Charlottesville and Afton, Virginia, have so many different, unique, and beautiful wedding venues. While they are known for vineyards and mountains, there is so much more here to discover. Whether you’re looking for an urban wedding venue, a vineyard, or an outdoor wedding venue, you’ll find it all.
As a Charlottesville documentary-style wedding photographer I love the versatility that you can find in this area and the treasure trove of enchanting wedding venues you can find here.
Let’s explore potential Charlottesville and Afton wedding venues so you can get a better idea of all that Charlottesville has to offer.
Charlottesville Wedding Venues
Kimpton The Forum Hotel
Kimpton The Forum Hotel is a luxurious and impressive venue for your wedding. It features unique indoor and outdoor venues, from its ballroom to its gardens to its manicured lawn.
This venue is also next to the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. You’ll also find here expansive outdoor terraces, accommodations, and creative catering options with refined menus from its restaurant.
Old Metropolitan Hall
Old Metropolitan Hall is a beautifully restored historic wedding venue located in Downtown Charlottesville. This is a wedding venue for all seasons and is perfect for you if you want your wedding atmosphere to be a blend of vintage, historic charm, and modern elegance. They have an upstairs ballroom that is spacious with high ceilings, mirrored walls, and lights and a speak-easy feel downstairs. You can have up to 150 guests at this venue.
Common House Charlottesville
Common House Charlottesville has an atmosphere of upscale luxury with an industrial vibe. This venue has a colorful design, in-house catering, and full bar services, and it is separated into a few different spaces. This means that when it comes to your wedding, you have a couple of options to choose from when it comes to where your wedding is actually going to be! If you want a more in-depth look at the Common House in Charlottesville be sure to check out my blog post here.
Pippin Hill
Pippin Hill is surrounded by natural beauty, with picturesque vineyard views, a beautiful veranda, and stunning mountainscape views. It offers various locations for your ceremony or reception.
This venue has rustic charm, modern elegance, and world-class cuisine—what more could you ask for? Pippin Hill is about 20 minutes from Charlottesville, and it is an all-season and full-service venue.
Afton Wedding Venues
If you want to have your wedding outside of Charlottesville, a great place close by is Afton. Afton has several beautiful and unforgettable wedding venues.
Here are some potential options for you to consider:
Veritas Vineyard
Veritas Vineyard is nestled on a 250-acre farm with jaw-dropping views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. You can get married on their lush green ceremony lawn, which has panoramic views of the vineyard and the mountains.
You can then plan to have your reception in the Saddleback Hall grand ballroom or have an intimate wedding at the Farmhouse. This is a full-service wedding venue with accommodations available for you and your guests.
Hazy Mountain Vineyards and Brewery
Hazy Mountain Vineyards and Brewery is a 36-acre estate vineyard with Tuscan-style architecture and breathtaking views of the Shenandoah Valley’s Blue Ridge Mountain. Your ceremony can be held in the hardscape courtyard, and they also offer an indoor ceremony option.
After saying “I do,” you and your guests can enjoy your cocktail hour in the beautiful Monte Cielo Room.
They also have an elegant grand hall where you can have your reception, and The Villa offers a luxurious stay for up to 16 guests with mountain and vineyard views. This venue offers an all-inclusive experience and has in-house catering teams.
Grace and Ethan’s Wedding in Afton, VA
Grace and Ethan had a really beautiful November wedding with all of the fall colors hanging on for one last hurrah at Valley Road Vineyards in Afton. Valley Road Vineyards is only 20 minutes west of Charlottesville and is less than a 40-minute drive from both Charlottesville Albemarle Airport and Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport.
Ethan and Grace had a gorgeous outdoor ceremony. The Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance served as an incredible backdrop for their photos. Grace’s most beautiful wedding vision was brought to life at this venue. We also took plenty of beautiful couple portraits in the property’s iconic vineyards.
Grace and Ethan partied hard with their guests and danced the night away in the barn on the custom-made dance floor underneath the hanging chandeliers.
Their friends and family were so energetic and excited about them getting married, and it was overall a great day and I loved celebrating with them.
Ready to Plan Your Wedding?
I hope that you found this guide helpful and that you’ve maybe even found your dream wedding venue in either Charlottesville or Afton.
Whether you’re looking for a more tranquil wedding venue with views of the Blue Ridge mountains in Afton, or you know you want to have your wedding in Charlottesville because you want your wedding to have an urban vibe, both of these locations are one-of-kind destinations to have your celebration.
And, if you are still looking for the perfect documentary wedding photographer at one of these incredible Charlottesville or Afton wedding venues (or anywhere else in between), I would love to chat. Capturing these moments for you and your partner to cherish forever is one of my favorite things about being a wedding photographer.
You can click here to learn all about my wedding photography services and my process here, or you can head over here to get in touch and start planning your own dream wedding!
