A Wintery Wedding at Stone Tower Winery

Courtney, a technology sales professional from Germantown, and Joe, a consultant from Washington state, met through mutual friends as seniors at Virginia Tech. Six years later, Joe popped the question on a trip with Courtney’s family to Ocracoke Island in North Carolina.

For their January wedding at Stone Tower Winery, Courtney says she wanted the overall vibe to feel like a romantic winery on a bright winter day. For the design, they used navy and icy blue hues, gold accents, and lots candles and white and cream flowers. Courtney’s favorite details were in her wedding-day look: the bridal bouquet and her pearl-studded veil. Joe says his favorite part was the pre-ceremony cocktails: spiked hot cider and spiked hot chocolates that were a hit with the guests. The signature cocktail at the reception was equally wintery: a cranberry fizz with bourbon smoke cranberries, vodka, rosemary simple syrup, and ginger beer. Also adding to the wintery scene: Joe’s velvet tuxedo and the bride and bridal party’s fur shawls. See all the details of their big day below.

The Details

Amy Moeller

Fashion & Weddings Editor

Amy leads Washingtonian Weddings and writes Style Setters for Washingtonian. Prior to joining Washingtonian in March 2016, she was the editor of Capitol File magazine in DC and before that, editor of What’s Up? Weddings in Annapolis.