Chinese Wedding Charlottesville Virginia

Emily and Peter had the most beautiful Chinese Wedding in Charlottesville, Virginia at King Family Vineyards! We knew early on this wedding was going to be one of our favorites! To start, we found out that we had a mutual friend, Kara, who also happened to be one of Emily’s bridesmaids! Then Emily told us about how she wanted a Chinese American fusion wedding to pay tribute to Peter’s Chinese roots. Having photographed a few Chinese Weddings in Charlottesville, we knew it was going to be an absolutely beautiful and amazing wedding!

Emily and Peter chose to have a fall wedding at King Family Vineyards with navy, blush, rose gold and burgundy wedding colors. The day started at the Lewis Catherine House in Afton, Virginia (across from Veritas Vineyards) which isn’t too far from King Family. It was fun hearing how Emily and Peter had helped the owners renovate the house, so it was a nice personal touch that Emily was able to get ready there.

Throughout the day there were lots of wonderful personal touches, like Emily’s veil, which was originally her mother’s wedding veil. Another was the bubble tea, which is one of Emily & Peter’s favorite drinks! The ceremony had many personal touches, but our favorite moment was when the best man jokingly acted like he forgot the rings, which Emily had predicted before the ceremony and was prepared for, making everyone laugh.

After we had a beautiful outside fall wedding ceremony, guests headed inside to see the amazing transformation of the King Family Carriage House thanks to Laura Blair Events and their other wonderful vendors. We loved the Chinese lanterns, and beautiful bistro lighting that really made the reception hall glow! During dinner Emily changed into her red Chinese bridal dress and looked radiant!

We must admit that the highlight of our day was when we got to capture the pure emotion of Peter’s parents when Emily and Peter presented them with tea during their Chinese tea ceremony. It was such a great experience and everyone was just so happy to celebrate the two families uniting! It was truly an amazing Chinese wedding in Charlottesville, that we were so blessed to photograph!

All the best to Emily and Peter who will be moving to Hawaii! We had an absolute blast being a little part of your wedding day and wish you the best in life and marriage!