June 29, 2013 • The Homestead • Hot Springs
Jessica Ulrich and Teddy Kingsbery made The Homestead theirs shortly after they began dating as freshmen at Washington & Lee. The couple met second semester that year, when they spent six weeks building trails and cleaning up The Ruins—the name given to the remains of Liberty Hall Academy’s oldest building on W&L’s back campus. Every year after that, until they graduated in 2009, the pair would head to The Homestead for the Sigma Chi Formal.
“The Homestead has always held a very special place in our hearts, and we had always talked about getting married there,” says Jessica. “It was an easy decision once we were engaged.”
The most memorable moment of their wedding day was the couple’s first dance—a dance they had practiced for months.
Jessica says, “We were both so nervous, because we wanted it to be perfect.”
And it was perfect. Then later, as the live band, Black and Blue, played in the background, the couple handed out neon accented sunglasses and glow sticks bringing a note of playfulness to the elegant venue.
Venue: The Homestead, Hot Springs
Photographer: Jeff & Jane Greenough, Charlottesville
Planner: Bellafare, New York City
Floral Design: Karen Walker, Hedge Fine Blooms, Charlottesville
Rentals: Gillespie’s Flowers and Productions, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Band: Black and Blue, East Coast Entertainment
Videographer: Shaking Hands Productions, Lynchburg
Check out these other lovely Virginia weddings:
Julia & Luke—November 2, 2013 • Rassawek vineyard • Columbia
Jess & Teddy—June 29, 2013 • The Homestead • Hot Springs
Lacy & Sam—April 13, 2013 • King Family Vineyards • Crozet
Stephanie & Robert—February 9, 2013 • VMFA • Richmond
Cat & Teddy—June 1, 2013 • Williamsburg Winery • Williamsburg
Nitika & Shalin—May 26, 2013 • Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel
