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The Middleburg Barn at Fox Chase Farm

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

Our Wedding

Jake and I have known each other for a very long time. In middle school, we swam side by side (or should I say one lane over) from each other. Years went by and we continued to swim lane by lane. It was not until summer going into our senior year.&nbsp;He had a crush on her, and she had a crush on him; she just didn't know it yet. It was one night in march, when I posted a tweet on twitter. Jake, being a very quiet man, replied to my tweet and I thought to myself, "wow, that was really nice." I then sat in the back of the dry land room, gossiping to my friends about what they thought about Jake, if they liked him, if they could see me liking him. Word spread that I was interested and it turned out, he was interested well before I was. We got to talking and then on June 30th 2013, Jake asked me to be his girlfriend. On October 3rd 2019, Jake asked me to be his wife, in the middle of an open field of a small quiet park. On November 21st&nbsp;2020, Jake will take me as his wife, to have and&nbsp;to hold, in sickness and in health, til&nbsp;death do us part.&nbsp;

Where it all began

Our Story

COVID-19 Safety Measures

What the venue is doing to keep you safe

The Middleburg Barn has an infrared disinfectant system that is piped through the HVAC. This allows the air throughout the barn to be as pure as possible. The venue has gotten approval from the State of Virginia to host events of 250 people. The venue requires all vendors to wear masks through the entire event. The venue staff will be disinfecting door handles frequently.&nbsp;

What we are doing to keep you safe 

The safety of our guests is important to us.&nbsp;Masks are recommended but not required. &nbsp;We will be hosting the ceremony outside in order to better spread out our guests. We will have several heaters outside in order to keep our guests toasty warm! We will have hand sanitizer fully accessible at all times for our guests. Prior to the event, if you are feeling or having any signs/symptoms of COVID-19, please contact myself or the groom for further instruction.&nbsp;

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Mere has been my best friend since the summer before starting college. I met her in the GMU facebook group and we planned to meet in noodles and company in fairfax. We were there for 3 hours and we instantly bonded on the fact that we had to go to mason, but didn't really want to. From that moment on, we spent every school year living together, we joined the same sorority, have been on several vacations together and so much more. When I got engaged, I knew that mere would be the perfect MOH (not just because she has a background in planning weddings ;) ), but because she has always been there for me through it all and I can't get married without her by my side!!

Meredith Hill

Chris White

Megan has been my best friend since freshman year of high school. We bonded over boy bands and the fact that she was from London. She was thrilled that I was a swimmer, and she was at every swim meet to cheer me on (unless their was a high school football game). When we went to separate colleges, it was tough, but we made several planned and surprise visits to each other. Through birthdays and holidays, Megan and I have managed to be there for each other, and I cannot wait to have her by my side for my big day!

Megan Cooney

Carter Lawhorn

Allie and I met my sophomore year at mason. We were in the same patho class and would both awkwardly smile and wave at each other. It wasn't until a group quiz together that we realized we were almost the same person. Allie and I powered through nursing school together. She was my date to several date parties and to this day, we still take each other as our plus ones ;). My first year outside of college was tough, starting a new job in a new state was not easy. I will be forever blessed Allie and I started a new journey together in NC, and she was always there to make me laugh and help me pay the electric bill. I can't wait to have her by my side on my big day!

Allison Fox

Calvin Dickens

Sam Dickens

Kelly and I met when I was a freshman in college. She was always the girl to make you laugh instantly. Living with Kelly for 3 years was such a time. From drinking wine on the couch, to smelling her brussel sprouts in the oven from upstairs, Kelly has always managed to make me laugh and keep me in a good mood. We had several study sessions together, but also several night outs together as well. Kelly has one of the biggest hearts, and I cannot wait to have her by my side on the biggest day of my life. She will help keep me calm and fix my makeup when I cry!

Kelly Wieczorek

Lauren and I met through my husband to be. She has been his best friend since early high school, but my best friend since senior year of high school. Lauren has been there for me for every step in this relationship. She has been the middle man in all of our fights (she ended up siding with me most of the time). She managed to make her way on a lot of our dates in the first year of our relationship. I truly enjoyed having her on my dates (Jake has been the third wheel when it comes to us most of the time). Through college, we kept in close touch and made several visits to each other. She has gotten me through a lot, and I can't wait to have her by my side on my big day (and to keep the wine coming all night long)!&nbsp;

Lauren Dameron 

Michael Conte 

Julia was (and is) my little from my sorority. I messaged Julia on facebook summer going into my sophomore year when I saw she was going to mason and I thought she was the cutest gal. She was super nerdy (just like me) and she was so excited to be at mason. I needed that excitement because&nbsp;I just was not super excited about mason, but could never leave because of my amazing friends. Julia joined my sorority and the entire sorority basically knew wed be big and little. Julia has been there for me through so much and I cannot wait to share this special day with her!

Julia Chiei 

Blake Euwema 

CJ Higdon

Casey was (and still is) my second little in my sorority. Casey came to mason for her second semester of freshman year. I KNEW I needed her to be my child, and make Julia a twin, as we call it in greek life. She was extremely nervous starting at a new school, but I took her under my wing and we were best friends instantly. She even joined Meredith Kelly and I for our senior year in our apartment, and we can all admit, she kept us alive and young. From making pasta at 2am, from drinking starbucks in my room the night after going out, we have had some amazing times together, and I cannot wait to have you by my side on my big day!

Casey Torres 

Lizzie is my future sister-in-law. When I first started dating Jake, Lizzie was super shy and unsure of me. I think she was overwhelmed with how bubbly I was. After a few months dating her brother, she warmed up to me, and now she has been like a sister to me. I would pick her up from school on friday's, bring her to her friends houses on the weekends, and I have even taken her to doctor appointments! I am so happy to officially be apart of the family that has been my second family for years now!&nbsp;I can't wait to have her by my side as I marry into her family!

Lizzie Dickens

Thomas Scott

Wedding Party

Q + A

Registry

Transportation will be provided from the hotel to the venue and from the venue to the hotel at the end of the reception. Please visit the RSVP section of our website to sign up for a spot on our provided transportation. Please sign up for a spot by June 8th to be included in the final count.

Courtyard by Marriott Dulles Airport Chantilly

To book your stay, please use this link for our room block! https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1618001543833&key=GRP If you would like to book by phone, please call 1-800-321-2211 and ask to book a room for the Lawhorn/Dickens reception. If you would like to stay at the hotel, please book by June 18th in order to get our rate!☺️

Kendall & Jake

Kendall & Jake

Things to Do

National Air and Space Museum

Quattro Goombas Winery

Stone Tower Winery

The Washington Monument

International Spy Museum

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Filomena Ristorante

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