R + L
Meet Rylee + Landon! From the inside out this sweet couple exuded so much beauty, joy, and warmth! We absolutely adored getting to watch the vision of their stunning wedding day come to life! Katie Liz Photo - we’re swooning over this whole gallery and we’re counting down the days until you’re back in our space. We can feel every ounce of adoration + love in these photos!
Here’s their love story - “Landon and I met through church when I was a junior in high school and he was working as a resident. Like every other high school girl at the time, I developed the biggest crush on the cute young guy on staff. Both my parents were highly involved in our church, so Landon quickly became their adopted son, sharing many meals and spending many Christmases with my family. In the spring of 2020 I was a freshman in college who was just sent home because of Covid. With my study abroad plans canceled for the summer, Landon reached out about an internship he was putting on at the church he was now working as the youth pastor at. Along with six other college students, we spent the summer doing ministry alongside one another and developing a deep friendship. As the summer came to a close and everyone was going back to school for the fall, I faced another year at home because my school did not re-open its campus due to the pandemic. Throughout the fall, I continued to serve in the youth ministry at Landon's church. This led to countless evenings stacking chairs, attending students football games, sharing meals, and standing in the parking lot talking. Over the next six months, we (he slowly, I quickly) came to the realization that we truly were each other's best friends and that there is no one else that we wanted to spend time with. After 5 years of knowing each other, we took the scary but sweet leap from friends to dating in February of 2021. The depth of the friendship that we had cultivated in those years made the transition incredibly fun and natural. We got six months of falling in love in Texas before we began a year of long distance between Boston and NYC that involved far too many train rides, FaceTimes, and tearful goodbyes. This past summer, we both moved to D.C. where we are now starting our lives together!”
What drew R + L to choosing The Emerson for their big day - “We loved the design was modern but still felt warm and intentional. I think the little white chapel sold it for me thought — it is sweet, romantic, and feels like such a holy place to make the covenant of marriage!”
Congratulations again to the Lacys! Thank you so much for choosing us to spend your wedding day with! We loved getting to serve + celebrate alongside all of your friends and family! Your wedding day was marked by so much love + sweetness. It’s a day we will not soon forget! Another big thank you goes to the whole vendor team! You all created magic + it’s such a joy serving beside you. Be sure to check everyone out below along with all the rentals R + L chose from CL x EMERSON.
