In the fall of 2011Brooke was a sophomore at the University of Maryland auditioning to be a campus tour guide. “I was lucky enough to be one of the judges for her try-out, and as she started dropping fun facts about what our campus had to offer, I was smitten. We were paired up together as guides, she as my trainee, and spent every Thursday sharing our love for UMD with visitors. By the end of the semester, we realized giving tours together would soon be over, but we didn’t want to stop seeing each other. So, I asked her to go steady that winter and we’ve been inseparable ever since.”
Daniel proposed to Brooke in the winter of 2018. “Winter has always been a special time for us and I knew proposing to her during that time of year would be a magical moment we would never forget. We had been talking about it for a while, but Brooke notoriously figures out all of my surprises, so I knew that this would completely catch her off guard.”
100 guests, including a six-person bridal party, helped the couple celebrate their December wedding day. “Our ceremony took place outside at dusk until twinkling star lights and surrounded by Christmas lights. We wanted to make sure both of our families felt very included so we both walked our parents down the aisle with us.”
The couple wanted an “Elegant Christmas with a touch of magic” feel for their wedding. “We’ve been describing it as the perfect hallmark Christmas movie wedding. We wanted our guests to not only feel cozy and warm with our hot cocoa bar, the multiple fireplaces lit, and the candles everywhere, but also feel that sense of magic that Dan and & have always felt about each other.”
Daniel is an Assistant Director of Admissions at George Washington University and Brooke is a Government Relations Professional at Deloitte. They currently reside in Silver Spring.
First dance: Dearest, The Black Keys
Honeymoon: Hawaii
Vendors
Venue: Ceresville Mansion**
Photography: Lisa Robin Photography
Dessert: Piece O’Cake
Flowers: Blossom & Basket**
Entertainment: The Dapper DJs**
Favors: Velatis
**FrederickWeddings.com members
