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Real Virginia Wedding | Reina and Sam at Mountain Lake Lodge, Pembroke, VA

Real Virginia Wedding | Reina and Sam at Mountain Lake Lodge, Pembroke, VA

by Amye Brunette | Jul 21, 2021 | Real Weddings | 0 comments

Reina & Sam October 17, 2020 Tell us how you met and about the proposal Sam and I met through my cousin, as they were in the same cohort in their Clinical Mental Health master’s program. My cousin and I are very close, so I would visit her at JMU quite often...

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Your photographer & videographer? The ones whose work you love are usually the first to go.

Florists, planners, and entertainment? Same story—especially during peak wedding season.

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