The venue after the fire – Credit: Meredith Dietrich, released to PeopleWhat’s the worst wedding day disaster you’ve ever heard? For Meredith Diedrich, a wedding venue that burns to the ground and a hospitalized hair and makeup artist promised to ruin one of her most memorable days—and it all happened in an instant.
On the morning of the wedding day, Three Notch’d Brewery, Distillery & Craft Kitchen in Nellysford, Virginia, burnt down, with nothing but fragments of the timber frame left standing.
Meredith’s mother got the call from the venue organizer at 7 a.m. explaining what happened. Initially, she thought her mom was joking, but when she arrived to survey the damage, she had “no clue even how to react.”
A video made by Meredith’s sister captured the bride joking on TikTok that it was all “typical wedding day s&%$t.”
Simultaneously, Meredith’s hair and makeup artist was admitted to the hospital for pregnancy related health complications.
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“My bridesmaids had stayed overnight with me, so I called them into the room and told them what had happened. We all were in shock for a few minutes, then started to laugh,” Meredith told People Magazine. “I had thought, ‘what else is there to do but laugh?'”
Taking it all in stride, and boosted by a team of dedicated bridesmaids, Meredith got to work calling all the guests and explaining what happened while the venue organizer at Three Notch’d began to contact other potential venues in the area to see if a space was available.
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“The moment we got the confirmation for the new venue we all got to work,” Meredith told People Magazine. “Me, the bridesmaids, some family friends, my parents, and the staff at both venues all worked to put everything together as quickly as possible at our new location, seven minutes down the street at Blue Toad Hard Cider.”
The effort to move all the catering, favors, table sets, and more “took a village” but produced a beautiful, intimate wedding that rose like a phoenix from the ashes of a near disaster.
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“It wasn’t what we originally planned, but it turned into a day filled with deep love, meaningful moments, and memories we’ll treasure forever. It was a testament to love and resilience.”
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