Sep. 24th 2013
Today our seamstresses arrived with the Madison Master Suite’s Canopy for the Full Tester Bed!
Wow what a difference it makes for the bed!
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It really makes the bed look taller than before and really dresses the suite up!
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All we have left to do is add some portraits, pictures and small decor and we will have a finished room!
Thank you to Gates Antiques, most especially Mrs. Jo Gates for putting so much time into getting the details right for this suite! It looks beyond beautiful! Any President would be over joyed in staying here!
Gates Antiques
12700 Old Buckingham Rd Midlothian, VA 23113
http://gatesantiques.com/
Now I wonder who will be the first to sleep under this canopy!
At this moment, the suite is available for this coming weekend!!
To see more pictures of our Suites or to Book a Suite with us
Please visit our Official Website at
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https://www.bellegroveplantation.com/
Sep. 24th 2013
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I just got an email from the Virginia Center for Architecture. They will be celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects (VSAIA) in 2014. As part of the year-long recognition, the Center will be hosting an exhibition entitled “Virginia’s Favorite Architecture.” This exhibition will highlight the top 100 favorite structures in the Commonwealth of Virginia and will be selected through a general public vote.
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Belle Grove Plantation at Port Conway
has been selected among the 250 structures that have been identified by Virginia architects as especially significant!
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In early November, the Virginia Center for Architecture will launch a site for the general public to review the 250 structures and will give information on how to vote for your favorites! If we receive enough votes, we could be selected as one of the 100 Favorite Structures in the Commonwealth!
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As we get closer to the launch, we will put out information on where to go and how to vote.
Please keep an eye out for this information
and help us be one of the 100 selected.
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To see more photos of Belle Grove Plantation
Please visit our Official Website at
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https://www.bellegroveplantation.com/
Aug. 30th 2013
Today I purchased a new picture for the library!
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I have been looking for this picture for awhile. It is called “The Last Meeting” with Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. I was in Fredericksburg today handing out flyers for our “James and Dolley Madison VIP Dinner and Salon” when I came across it in an antique store. Granted it’s not the painting I had hoped for, but it is really nice. It is a drawing with color added to the drawing. We are going to have to get a new frame for it. This one doesn’t do it justice. But once we get it framed, I think it is going to look great in the library!
To see what is going on at the plantation
Please visit our Official Website at
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www.BelleGrovePlantation.com
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Jul. 23rd 2013
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On Saturday, Belle Grove Plantation Bed and Breakfast saw another first!
Our First Wedding!
We would like to introduce
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Mr. and Mrs. Travis Cousins!
Surrounded by a handful of family and friends
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Travis and Stephanie
exchanged their vows on our balcony overlooking the river
on Saturday, July 20, 2013
We would like to wish them a wonderful new life together!
Thank you for coming to Belle Grove Plantation and allowing us to share your special day!
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Officiant was Tamara Riley of
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No Ordinary Ordained
http://www.noordinaryordained.com/
Photography was by
Mary Chamberlin of
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Chamberlin Photography
http://www.chamberlinphotos.com/
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Feb. 7th 2013
Yes, we are getting well connected!
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We are now on Instagram!
If you follow our blog and Facebook Fan Page, you know how much I love taking pictures! And what a great time to get started! We are traveling to the plantation on Friday!
Have you ever wondered what we see as we drive to and from the plantation? Tomorrow, I will be posting pictures along the way to the plantation! What a wonderful Virginia country side you will see!
Please follow us at “bellegroveva” on Instagram and enjoy!
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Don’t forget to help Hurley!
When we hit 1000 on our Facebook Fan Page…
Hurley gets a Monster Chew Bone!
We are getting close!
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