William & Mary Alumni House Wedding

Brianna & Noah’s William & Mary Alumni House Wedding

Brianna and Noah’s William & Mary Alumni House wedding brought their guests back to where it all began! On a perfect end-of-March day with sunshine, 80 degrees, and blooming spring all around, they gathered their guests at their favorite place in Virginia.

Groom getting ready for wedding at william & mary

Bride getting ready for wedding at william & mary

How they Met…

Noah and Brianna officially met over eight years ago in the cafeteria (aka the caf) at the College of William & Mary. Noah noticed Brianna in their Intro to Economics class where she was sitting in front of him in the lecture hall. Brianna drew his attention because she always rushed out of the class to get to her next one across campus. He was too scared to approach her at the time. It wasn’t until the next semester, when he saw her again in the caf, that he decided to ask her out on a date. The rest is history!

The Alumni House Wedding Day…

Brianna and Noah spent the morning getting ready with their closest people at The William & Mary Alumni House. Noah and his best man snuck away into the library to get ready, while Brianna and her party had the best vibes in the Kelley Board room. They first saw each other in the grand hallway and exchanged vows and a few kisses too! Next, the Ceremony brought all of their people together to celebrate their love. Brianna’s grandmother was their flower girl (We always love a grandma moment!), and her very proud dad walked her down the aisle to her forever.

Once the I Do’s were exchanged, they exited their ceremony in a shower of bubbles and were greeted with their signature cocktails by their amazing planner at Happy Hour Hostess! They then snuck off for portraits while their guests mingled over at cocktail hour, getting to know each other and reconnecting! Brianna and Noah choose to do portraits on the grand balcony of the William & Mary Alumni House – talk about romantic!

wedding reception william & Mary Alumni House

wedding receptionat william & Mary Alumni House

The reception started with the newlyweds’ entrance and stunning first dance in the grand ballroom! Brianna and her dad also shared a sweet father-daughter dance. After emotional toasts given by their siblings, it was time for the dancefloor!! Their guests were packed on the floor for one epic night of fun!

We’d be doing you a disservice if we didn’t tell you their sweet proposal story, too! So here’s oure PS –
Noah proposed to Brianna at Theodore Roosevelt Island in Arlington, VA, which overlooks the Potomac River at sunset. She knew it was coming because he kept hinting that he had bought the ring they picked out together (Noah is a notoriously bad secret keeper). He asked if she wanted to walk on this new trail he had found, which happened to be Theodore Roosevelt Island Park.