Penn Wedding, Part 1 – St. Michael’s Maryland Wedding

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing one of my oldest friends wedding in beautiful St. Michael’s Maryland. Gretchen and Ryan rented out 3 houses right next to each other, so it was super easy to photograph both the girls AND the boys!

The threat of rain had everyone a little nervous, but it moved through the area the night before as we all sat around a dining room table drinking, eating and soaking up good conversation. The skies opened up the next morning to a beautiful and perfect day.

 

Ryan, a designer, did the invitations himself..

 

Nina, Gretchen’s maid of honor, got all of the people closest to Gretchen to write her love letters that Gretchen could open on the day of the wedding. Gretchen did this same thing for Nina when she got married last year, and it was so sweet to see her do the same. The letters were placed in the box, with a letter from Ryan at the bottom – so sweet!

Gretchen also had a letter that she had written sent over to Ryan.

 

Ryan and Gretchen opted for a First Look, which is always my favorite. It helps calm nerves, and really lets the bride and groom enjoy the entire day together. These two were so cute!