Mandy and Alec met on-line by probability, matching when Mandy modified her location for one night time whereas visiting her school roommate. Sparks flew instantly: Mandy remembers pondering he was good and ready for the “catch” that by no means got here, and Alex says he—an enormous fisherman—was “hooked.” Lower than two years later, Alex popped the query at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis, after which shocked Mandy once more with a celebration on the Annapolis Yacht Membership the place family and friends, who Mandy thought had been on the town for her dad’s sixtieth birthday, had gathered to have fun.
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For his or her Jap Shore marriage ceremony in June, the Hagerstown couple kicked off the weekend with a rehearsal dinner and welcome celebration aboard a ship, the Catherine Marie. The marriage the following day featured a nautical theme with a design that integrated “impartial, pure textures,” the gentle, oyster-inspired colours, and bay grasses.
The meals they are saying, was a spotlight: cocktail hour included a uncooked oyster bar, compressed watermelon salad, mini crab desserts, and extra; for dinner there was freshly made focaccia bred, braised beef brief rib, and seared rockfish; and to cap all of it off, a mixture of lemon raspberry marriage ceremony cake and scoops from an ice cream cart. On the bar, a blackberry basil gin smash was the signature cocktail and a cucumber mint refresher, was on the menu because the signature mocktail—one thing Mandy says visitors particularly loved. Different highlights from included the welcome baggage, which mapped out a “good day” in St. Michaels so visitors may discover; the band, which Mandy says “completely matched the vibe” and drew not solely the visitors to the dance ground, however boaters in to hear from the docks as effectively; and the Airbnb that the bride’s dad or mum’s booked for the bridal celebration to remain in collectively all weekend.
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Amy leads Washingtonian Weddings and writes Type Setters for Washingtonian. Previous to becoming a member of Washingtonian in March 2016, she was the editor of Capitol File journal in DC and earlier than that, editor of What’s Up? Weddings in Annapolis.
