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Finally, White Hall!

June 14, 2013 by Preacher Leave a Comment

The reception hall at White Hall

Dear Engaged Couples-

Table setting for wedding reception–White Hall

After my daughter’s boyfriend proposed a few years ago, she and I began making the rounds of local vineyards ( a difficult, dreary task, I

The Wedding Line Up

June 6, 2013 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Me before a wedding at the International School–
near Richmond. Note empty row of chairs in front.
These are reserved for close family members

Dear Engaged Couple—

Today I want to talk about lineups—lineups of family members. It can all

Oh, those Boutonnieres and Corsages! What to do?

May 30, 2013 by Preacher Leave a Comment

House Mountain Inn, Lexington, VA

Interior, House Mountain Inn–the Great Room

Dear Engaged Couple-

I was officiating at a wedding last weekend at a gorgeous venue just outside Lexington, Virginia. The wedding was at a mountain lodge with a breathtaking

Ever Think of having your Wedding in France? Read on!

May 23, 2013 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Strolling along the Champs Elysee window shopping

Dear engaged couple—It’s been a few week. I have been off in Paris, and touring Normandy, too. What fun! So today I thought I would let you in on some of what I

Of Apples and Grapes

April 25, 2013 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Wedding at Castle Hill Cidery–on the lawn

Grapes have not always been the fruit of choice for farmers in the Charlottesville/Albemarle/Nelson County area. Central Virginia once was and still is known as apple country. Indeed, the Albemarle Pippin owes its … Read More

Do I need a blood test?

April 19, 2013 by Preacher Leave a Comment

C’ville Coffee in Charlottesville–THE meeting
place for meeting couples

Dear Engaged Couples-

In conversation with a couple this week, at C’ville Coffee (in Charlottesville) my preferred meeting spot, office away from home, and central connection point with friends and colleagues,

Froggy went a Courting…or was that a Young Gentleman?

April 11, 2013 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Couple’s lovely historic home in Charlottesville

Dear Engaged Couple-

This week I met with a couple who will be marrying in June. The couple is fortunate enough to have already bought a house, dating from the early 1900’s, in a … Read More

Wedding Blues

April 3, 2013 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Dear Engaged Couple-

Disaster nearly ruined a wedding at which I officiated several Saturdays back. Acting quickly, though, the couple I was to marry was able to turn apples into apple sauce, or rotten bananas into banana bread, something like