Jake & Meredith | A Christmas Wedding at The Winery at Bull Run

When the night ended with Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You,” you know it was a great day! 😉 I enjoy this time of the year, so when Jake and Meredith told me they were having a Christmas-themed wedding I was all on board! Plus, I had the privilege of working with one of my great friends for this wedding! I realized I started the 2016 year helping Michelle photograph a wedding back in April and I’m happy to end the year with her helping me photograph Jake and Meredith’s wedding. Great way to end the year!! Although, I don’t think we were expecting the temperature to be as cold as it was on Saturday. With the wind, it must have been in the 20s … It was THAT cold! Meredith was so tough and braved through the portrait time outside in her dress. You would never guess it was freezing looking at the photos because Jake and Meredith’s portraits are so merry and joyful! She has the sweetest smile and laugh! So infectious! 🙂 During the ceremony, they passed around their rings to be “warmed” and blessed upon before they exchanged them. Love that unique idea! Not to mention, so appropriate for a winter wedding. 🙂

They blended the traditional Christmas red and green tones beautifully and classily. They kept their details simple with a beautiful reindeer theme carried throughout the nicely designed stationery. Beautiful touches! I also couldn’t help but admire Meredith’s dress because she took a dress from a bridal shop and majorly altered it to her dream wedding gown. 🙂 She looked stunning!! Jake wanted Meredith to know how much she means to him, so he set up some surprises throughout the wedding day. One big surprise was during the reception! He got a group of UVA friends together and they all sang their fight song, which was super fun to watch. What came afterwards was not expected by Meredith or anyone in the room. Jake and his UVA friends learned Meredith’s Georgetown fight song and completely blew her away! She was surprised and totally smitten! 🙂 What a sweet and special day!!!

Thank you, Jake and Meredith, for having me document these precious memories for you all. <3 What a fun way to get into the Christmas spirit!! It has been a pleasure getting to know you over the past year, and I look forward to staying in touch in the future! CONGRATS!!! Enjoy some of my favorites from Saturday!! 🙂