Weddings

Bride holding grooms hand; leading him through the woods at Virginia Wedding venue

Make your special day unforgettable.

Camp Friendship offers a wide variety of welcoming facilities that can accommodate your wedding in the spring or fall. From camp activities for guests, ceremony, cocktail hour, reception and overnight lodging, we offer a rustic wedding venue a little off the beaten path. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, you and your guests will enjoy over 600 acres of rolling hills, woods, lake and fields by the Rivanna River. Located a short drive from Charlottesville and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, Camp Friendship provides everything you need to make your camp wedding an unforgettable weekend event.

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Let us be your something blue!

  • Bride and Groom hold each other with beautiful bouquet
  • Groom approached the wedding ceremony in a canoe on Friendship lake
  • Bride in wedding gown swings over the water of Friendship Lake on rope swing
  • Bride and Groom holding hands in greenery next to Rivanna river at Virginia summer camp wedding
  • Groom dips bride and kisses her on the dock on the lake at Camp Friendship
  • Bride and Groom share vows on the shores of Friendship lake at their virginia wedding
  • Bride and Groom walking down stone stairs hand in hand
  • Groom places wedding band on bride's finger with officiate looking on.
  • Bride and Groom looking into each others eyes in front of a white backdrop decorated with woodland greenery and a few lanterns
  • Summer Camp wedding with bride, groom, bridesmaids, groomsmen, and crowd watching the ceremony with bunting hanging above.
  • Bride and Groom walk hand in hand on green grass with green trees in the background
  • Virginia wedding ceremony in woods with Bride and Groom at center surrounded by Bridesmaids and Groomsmen
  • Bride and Groom walking by wedding guests and waving as man and wife
  • Bottles of wine sitting on a table with an outdoor umbrella at virginia wedding venue
  • Bridesmaids holding bouquets, chatting, and waiting to walk down the aisle.
  • Bride and Groom sharing a kiss at their virginia summer camp wedding
  • Bride and Groom with Officiant next to the water of Friendship Lake
  • Wedding invitation display
  • Colorful Boutonniere pinned to groom's jacket
  • Bride and Groom walking hand-in-hand through the wilderness at their outdoor virginia wedding
  • Wedding altar in woods next to fire pit
  • Fallen autumn leaf on wood
  • Father of the Bride walking Bride down the aisle
  • A wedding party celebrates the night with sparklers and smiles in one of our summer camp villages.
  • Bottle of wine on display.
  • A wedding guest tightens his tie for the ceremony at our outdoor camp wedding venue.
  • A bride puts on her sandal in preparation for the ceremony.
  • A small painting of two canoes paddling through friendship lake at our outdoor wedding venue.
  • A brie takes a picture with her happy son after the ceremony.
  • A wedding ring is displayed in a wood box with fake grass to give an outdoor camp vibe.
  • A bride and groom smile and look back at the camera.
  • a sealed wedding invitation, sealed with gold wax.
  • A full weddings worth of guests sits in the risers at our council fire where the couple was married in our outdoor wedding venue.
  • A close up of a bride's pearls hanging from the flowers of her bouquet.
  • A gallery of destination photos hang on the wall of our dining hall.
  • A bride and her brides maids pose in front of the woods of our natural Virginia wedding venue.
  • A bride applies her make up as she gets ready for her summer camp wedding.
  • A young child in dress clothes and a bow tie smiles with joy as he gets ready for the wedding.
  • A group of groomsmen and the groom, all dressed in navy suits, pose in the natural tree line at our Virginia wedding venue.
  • A close up of some of the lace on a wedding dress worn at camp.
  • A camp themed wedding invite with a background of logs.
  • A bottle of beer with a camp beer cozy sits on a decorated camp table set with a white table cloth for the wedding.
  • A boutonniere is pinned to the navy jacket of a groomsman.
  • The holding hands of a bride and groom are shown as the bride holds her bouquet after her wedding.
  • Chalkboard signs give directions and instructions to a wedding party that the ceremony will be cell phone free.
  • A young girl dances with family in the middle of the post camp wedding reception.
  • Personal signs for the wedding party direct guests past our dance pavilion to the council fire where this camp wedding occured.
  • A bride and groom have their first dance in our camp wedding venue dance floor.
  • A bridal party poses with flowers in our dance pavilion as they prepare for a camp wedding ceremony.
  • A bride faces her back to the camera as she walks past the decroative landscaping in front of our overlook lodge, an option for our Virginia wedding venue.
  • The head table of the wedding is decorated with candles and flowers. The bride and groom laugh as they sit in front of the Camp Friendship Wall of Fame.
  • The inside of one of camps wedding suites at overlook lodge. The bride plays with her dog while getting ready for summer camp wedding.
  • A groom holds his brides hand over his chest as the pose in the scenic forest of Camp Friendship.
  • The bride and bridesmaids prepare to head to the ceremony in our stretch golf cart, availible for camp weddings and camp retreats.
  • A wedding party of brides maids and groomsmen stand on the dock at the lake with the forest rising behind them at our friendship lake.
  • A wedding cake displayed on a platter with a camp flag in the top.
  • A young flower girl holds up the brides wedding dress during one of our summer camp weddings.

Resources

Camp Friendship Event Planning Resource GuideDownload [PDF]

Rental Companies

DaH Catering | Carter and Ashley East, Full Service or DIY rentals (434) 242-5498, east.carter@gmail.com, dahcatering.com

MS Events | Beth Shimmon, (434) 984-1155, mseventscville.com

Virginia Tent Rental | Lee and Tracy, (434) 296-7595, info@vatentrental.com, vatentrental.com

Festive Fare | Charlotte Bruder, (434) 296-5496, cerental.com

Stonegate Event Rentals | Ben Morris, (434) 260-1821, ben@stonegateeventrentals.com, stonegateeventrentals.com

Event Insurance

Wedsafe Insurance | (877)-723-3933, wedsafe.com

ABC Banquet License

ABC | Charlottesville – Region 9, (434)-977-2974, abc.virginia.gov/ebanquet/public/welcome.do

Bar Tenders

Melanie Perl | (540) 717-2821, melanieleaperl@gmail.com

Heather Morris | (434) 987-0069, tinker0884@gmail.com

Food Trucks

Good Waffles & Co. | Danielle Stitz, (434) 327-9827, goodwafflesco.com

Firefly on the Fly | Jamie Jacobs, (434) 227-3761, www.fireflycville.com

Country Rose Florist | Angie Melton, (434)-589-2288, palmyraflorist.net

Foxtail Cottage Floral | Karen Thorsey, (434)-823-7272, foxtailcottagefloral.com

Hedge Fine Blooms | Karen Walker, (434)-293-8825, hedgefineblooms.com

Blue Heron Farm DIY By the Bucket | Nina Zinzer Booth, (434)-987-1738, blueheronfarm.us

Locally grown DIY flowers and herbs by the bucket or full-service flowers and arrangements.

The Bluebird Barn | Justine Platt, (434)-284-2654, jdplatt46@gmail.com

Informal flowers and herbs grown in the Bluebird Farm garden just up the road from Camp Friendship during the growing season May-September.

Bridal Attire

Sealed With a Kiss | Jessica Jarrell, (434)-979-5683, sealedwithakissbridal.com

Blue Ridge Bow Ties | Craig Kompelien, (434)-942-6753, blueridgebowties.com

Paper Goods & Graphic Design

Sincerely Sarah Studios | Sarah Tisdale, sincerelysarahstudios.com

Rock Paper Scissors | Heather Haynie, (434)-979-6366, thinkrpscville.com

Cakes & Sweet Treats

Chandler’s Bakery | Kati Brown, (434) 975-2253, chandlersbakery.com

Maliha Creations | Anita Gupta, (434) 973-3183, malihacreations.com

Gearharts Fine Chocolates | (434) 972-9100, gearhartschocolates.com

Charlottesville Wine and Country Shop | (434) 295-0306, charlottesvillewineandcountryliving.com

Sweet Art Emporium | Erika Mitchell, (434) 882-2087, erika_mitchell@msn.com

Photography

Elizabeth Larson Photography | (434)-242-1272, elizabethlarson137@gmail.com, elarsonphoto.com

Jack Looney Photography | (434)-249-6266, jacklooney.com

Rob Garland Photographers | (434)-975-6377, www.garlandstudiosonline.com

Susan Kalergis Photography | (434)-825-5014, sbkphoto.com

Tom Daly Photography | (434)-409-3287, tomdalyphotography.com

Sarah Boller Photography | (434)-242-1272, sbphotographs.com

Videography

Piximpress Productions | Henry Saint-Jean, henry@piximpress.com

Southern Distinction Cinema | Robbie & Bailey Oberhozer, southerndistinctioncinema.com

Photo Booths

Photo Booth Of Charlottesville | Nate Kibler, (540)-421-4276, photoboothcharlottesville.com

Sam Hill Entertainment Bands | Katie Merritt, (434)-977-6665, samhillbands.com

Garland Studios | John Garland, (434)-293-3332, dj@gardlandstudiosonline.com, www.garlandstudiosonline.com

Sound Enforcement DJ Service | T.D. Layman, (434)-531-3202, soundenforcement.com

DJ Tobler | Derek Tobler, 434-296-6689, djtobler.com

Plum Blossom Music | Peter Markush, (434)-295-6367, plumblossommusic.com

Encore Quartet | Jennifer Myer, (434)-284-3218, encorequartet.com

Valley Brass Quintet | Pete Echols, (540)-292-4314, valleybrassquintet@gmail.com, valleybrassquintet.wixsite.com

Celtic Harp | Eve Watters, (434)-823-8600, evewatters.com

Charlottesville Makeup Artist | Anne Kibler, (571)-237-6650, charlottesvillemakeupartist.com

Face Value Salon | Jessica Watkins, (434)-823-2009, facevaluestudio.com

Marriage Commissioner/Officiant | Lisa Barnes Rogers, (434) 531-0064, lisarogers86@msn.com

Dave Norris | (434) 242-5165, letdavemarryyou.com

Local Nanny Network | Lisa Watson, (434)-996-7797, info@localnannynetwork.com, localnannynetwork.com

Camryn Executive Transportation | Barbara, (434)-990-9070, camryn-limo.com

Monticello Wine Tour and Coach | Kate Farley, (434)-260-7143, monticellowinetour.com

Best Western Plus | Zion Crossroads, (540)-832-1700, bestwestern.com

Hilton Garden Inn | Pantops/Charlottesville, (434)-979-4442, hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com

The Bluebird Cottage at Oliver Creek Farm | Justine Platt, (434)-284-2654, jdplatt46@gmail.com