The bride was full of bright smiles and easy laughs, and the groom was the a bundle of nerves — the good kind! They both shared impeccable taste in shoes — Kate greeted me at the door with a kiss, and then waved a pair of gorgeous platform pumps with stunning jeweled spike heels at me…. Look at these! she exclaimed while the girls in the room gathered around to sigh at the shoes. A short while later I met Aaron in a separate room, and he pulled up a pant leg to indicate some killer black and white oxfords. Look at these! You like them? he said with a big grin. I hid my smile behind my camera.. these two adorable people were made for one another. You didn’t even have to see them together to know it.
On the last nice autumn day of the year as the sun was beginning to drop in the sky, I prepared Aaron to see his bride for the first time, a proper First Look. Aaron stood anxiously, shifting his weight from foot to foot as he peppered me with a steady stream of questions about how to stand and was he doing this right and what should he be looking at, while a giggling Kate crept up behind him in her beautiful wedding gown and her jeweled shoes. A tap on the shoulder later, there was laughing and hugging and more laughing… Aaron visibly relaxed, and they headed toward the gardens hand in hand to get down to the business of getting married.
Kate and Aaron said their vows on the stone steps of the garden at Strong Mansion in Dickerson, Maryland. They celebrated their new marriage with a reception at Monocacy Crossing Restaurant, a place very special to them as they both spent time working there in the past and somehow missed meeting one another by a single season. Fate did bring them together though, and I feel very blessed that they gave me the honor of being a part of their big day. Congratulations Kate and Aaron, thank you for sharing your day with me! I wish you a lifetime of joy!
Kate and Aaron’s Wedding Vendors
Ceremony Site: Strong Mansion in Dickerson, Maryland
Reception Site: Monocacy Crossing Restaurant
Photographer: Jeanne Sun Photography
Wedding Dress: David’s Bridal
Bridesmaid Dresses: David’s Bridal
Tuxedoes: Men’s Wearhouse
Hair Stylist: Oasis Styling Salon
Cake: Bride’s mother and aunt
Reception Music: Davis Deejays
Paper goods: Becky Johnson
Cody very sweetly only had eyes for Ashley, and I never had to tell him twice to take her in his arms. Don’t be fooled by their adoring appearance or their Abercrombie-n-Fitch good looks, OR the fact that they are small-town kids from the Midwest though… Cody is finishing up medical school and Ashley kicks some *** working the ER, so these two are tough as nails. Look out!
