Hunt Country Wedding Inspiration in Aldie, Virginia

Hunt Country Wedding Inspiration in Aldie, Virginia

Last spring, I worked with my great friend Matilda to create a beautiful shoot at her family's estate. Her home is the stuff dreams are made of! All of the place setting pieces were part of her family's personal collection. I've never seen such a beautiful collection of unique china and glassware. Our friends, Jodi and Kurt Photography and my studio-mates Nature Composed were the perfect partners to make this come to life.

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Welcome to the new Ashlee Virginia Events!

Welcome to the new Ashlee Virginia Events!

Friends, I am so happy you stopped by to check out my new brand! I am so passionate about creating a better experience for my clients and I feel like this new look fits me perfectly. After being in business for over seven years, my new planning process and niche design is so much for efficient and transparent for all of the different types of clients I serve. Over the past year I have taken on social  and corporate events and this new planning method creates a consistent workflow. Happy clients = happy planner! 

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Elegant Hunt Country Wedding at Oatlands Plantation

Elegant Hunt Country Wedding at Oatlands Plantation

Last fall, AVE planned a picture perfect wedding at Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg, VA. Vicki Grafton Photography captured this perfectly! The beautiful rentals from Paisley & Jade accented the design perfectly! Margo was the most beautiful bride and we were so happy to see Style Me Pretty agreed! You can see more pictures and the full feature on their website here!

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Private at Home Wedding in Marshall

Private at Home Wedding in Marshall

This wedding was the stuff dreams are made of. A small, intimate wedding at private estate for two people deeply in love. The beautiful blooms by Petals and Hedges and beautiful rentals from Something Vintage had us wishing every weekend was like this! We enlisted the help of Rachel May Photography to capture details pictures so we could forever remember this southern soiree!

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Our family has grown by two...

Our family has grown by two...

It was a HUGE weekend at the farm for Brennan and I. We had been planning to get a companion for my horse, Pruitt, for ages since he's at my farm alone (preferably before we brought him here). Brennan and I went back and forth and back and forth on what kind of companion we wanted. I was set on getting a husband horse, but my husband wanted a donkey. Seeing that we already had one horse and aren't spending much time riding, Brennan thought a donkey would be a better suited for us right now. We looked for a donkey for what seemed like YEARS. Having been in the equestrian community, I thought donkeys were as easy to access as horses...Well I was WAY wrong. We looked on Craigslist and were only finding intact ones and I didn't want to deal with the aggression associated with that. Finding a donkey that wasn't completely feral and update to shots, etc was nearly IMPOSSIBLE to find! We finally found a rescue in Westminster, MD that was perfect for us- Little Longears Miniature Donkey Rescue. We went up about 5-6 weeks ago and fell in love with all of them and decided on the two guys you'll see below. Between Brennan going out of town for work, two blizzard/ice Storms, and going out of town it seemed like these guys were NEVER going to get here!

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