Another year has come and gone, and we’d like to take a moment to thank our brides, friends and colleagues for making 2012 the very best yet!  Today, we not only reflect on 2012, but celebrate all that the coming year promises to bring.

We here at Historic Mankin Mansion wish you the very happiest 2013!

See you soon,
~Paula & Martin Ramirez

Paula and Martin Ramirez are the proprietors of Historic Mankin Mansion, a wedding resort just minutes from Downtown Richmond. They enjoy new restaurant finds, Virginia wines and discovering fun events and activities throughout the area for their guests.

Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday we here at the mansion were gearing up for wedding season and now the holidays are on our heels.

We just wanted to take a minute to show our gratitude to our wonderful employees, past and future brides and grooms, friends, colleagues and family for everything they do to support us. We couldn’t do any of this without each and every one of you!

We hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving and take a moment to give thanks to the important people in your life.

Happy Thanksgiving!

See you soon,
~Paula and Martin Ramirez

Paula and Martin Ramirez are the proprietors of Historic Mankin Mansion, a wedding resort and bed and breakfast just minutes from Downtown Richmond. They enjoy new restaurant finds, Virginia wines and discovering fun events and activities throughout the area for their guests.

You know we just love when a wedding photographer reaches out with images from a recent wedding- it’s just so much fun to revisit our couples’ Big Days. Today, you can check out Kelly and Anthony’s recent wedding at the Mansion filled with teal and yellow details!

A big thank you to Mike Miriello Photography for sharing these lovely photos with us!

See you soon,

~Paula & Martin Ramirez

Paula and Martin Ramirez are the proprietors of Historic Mankin Mansion, a wedding resort and bed and breakfast just minutes from Downtown Richmond. They enjoy new restaurant finds, Virginia wines and discovering fun events and activities throughout the area for their guests.

We here at the Mansion love a wedding full of whimsical details and love and Katie and David’s wedding had just that!

We knew this wedding was sure to be a show stopper when the bride told us her colors would be orange and blue. They incorporated the color combination throughout the wedding with little touches with the bride’s shoes, bowties, and place.

Grant and Deb Photographers captured the day of festivities check out their beautiful work below and also on their blog.

We would like to thank the couple for allowing us to be a part of their big day as well as Grant and Deb Photographers for sharing these gorgeous images!

See you soon,
~Paula & Martin Ramirez

Paula and Martin Ramirez are the proprietors of Historic Mankin Mansion, a wedding resort and bed and breakfast just minutes from Downtown Richmond. They enjoy new restaurant finds, Virginia wines and discovering fun events and activities throughout the area for their guests.

It seems hard to believe that just eight years ago yesterday, we officially made Historic Mankin Mansion our home. It was in near ruins when we first laid eyes on the property and what a memorable time it has been to bring it back to life, to its original splendor. In fact, some guests say they even still feel the love we have for the Mansion when they are here.

This week, we look fondly back on the journey that brought us here.  Thank you to each and every one of you who have supported and encouraged us along the way. Cheers to eight fabulous years, and the amazing road ahead of us. We look forward to celebrating many more birthdays with you.

See You Soon,
Paula & Martin Ramirez

Paula and Martin Ramirez are the proprietors of Historic Mankin Mansion, a wedding resort and bed and breakfast just minutes from Downtown Richmond. They enjoy new restaurant finds, Virginia wines and discovering fun events and activities throughout the area for their guests.

Photo credit: Pinterest

There are people who keep you inspired, those that keep you in stitches and others that make you feel like you’re the only person in the room. And there was our wedding planner Mary-Catherine, who managed to do all three.

Those who know her will not be surprised that it was love at first sight.  We loved her sass and the way our brides would light up when she sauntered into a room with her sky high heels and  clipboard.  So when she came to us with news of her new, exciting position, we were not surprised that someone else also saw that undeniable spark.

We are thrilled for the wedding planning team we’ve assembled for 2012, but for today, would like to wish Mary-Catherine well as she takes on her next big adventure.

In the words of Balzac, “May you be happy always.”

~The Historic Mankin Mansion family

Great news! We’re collaborating with Living Social on a deal this week for their Escapes.

We love making new friends with people from all over the country who take a weekend (or weekday!) to visit our city. We are very much looking forward to meeting many more new people with our Escapes package.

The Escape Kit includes:

• A Two-Night Stay for Two, Monday through Thursday from Now to October 2011 ($225) or Thursday through Sunday in November 2011 to March 2012 ($325) in a Suite or Cottage
• Daily In-Suite Gourmet Breakfast
• Evening Wine and Cheese Picnic
• Fresh Baked Cookies Upon Arrival
• Round-Trip Transportation to Richmond International Airport

The package deal ends in just 5 days!

Click HERE for more information.

See you soon,
~Paula and Martin Ramirez

Paula and Martin Ramirez are the proprietors of Historic Mankin Mansion, a wedding resort and bed and breakfast just minutes from Downtown Richmond. They enjoy new restaurant finds, Virginia wines and discovering fun events and activities throughout the area for their guests

We here at the Mansion love a good breakfast- I’m sure that comes as no surprise.

So imagine how thrilled we were to have the opportunity to feature one of our Bed and Breakfast specialties- our Blueberry Bread Pudding- on the fabulous blog Pretty Tasty Things.

As you’ll see from the feature, there is quite a bit of history behind the dish and we had a blast shooting it one Sunday afternoon.
Below, take a peek at some of the shots!

Check out our feature HERE on Pretty Tasty Things. Special thanks to Isabel for having us!

See you soon,
Paula & Martin Ramirez

Paula and Martin Ramirez are the proprietors of Richmond wedding venue and Richmond Bed & Breakfast Historic Mankin Mansion, located just minutes from Downtown Richmond. They enjoy new restaurant finds, Virginia wines and discovering fun events and activities throughout the area for their guests.

We interrupt our regularly scheduled “Things to Do In Richmond” Post to share some fun and fabulous images from a Bridal Shoot here at Historic Mankin Mansion.

miLa Bridal is a full service bridal boutique located here in Richmond at Stony Point Fashion park and last summer, they approached us to use the Mansion as a backdrop for their shoot. We happily said yes and as you can see, the results are fantastic. For more about the shoot, hop on over to their Blog to learn more.

Thanks to miLa Bridal for sharing a few of their images so we could in turn share with our Blog readers!

Enjoy!

See You Soon,
Paula & Martin Ramirez

Paula and Martin Ramirez are the proprietors of Historic Mankin Mansion, a wedding resort and bed and breakfast just minutes from Downtown Richmond. They enjoy new restaurant finds, Virginia wines and discovering fun events and activities throughout the area for their guests.

Photo Credit: miLA Bridal Photography by JC Vera

Hello friends!

Today we’re taking the opportunity to write a different kind of blog post, as it has just come to our attention that Style Weekly is now running their Best of Contest for 2011. We do hope you’ll keep us in mind for the categories of Best Hotel/Inn, Best Event Venue, Best Hidden Gem and Best Historical Landmark.

Please click HERE to vote.

We’ll be back to our “regularly scheduled program” on Monday. Until then, thank you for your support.

See you soon,
Paula & Martin Ramirez
Historic Mankin Mansion