Ryan and Maren met in the fall of 2017 through a mutual friend. “We made plans to grab dinner together, and we decided our roommates could tag along as well. The carpool plans involved a two-door Camaro, so when Ryan had to get out of the car to move the seat up for me to get into the back, he says it was love at first sight. We quickly became and remained, close friends; he never anticipated I’d be interested! After a couple of subtle hints from the roommates, we finally got together, and the rest is history.”
The couple got engaged in November of 2020 when Ryan planned a surprise lunch date in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. “Ryan suggested taking some pictures on the pier, a request very unlike him. After pictures, he slipped up and mentioned that he knew the surprise date would be worth it. Not registering what was going on, he finally dropped to one knee. Both of our families showed up to join us on the pier for a champagne toast.”
120 guests, including a twelve-person wedding party, helped the couple celebrate their October wedding at Ceresville Mansion, with a traditional Catholic ceremony at Saint Katharine Drexel Church. “When we got engaged, there was no doubt that we wanted to get married in Maryland, even though neither of us is from here. I was born and raised in Delaware, and Ryan in New Jersey. Maryland is where we met and where we were currently living, so we wanted our wedding to be symbolic to us and our relationship, and we wanted our guests to experience that.”
“One of our favorite parts of the day was later in the night when our photographer quickly pulled us outside for a few photos. It was almost like the day was finally still, with us alone outside while our guests were inside enjoying themselves. Thinking back to our day, it seems small but it is a very vivid memory.”
Ryan is an Associate Product Manager and Maren is a Next-Generation Sequencing Laboratory Specialist. They currently reside in Frederick.
Vendors
Reception: Ceresville Mansion**
Photography: By Jacqui Photography
Entertainment + Lighting: Great Scott Productions**
Photo Booth: Booth: Shining Star Photo Booth
Dessert: Main Street Sweets
Hair & Makeup: Air Brush Faces
Videography: MK Media
Transportation: On the Town Limousines**
