We swooned over Kimi+Mario’s love story, and equally loved their gorgeous AVAM wedding!     Decked out in orange and grey, the American Visionary Art Museum was the perfect venue for this modern wedding from Kathleen Hertel Photography.  

Kimi shared their story with us here:  “We met about 7 1/2- 8 years ago at a local bar through mutual friends. I was just out of a long term serious relationship with my sons father. Of course I was attracted to Mario with his good looks and sweet dance moves. But he is a genuine, kind, caring, funny and a all around good guy. But what made me love him even more was how he not only treated me but the way he was/is with my son. At that time Mario wasn’t even 21 ( I know we met in the bar ;) ) and I never would have thought that a guy would take on what he did. He treats him as if he was his own. He proposed on December 24th 2011. He came home from a Ravens game and I was surrounded by gifts to wrap. Like every year we exchange one gift on Christmas Eve, usually pjs. I opened mine and it was a beautiful album filled with pictures throughout the years of us dating. I got to a certain page which was blank and turned it and it said “Our Engagement” and he tugged on my arm and asked me to marry him. As far as the design of our wedding, we are ‘Os fans, so we used the orange and grey!”

AVAM Wedding Vendors

Cake: Cakes By Maria
Catering: Absolutely Perfect Catering
DJ: Absolute Entertainment – Jason Wallace
Dress: Maggie Sottero from Betsy Robinson’s
Groom’s Attire: Vera Wang from Men’s Wearhouse 
Hair: Amy Johnston
Makeup: Chrissy Forbes
Photographer: Kathleen Hertel Photography
Venue: The American Visionary Arts Museum