Clarissa Dulaney admits she was always the kid in school doodling in the margins of her notebooks, and she got her first calligraphy kit when she was in high school. But it wasn’t until she got engaged that she began taking her love of handwriting seriously. “I wanted to calligraph my own envelopes and signage, […]
Ever been somewhere and wondered, How’d they do that? What fun to deliver a couple of head-scratchers for your guests on your big day. From a special sign to romantic cloud cover, here’s how to pull off a few surprising details. It’s a sign The best love stories are destined for the big screen—or at […]
No, aliens are not attending your wedding—that circling drone is one of your photographers, providing a bird’s-eye perspective on your nuptials. “Drones [are] a tool to help tell the story of the couple,” says cinematographer Joshua Hall, whose WhiteFlair Productions includes drones in its wedding photography packages. “A drone shot can help tell the story […]
For years, you’ve dreamt about your wedding day. Or maybe now that you’re actually getting married, you’re scanning social media and wedding websites for ideas—and so is your partner. But what if your ideas about your dream wedding don’t align … or don’t match your real-life budget? This is where a wedding planner can help. […]
Five days after their November 22 wedding at Potter’s Craft Cider, Rachael Kesler Palm and Carolyn Warhaftig got an email: The New York Times wanted to interview them for its Mini Vows section. At the encouragement of a fellow yoga instructor, Rachael had filled out the application to be featured earlier that fall, never thinking […]
How often do architects get asked to redesign their own work? For long-time Charlottesville architect Robert Paxton, principal at Dalgliesh Gilpin Paxton Architects, a home he had designed near Ivy in the late 1990s had been purchased by a new owner who loved its style but had some other elements in mind. The qualities that […]
New survey data shows that only 2.8 percent of Charlottesville’s homeowners are under the age of 25—a number that’s notably lower than state and national averages. According to a recent report from the web-based consultancy Construction Coverage, the share of home purchase loans that originated in Virginia in 2024 was 4.4 percent. That ranks 29th […]
Charlottesville is home to the country’s first net-zero community college building after the recent completion of a project nearly seven years in the making. Piedmont Virginia Community College’s new Woodrow W. Bolick Advanced Technology and Student Success Center wasn’t supposed to be a landmark environmental structure when multiple design firms presented the school with bids […]
A local homeowner and her husband wanted the kind of home that wasn’t on the market if you didn’t know where to look. But with a little help from a realtor and a designer, both with extensive architecture expertise, the family willed what they wanted into being. In 2017, the homeowner was casually working with […]
Have you ever wished that you could test drive a home? Or that you could hire someone to move in and get the first-time kinks out? Meet Mike and Isobel Sadler of Charlottesville Area Builders. Charlottesville Area Builders is a third-generation design/build business now in its fourth decade. Mike found his Marine Corps background in […]