These two were so obviously, overwhelmingly in love with each other it would have been nauseating except for the fact that they were also completely adorable!  No one was able to take their eyes off the newlyweds as they danced their first dance as husband and wife.  They had smiles that wouldn't leave their faces all weekend, including when it looked like they might have a bit of rain on their wedding day. 

Their wedding weekend started off with a traditional Maryland Crab Feast out on the dock for their rehearsal dinner.  About 60 of their friends and family had a great time eating freshly caught crab (the Marylanders taught the Michiganders the way to do it).   After a great (and messy) meal of crab, potato salad, chicken and veggies, out came the strawberry shortcake that must have been delicious because it was all gone within 10 minutes!!! 

Caitlin and Dylan had a variety of lesser known traditions, including burying a bottle of bourbon for good luck on your wedding day.  Which appeared to have worked, as the cloudy skies parted an hour before their ceremony and made for a lovely day. They also had a Love Letter and Wine Box ceremony which was completely adorable and romantic.  In short you each write love letters to the other and choose a bottle of wine and then during your ceremony you lock the box and are not to open it until your (5th - 10th - 25th) wedding anniversary, unless you hit a bump along the way in which case you open it and read you letters while drinking a glass of wine before making any rash decisions. 

The whole wedding had a nautical undertone as the groom was a sailing enthusiast.  The cupcakes were each topped with an anchor, life ring or sailboat and the giant cupcake the bride and groom cut was named Miss Tilly after the grooms boat!  Their tables alternated between a beautiful floral centerpiece and a series of 3 pillar candles each with a different Michigan Lighthouse on them.  These and their beautiful ceremony arch were all done by Petals.  Beth Bailey was their wedding coordinator and added lots of adorable touches like a bird cage for cards and white wedding signs pointing the guests towards the ceremony.

Instead of a guest book Caitlin and Dylan had two beautiful photos (taken by Amy Deputy, their fabulous wedding photographer!!) of them matted and framed for guests to sign and instead of place cards guests could just look on a poster sized board that had everyone's name and table typed up.  As a fun twist they also brought in a photobooth from Posh Booth, where all their guests were able to dress up and get some fun and funky photos taken.  Each person was given a copy of their photos and another copy was put in a scrapbook as a memento for the bride and groom!  The band, Marquise kept everyone up and dancing providing a great mix of classic dance favorites and modern hits.  In the end the night was a huge success and every last detail was perfect!