Liz Schrenk 5/24/26 Liz Schrenk 5/24/26

Emily & Brandon’s Joyful Chevy Chase Wedding

Emily and Brandon met ten years ago when they both played in the Harvard University Band. They were friends for years before they started dating in the summer of 2019. They spent that Summer in Boston, and after Brandon took Emily out to a pasta dinner in the North End one night, they made it official. Emily and Brandon spent a few years doing long distance between Boston and Chicagoland, and then medium distance when they both moved to Michigan to attend different medical schools. Brandon proposed on January 13, 2024 on a cold and snowy day on the pond trail at the Brookfield Zoo and they started the process of planning their wedding day!

I loved getting to know Emily and Brandon at their engagement session, they are both so kind and gentle and truly have the sweetest relationship. They are both very laidback and being with them feels comfortable and cozy. When their wedding day finally arrived Conrad and I were so excited to be alongside Emily and Brandon’s family and friends to celebrate their marriage. Emily looked beautiful in her Oleg Cassini gown that she accentuated with a unique gold hairpiece. We met up with Brandon at St. Mary’s and he was a bit nervous waiting for the ceremony to begin, but those nerves quickly melted into the biggest smile when he saw his beautiful bride walk down the aisle.

After their traditional Catholic ceremony we celebrated with a pretty bubble exit and pictures before heading to Chevy Chase. It was a beautiful Spring day and Chevy Chase was budding with beauty, it was so lovely taking pictures there before we made our way inside for the reception. Emily and Brandon’s wedding was so lovely, just like the two of them, we were very grateful to be a part of this sweet celebration!

Congratulations, Emily and Brandon, we love you and wish you a lifetime of happiness together!

To see all of Emily and Brandon’s beautiful wedding photos, click here

VENDOR DETAILS
PHOTOGRAPHY
Something Blue

VENUE
Chevy Chase Country Club

FLORIST
Sylvia's Amlings Floral

HAIR
Lisa at Peter DeLuca Salon

MAKEUP
Jaycie Ganek

DJ
Ready Set Dance Entertainment

WEDDING CAKE
The Baking Institute

WEDDING DRESS
Oleg Cassini

BRIDESMAIDS’ DRESSES
Azazie

Liz Schrenk 10/23/25 Liz Schrenk 10/23/25

April & Paul’s Pretty Chevy Chase Country Club Wedding

April and Paul met like all other modern love stories – on an obscure dating app. Paul was the first person that April met on a dating app; their first date was at a Mexican restaurant where they hit it off and talked for multiple hours. They were able to joke around from the beginning, and he even made a "choose your own adventure" PowerPoint presentation for her before making things official.

April and Paul enjoy playing games with family, which is what gave Paul the idea for his proposal. He contacted the creator of one of their favorite games, Doomlings. Paul worked with the team at Doomlings to create a card to use while playing a round with April’s family, and had the ring ready after he played the card. The card has a caricature of April and Paul with their cat and dog, with the backdrop of Yellowstone, as they had just returned from a trip through Yellowstone. What a unique and creative way to propose!!

Conrad and Lindsay were excited to celebrate April and Paul’s wedding with them over Labor Day weekend at one of our favorite venues, Chevy Chase Country Club. After first meeting at the hotel for some sweet getting ready photos and a bridesmaids’ reveal with April and her girls we headed to the beautiful St. John Brebeuf Church to meet with Paul before their traditional Catholic ceremony. Paul sweetly shed SO many tears when April walked down the aisle, and then after the ceremony he kept looking at and touching the new ring on his finger. Paul’s wedding ring was especially unique as it has pieces of meteor embedded in it! As they walked back down the aisle after becoming husband and wife Paul did a happy little heel-click jump, it was just the most joyful moment!

After photos at the church we made our way to Chevy Chase for more pictures with the wedding party before the reception began. Guests were treated to some amazing live music during cocktail hour, and there were gorgeous flowers everywhere thanks to April’s Mom – she lovingly put in so much work and designed the flowers as a gift for her daughter! Surrounded by friends and family (some of whom traveled all the way from Poland to celebrate!) April and Paul began their forever together, it was such a perfect day and we were so happy to be a part of it!