Bluebell Festival Became Grand with Great Wine, Food & Music

It was a truly memorable time in the history of The Winery at Bull Run when the first-ever Bluebell festival was organized on May 18. More than 1000 people participated in the Bluebell and had a great time while enjoying the pleasing cool weather and rain. People were delighted to relish the delicious food and wines while enjoying great music at the same time. Funds raised from the day were donated to three local charities – Manassas Battlefield Trust, Final Salute Inc. and NPLB Operation Second Chance.

During the event, TWABR owner Jon Hickox also expressed his special admire for these charity groups. He said that his affinity with the groups was because of their link with the battlefield. Hickox said that he had made a pledge to himself that before TWABR celebrates its one-year anniversary, he would organize a fund raising event for the purpose of raising funds for three local charity groups.

Expressing his affinity towards NPLB Operation Second Chance, Jon said “My father is a Vietnam veteran. Soldiers returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan receive a better reception now than what was during his time. These people, particularly the severely disabled ones, require huge assistance to get acclimated back into our society. I see my father in those people returning home wounded and so I want to try my best to help them.” Robert Bartlett from NPLB Operation Second Chance spoke about how the group helps wounded service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan recuperate with different outdoor life activities.

Expressing his affinity towards The Manassas Battlefield Jon said “As our neighbor, the Battlefield offers a marvelous landscape for our winery’s beautiful setting, and so its quite logical that as a great neighbor and partner in preservation, TWABR also extends support to the battlefield”. Another beneficiary of the event, Final Salute Inc. provides transitional housing, rent, deposit & utility assistance to the homeless women veterans in & near the D.C area., The executive director of Final Salute Inc, Gail Paige said that despite the rain, the event was a big success. He said that their group was proud to be a beneficiary of the event and they look forward to participate again next year.

As for entertainment, their was plenty of live music with performances from jazz band Sonyx, Willem Dicke, Andrea Pais, The Dreamscapes project, and Livin’ the Dream to make Bluebell one of the most entertaining wine festivals in VA. Delicious food was by the courtesy of Purple Onion, Bad to the Bone and Amphora. TWABR has successfully arranged many memorable wine events in Virginia and will continue doing so in future.

Make your Auspicious Wedding Reception a Uniquely Grand One at TWABR

It is rightly said that without wine, there is no love as you will experience the most pleasing moment of your life while going to propose your love in a winery. Its quite true that one can have a perfect stage set for love proposal, if it comes accompanied with delicious wine. At The Winery at Bull Run, you get a similar setting arranged in advance that is not just amazingly beautiful but quite effective as well. TWABR recently became host to a perfect marriage proposal made by Ryan to Patrisha.

Initially, Ryan told Patrisha that they were supposed to attend a get-together at our winery. However, the motive we already knew ! We arranged the perfect setting for this adorable proposal scene by decorating a table with marvelous flowers (sent by Ryan’s mother) and a cute champagne bottle. Furthermore, we dimmed the lights as well to make the entire scene deeply romantic. Having reached the winery’s Barrel room, Patricia soon realized that she had been tricked. At that instant, Ryan got down on single knee and made a love proposal to her, which she accepts by saying a loud “yes” and embracing him tight.

The Winery at Bull Run manager Daisy Silva brilliantly transformed the Barrel room to a romantic place to enable Ryan ask the love of his life for marriage. Having served the purpose effectively, Silva felt extremely honored to help the couple in making their special day a unique & memorable one. We wish the blissful couple good luck in their new life. TWABR has been the perfect site for a lot of activities, whether its about harvesting grapes to produce award-winning wines or enjoying good food & music with loved ones in the winery’s warm & inviting environment.

As for wedding events, TWABR holds repute of being one of the best wedding reception venues in Virginia. Out of the different wedding venues in Northern VA, TWABR has made its special place by presenting unique & delighting atmosphere for wedding occasions. Besides weddings, our winery has become a preferred location for engagements, family reunions, birthday parties, corporate events etc. You can definitely be with us to make your event a truly grand one. Furthermore, you can also participate in our organized events to relish our delicious wine & food offerings. We feel honored to bring people together for such memorable events and will continue to offer our best in the time to come.

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