Purcellville Wedding by Michelle Van Tine Photography
No, you’re not dreaming, your simply gazing at some beyond gorgeous photos by Michelle Van Tine Photography. You may not believe it when I say that the majority of this wedding was pulled off by the bride, her family and friends, but it’s true! Everything from the bouquets to the invites were DIY and we are loving every single shabby chic inch of this wedding from the fluffy florals to the romantic table settings. Click here for even more.
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From the Bride…From top to bottom I had the joy to design this wedding- with a lot of help from my family. We took a lot of time and care to put in many small details that made every corner of the venue covered with some beautiful little treasure. We spent months collecting vases, mason jars, candle holders, and picture frames- all of which we used to individualize each of the extended dinner tables. We cut our own table runners, hung our own lighting around the dance floor, made chalkboard signs from old wooden frames found at garage sales, hand-wrote all the escort cards, and we each even designed and put together our own bouquets. This was a DIY wedding from beginning to end. But the most wonderful part about this wedding was that it was completely outdoors, from the ceremony to the reception- and there was no tent! The weather held up beautifully, so our guests were able to enjoy dancing to a live band under the stars, as the candles melted down and left a dim sparkle covering the tabletops. It created a magical ambiance that was said to be straight out of a movie.
From Michelle Van Tine Photography…I’ve shot many weddings and I must say this wedding was on of the most beautiful ones I’ve had the opportunity to document. Every corner I turned there was a beautiful antique vase, fresh cut flowers, hand made elements and beautiful creative decorations. The bride and her family did everything from scratch, even made their own bouquets! The reception was magical. Guests feasted and laughed over candle light as the sun set behind the blue ridge mountain. As the sun gave way we discovered candles spread everywhere, even hanging all over the trees. It was a beautiful fairy tale wedding.
Ceremony + Reception Location: Silverbrook Farm B&B / Wedding Dress: Pronovias via Recycled Bride / Wedding Shoes: Vintage / Bridesmaid Dresses: J.Crew + Off 5th / Bridesmaid Belts: Sister of the Bride / Groom’s Attire: Tommy Hilfiger via Macy’s / Groomsmen Bowties: Southern Proper / Wedding Invitations: Chocolate Butterbean / Wedding Invitation Inserts + Calligraphy: The Bride / Floral Design: Seh Hee Koh, The Bride + Family / Wedding Cake: Fluffy Thoughts Cakes / Bride’s Hair + Make-up: Salon Alure / Wedding Videography: Daniel Pinto / Wedding Photography: Michelle Van Tine Photography / Event Lighting: The Groom + Father of the Bride / Wedding Design, Table Design, Signage Design: The Bride, Mother + Sister of the Bride / Event Rentals+ Catering: Better Events Catering + Johnny’s Kabob / Pie: Mom’s Apple Pie Company / Officiant: Pastor Eric Simmons of Redeemer Church of Arlington / Ceremony Musicians: Jordan Kauflin, Shelley Reinhart, Mary Grace Brown + Reagan Brown / Band: The Moonlighters / Day-of Coordinator: Jillian Welesk
24 Comments about “Purcellville Wedding by Michelle Van Tine Photography”
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August 23, 2011 at 8:04 am
I attended this wedding and it was the most beautiful wedding I have ever been to! Absolutely gorgeous from beginning to end!
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August 23, 2011 at 8:16 am
It does look like the perfect wedding. I love his suit!
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August 23, 2011 at 8:23 am
The amount of DIY is so impressive. What a gorgeous lovely wedding. I love the vintage look and the photography. xoxo
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August 23, 2011 at 8:27 am
absolutly Gorgeous!! Totally romantic and sweet.
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August 23, 2011 at 8:39 am
This wedding was very memorable...the venue, the MoTown music, the Persian food, the flowers, the ceremony, the luxurious "outhouse"; every detail was perfect. And the photographs are the icing on the cake....lovely.
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August 23, 2011 at 8:55 am
This wedding looks like a dream. Amazing!
I love that the bridesmaid's dresses are all different colours but they totally work together. -
August 23, 2011 at 8:55 am
Breathtaking. Makes me want to get married all over again.
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August 23, 2011 at 9:01 am
So beautiful!! The venue is gorgeous, Bride looks amazing and all the little vintage touches are so welcoming! If I hadn't done a fancy peacock theme, I would have done something like this!
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August 23, 2011 at 9:14 am
Gorgeous photos! Such a fantastic shabby-chic-DIY wedding. Everything fits together so perfectly.
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August 23, 2011 at 10:01 am
Yay beautiful sister! Such a privilege being able to help out and be a part of this wedding. I loved every minute of crafting for the few weeks before, even if it was quite tiring!
Michelle VanTine Photography did an unbelievable job of capturing every little detail that the bride and co. put so much thought into - her work really can't be matched!
PS Yay for big picture of the menu!
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August 23, 2011 at 10:20 am
Michelle Van Tine totally captured the charm and romance of this enchanting wedding from the thoughtfully planned and original, vintage decorations to the sassy expressions on the bridesmaids' faces. What a way to remember such a spectacular day!
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August 23, 2011 at 10:29 am
This makes my soul smile!
I am so proud of you, V- my precious cousin!!
This wedding was PERFECT from top to bottom- never had I experienced such bliss and perfection as a part of a wedding before.
I felt honored to watch you pull every detail together in your amazing brilliant ways!
Michelle Van Tine captured the details brilliantly - so glad to see the highlights on here!! :)Love love LOVE to my amazing family that pulled this off, from Krisy Temple- the unparalleled MOH, to Azadeh- the most amazing MOB, to Maryam- the unforgettable SCOB, to of course Veronica- the gorgeous and amazing bride... and of course all the people in between...
Y'all are the bombzies!!
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August 23, 2011 at 11:19 am
sam and veronica, i love you guys!!!
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August 23, 2011 at 11:30 am
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! Loving the different shades of bridesmaid dresses and the location is just beautiful!! Photography knocked my socks off!
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August 23, 2011 at 12:09 pm
An amazing testiment to the many months of incredible throught, care, work, and attention to detail from my beautiful wife and her family. Could not have asked for a more beautiful day surrounded by great family and friends. I truly am the most blessed man to have such an incredible bride!
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August 24, 2011 at 8:16 am
It was an honor to host Veronica and Sam's wedding at Silverbrook Farm. It was magical. Veronica, Sam, their family and friends were an absollute delight. And MIchelle's photographs captured the magic and romance. Cheers. dot
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August 24, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Oh how beautiful! And the food looks AMAZING! .... which leads me to the next question: is there anyway to get a review of the caterer/food? Or put me in contact with someone who I could talk to off-website? I'm a local bride (Lovettsville, VA) and am currently looking for rich & memorable food that's not your usual chicken marsala! MUCH appreciated!!!!
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August 25, 2011 at 7:04 am
Candace- we used Better Events for our appetizers and rentals...they are fantastic! And Johnny Kabob is from Gaithersburg, MD and makes the BEST Persian food in the DC area. He brought a big grill to the site and grilled the kabobs on site. It was amazing. HIGHLY recommend Johnny, and Better Events has worked with Johnny many times, so they worked together wonderfully.
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August 26, 2011 at 10:14 am
Thank you so much, Veronica!!! I may have to steal your idea... ;)
Again, gorgeous day! Congrats!
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August 29, 2011 at 10:21 am
What a stunning wedding. As the photographer.. it's always a treat to have such beautiful creative material to shoot. The day really was as fairytale as it looks and I'm excited to my next chance to go back to Silverbrook Farm as they are one of my favorite venues!
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September 7, 2011 at 5:15 pm
This is absolutely breath-taking.
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September 7, 2011 at 5:16 pm
This is absolutely breath-taking
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