Heather and Pedro were married at the lovely
Tea Barn at Fair Hill way on up in Elkton, Maryland on a windy, clear fall day. They put so much care into every little detail - from tiny folded map airplanes to be used as "rice" after the ceremony to a huge candy table with scads of delicacies to a bouncy-ball paradise for the little guys. It was a good day.
We started the day at the
Comfort Suites in Elkton, Maryland.
Heather's daughter was on hand for jokes and hugs.
We all got in our cars and scooted over to the Tea Barn, where Heather and Pedro were married under the big tree.
A cadre of flower people.
Apparently the park was also doing a pumpkin patch nearby, but not nearby enough. We satisfied ourselves with barns and the one tree that was turning colors for fall.
The "frolicking" shot, on request.
Heather bought and made so many things for the wedding. Apple crates, horseshoes hanging everywhere, photo displays, signage. It was H & P everywhere.
It clouded up mid-ceremony and the sun peeked out only long enough for me to convince them to go back outside for five minutes and do a handful more photos.
I still don't really understand what Echo's about here.
Congratulations you guys!
Heather and Pedro's vendor team:
Getting-ready venue:
Comfort Suites
Ceremony and reception venue:
Tea Barn at Fair Hill (By far the most affordable wedding venue I've heard of in the area. It's two hours from DC, but it's cheap, man. And it's nice.)
Caterer:
Beefalo Bob's
Florist:
Bouquets by Bell
Cake & desserts:
Patisserie Poupon and
Vacarro's
Hair and Makeup:
Caitlin Meyer
Heather's beautiful dress (with pockets!):
Curvaceous Couture
Heather's hair clip:
Gurly Girl on Etsy
Pedro's dashing suit: Jos A. Bank
The courthouse was very nice that day. I like this secondary room better - more space, more symmetrical.
The officiant phrased the put-the-ring-on-his-finger bit a little awkwardly, so Danielle ended up having to count his fingers.
Love the moms!
Hard to believe now, but we had a really chilly day a few weeks ago. Danielle and Sam mostly pretended it wasn't cold.
Wedding portraits round one completed, we rolled on up to Woodley Park for some eats and things. Look how Danielle's mom's hat doubles as a necklace! And the double-ear grab.
The next day, we all made it up to Baltimore for Act II: American Visionary Art Museum. I was a last-minute addition but it was supposed to rain on the day we arranged in advance for big-dress portraits, so they had me along to the reception.
I've seen photos with this sign about a billion times. I was glad to finally make my own mark.
But people *should* hang out with this giraffe more.
Those paintings are waaaaay up high, but take up the whole ceiling - very cool.
And then I skedaddled. I have to assume it was a rollicking good time afterwards. Congratulations Danielle and Sam!
Anyway, here are two images from the wedding. They're nice enough - Michelle is totally beautiful and wore this awesome black dress and veil. But what I would really love to show you is the crazy rainstorm and ensuing food fight. All the guests ran out in the rain and got drenched and then came back in and took shots of Jack Daniels. And smashed cake in each others' faces. It was AMAZING. And for some reason I didn't think to keep a single photo from the scene. Anyway! Enjoy these two. It was a great wedding.
And now you're going to ask me: where is that venue!? and I will tell you: I don't think it's a thing anymore. I'm pretty sure it never had a name, and when I search for the address in Google, it is a for-sale listing. Womp womp. You'll have to get your crazy-awesome-funky-slanty barn venue elsewhere.