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Brian and I met at a friend’s birthday party. When he showed up, I decided it was time to bring out my “A” game. It worked! We dated for a while and one night he told me that he had hooked up my email inbox to the Nintendo Wii. He is a bit of a “tech geek” so I checked the enveloped labeled “Katie” and the message “will you marry me?” popped up. I actually thought it was a cute joke until I saw he was on one knee. Of course I said “YES!”

Neither one of us wanted a long engagement so we jumped right in to the planning. We decided our theme was going to be understated elegance with a black, white and cranberry décor. We chose the Country Club of Fairfax to have the reception and my aunt made hundreds of chocolate truffles by hand for our favors. We also had flip flops to put on when the guests feet would hurt from dancing.

The best part of the day was walking down the aisle towards my future husband on my father’s arm with a room full of 200 people that came out to support us. It was both humbling and unforgettable.

Special Thanks to Pereda Photography, for capturing our wedding so beautifully.

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Snowmageddon

What do you do when you’ve chosen the date for your wedding and as the days get closer, you realize that it’s going to be during what the press are calling “Snowmageddon?” That is exactly what Candice and Nick Avdikos had to decide.

Having always been a very spontaneous couple, they decided they couldn’t wait to be married. When Nick proposed on November 1st, they looked at the calendar and decided that December 19th was a good date. With family out of the country, they knew it was going to be a small intimate affair.

As the wedding day got closer, so did the snowstorm. “People thought we were CRAZY for going through with the wedding. We kept getting phone calls from people saying it was too dangerous to be out in the storm and that it would ruin our day” Candice reflects. “But Nick and I weren’t turning back….we chose this date and were sticking with it!” But, moments of doubt entered their minds as the snow starting falling. People couldn’t drive in the heart of the storm including the officiant. So what did they do when that happened? Go pick her up in their Jeep.
Back at their house with the officiant and the photographer everything came together and they had a beautiful intimate ceremony. With the snow coming down harder, the happy couple drove the officiant and photographer back to the safety of their homes. Where did they go for their reception? They went to the only place that was open….McDonalds.

Having decided to have their wedding photos done the day after the wedding, once the storm ended, Nick and Candice headed into DC with their photographer. The roads going in to DC were open and once arriving the mood was magical. Instead of the normal hustle and bustle, people were enjoying themselves and the beautiful scenery of everything being snowkissed by the storm. “Our photographer, Amanda Godlove with Lux Photography, was wonderful! She assured us that rain, shine or snow, she would be there. She was lying on the ground, stepping on mounds of snow, trecking in the snow with her heavy equipment and still took amazing photos while making sure Nick and I were having fun.”

When asked what was the best part of their wedding, Candice exclaims, “the snowstorm! Thanks to the snowstorm; every time it snows we will remember our perfectly magical wedding day.”

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