When:
Sunday October 11th, 2026
4:00pm: Wedding Ceremony in the Root to Rise Garden
5:00pm: Refreshments served in the Root to Rise Garden
6:00pm: Dinner with toasts, dancing & celebration to follow
10:00pm: Party will wrap up - we’re in a neighborhood and we don’t want any complaints!
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5:00pm: Root to Rise Garden Potluck, Contra & Square Dance and Bonfire
Because Monday is a holiday we will be having a gathering to celebrate our marriage for local friends that evening. Out of town friends and family are more than welcome to join! Don’t worry about bringing a potluck dish if you are an out of town guest, we will be providing plenty of extra food.
Monday, October 12th, 2026
Where:
The Root to Rise Garden
38369 John Wolford Road
Hillsboro, VA 20132
Parking:
Out-of-town people can park on site at the Root to Rise garden located at:
38369 John Wolford Rd.
Hillsboro/Purcellville, VA
You will see the big yellow sign of the “Root to Rise” garden on your left as soon as you turn onto John Wolford Rd. There will be signs guiding you to parking.
Locals, because parking space at the garden will be limited, please park off to the side of the road on the way to the green barn at PVF. We can provide golf cart shuttles to the garden. (If you don’t know what this means, park at the garden).
About the Root to Rise Garden:
The Root to Rise Garden is located at the Potomac Vegetable Farms’ Loudoun location. (Purcellville also works when using GPS for navigation). This garden holds a very special place in our hearts. It is a central gathering space for the community and it holds many memories of sunset outdoor dinners filled with song, good food and dancing, as well as community goat roasts, countless peer led summer workshops in the shade of the outdoor kitchen, and memories of volunteer work days filled with sweat and hard work building the garden into what it is today. It is also a place of joy and wonder for many of the sweet children in our lives, the home of the outdoor “Garden Sprouts” program for preschool age children, which Sophia co-runs and teaches, and where Michael has taught.
Sophia designed the garden as an educational and community garden space eight years ago and has been tending it along with dedicated volunteers ever since. The garden is very kid friendly with a perimeter fence, playground, and berry bushes for kids and adults alike to snack on. We hope you enjoy the magic of the garden as much as we do. We are so grateful to Potomac Vegetable Farms for their generous hearts in opening up and sharing this space everyday, and especially on this day.