Gilded details, shining smiles and a golden setting sun- this wedding day is nothing short of auriferous! Captured by Kate Ann Photography, you can tangibly feel the care put into every frame. The bride, Sophie, shared the story of how she and John met and all we have to say is that mother(s) do know best!

More from the bride, "I love to garden and recently became very interested in growing roses, so I wanted my wedding flowers to feel like an English garden. With lots of planning and the help of my sister, mother, and 4 girlfriends, we put together all of our own bouquets, centerpieces, aisle decor, and boutonnieres. My sister and brother in law made the chuppa that we were married under from driftwood collected from the chesapeake by John's brother, Sam. Also, John's mother Ellen recently passed away and we wanted to incorporate her into our wedding day as much as possible. She had the initials EEE. We placed an E on each table in memory of Ellen and also as our new last initial! My mom is an avid cake baker and she made our cutting cake which was decorated with the cake topper from my grandparents 1950s wedding! John made all of the wooden decor from the podium we used in the ceremony, to the corn hole boards, to frames to hang from the tree and be a photo booth. And we wrote the entire ceremony with the help of my grandfather, Ted, who was our officiant. The day was so personal!

Born abroad, but raised as a Maryland girl through and through, Rebekah knew that her love for weddings made her a perfect fit for the Bayside Bride team. After interning for the blog in Fall of 2011 she worked hard to finish her degrees in English & Media and Communications at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Graduated and ready to return, she wants nothing more than to pass her love of event planning & weddings onto brides-to-be.