Isabelle and Krunal met during their first year of medical school at Duke. He says he felt immediately pulled toward her, and she says he felt like home. Five years after their first date at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, the Durham couple got engaged.
They returned to the bride’s home turf for the intimate outdoor wedding they’d envisioned in the Virginia Piedmont, with Goodstone Inn’s sustainable farm, beehives, and resident llama setting the scene. The couple’s sage-and-amber color scheme carried through the florals, with seasonal, locally grown flowers in natural, unstructured arrangements. Highlights at the reception were signature cocktails that included whiskey sours based on Ina Garten’s recipe and a French Blonde elderflower concoction, plus a farm-to-table meal inspired by the venue’s gardens. The most memorable splurge: an epic dance floor, the newlyweds say, where “the world’s best band” kept loved ones on their feet through the night.
Wedding Details
Planning and design: Simply Chic Events
Florist: Nature Composed
Invitations: J. Lily Design
Cake: Fluffy Thoughts Cakes
Hair and makeup: MAB Hair & Makeup Artistry
Bride’s attire: Jane Hill
Groom’s attire: ABR Tailors & Suits (Greensboro, North Carolina)
Music: Kennedy String Quartet; The Source from Washington Talent
Rentals: Curated Events; Nuage Designs; Stradley Davidson; Something Vintage
Transportation: Dulles Executive Sedan Service
Videographer: Elephant Memories
Tent and lighting: Curated Events
Golf carts: All One Venture
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.
