Madigan's Waterfront

Welcome to Our Wedding!

The River View at Occoquan Regional Park

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

Our Wedding

Kristin and Jonathan met through mutual friends in 2012, although they’d both agree their official anniversary is a matter of debate. Kristin was working as an ICU nurse at George Washington University Hospital in DC and Jonathan was working with a government contractor in northern Virginia at the time. They dated for a few months but unfortunately their timing was a bit off, and neither were ready to make a long-term commitment. Despite this, Kristin and Jonathan remained friends and kept in touch over the years, even as Kristin moved throughout the country as a travel nurse. In 2015 their conversations became longer and more frequent and they started making trips to visit each other (instead of just seeing each other any time Kristin happened to be in DC). In early 2016, Jonathan told Kristin he wanted her to move back to the DC area so they could rekindle their romantic relationship. After finishing a travel assignment in Denver (and taking one more in Phoenix just to make sure he was serious), Kristin moved back to Northern Virginia and it turned out to be her best move yet!

How We Met

Kristin and Jonathan love the natural beauty and hiking in the Shenandoah Valley of Northern Virginia, so Jonathan had the idea to propose to Kristin at a scenic overlook on a Shenandoah National Park hike. This&hellip; did not go exactly as planned. He had made a reservation at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton Virginia, a quaint historic hotel he and Kristin had stayed at before and had come to love. The plan was to have a relaxing evening at the hotel, and then propose the next day while on a hike. Unfortunately, Kristin came down with food poisoning the night before the trip and was sick all weekend, forcing Jonathan to move the hotel reservation to the following weekend. When the next weekend arrived, the weather did not cooperate as rain was forecasted the entire time. Not wanting to propose to Kristin in the pouring rain on a hike, Jonathan adjusted his plan, and surprised Kristin with an engagement ring and champagne in their hotel room while getting ready for dinner. They went out to enjoy a nice dinner and came back to pop the bubbly and call family and friends. They spent the next day on a rainy hike followed by a winery visit to round out their celebration.

How He Proposed

Our Story

Details

Elizabeth Lakatos

Evan Rosenthal

Chris Engstrom

Chantal Corrigan

Lauren DeSanctis

Greg Sanderson

Maeve Knight

Kevin Rose

Matt DeSanctis

Kate Miller

Matt Hohn

Lauren "LA" Yourish

Darby Neill

Chris Regan

Kelsey Neill

Anthony DeSanctis

Wedding Party

Photos

Registry

Q + A

<a href="https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1553107991640&amp;key=GRP&amp;app=resvlink" target="_blank">https://www.marriott.com/event...</a>Please use the reservation link above for our room block discount!&nbsp;**Reservations must be made by July 29, 2019**

Courtyard by Marriott Potomac Mills Woodbridge

This is the closest and most convenient DC airport, it&nbsp;has it's own Metro stop (for easiest access to DC), and is about a 30 minute drive to&nbsp;our venue in Lorton, VA.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Another DC area&nbsp;airport, about a 45 minute drive to our venue in Lorton, VA.

Dulles International Airport

<a href="https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1553108077160&amp;key=GRP&amp;app=resvlink" target="_blank">https://www.marriott.com/event...</a>Please use the reservation link above for our room block discount!&nbsp;**Reservations must be made by July 29, 2019**

Residence Inn by Marriott Potomac Mills Woodbridge

Travel

Our venue is located about 35&nbsp;minutes&nbsp;from the heart of Washington D.C. We invite you to take advantage of the holiday weekend and do some sight seeing and celebrating in the district! Most museums and tours are free and the Metro makes getting around very convenient. There are also annual Labor Day celebrations and a parade.&nbsp;

Washington, DC

Our venue is in Occoquan Regional Park which is also home to batting cages (where the groomsmen will likely be the morning of the wedding...), boats and&nbsp;kayaks for rental, and many biking and walking trails along the beautiful Occoquan River.&nbsp;

Occoquan Regional Park

Want to enjoy the DC area but avoid the Labor Day crowds? Old Town Alexandria is 25 minutes from our venue and is home to historic&nbsp;cobblestone streets and beautiful homes, endless shopping,&nbsp;fantastic restaurants, and a stunning waterfront and pier. It's one of our favorite areas that we love to frequent as well as where we took our engagement photos!

Old Town Alexandria

Any list of things to do in Virginia would not be complete without Shenandoah National Park, our favorite place to hike and get away.&nbsp;Shenandoah is so important to both of us that we spent our engagement weekend&nbsp;hiking&nbsp;here!&nbsp;Not much of an outdoorsy person or just short on time? Route your commute along&nbsp;Skyline Drive and enjoy the stunning mountain views--it's a MUST!

Shenandoah National Park

Virginia&nbsp;has an impressive wine region with multiple award-winning vineyards&nbsp;and wine touring is something we love to do! (Who doesn't??!) Ask Kristin or Jonathan for details as the list of places to go is a long one!

Kristin & Jonathan

Kristin & Jonathan

Wedding Party