Michael Freedman spotted Katrina Barnette the moment she entered the room while out with mutual friends in Annapolis. “We kept catching each other’s eye across the crowd,” says Katrina, a merchandise manager. “Mike bought me a drink and we started talking; we hit it off.” So much so that exactly a year later, on their anniversary, Mike, a Marine Corps officer, proposed on the rooftop of Katrina’s building, overlooking the Washington Monument. A wedding at the Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg followed eight months later.
Details:
Photographer: Ever After Visuals
Venue: Oatlands Plantation
Event Coordinator: Aimee Hardenbergh, True Wedding Events
Bride’s Gown: Heidi Elnora, Soliloquy Bridal Couture
Hair: Roshaunda Jenkins, Beautiful Becomings
Makeup: Megan Bucelli
Groom’s Tux: Dress blues for the ceremony and a suit from Macy’s for reception
Caterer: RSVP Catering
Cake: Cakes by Linda
Cake Flavors: Red velvet and yellow cake
Cocktail: Sweet Tea Vodka
Florist: Bergeron’s Flowers
Flowers: Peonies
Music/Entertainment: String Attack for ceremony and coktail hour and DCSynergy for reception, Miles Stiebel from MSE Productions
First Dance Song: “Whatever It Is,” by Zac Brown Band
Invitations: The Dandelion Patch
Bride’s Favorite Detail: “The day of our rehearsal dinner, our wedding planner gave me some great advice to never leave my husband’s side at the wedding. We experienced the best night of our lives completely together.”
Groom’s Favorite Detail: “Seeing Katrina walk down the aisle.”
Biggest Surprise: “Tropical storm Andrea just hit the day before our wedding, so the morning of the wedding it was pouring. It cleared up right before the guests starting arriving.”
Decor Details: “Mike has a big sweet tooth, so we had a candy bar.”
Theme: Southern elegance
Four Words That Describe the Wedding: Romantic, elegant, fun and laughter
Honeymoon Spot: “We got relocated across the country a few weeks after our wedding, so our honeymoon was driving cross country and stopping in Chicago, Omaha, Denver, and Las Vegas.”
Where They Currently Live: Carlsbad, California
