Fleetwood Farm Winery

Welcome Party

Riverside on the Potomac

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

The world was in the middle of a pandemic and Carlos and Sammi were stuck at home with nowhere to go.What did they have access to? Online dating.A couple of right swipes and Carlos and Sammi were matched on Bumble. Sammi's biography both confused and intrigued Carlos because it included the email address "findsammiadate@gmail.com" (thanks Sara &amp; Lori for the creation of that one). After a few messages on bumble, some emails, and a few texts, Carlos planned a date and Sammi agreed.

MAY 2020

Carlos and Sammi went on their first date.Carlos planned an off-roading date at Black Mountain in San Diego, CA.If he didn't think Sammi was crazy from her email address, he did now. Who would willingly meet up with a stranger at a Big 5 parking lot and get into their car and go into the mountains? Sammi did...The date ended up lasting almost 5 hours and included burgers, drinks, lookouts, and a first kiss at the top of the mountain as the sun was beginning to set.

07 JUNE 2020

Carlos was getting ready to go on a 3 month deployment (shoutout to 104) and Sammi was not "officially" his girlfriend yet. Sammi couldn't keep waiting for Carlos to ask so she took matters into her own hands.A few weeks earlier, Sammi wanted to buy Carlos a coffee but he refused and pointed at the Aston Martin dealership across the street and told her to buy him one of the cars instead.With an Aston Martin (of the hot wheels size) in her purse, Sammi went over to Carlos' apartment to cook him dinner and ask him to be her boyfriend. He said "of course" and their story "officially" began.

30 JULY 2020

Carlos got stationed in Washington D.C. After 2 years, Sammi wasn't going to let him go so she quit her job, packed up her life, said goodbye to her family and friends, and moved across the country to Maryland.Carlos bought a house and it wasn't long until they also bought their first classic car and added a fur baby to the family.

SUMMER 2022

Carlos and Sammi went to California for two weddings and decided to stop in San Diego to visit friends.The day started with Sammi and Carlos going to the school Sammi used to work at to volunteer and see her kiddos. While at the school, all of Sammi's friends cancelled their plans to hang out. What Sammi didn't know was that Carlos had convinced all her friends to cancel on her and purposefully rented a suburban so that he could surprise her with an off-roading trip where they had their first date.They got to the top of the mountain and while standing in the spot where they had their first kiss, Carlos asked Sammi to marry him. Sammi said yes!

02 OCTOBER 2024

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Wedding Party

11 September 20263:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Fleetwood Farm Winery23075 Evergreen Mills Rd, Leesburg, VA 20175

Ceremony & Reception

12 September 20265:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Riverside on the Potomac44337 Spinks Ferry Rd, Leesburg, VA 20176 Shuttles will be available to and from hotels and the venue. See the Shuttle Schedule for more details

Event Schedule

Dulles International Airport

Dulles International Airport is the closest airport to the venue/hotels. The airport is a 30 minute drive from the below hotels/accommodations.

Reagan National Airport

Reagan National Airport in D.C. is about an hour drive to the below hotels/accommodations. Regan National is a 15 minute drive to D.C. landmarks such as the Washington Monument, National Mall, and Lincoln Memorial.

<a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/waslghw-91d-bdbaabd8-ac74-402f-80ed-4aaf4a19b2d8/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to book a room in this block</a> 1 King Bed + Living Room Suite (up to 4 occupancy) $199-219 per night1 King Bed Studio Suite (up to 4 occupancy) $189-209 per night If you need to book dates outside of Friday-Sunday, we recommend calling to reserve to add the additional dates at the regular room rate.

Homewood Suites by Hilton Leesburg, VA

<a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/waslbhx-937-44f51961-eb78-479b-8d39-12e5809460aa/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to book a room in this block</a>(code: 937)1 King Bed Room (up to 4 occupancy) $179 per night2 Queen Beds Room (up to 5 occupancy) $189 per night If you need to book dates outside of Friday-Sunday, we recommend calling to reserve to add the additional dates at the regular room rate.

Hampton Inn & Suites Leesburg

Travel

Things to Do

Registry

Q + A

Saturday, 12 September 2026 4:30 p.m. Pick up from hotels 5:00 p.m. Drop off at venue9:45 p.m. Pick up from venue10:15 Drop off at hotels11:00 Pick up from venue 11:30 Drop off at hotels *Hotel pick up/drop off will be from Homewood Suites* (both hotels are in the same parking lot)

Carlos & Sammi

Carlos & Sammi

Shuttle Schedule