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A Vineyard Wedding in Afton, VA

The Bride Lori Ferguson, 27, a senior account manager for a marketing agency The Groom Nicholas Jones, 28, an accountant at Ferguson Enterprises The D

The Bride Lori Ferguson, 27, a senior account manager for a marketing agency The Groom Nicholas Jones, 28, an accountant at Ferguson Enterprises The Date June 5 Veritas Vineyard, the couple’s wedding venue, inspired their natural vineyard palette of lavender, sage and chocolate brown. The vineyard grapevine theme was carried throughout the details, from the wedding stationery to the cake.

The natural atmosphere flowed indoors with live trees and arrangements overflowing with moss, vines and hydrangeas.
Guests’ names were printed on ivory and lavender cards and held in place with Veritas Vineyard wine corks.
Lavender and ivory cardstock were printed with “Bride” and “Groom,” along with the vineyard motif and strung to the back of the couple’s chairs with lavender ribbon.
A lavender, sage-green and brown vineyard motif carried the theme over onto the wedding programs.
Lori carried a hand-tied romantic bouquet filled with ivory garden roses, spray roses and vines.
Gum paste grapes dangled from each tier of the ivory cake, while a fondant plaque featuring the couple’s names and custom vineyard motif was placed in the center.
The vineyard-style menus were tied to natural cedar shingles with raffia and placed on lavender cloth napkins.
The four bridesmaids matched the lavender in the decor with Sweet Tarte-colored, knee-length chiffon dresses.
Larger antique urns sat in the middle of each dinner table and were filled with purple and green hydrangeas, roses and ivy.
Sheer, white fabric, vines and moss draped across antique columns framed the ceremony site.
Antique urns filled with hydrangeas and sage green, iridescent linens topped cocktail tables.
Lavender and ivory cardstock were printed with “Bride” and “Groom,” along with the vineyard motif and strung to the back of the couple’s chairs with lavender ribbon.