Emma Wolf and Ryan Pickelman

AUGUST 6, 2022 PHOTOGRAPHY BY PHOTOGRAPHED BY CARLYE ALLEN

Ryan built the cross that we assembled during our ceremony. It is made out of three pieces, used to symbolize God and the two of us. The Cord of Three Strands has a very important meaning to us, so we wanted to incorporate that into our ceremony but make it more unique to us by using Ryan’s skill of woodworking.

My engagement ring is special because Ryan picked it out completely on his own. I had asked him if we could go ring shopping a couple of times, but we never got around to it. I ended up going with my friends and sent him pictures of rings I liked. Little did I know, he had already bought my ring a few months before. Luckily, one of the pictures I sent him was pretty much the exact ring he had already picked out for me.

We can truly say our wedding day was the best day of our lives. There is nothing better than having all the people you love in the same place celebrating your love for each other. It went by so fast, but it is a day we will never forget.

Seeing each other for the first time on our wedding day was such a special feeling. We chose not to do a “first look,” so we didn’t see each other until I was walking down the aisle. It was an emotional moment for us both.

We chose to eat dinner in private in the chapel instead of with our guests in the reception hall. The wedding day moves fast, and this was a memorable moment that allowed us to slow down and take it all in together.