designed our invitations and our ‘Field Guides’ and our favors were made by hand by my Bridesmaid, Nicole Baumann (also a VCUarts alum).  Also important was our city, Richmond is where we met, we really wanted to highlight some of what is so fantastic about Richmond; Lewis Ginter is an obvious must-see and the cake was Tres Leches cake from Kuba Kuba (our personal favorite Richmond dessert).  Finally, we were lucky enough to be able to light my parents unity candle used in their wedding (which was also used for my oldest brother Adam’s wedding) and share my Grandpa’s mason jars which held the gorgeous flowers.  These small elements were significant to us, and really meant the world to me.

Mostly, we wanted the day to be a celebration for friends and family to come together and enjoy. We worked with many very talented people (yourself included) who brought it all together for us, we deliberately chose artisans whose work spoke to us, the flowers, the photographs, the music, the amazing coordination, our officiant, and the super helpful people at Lewis Ginter; we let the professionals do what they do best. Lewis Ginter is such a charming setting, we did not want to compete with the bounty of the gardens, rather we just wanted to blend and compliment the surrounding beauty.’