Main Street Train Station

As many of you know, Chris and I were married at Main Street Train Station in Richmond Virginia. How did we come to be married in a train station you ask...well, it's very simple. We were living in Syracuse and preparing to move to Richmond. I didn't want to get married in a typical setting, such as a hotel (multi colored carpets and no windows were not in my vision). So, after Chris and I came to Richmond to buy a house in a two day stretch we scheduled another weekend trip. This time to scout wedding locations. We hit up about 15 locations and we both knew the train station was a great fit from the moment we saw it.



This picture, from WWII, hangs in the train station and in our home. I was drawn to the idea of love in this photo and it holds a special spot in my heart because it's in the location we were married.



I particularly love the details in the building. It is over 100 years old and is still used as a train station, though in its history it has also been used as a shopping center and even a disco in the 80's. It has survived a massive flood and a fire and has been restored to its original granduer with a 50 million dollar price tag. In fact, because of its flood zone our back up plan was to be married in the Holocaust Museum (romantic, huh).








The train station sent this print as a thank you after our wedding and I love it.



We actually looked into taking a train into NYC once. It's almost as expensive as flying. We were near the station last weekend for drinks and another couple were having their wedding pictures taken on the steps...it brought back good memories.

Happy 4th!