Liz and Brittany met online in April of 2021. After eagerly awaiting a first date, both left vacations a day early to go on a lunch date —where the beginning to their forever began!  One fall day, Brittany planned the ultimate date doing all of their favorite things. The morning started at the RVA Big Market in Bryan Park, followed by brunch, then to a spa for massages and facials. They ended the night with a perfect table at Quirk’s rooftop bar for drinks and watching the sunset. Brittany told Liz everything she loves about her and handed her a gift. Liz says, “As I unwrapped a piece of ..read more

Min and Michael initially met at church in 2012. The friendship flourished over the years. After almost 10 years, the pair had their first date in August 2021! In November 2022, after some fun exploring the city and eating good food, it was time to make the trek back home. Min soon realized they were on odd neighborhood roads and not the highway. Michael blamed the detour on the city traffic. Unbeknownst to Min, Michael was secretly taking her to Historic Tuckahoe. Once they arrived at Michaels’s planned destination, they decided to walk around to explore the grounds, which is when Michael pro ..read more

From a chance encounter at a Quinceañera for mutual friends, Kiara and Felipe’s story unfolded into a tale of enduring love, woven with unexpected twists and heartfelt moments. Amidst the birthday festivities, their eyes locked, igniting a spark that set their destinies in motion. What began with a simple follow on social media soon blossomed into a cascade of text messages, until eventually the texts turned into a first date!  Fast forward some years later, Kiara planned their annual Christmas card photoshoot. As eager as she was to get engaged, she was caught off guard when turning the ..read more

Heather and Jack were introduced through a mutual friend in their college town at Virginia Tech! Jack made his move and asked Heather to join him at his fraternity’s date function and they began officially dating shortly after that.  Due to both of their heavy pre-med workloads they had plenty of library and dining hall dates. According to Heather, “We both have such high energy and were drawn to each other immediately. I always knew he would be in my life whether he was going to be a best friend or my husband.” Jack had a beautiful proposal planned on a nature hike in Dallas, Texas where ..read more

Today we’re meeting… Gillian Zehr, Wedding and Event Planner, with Mankin Mansion. Gillian is giving us the inside scoop behind the wedding process and spilling her secrets… Keep reading to learn more! If you care to share, how did you get to where you are now? What drew you to the wedding industry? It is a really funny story actually! Firstly, I knew that I wanted to be in the industry after I spent a gap year in London, England working for a non-profit and helping them to organize their major charity ball. Something about events spoke to me on a deep level. During college, I worked with a f ..read more

Bailey and LiamSeptember 3, 2022  Bailey and Liam: a modern-day love story. It all started with a ‘like’ on an incoming freshman Facebook page for Christopher Newport University. This turned into a follow on every other social media platform all within 5 minutes! Follows on social media were quickly followed by Liam asking for Bailey’s phone number. They talked every single day on the phone leading up to their meeting in person. Liam was on the football team at CNU, which means he was also in charge of moving in freshmen on welcome week. Fate struck when he was randomly assigned to Bail ..read more

Jessica & Matthew April 30, 2023   Jessica and Matthew’s love story began in the most unexpected of places—amid the hustle and bustle of their workplace. It was March 2016 when Jessica, a fresh recruit at the USPS, found herself shadowing Matthew to learn the ropes of the job. Their connection grew over the course of a month, and it was Matthew who took the first step, casually asking for her phone number. Daily conversations evolved from friendship to something more, and it wasn’t long before they decided it was time for their first date at Cinebistro. As their relationship blos ..read more

Kiara and Felipe April 8, 2023   From a chance encounter at a Quinceañera for mutual friends, Kiara and Felipe’s story unfolded into a tale of enduring love, woven with unexpected twists and heartfelt moments. Amidst the birthday festivities, their eyes locked, igniting a spark that set their destinies in motion. What began with a simple follow on social media soon blossomed into a cascade of text messages, until eventually the texts turned into a first date!  Fast forward some years later, Kiara planned their annual Christmas card photoshoot. As eager as she was to get engaged ..read more

Heather & Jack August 13, 2022   Heather and Jack are the perfect college sweethearts! As two Virginia Tech students, they met through a mutual friend. It was about a year before Jack made his first move — inviting Heather to his fraternity’s date function. It wasn’t too long after that, these two made things official! They had the classic college student dates, meeting up at the library and dining hall to focus on their pre-med work loads. One could even argue that their first date took place at Moe’s Southwest Grill, but Jack will always say it was at, “that really nice sushi plac ..read more

Heather & Jack August 13, 2022   Heather and Jack are the perfect college sweethearts! As two Virginia Tech students, they met through a mutual friend. It was about a year before Jack made his first move — inviting Heather to his fraternity’s date function. It wasn’t too long after that, these two made things official! They had the classic college student dates, meeting up at the library and dining hall to focus on their pre-med work loads. One could even argue that their first date took place at Moe’s Southwest Grill, but Jack will always say it was at, “that really nice sushi plac ..read more