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We had such fun designing our invitation stationery with Kelsey from Grey & Cake Stationery Design. Surprisingly, this process really helped distill our wedding vision.
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Baltimore has so many gorgeous reclaimed industrial spaces from when Baltimore was a titan of industry. This old mill was across the street from our rehearsal dinner. We wanted to play with the contrast of the sturdy, gritty mill with our frilly and delicate outfits.
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We worked with Patricia Voto from One Of to create these rehearsal dinner looks. We both love saturated jewel tones. This is John’s now go-to fancy event outfit.
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This photo captures the moment I realized our photographer, Laura Gordon, was trying to get me to open my clutch to reveal a sweet little love letter John had put together for me.
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The love letter says, “To my beautiful darling love. May the next 80 years be as idyllic and lovely as our first 10. Know always that I love you and will cherish you always. Love forever and ever, John.”
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I keep this little letter in my wallet now.
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We took pictures before the rehearsal party kicked off so we could focus on being with our loved ones for the evening. We were very excited to see how it all came together.
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For the rehearsal dinner we went funkier and more mod with our design.
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We were so pleased with this dining set. Again, Kelsey knocked it out of the park with her stationery.
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The colors were so joyful and bright. Something about the green chairs really made the set sing.
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John and I giving our welcome toast. I do not remember a single word we said. It was all a joyous blur.
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This is a portrait artist we hired to draw our unsuspecting guests. It was special to see guests light up seeing their likeness.
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A shot of said portrait artist in action.
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We also had a couple tattoo artists doing flash tattoos in the upstairs loft overlooking the party. John and I thought we would have 5 to 10 people be into it. People absolutely loved it. There was a waitlist by the end, and not everyone who signed up was able to get one.
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This photo is of my mom (in the leopard print dress) and one of my closest and oldest friend’s moms, Maralee, getting tattoos. This was Maralee’s first ever tattoo. This photo was taken moments before I broke a glass in my mouth and spilled my drink down my mom’s back while she was getting inked. Somehow her tattoo didn’t get messed up and no one got hurt. A bridal miracle.
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I love how this photo shows how light played with each look—the luminosity of the silk wool, the depth and draping of the tissue taffeta, and the sparkle of sequins. I felt a bit uncomfortable having three looks for one night because it was entirely extra and unnecessary, but each outfit helped me embody a different element of the evening. I’m glad I had three looks in the end.
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Working with Caitlyn Meyer for hair and make-up was a dream. I had such a relaxed and pampered morning with her.
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For my something blue, I wore my father’s soft old button-down. He died when I was young, so this felt like a way to have him with me on my wedding. Almost like a hug from him.
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I felt like a Hellenistic sculpture in this dress. You can see how pleased I am with it.
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Instead of “paint me like one of your French girls,” the direction was “photograph me like I’m sitting for a John Singer Sargent portrait.” Laura nailed it
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John’s custom Tanner Fletcher suit for the ceremony. As John is a metalsmith specializing in jewelry, we liked how the vintage brooches were a nod to his taste and work.
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At the beginning of wedding suit shopping, we never would have guessed John would end up selecting and loving a white velvet suit with a sheer silk organza pussy bow shirt.
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One of the many things I love about my husband is he’s not afraid to try daring fashion. He often laments the limited choices the average man has in ready-made fashion. Give him the opportunity and he will go for it. Our stylists, Anny Choi and Justin Fernandez, had a blast playing dress up with John.
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Here we are in love.
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Here we are still in love.
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By the end of the night our faces hurt from smiling at each other so much.
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After the ceremony, our guests were directed up a grand staircase where we had a custom birdcage dressed in florals built for our harpist to play in. It made for a beautiful place for portraits as well.
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We decided to have a first look here to have some alone time together before the ceremony. I must say kissing in our elaborate birdcage felt very whimsical and magical.
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We decided to have our wedding in the round so we could be surrounded by our loved ones. This felt very intimate and made the guests feel more a part of the ceremony.
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From the beginning we wanted to create a contrast between the industrial architecture and the organic greenery of the flora and fauna.
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I love this photo. I believe this portrait was right before I walked down the aisle.
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My mom and stepdad walked me down the aisle. I was not nervous at all, just excited.
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John and I are not religious, but we wanted a ceremony imbued with meaning, so we held a hand fasting ceremony where we invited close family members to write and read a blessing while laying a cord over our hands, binding us together.
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A family member reading their blessing for us.
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Family members put little meaningful tokens on their ribbons to represent their blessing. You can see a small blur puzzle piece my grandparents put on theirs to represent our family time spent together at our lake cabin on Lake Michigan.
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My aunt Sarah pronouncing us Wife and Husband.
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We felt surrounded in love by our loved ones.
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I thought I would be weirded out by kissing in front of everyone, but I was so happy I didn’t mind at all.
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It started to rain, but we didn’t care. Luckily the ceremony space was covered.
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The gorgeous entrance leading to the cocktail hour and reception. The harpist playing in the birdcage greeted guests at the top of the stairs.
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Our gorgeous cocktail bar inspired by Baroque still lifes that we spent so much time planning and designing, but completely forgot about the night of.
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We still cannot believe our vendors pulled this level of creation off. We were transported when we first entered the ballroom. The Hellenistic garden statues really made the space.
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You can really see our art movement influences coalesce here into this magical liminal garden party.
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We were really focused on color and texture for the tabletops. We wanted joyful and decadent drama.
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We had a tiny message hidden in the menu for guests to discover with the mini magnifying glass. The inspiration was Alice in Wonderland.
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My gorgeous cousin and his beautiful partner enjoying cocktail hour. His friend made his suit!
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Here is a guest discovering the clue to the hidden photo moment for guests to get high-quality portraits as a memento.
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Here is me getting iced for the first time in my life. I was an excellent sport about it. I did flip off the friends who did it. I stand by that.
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My lovely and beautiful husband helping me get into my second look for our first dance. The invisible zipper did not want to cooperate.
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John and I often go swing dancing at Mobtown Ballroom in Baltimore, and we wanted our first dance to reflect the dancing we enjoy in our day-to-day.
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This is us right before our first dance. I decided to remove the veil so I did not have to worry about it.
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I was so pleased with this look. The skirt had such "twirlability." I could not stop twirling on the dance floor.
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We both strongly felt if the bride gets more than one outfit, then so does the groom. John has always loved Japanese woodblock prints, particularly cherry blossoms. He worked with Patricia Voto from One Of again for this look. He also wanted breathability for ease and enjoyment of dancing.
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John arriving in his fresh after-party look. I had not seen him in it yet. It came out spectacularly.
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I had such a blast dancing.
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Us, sweaty but very happy.
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Our final little mini photoshoot. When I landed on the '90s-inspired Wiederhoeft slip dress as my final outfit, Anny Choi, John, and I leaned into a coordinated PJ-esque after-party look.
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Us trying to get some fun movement shots for our last photo in our mini studio Social Supply constructed for us.
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The day was filled with so many wonderful and beautiful moments, but dancing with our loved ones was the best of them all.
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Everyone singing my requested song, Pink Pony Club, at the top of our lungs.
