Weddings are celebrations. And when people get together to celebrate, there’s going to be wonderful food and lots of it. So what’s currently on the menu at big days in our area? We talked to three top wedding caterers in town—The Local, Harvest Moon, and C&O—to get the latest. Since Central Virginia is popular for […]
We’re not saying you can’t get dressed up in “I’m with the bride” sashes and drink from naughty straws to celebrate your friend’s betrothal anymore—but we’re not not saying that either, especially since, as the U.S. Census Bureau continues to report, the average age of marriage is climbing. In other words, couples are growing up, […]
Weddings are full of traditions—some are cultural, some are religious, some are family (like my father and my aunt, both parents of four daughters, threatening to go halfsies on a ladder so we could all elope). But as weddings have changed over the years, which traditions have gone by the wayside—and which traditions still hold? […]
Elizabeth Farnsworth & Drew Frank November 1, 2025, at Farmington Country Club Photography by Meredith Coe Photography Classic and traditional—with a twist. That’s how bride Elizabeth Farnsworth describes the way she and now-husband Drew Frank wanted their Farmington wedding to feel. “Yellow has always been my favorite color, so I knew I wanted to incorporate […]
Elizabeth Drake & Trevin Glasgow April 26, 2025, at Castle Hill Cider Photography by Hunter & Sarah Photography Sun-soaked and story-filled. Elizabeth Drake and Trevin Glasgow’s wedding celebration gathered the places and people that have shaped their life together. The couple first married in a small family ceremony in February 2024 at Elizabeth’s parents’ church […]
“I was fond of my Easy-Bake Oven as a child,” admits Rachel Willis. So it’s not a big leap to learn that she grew up to become founder, owner, and chief baker of Cakes by Rachel. But there did have to be a little more preparation along the way. Willis went from college to the […]
You’ve just made one of the most important decisions of your life—you’re getting married. Now the prospect of making a lot more, admittedly less weighty, decisions may be daunting. Maybe you don’t want to spend a year scheduling vendors; maybe you want to pick the place and then not worry about the details; or maybe […]
The pandemic changed directions for so many lives. For Chad Pelton and Christie Bazemore, it sent them to a new town and a new home. “We were ready for a change after COVID,” Bazemore recalls. “My business lease was coming due, and we’d fallen in love with the Staunton area. Chad’s father lives on a […]
Blacksmithing is an ancient craft, but metalworker Edward Pelton has carved out a modern niche during his three decades in the studio. Pelton Metalworks produces architectural sculpture ranging from the functional to the ornate for contractors and designers, homeowners, and art aficionados. Pelton, who lives in the Charlottesville-area home where he grew up, recently spoke […]
“This was our first house, and we were excited to make it feel like home,” says Nicholas Wilson. He and his wife Rose had spent five years working abroad, mostly in the Middle East, then they lived in the San Francisco area for a time. When they moved to Central Virginia with their young son […]