Erica and DJ were married at Maryland’s beautiful Chesapeake Bay Beach Club.
The Chesapeake Bay Beach Club sits along the Eastern Shore’s waterfront. The ceremony room was full of sunlight and colorful autumnal flowers.
Erica shares, “I will never forget the moment that I took my first steps down the aisle with my Dad. It’s a moment filled with so much joy and excitement. As I took those steps toward DJ with my Dad by my side, I looked around at all the smiling faces of the people I love most in this world. And in that moment, I was so touched that all of them came from near and far to share in our special day. It really almost took my breath away when I realized just how blessed I am. And just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, I saw DJ standing there, so handsome in his tux, waiting for me at the end of the aisle.”
After a rainy morning, the sun broke through the clouds!
Erica and DJ have a very sweet proposal story, ” We continued to date throughout college, making a long distance relationship work as I attended school for three years in North Carolina. He made so many trips down to see me, even driving late at night after a long day at work. When I graduated, I moved back home, and we were so excited to finally be together in the same state again. On December 6th of that year, DJ made plans for us to spend the day together in Annapolis. I thought we were going shopping for rings, but little did I know DJ had the ring in his pocket the whole time. Nonetheless, he let me drag him in and out of ring stores. It was a cold day, so we went in to buy some hot chocolate. Just as we stepped out onto the street, a beautiful horse-drawn carriage sat at the corner. I had dreamed of taking a ride in one of these my whole life.
As we hopped on board, DJ very stealthily handed the ring to the coachwoman. Annapolis was decorated so beautifully for Christmas. We took in the sights, and then she stopped the carriage to offer us a very sweet deal. She pulled out a tiny little sterling silver carriage and said we could purchase it to commemorate our trip, but truly DJ had this all planned out. DJ got down on one knee and opened the carriage to reveal a ring. He slipped the ring onto my finger as I very quickly said yes. I didn’t wear my gloves the entire way back even though my hands were freezing, couldn’t take my eyes off the ring and couldn’t believe all of this was really happening. Of course, the rest is history!”
Erica and DJ shared their first dance to Christina Perri’s song A Thousand Years.
The couple had many special and personalized details like these delicious homemade cookies.
Erica said, “We really wanted our wedding guests to have a great time with tasty food, good drinks, fun music, and delicious desserts. We wanted them to kick back, relax, and enjoy the night as much as we were. For us, it was a celebration of the start of our lives together as husband and wife. But, it was also a celebration of two families becoming one.
I’ve always really loved fall, so we tried to capture the beauty of fall colors in our decorations with a little bit of country chic mixed in. I think you could say our wedding was elegant, with a touch of sophistication, but laid back and cozy too!”
Congratulations Erica and DJ!
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Special thanks to all the vendors:
Venue: Chesapeake Bay Beach Club
Officiant: Pastor John Zachry
Cake: Diane Gibbs
DJ: Crow Entertainment, Ivan Moore
Florist: Little House of Flowers
Invitations: Carlson Craft
Makeup: Behind the Veil
Hair: Behind the Veil
Rings: Jared’s and Dickinson’s Jewelers
Bride’s Dress: Bridals by Elena
Bride’s Shoes: Kelly & Katie
Jewelry: Charming Charlie
Bridesmaids’ jewelry: Etsy
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