Ceremony and Reception

On the first day of college at Penn State, Lynn arrived to the freshman seminar class a few minutes late, and made quite an entrance. Everyone had already sat down and the lecture had begun, when Lynn walked in on crutches, with a hand brace, broken jaw, and most dramatically, BANGS! With that memorable first impression, Gabriel and Lynn became fast friends. After Penn State, Gabriel moved to Philadelphia to earn his veterinary degree and Lynn moved to New Orleans for Teach for America. Despite the distance, they remained best friends. Eventually, their careers (and fate!) brought them both to Baltimore. In 2018, after ten years of friendship, they went on their first date to a small Greek restaurant on the Baltimore harbor... the rest is history!

As many of you know, Thanksgiving is Lynn's FAVORITE holiday: food, family, festivities. In the midst of the pandemic, traditions were set aside and Lynn settled in for what she thought would be a relaxing, but relatively uneventful holiday weekend in Corbin City with her parents. On Thanksgiving night, Gabriel surprised Lynn by arriving just before dinner with all of her favorite home cooked foods - including mac and cheese! The next day, Gabriel and Lynn walked at one of Lynn's most memorable spots, along the Tuckahoe River in Macrame Park. Needless to say, Lynn was completely surprised, but there was no hesitation when she yelled "yes!"