Main Street Ballroom

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

Our Wedding

It was a typical Friday night in August. My roommate was getting ready to meet up with friends in Fells Point and invited me along.I was meeting everyone at Greene Turtle in Fells Point to watch the pre-season Ravens game. When I got there I said a round of hellos and realized I didn't know one of the guys there. I thought he was cute. He knew the rest of the group and cracked jokes like he'd known everyone forever. No one introduced us and some time started to pass making it awkward to bring up the fact that we had never met.Eventually everyone went outside to get some air and as we stood in a circle chatting he made eye contact, stuck out his hand and said, "Hi! I'm Chris". The group fell silent and then burst into laughter. How had we never met?! The group was floored. This wasn't my first time hanging out with them and it definitely wasn't his. Somehow we had missed each other every single time.I kept catching his eye the rest of the evening and we found ourselves standing together at the bar. Without us noticing, the rest of the group slowly crept outside leaving Chris and I alone in the bar. I can't remember the words he said, but I remember how happy I felt. I don't remember the jokes he cracked, but I remember laughing, and not just a flirtatious laugh, a belly laugh. I remember wanting the conversation to continue and I remember telling myself to not get attached. It had been a bad couple of months and I didn't know if I could let myself get excited about someone again.But life doesn't always listen to what we want and sometimes we find the thing we need most standing right in front of us.

How We Met

Chris and I met almost two years ago at the Greene Turtle in Fells Point. That's right, we met IRL (in real life) instead of online. After a few months of swiping right on Tinder, Bumble (more like FUMBLE) and every other dating site out there I was tired of meeting guys who ghosted when someone else came along.But Chris and I met in person, we shook hands, we looked each other in the eye and we both realized that SOMETHING clicked that night.Thank goodness for our friends who finally brought us together that night almost two years ago. Because of them I found the man who fits me perfectly, my puzzle piece and Partner in Crime.Fast-forward a year and a half later from the night we met it's April and it is my 27th birthday. I had an event that day, in a torrential downpour. I was in a mood. The only thing getting me through the day was knowing that I was having a kick ass 90's themed birthday bar crawl happening later that night with a ton of our friends.A couple of hours before the party we had to run some errands and I asked Chris if we could get Chick-Fil-A for dinner. He isn't a huge CFA fan, while I could eat it everyday, but since it was my birthday he agreed. We set off to get some nuggets after our errands were done and I noticed immediately that we weren't driving to CFA. Before I knew it he was whipping into a parking spot along Patterson Park near the Pagoda, which happens to be one of my most favorite spots in Baltimore. It was drizzling and he insisted that we take a walk and go up in the Pagoda. I looked at him like he had lost his mind but threw my hood on and got out of the car. In hindsight I should have been REALLY suspicious but it was my birthday and he was leaving the next day for a work trip so I assumed he was just being sweet.On the walk to the Pagoda we realized that there was no one else in the park. We had it all to ourselves . . . until I saw a familiar six foot tall figure with dreads practically melting into the side of the Pagoda trying so hard to disguise himself."What is Nick doing here?" I asked Chris. So confused but in that very moment I started to figure out what was going on."He's taking our picture Bub," was his response.I swiveled over to look directly at Nick, "Taking pictures of WHAT?!"Right then I turned my attention back to Chris. He was on one knee with a ring box in his hand. It felt like time stood still, just long enough for me catch up and realize what was happening before saying yes and watching him slip the most beautiful ring onto my finger.After we made a few phone calls and FaceTimed our loved ones he sealed the deal by taking me through the Chick-Fil-A drive thru and getting me the nuggets of my dreams.

How He Proposed

Our Story

Details

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Rachel C.

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Michael M

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Wedding Party

Photos

Q + A

Registry

Please call the Courtyard by Marriott Columbia by August 30th to reserve your room and mention the Campbell-DeMillo wedding to receive the wedding discount!&nbsp;

Courtyard by Marriott Columbia

There is no block of rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn Columbia but room rates are reasonable.

Hilton Garden Inn Columbia

Towns to search for Airbnb's are Ellicott City, Catonsville and Columbia Maryland.&nbsp;

Airbnb

Travel

Things to Do

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