Morais Vineyards was the perfect gem that we discovered accidentally for our August 30th, 2014 wedding.
The place is perfection! Your first impression of the front entrance of th...e vineyard is that of a Mediterranean Villa (Owners are Portuguese, hence the influence), which will start setting up your guests nicely.
Next is the back of the vineyard, where we had the wedding ceremony, a picturesque view with a beautiful pond with a fountain, straddled by barn animals on the right (a Norman Rockwell site), hugged on the left by trees and the vineyard, with the wedding hall in the back; we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful setting.
The reception hall is perfectly sized and can be expanded to accommodate 300 guests. Stacy & Nicole (Morais' coordinators) are a delight to work with. Case in point: our wedding vows ceremony was 45 minutes late in starting because of a problem with our DJ. Stacy was perfect in keeping everyone calm, especially my wife, while she and the coordinator attended to the issue. My groomsmen and I were treated as kings while we waited for the problem to resolve itself (specifically, we were well hydrated with fine, Morais wine). Leading up to our wedding, My wife and l were made to feel very welcome, like we had joined a new "family," often being invited to tastings (and gifts). I know my wife felt very comfortable throughout the process, even taking her bridesmaids for a girls-only wine tasting. Just bring your best photographers to this venue. Your wedding will look like it came out of a magazine! One caution, though: Bealeton is a small town, thus the hotels are, at best, 2 star quality and they book quickly. From our experience we suggest to include hotel names within 30 miles from the venue, some of which are comfortable 4 star hotels that some of your guests will want to stay at. Our wedding party was large, so both my wife and I rented two very large homes nearby that accommodated every one; the guys in their own home, the ladies in theirs'. It really added to the "texture and feel" of our wedding. Our guests came back feeling like we took them on a getaway. We are already getting petitions from our friends to create an occasion to return to Morais!