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Hello and happy Monday! Is anyone else feeling a bit of spring fever? This past weekend was beyond gorgeous…and the Cherry Blossoms are even starting to bloom – hooray!
To kick off your week, today I have Kristen and Mark’s blissful Sherwood Forest wedding day up for you. It was filled to the brim with charm and boy-oh-boy does it look fun! I am pretty sure that after you look at the pics, you will wish that you were there!
Elizabeth Meyer and Ryan Kirkpatrick were married at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in Easton, Maryland. I don’t think that they could have had a more perfect outdoor fall day – it was beyond lovely! Michael Bennett Kress captured the celebration with such amazing attention to detail and emotion – I am absolutely swooning!
Okay, so I will admit…I am excited for the month of December and can’t help but wish for a bit of snow…yes, even after last year’s epic blizzard, I want to see more this year!
Today’s wedding takes place at the United States Naval Academy in a beautiful winter wonderland.
The bride is a Maryland native and a graduate of George Mason University. The groom is from Hawaii and recently graduated from the United States Naval Academy after gaining fame as the quarterback of Navy’s football team over the last few years. It was fitting therefore that their wedding ceremony take place at the beautiful Naval Academy Chapel, followed by a reception nearby at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
Jennifer Cody, of egomedia photography, captured the incredible day!
Jennifer and Randy were married on October 24th, 2009 in the middle of a torrential downpour as friends, family, and their very cute Havanese dog, Milly, looked on. The extremely personal ceremony took place at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Philip Merrill Center, performed by well-known animator Kit Laybourn. The flowers were impeccable, by Multiflor (a District Favorite!)
After the ceremony, guests enjoyed a six-course gourmet meal, prepared by Design Cuisine. Dancing and conversation followed as everyone enjoyed the amazing music performed by Aria Hendricks and her band.
I especially love how clear it is that Jennifer and Randy pored over the details of their event and used their unique skill set (her BA in Film at Bard College and an MFA in Film & Television from New York University and his MFA in Film & Television from New York University) to create a vision for their eclectic, woodsy wedding style which was executed with perfection by their team of wedding professionals.
The mixing and matching of china is fabulous!
In particular, the green elements were extremely important to Jennifer and Randy — guests were transported to and from CBF via shuttle, carbon offsets were purchased for the wedding and guests’ transportation, invitations were letter-pressed (a greener form of printing), all printed materials and packaging utilized recycled paper, there was minimal use of flowers (and use of flowers in season and local) and the food was organic and local wherever possible.
Congrats to Jennifer and Randy!
The fabulous vendor team:
Photography: egomedia photography
Venue: Philip Merrill Environmental Center, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Caterer: Design Cuisine
Event Design: Syzygy
Floral: Multiflor
Lighting: Atmosphere
Music: Aria Hendricks
Officiant: Kit Laybourne
Wedding Planner: Wedding Savvy/Raquel Shutt
Wedding Gown: Amsale
District Weddings Editor