
"She's from McLean, and as a military kid, Brian says he had lots of homes but considers Heidelberg, Germany his "main hometown." For their first date, the pair roamed the little shops at the DC holiday market. Two years later, Brian proposed on a trail run at their favorite local park after a morning of paddle boarding, and Nicole returned the proposal during a game of Dungeons & Dragons."
"Fittingly, their December wedding was inspired by European Christmas markets including pre-ceremony Gluhwein (warm, spiced wine); a Bavarian pretzel station, and a holiday wonderland setting, decorated in shades of greens, deep red, gold, cream, and black. Nicole wore a silver wedding dress and her grandmother's earrings, which her sisters also wore at their respective weddings, along with a tiara that she says made her feel like "an absolute princess.""
Nicole is an events manager and Brian is director of product at a tech startup; they met on Hinge. Nicole is from McLean and Brian, a military kid, considers Heidelberg, Germany his main hometown. Their first date was at the DC holiday market; two years later Brian proposed after paddle boarding and a trail run, and Nicole proposed during a game of Dungeons & Dragons. Their December wedding drew on European Christmas markets with pre-ceremony Gluhwein, a Bavarian pretzel station, holiday-village escort displays, a silver wedding dress with grandmother's earrings and a tiara, live piano and electric violin, a DJ, Dickens-quoted napkins, D20 matchbooks, and a Belgian waffle station.
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