Rustic Vineyard Wedding for Twitter Romance
These days, social media and staying connected is a part of all of our lives, but this bride took things a step further and asked the 'Twitterverse' to find her true love. Well, the tweets started flying in and that is where she met Ben. The two connected immediately and fell in love. Now if this isn't a story for the books, I don't know what is! Their wedding was romantic, cool, & casual, celebrating their unique love. Captured through the lens of Sweet Tea Photography, you can see every detail here!
From Sweet Tea Photography... Alexis and Ben met through Twitter. Alexis asked the world of Twitter to introduce her to her dream guy and then Ben just happened to respond to the tweet! Can you believe that?!?!? What are the odds? Alexis is from Delmar, New York and Ben from Oxton, England. "The reason it worked for me is I'd built up a network of people who shared my interests: travel, writing, adventure, entrepreneurship and more," Alexis explained on her blog. "This is why building your own Twitter network is one of the best things you can do for yourself."
Alexis was immediately smitten with Ben’s British accent, charm, and love for adventure. Ben found her beautiful smile captivating and her sharp intellect intriguing. They dated for two years and then one day Ben proposed during a winter walk at Catoctin State Park. At one of the outlooks, he got down on one knee and asked Lexi to marry him. It was a beautiful setting overlooking the snowy valley. Ben was very thankful she said yes.
Their first step in wedding planning was to find the perfect venue. They made a short list of outdoor, barn/vineyard locations in the DC/VA area that matched their criteria and budget. They only ended up visiting two and picking Bluemont Vineyard because it was so beautiful!
They were hoping for a classic, simple, elegant, and natural look as the wedding was outdoors, and this reflected their personalities. “We had quite a few favorite details from the wedding, from the draping across the ceiling of the barn, the hanging lanterns, the photos strung across a clothesline, and the delicious chocolate and vanilla cake from Taylor Made Cakes. But now that I think about it, it was all of the little details together that made the event special,” the couple says.
“We were so fortunate to have family and friends fly from all over the world for our special day. One very special detail about our wedding was that our officiant was Lexi’s brother Marc and, since we had met through Twitter, right after he pronounced us husband and wife, he tweeted a photo of the moment. The story was featured in People magazine!"
"The sparkler send-off at the end of the evening was the most beautiful way to exit our reception and made for stunning photos. We have so many wonderful memories from the day. Perhaps, the greatest memory was being with all our favorite people under one roof, everyone so happy and having fun.”
Alexis and Ben now live in Arlington, VA where Alexis is the Founder of Digital Content Marketing firm and Ben is making a career change to web developing.
Alexis was immediately smitten with Ben’s British accent, charm, and love for adventure. Ben found her beautiful smile captivating and her sharp intellect intriguing. They dated for two years and then one day Ben proposed during a winter walk at Catoctin State Park. At one of the outlooks, he got down on one knee and asked Lexi to marry him. It was a beautiful setting overlooking the snowy valley. Ben was very thankful she said yes.
Their first step in wedding planning was to find the perfect venue. They made a short list of outdoor, barn/vineyard locations in the DC/VA area that matched their criteria and budget. They only ended up visiting two and picking Bluemont Vineyard because it was so beautiful!
They were hoping for a classic, simple, elegant, and natural look as the wedding was outdoors, and this reflected their personalities. “We had quite a few favorite details from the wedding, from the draping across the ceiling of the barn, the hanging lanterns, the photos strung across a clothesline, and the delicious chocolate and vanilla cake from Taylor Made Cakes. But now that I think about it, it was all of the little details together that made the event special,” the couple says.
“We were so fortunate to have family and friends fly from all over the world for our special day. One very special detail about our wedding was that our officiant was Lexi’s brother Marc and, since we had met through Twitter, right after he pronounced us husband and wife, he tweeted a photo of the moment. The story was featured in People magazine!"
"The sparkler send-off at the end of the evening was the most beautiful way to exit our reception and made for stunning photos. We have so many wonderful memories from the day. Perhaps, the greatest memory was being with all our favorite people under one roof, everyone so happy and having fun.”
Alexis and Ben now live in Arlington, VA where Alexis is the Founder of Digital Content Marketing firm and Ben is making a career change to web developing.