Nike & Blake | Kittamaqundi Community Church at Oliver’s Carriage House | Columbia, MD
When I write these intros, I always try - in case you haven't noticed - to think of three things to describe the wedding. But I don't feel like Nike and Blake's wedding at the Kittamaqundi Community Church at historic Oliver's Carriage House needs three, just one: JOY. These two and their families threw every last bit of their joy into this wedding - dancing like they'd absolutely lost their minds, shedding a couple tears of happiness and gratitude, doling out hugs by the poundful. It was my great pleasure to be there and be a tiny part of the day.
We started at the Doubletree Columbia, which has some fun art for playing with.
Did you know that wedding certificates include a family planning guide in Columbia? Helpful!
Everybody all gussied up, we headed over to Oliver's Carriage House.
This wedding had no shortage of adorable children.
A few buttons buttoned, then it was go time.
Thanks as always to Julia, who nailed the "bride entrance from behind" shot.
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Basically everybody at this wedding was a blubbery mess of happiness.
The crowd went absolutely bananas for Blake's grandparents at the end of the anniversary dance.
The money dance can sometimes be really awkward and timid. This one was a riot of bills flying everywhere and squeals of laughter.
Congratulations Nike and Blake!
Planning & Coordination: Bird of Paradise Events
Ceremony & reception venue: Oliver's Carriage House
Getting-ready venue: DoubleTree Columbia
Catering: Absolutely Perfect Catering
Florist: Maryland Bay Blossoms
DJ: DJ J Fresh
Hair: Nappstar Salon
Makeup: Keisha Willis
Nike's beautiful dress: Nicole Miller
Blake's dashing suit: Men's Warehouse
Bridesmaid dresses: Weddington Way
This, folks, is the face of a man who wants to be married.
We stole off for a few photos around the grounds, with the repeated admonition not to get in the way of the golfers. Those golfers mean serious business!
The kids' table was deserted by mid-meal. I found them in the cool-people area getting into trouble.
And here's 
I waited by the ice cream sundae station (yeah, you heard right) knowing full well the kids' faces were going to do something like this:
You always see high heels kicked off, but I love the addition of tiny shoes here.
Congratulations, you guys!
Julie and Brandon's vendor team:
Ceremony and reception venue: 
Jennifer skipped all the hooplah of a bunch of bridesmaids or other ladies up in her getting-ready space. Instead she put on her dress alone (plus me). It was really elegant and peaceful.
Then we brought in her man.
The sky graced us with some fantastic light.
I took so many pictures of these (five!) flower girls. Like so many.
The flower girls (and ring bearer!) didn't know what to do at the end of the aisle so they just milled about for a minute. It was adorable.
I'm not actually sure Christina (planner) could get this spike out of the ground after it took intense fire from the young set.
I'm not sure why he was so upset, but it was short-lived.
I'd never seen a glowstick break before. They splatter their iridescent goo all over and it is so beautiful and strange!
Congratulations you guys!
Jennifer & Nhan's vendor team:
Planning & coordination: