Canyonwood Ridge

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

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Our Wedding

Dylan and I met in 2012 while in graduate school at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas. It just so happened that both of us had just finished our undergraduate studies at Texas A&M and decided to enroll in the Master of Health Administration (MHA) program at the Texas A&M Health Science Center. Our friendship grew throughout our first semester by way of group projects, study groups, and many happy hours. Towards the end of our first semester, we began to hang out independently from our classmates and continued to grow more and more fond of one another. Dylan asked me out on our first date to watch the Heisman Trophy ceremony at one of my favorite bars (Logan's) in the Northgate District of College Station. To seal our fate, the night ended with Johnny "Football" Manziel going on to win the Heisman and our first kiss. (Whoop!)

Our relationship continued to blossom throughout the rest of our graduate studies and even more so when Dylan graduated and moved to Houston, Texas for work while I finished up my degree. The most adventurous and memorable milestone in our relationship thus far has been making the move to Baltimore, Maryland so that we could both start our careers at the world-renowned Johns Hopkins Hospital. While we truly miss our friends and family back home, these past three years living in Baltimore have&nbsp;allowed us to connect and learn from one another in ways we never could have imagined. In December 2017, we will be celebrating our 5 year anniversary! 

The image above was our first picture together! We were headed to a New Year's Eve party in San Antonio, Texas at Pat O'Briens where Dylan met some of my closest girlfriends for the first time.

How We Met 

Brittany's parents were already scheduled to visit Brittany and me in Baltimore for Labor Day weekend 2016. Her parents' flight was originally scheduled to land in Baltimore around midnight that Friday. However, once I told them my plans to propose that Friday evening I asked if they would be so kind to take an earlier flight that day. Continuing to keep her out of the loop, Brittany went on to work like normal while I took the day off from work. During the course of day, this allowed me to pick both Brittany's and my parents up from the airport and get them settled in their hotel rooms. Once Brittany came home from work, I told her about a live band playing at a new bar/restaurant we had on our list to check out. Brittany was more worried about tidying up our apartment in preparation for her parents' arrival later that evening, but thankfully I was able to convince her otherwise.We decided to walk (as we usually do in the city) and I mentioned to her that we should take the scenic route as we are known to do from time to time. Since we were both dressed up and it was around the time of sunset, I asked Brittany if she wanted to take a picture (which rarely happens by the way). At this point, I figured Brittany knew something was up and that I better act quickly. After taking a few selfies and looking them over to see how they turned out, I said to Brittany, "You know, I have a feeling that's the last picture you and I will take being boyfriend and girlfriend". With a bit of a confused look on her face, I proceeded to get down on one knee and propose (which Brittany does not remember a word of at all).After saying my spiel Brittany reluctantly and thankfully said, "Yes!" To her surprise, both sets of our parents came out of nowhere running up to us yelling and screaming with joy. They had been hiding behind some bushes and columns nearby watching the entire thing! I later tuned Brittany into what I had been planning for months and admitted to the white lies I had told her that day. We were so thankful that both of our parents were able to share this special moment in our lives. We would not be where we are today without these four wonderful people who have shaped us into the man and woman we are today.

THE PROPOSAL

Our Story

Details

Engagement Photos

Photos

Anika Flores

Derek Tanner 

Dusty Keller

Amber Fichtner

Molly Johnson

Derreck Maxey

Ali Chambless

Nick Rodriguez

Braden Embry

Taylor Moore

Blair Zarb

Grayson Reed 

Autumn Flores

Austin Sutherland 

Ryan Sutherland

Wedding Party

Registry

Q + A

Please mention you are with the Sutherland/Tanner Wedding. Reserve by January 29, 2018.Rates:-1 King: $165 / night -2 Queens: $165 / night Check-in: 3:00 p.m.Check-out: 11:00 a.m.

Sleep Inn & Suites

There will be two shuttles at each respective hotel taking guests to and from the venue on Saturday. Please see below for more details:

Shuttles will leave both hotels at the following times: 5:00&nbsp;pm, 5:20&nbsp;pm **If you are staying at Sleep Inn, please be sure to sign up for the shuttle at the front desk.



Shuttles will leave the venue at the following times: 11:15&nbsp;pm, 11:30&nbsp;pm

Shuttle Services

Canyonwood Ridge provides on-site designated parking for our guests. If you or your designated driver had too much fun celebrating the newlyweds, you are more than welcome to leave your car overnight. Your car can be picked up the next day starting at 9:00 a.m.

Parking at Venue

Please mention you are with the Sutherland/Tanner Wedding. Reserve by January 29, 2018. Rates: -1 King: $189.99 / night -2 Queens: $189.00 / night -King Suite: $219.99 / night -Double Queen Suite: $229.99 / night Check-in: 3:00 p.m.Check-out: 11:00 a.m.

Holiday Inn Express

Travel

Things to Do

Brittany & Dylan

Brittany & Dylan

Wedding Party