2023 Best of C-VILLE Staff Picks

Welcome to the jungle

We’d never deny the appeal of grabbing a perfectly chilled glass of wine and parking ourselves on a patio to overlook a mountain view. But sometimes the best view is coming from … inside the house. Such is the case at Glasshouse Winery in Free Union, where you can enjoy your Brosé (a Barbera rosé, […]

Caite Hamilton | August 23, 2023

2023 Best of C-VILLE Staff Picks

Empow-her-ing

Jessica Carter believes that personal development should begin on the field. But not everyone has access to the kind of athletic opportunities that facilitate that kind of growth—and in fact, girls drop out of sports at double the rate boys do by age 14. So in 2020, the former Charlottesville High School JV girls basketball […]

Caite Hamilton | August 23, 2023

2023 Best of C-VILLE Staff Picks

Short and sweet

It’s always fun to see a local face on TV (remember when chef Laura Fonner won “Guy’s Grocery Games”?). This summer, it was area realtor Kara Rojer (formerly Bass), who with her now-husband Guillermo Rojer appeared on TLC’s “90-Day Fiancé,” a show in which couples with foreign fiancés who’ve applied for a Visa have 90 […]

Caite Hamilton | August 23, 2023

Knife & Fork Magazines

Peck this

We’ve all seen the pictures on Pinterest—wooden palettes with thoughtful arrangements of salami, a trail of bright dried apricots snaking its way through meat and cheese. For many of us, the art of cheeseboarding seems a little beyond our ability. How do I know which cheese to choose? Which flowers are edible? Where do I […]

Caite Hamilton | June 8, 2023

Magazines Weddings

It takes two

Words by Caite Hamilton | Photography by Kir Tuben Photography Karly Bardy  &  AJ Neuharth-Keusch September 17, 2021, at Keswick Vineyards When Karly and AJ had to switch from a Washington, D.C., wedding on New Year’s Eve to a fall wedding in Virginia due to COVID, all of the details ended up switching, too. “Everything […]

Caite Hamilton | May 11, 2023

Magazines Weddings

Here for you, everlong

Words by Caite Hamilton | Photography by Hannah Malloy Photography Laura Muñiz  &  Dustin Harrell April 30, 2022, at The Market at Grelen A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Laura knew weddings there tend to be more formal. But when it came time to plan her own big day, she and her fiancé Dustin […]

Caite Hamilton | May 11, 2023

Magazines Weddings

Just like a movie

Words by Caite Hamilton | Photography by Ashley Cox Emily Zboril  &  Brian Moy June 25, 2022, at The Clifton Emily and Brian knew from the start that they wanted to create a colorful experience for their guests.  “I knew I wanted our wedding to be something we’d never seen before—a day that was completely […]

Caite Hamilton | May 11, 2023

Magazines Weddings

We’ll still have each other

Words by Caite Hamilton | Photography by Omar Zeta Photography Ashlynn Manning & Kevin Teng August 27, 2022, at Eastwood Farm & Winery First they decided on a cross-country move from Colorado to Virginia. Then they decided to have a baby. In the spring of 2022, Kevin proposed and they decided on a small, intimate celebration […]

Caite Hamilton | May 11, 2023

Magazines Weddings

Joyful and fun

Words by Caite Hamilton | Photography by Jen Fariello Rose Cunnion  &  Neil Henry  May 7, 2022, at The Wool Factory When the curtains parted and Rose saw the reception area for the first time—that modern, industrial Wool Factory space covered in bright blooms—she gasped. “It exceeded all of my expectations,” she says. The couple […]

Caite Hamilton | May 11, 2023

Magazines Weddings

Cue the confetti

The practice of throwing grains at the newly married is an old one—from the ancient Romans to the Celts. A symbol of prosperity, fertility, and growth, guests of the celebration would toss rice as a way of wishing the happy couple luck beyond their wedding day. Except…ouch? We can’t imagine anything less romantic than being […]

Caite Hamilton | May 11, 2023