Jennifer and Dennis met when they both showed up to help a friend move. “We found out that we had many mutual friends in common, and had been training at the same martial arts academy for over three years together. A few years ago we found a group photo from a tournament from two years before we met. We were on opposite sides of the photo.”
For their first anniversary, the couple traveled to a B&B in West Virginia. “We loved it so much that we promised to come back. For our sixth anniversary, we finally were able to return to that B&B. After a mile hike to the top of a waterfall, we rested for a minute, then decided to take a few selfies. Dennis asked another hiker to take a picture of us, and when I turned around he had dropped down to one knee.”
Jennifer and Dennis had twelve people at their ceremony and 62 at the reception. “Our ceremony was outside at Cunningham State Park, on the boardwalk in front of the waterfall. It was a small, intimate ceremony, with only our family and a few close friends in attendance. Besides the cold, everything was perfect.”
While Jennifer and Dennis went for a 1950’s vibe for their wedding attire, their reception was a medieval and renaissance themed. “We dressed the part and we encouraged all of our friends and family to do so as well. Many of them complied, and it was a magical, crazy affair. There was ax throwing during the cocktail hour, medieval-themed music throughout dinner, but plenty of 80’s and 90’s tunes for dancing. We also had fire spinners to end the night.”
Jennifer is a pediatric nurse and Dennis is an acquisition analyst. They currently reside in Rockville.
first dance: Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
honeymoon: Costa Rica
Vendors
Ceremony: Cunningham Falls State Park
Reception: Orchid Cellar Meadery and Winery
Photography: Kelly Hahn Photography**
Catering: Love and Dishes
Dress: TLC Bridal**
Flowers: Westverjeni
Rentals: Country Creek Farmhouse Tables
Hair & Makeup: Theresa Heidary
Entertainment: Wizer Productions
Ax throwing: Axhilaration
Fire Spinners: HVBRIS Entertainment
Rings: Brillant Earth
**FrederickWeddings.com member
