Ashley & Nick 

Occupations Ashley is a licensed clinical professional counselor; Nick is an attorney

Wedding date 12/23/2022

Number of Attendees 125

Number of Attendants Seven—we kept it simple with our close friend as officiant, maid of honor, best man, and our four nieces as flower girls.

How You Met Ashley liked Nick’s photo on a dating app leading to a first date at Waverly and Union breweries.

The Engagement On the first-year anniversary of our first date, Nick proposed at one of our favorite places, Cylburn Arboretum.

Wedding Design Inspiration Pine trees and winter neutrals

What Was Unique and Special About Your Wedding Day We shifted to a Christmas atmosphere in the last hour of our wedding and handed out Santa hats and played Christmas music.

Favorite Details We loved our cake and Christmas tree backdrop.

Most Unexpected Event On Your Wedding Day It was the coldest day of the year with negative wind chill and freezing weather.

Piece of Advice Something will go unplanned! It will be okay.

BEAUTY JKW Beauty BRIDESMAIDS Birdy Grey CATERER Union Mills Public House FLORAL DESIGN Blossom & Basket Boutique GROOM AND GROOMSMEN SuitShop and Calvin Klein HONEYMOON Palm Springs, CA and Joshua Tree National Park, CA INVITATIONS Minted LOCATION Union Mills Public House, Frederick MUSIC Frederick DJs OFFICIANT Riddhi Trivedi, close friend PHOTOGRAPHer Madeline Serio TRANSPORTATION On the Town Limos VIDEOGRAPHER Mid80sMedia WEDDING DRESS Betsy Robinson’s Bridal Collection WEDDING PLANNER Sleeping Bee Designs