the big day Mason and Carissa’s wedding wasn’t one single event— it was a weekend full of celebration. In addition to all you’d expect from a wedding, the festivities included a post-rehearsal dinner pool party, a whitewater rafting excursion, and games like cornhole. “I’m very proud to be from West Virginia,” Carissa says, noting that people were flying into the state from all over the country for their nuptials. “I wanted to show all these fantastic people who live in beautiful places what West Virginia really had to offer.” Like their engagement, the wedding day had its share of hiccups. Mason and his groomsmen were tasked with hanging delicate paper cranes throughout the ceremony space—something they thought would take 30 minutes but ultimately required hours of work, putting them behind schedule. And if that weren’t stressful enough, one of the groomsmen’s garment bags was missing his jacket, throwing off the group’s cohesive look. After a frantic search among guests for a spare navy jacket and, ultimately, a three-hour round-trip to a shop that had one in stock, Mason was ready for a breather. “I had no idea,” laughs Carissa, who was getting ready for her bridesmaids during all this time. “I appreciate that they sheltered me from all of this.”
Carissa and Mason hosted a West Virginia wedding weekend with family and
friends, which included an intimate ceremony at The Confluence Resort and
a reception hosted in a newly constructed barn on the property.
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