Arthur and Jacqueline first met in 2012 while out with friends in Baltimore. “We were both living in Baltimore at the time and met by complete happenstance one night in Fells Point. We have been in each other’s lives ever since that first meeting, and officially become a couple a few years later.”
Arthur proposed in May of 2019. “I got an email from one of my best friends invited us and a bunch of my college friends to a Jurassic Park themed escape room. Jurassic Park is one of my favorite movies so I did not question for one minute why some of my friends would be excited to drive hours for an escape room. I had to take a dinosaur bone and put it into a little machine. The machine then spit out a slip of paper that said, ‘Jacqueline, will you marry me?’ I turned around and saw Arthur down on one knee.”
Forty guests, including a nine-person wedding party joined the couple poolside at Jacqueline’s childhood home in Ijamsville for their August 2020 nuptials. “Our ceremony was beautifully prepared by a close friend who performed the marriage. He interviewed some of our friends and family to gather information and wrote a lovely and heartfelt dedication to us as a couple.”
“Our original plan was a black-tie affair at a hotel in Baltimore. Suddenly we went from having our wedding fully planned to having no idea when we’d say our vows. We threw the entire backyard wedding together in about six weeks. Having something to look forward to after months of stress and loss was so refreshing, and our backyard wedding was more amazing than any ballroom.”
The couple chose a tropical theme for their backyard wedding. “We encouraged all of our guests to wear festive tropical attire and to bring bathing suits to enjoy the pool after the ceremony.”
Arthur is a facilities manager and Jacqueline is a marketing professional. They currently reside in Cabin John, Maryland.
First dance: Can’t Help Falling in Love, Elvis Presley
Vendors
Venue: Family Home
Getting Ready: Courtyard by Marriott, Plamondon Hospitality Partners**
Catering: High Point Events & Catering
Photography: Erica Lynn Studios
Planning: Lissa Marie Weddings and Events
Dessert: Vaccaro’s Italian Pastry Shop
Flowers: Wildflower Weddings and Events
Rentals: Party Plus Tents & Events
Entertainment: Dan McGuire Group
Videographer: Rivion Wedding Films
Transportation: On The Town Limousines**
Custom cookies: Sugar Rex
Bathroom trailers: Optimum Restrooms
Rehearsal dinner: Manalù Italian Restaurant
**FrederickWeddings.com
