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Weddings & Retreats with Heart
Hunt Country, Virginia

Taking advantage of these quiet moments around the

Taking advantage of these quiet moments around the farm just to BE! Spring is going to get here soon enough (we see you popping up onto our feed, pastel flatlays)... but we are still firmly in the "pour me another cup of tea" camp.⁠
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That said, we're always down for a romp around the property! If you've got a mind for a tour, we're all ears - you can sign up anytime on our website😉⁠
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📸: rachelyearickphoto

Poppin' into the weekend like🥂⁠ where my jamm

Poppin' into the weekend like🥂⁠
where my jammies at?⁠
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photography: @rebekahjmurray

We're a little in shock thinking that this year we

We're a little in shock thinking that this year we get to host our 100th wedding! ⁠
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There's no way we could have arrived at this moment without the unstoppable, unforgettable, undeniable love of all the couples and guests who have said yes to love - yes to dancing - yes to strolling through the fields, arm in arm without a care in the world.⁠
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You make an ordinary Wednesday feel like a holiday✨⁠
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📷: hannahsmithphotography⁠

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light ca

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."⁠
-MLK Jr.⁠
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Proud to remember the man who was not afraid to lead the people toward truth and justice, to stand for what is right rather than follow the status quo. May we continue to follow his lead, and the guidance of so many other unsung activists, as we structure our every day toward justice and love.⁠
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📷:@madeleinecollinsphoto

Who's ready to break their New Year's resolution a

Who's ready to break their New Year's resolution and hit up the sweets table?!⁠
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Too soon?😅⁠
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📸hunterandsarah_h &hunterandsarah_s⁠
💐: b.mingled

Farm news!⁠ ⁠ This picture basically sums up h

Farm news!⁠
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This picture basically sums up how we're feeling now that we've got a new...drumroll please...⁠
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Forge! ⁠
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That's right - we picked up an entire blacksmithing studio and had it hauled out to the property. All those special handcrafted touches we've been d⁠reaming of installing around the land and in both of our heritage barns are now about to become a reality!⁠
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OK Youtube, now show us how to blacksmith.🤪⁠
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📸: @rachelstengerphoto

Finding the moments of stillness in the hustle of

Finding the moments of stillness in the hustle of a wedding day is a special gift - the string of getting ready, guests arriving, and I-dos can make the day seem like a blur.⁠
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That's why having a team that has your back is one of the best gifts you can give yourself - from the photographer who can help capture the candid to the planner who can fill in the (unforeseen) gaps. ⁠
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Our process for welcoming couples to the Sylvanside Family involves connecting them with vendors who know the ins and outs of making their day completely unforgettable. Being a part of the magic is as easy as booking a tour - you can leave the rest up to us.⁠
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"We were together, I forget the rest."⁠
-Walt Whitman⁠
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planning: @chanceycharm⁠
photography: @maddywilliamsphotography⁠

Throwback to that time the days were longer than t

Throwback to that time the days were longer than the nights! ⁠
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Our iconic Stone Barn has gotten to feel the kiss of sun and provide respite from rain for the last 200 years - it was originally built (by hand!) in the 1800's. ⁠
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It's perfect filled with velvet couches for cocktail hour or portraits in front of the handcrafted wooden doors. Oh, and for housing our Clydesdale fleet when they need to rest their hooves. 😉⁠
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@laurenmorrisphoto

Looks like we were ahead of the game - Pantone 202

Looks like we were ahead of the game - Pantone 2021 Color of the Year is Ultimate Grey😉⁠
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📸: @_unitedphotography_

Dreaming up the best year yet!⁠ ⁠ It's hard to

Dreaming up the best year yet!⁠
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It's hard to believe when we got to the land just three years ago, it was in foreclosure. There was an offer on the land to take down the existing buildings - including our Poplar Barn, which is the largest in the county and built in the 1800's.⁠
The plan? To put in a cluster of new houses.⁠
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The land had fallen wild, and no one had lived here for many years. The buildings were covered in vines (we're talking many thousands of dollars, just for vine removal), and we worked many nights and days without rest, just to get it up and running again.⁠
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And now, to thin⁠k that we've had our 90th wedding and all 5 star reviews.⁠
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Every building has been rebuilt (by our in-house woodshop) by our co-owner and Jack-of-all-trades, Jeff, who grew up just down the street in Bluemont and was trained in his trade just miles away.⁠
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We stocked the pond with fish and have been attracting chimney swifts to create ecological balance. We encourage bats and pollinators, foregoing use of chemicals on the land, even when that's the easy option. We aim to keep the water from the spring-fed wells that charge our ponds cleaner than it was before it sprang naturally from the ground.⁠
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We foster Milking Devons, Clydesdales, and heritage breed guinea hogs to help us bring back the land in a way that reflects the Scottish ancestors who founded Sylvanside in the 1700's. Even a ring-tailed pheasant has started popping by lately, and has posted up near our hand-built chicken house to stay safe.⁠
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Our hope, our wish, our intention, is for every one who comes on the property to feel this safety. To feel respite amongst the constant development, the whirlwind that has been this year, and this time. We strive to stay true to this spirit of integrity as we bring the land back to health - keeping it as resilient as possible so that when you, and your families, stroll down the drive, you feel it to your bones.⁠
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photography: @laurenmorrisphoto

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