Chris and Jenn’s Circle D Farm wedding was such a special day for so many reasons. Chris and Jenn have been together for nine years, and they were so thrilled to celebrate their best day ever with family and friends last October.
I met Chris in 9th grade (which, admittedly, was a long time ago!) at River Hill High School, and then we both ended up going to the same community college – Howard Community College! It was there at Howard Community College that Chris met Jenn when they took the same public speaking class one semester in 2007 :) These two have been together since, and they were SO excited to celebrate their wedding at a venue that was so special to them for so many ways.
Chris and Jenn’s wedding was a Circle D Farm, which, coincidently, was where Chris’s parents used to live! How unique is that? Chris’s parents even ran a tennis club at Circle D Farm when they lived there. In fact, Chris’s family’s farm – where Chris and his groomsmen got ready – is just a few miles down the road from Circle D Farm. Chris had another connection to Circle D Farm; the fire station that he volunteers at also regularly holds events at Circle D Farm, so in many ways, Circle D Farm felt like home for Chris. Ironically, Jenn had her own connections with Circle D Farm as well. Growing up, Jenn attended summer camp at Circle D Farm. This was the perfect venue for their wedding, and Circle D Farm truly was like home for these two.
Chris and Jenn’s gorgeous wedding was featured in the Baltimore Sun in an article titled “Locally ever after: Howard County venues add meaning to these couples’ weddings;” check it out to read even more of their awesome story!
I loved getting to know Jenn during the wedding planning process and on her wedding day, and it was so fun celebrating with these two. They both have such positive, beautiful personalities, and they are such a joy to be around. It was clear they are very loved; their wedding was filled with friends and family that were so thrilled to celebrate with them. (I even reconnected with some old high school friends and family members of past brides and grooms! It was such a great surprise!). It was also so wonderful shooting this wedding alongside my husband; Justin owns Last Avalon Films and he filmed Chris and Jenn’s wedding (you can see their beautiful wedding video here!) and my sweet friend and fellow photographer, Valerie! The day started off very chilly, a little rainy, and cloudy, but literally just as the ceremony began, the sun came out from behind the clouds and it was just beautiful! We got the most gorgeous light for Chris and Jenn’s portraits too, and the rain held off for the rest of the day, which was so wonderful!
I have so many favorites from Chris and Jenn’s hometown wedding; enjoy reliving their celebration!!
Chris bought these beautiful boots for Jenn as a wedding gift. I am just in love with this picture!!
This is Jenn’s grandmother’s ring, plus beautiful bracelets that three generations of women wore – Jenn had one, her mom had one, and her grandmother wore one :)
Jenn and her mom :)
So pretty, Jenn!!
Gorgeous!!
Valerie captured these of the guys getting ready!
Love this one of Chris and his brothers at Circle D Farm – where their parents used to live!
This is so cool; the photo on the right is of Chris’s dad on his wedding day. Chris wanted to recreate the same shot – which led to a really fun game of soccer between Chris, his dad, and his brothers!
Looking good, guys!
I love these!
These two gave each other such sweet gifts and notes before the ceremony
Ceremony time!!
Yay!! Married!
Such a fun wedding party!
It may have been fall, but the leaves changed late this year; luckily, Circle D Farm had two gorgeous red maple trees – and the porch gave us a perfect perspective for them!
I can’t get over these portraits!! Chris and Jenn, you two are so beautiful! And look at that amazing light!!
Jenn’s veil was just perfect for these gorgeous floating veil photos; and with the wind plus Valerie’s veil tossing skills, it was just perfection!
Reception time!!
Jenn danced with her two brothers, and then Chris shared a dance with his mom :)
The fun dollar dance :)
This was the hilariousness that was the garter toss. These guys REALLY wanted that garter! :)
Valerie captured this beautiful shot of these two!
Can you tell it was such a fun reception? I didn’t want it to end!
Congratulations, Chris and Jenn!!!