Caitlin & Robert: A Traditional Wedding in Baltimore, MD
Five years into their friendship, Caitlin and Robert found themselves falling for each other. The Bride Caitlin Brannick, 24, senior associate The Groom Robert Kearns, 26, instructional technologist The Date May 24 Two years later, the couple was living in Washington, DC, when they were invited to a black tie event that Robert's company hosted. Robert told her he'd planned dinner with his colleagues at Topaz (which was a made up place he used as a cover). When they pulled up to their location, she realized they were at her favorite restaurant -- the Tabard Inn. Inside they were escorted to a private table and presented with a bottle of wine. She assumed he planned the meal to celebrate their anniversary, but he surprised her when he proposed. A year later they were married at America's oldest cathedral, the Basilica of the Assumption.