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Volt Restaurant Frederick Wedding : Megan + Steve

volt-frederick-wedding-lauren-c-photography-megan-steve-63You might remember Megan and Steve from their Georgetown engagement session a little while back.  If you do, then you know I’ve already gone on about how I’ve known Megan since childhood and reminisced about old times.  So since I already have all of that out of the way, I’ll stick with talking about how amazing their wedding at Volt Restaurant in Frederick a few weekends ago was.

For their wedding day, Megan and Steve opted for a small ceremony and dinner with just their immediate families.  It was an intimate, cozy, and personal affair.  Megan’s mom and dad walked her down the aisle of the patio at Volt towards Steve, backdropped by a beautiful brick wall of green ivy and pink roses.  They exchanged their vows under strings of lights with Megan’s sister by her side, and Steve’s brother by his.  Their three grandmothers all sat in a line together just a few feet away and it was pure adorable grandma love.  After the ceremony, Megan and Steve took a few pictures at the front of the restaurant before rejoining their families for cocktails and small bites.  While the sun set, the hanging lights gave a warm glow over the patio as they all sat down at a single farm table for a delicious four course meal (the best wedding food ever.  Period.  Thank you, Volt!).  After dinner and dessert was complete, Megan and Steve invited friends to join them to celebrate the rest of the night with drinks, lawn games, and dancing.  It truly was a perfect day shared with all the people they love most and I am truly honored that I got to be a part of it.

Megan and Steve, thank you so much for inviting me in to your celebration!  But I’m still upset with you for not inviting me on your honeymoon to Bora Bora 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were the faces they made with practically every pose I put them in. 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cool is it that Bryan Voltaggio himself actually ended up being at Volt on their wedding day?!volt-frederick-wedding-lauren-c-photography-megan-steve-78volt-frederick-wedding-lauren-c-photography-megan-steve-66volt-frederick-wedding-lauren-c-photography-megan-steve-77volt-frederick-wedding-lauren-c-photography-megan-steve-79volt-frederick-wedding-lauren-c-photography-megan-steve-85volt-frederick-wedding-lauren-c-photography-megan-steve-82volt-frederick-wedding-lauren-c-photography-megan-steve-81volt-frederick-wedding-lauren-c-photography-megan-steve-96volt-frederick-wedding-lauren-c-photography-megan-steve-121volt-frederick-wedding-lauren-c-photography-megan-steve-94volt-frederick-wedding-lauren-c-photography-megan-steve-100Megan missed her pup Tate while Steve was proud of some 5 foot tall teddy bear that he got for like $50 of something like that.  And no, I don’t mean when he was little.  I mean 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have to be selfish for a second and share some of my favorite photos from the night in which I got to be in front of the camera for some pictures with old friends.  The bottom one of all the Hagerstown people is just so special.  It includes so many people from my childhood, some of which I met and have known since I was 5 years old.  It was wonderful having the chance to catch up with so many of them and see where life has taken them.  I am so incredibly blessed to have a job that gives me such opportunities.  volt-frederick-wedding-lauren-c-photography-megan-steve-98

The professionals that made this day possible:
Venue and Catering: Volt Restaurant
Coordinators: Julie Rudzin and TJ Whitman of Volt Restaurant
Hair: Brenda Dalton of Rose Brooke Studio
Makeup: Megan Cant (friend of Bride and Groom)
Florist: En Masse
Photographer: Lauren C Photography
Bakery: Piece O’ Cake, LLC
Officiant: Sharon Mesa
Invitations: Erin Carmel Designs (Friend of Bride and Groom)
Bridal Gown and Bridesmaid dress: Adrainna Papell from BHLDN

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  • BrookeOctober 5, 2016 - 12:06 am

    What a beautiful, intimate wedding day!! You captured how special this day was so well.ReplyCancel

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