Wedding Date on Jun 23, 2018

From the photographer, Manda Weaver: “Svetlana & Tyler have a romance that is both electric and subtle at the same moment. They come from two very different backgrounds. Tyler from an American home filled with brothers, and Svetlana from an orphanage in Russia with her sister, Katya. In their teenage years, Svetlana & Katya came to The States for a summer exchange program. The Widell family fell in love with the girls and adopted them as their own. Tyler and Svetlana met in college where their initial attraction and mutual love for the Washington Capitals quickly grew into the love of a lifetime. Svetlana and Tyler celebrated their marriage in St Michaels Maryland near Svetlana’s parents home. Svetlana spent summers working in stores along the historic St Michaels Main Street where she used to watch couples enter and exit the gorgeous circa 1870 gray-stone structure Christ Church of St Micheals. So, of course, when began planning her wedding this was her first thought. The Mr. and Mrs. Hutson followed their church ceremony with a celebration at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Historic ships and boats of all shapes that have passed the test of time surrounded them along with the glimmering pink, shimmering gold, navy accents and garden style florals. Their wedding day was truly filled with so much joy, and abounding love… but there was also a touch of sorrow. Svetlana’s mother passed away after a sudden battle with cancer just a few months before their wedding day. Tyler and Svetlana chose to make their vows and covenant with one another before she passed so she could see them married. And when their planned wedding day came, they celebrated and proclaimed their love before all of their guests as husband and wife already. Svetlana carried a pennant with her mother, Pamela’s, picture on her bouquet. Perhaps one of the most profound moments of the day was when the bouquet with her picture was placed in her lap after she had just stepped into her wedding dress. Tears of sorrow mixed with joy flowed as her sister and friends surrounded and supported her. Tyler’s mother, Karen, chose to be with Svetlana during the getting ready portion of the day, and gracefully and lovingly cared for her new daughter in this special moment.”