Bride: Amaya Wall
Groom: Jared Sweitzer
Venue: The White Rose and Personalized Touch Catering LLC
Photographer: Photography by Jess Marie (Jessica Leonard)
Hair and Makeup: Mikayla Edwards
Dress: Essense of Australia, Style #D4410 — Serendipity Bridal
Tuxedos: Serendipity Bridal
Flowers: Towne Florist in Leonardtown, MD
1. Special/favorite moment of your day?
A special moment that comes to mind is getting to share a group photo with everyone who attended our wedding. We wanted to memorialize this moment with everyone by capturing it on camera. We all squeezed in tight for one giant family photo.
2. Favorite moment of the day?
My favorite moment of the day was getting to see everything come together. After months of planning, collaborating, and vision boards, finally getting to see our vision come to life and having all those we love share it with us is so special to me.
3. Best memory of the day?
A memory that I will forever hold close to my heart is when I walked down the aisle. At first I was nervous—my stomach was in knots—but when I turned that corner and saw Jared, all my nerves fled. He was smiling ear-to-ear and his eyes welled with tears. I had never seen him get like that before. He was speechless, but his tears said everything words did not.
4. Wedding theme and colors?
Our wedding colors were brown and gold.
5. Why did you choose the dress you picked?
The dress I said “Yes” to wasn’t actually one of the gowns I chose to try on. Sydney, our Serendipity associate, picked one out using a description of the vision we had for the wedding day and all the things I wanted in a dress. Her pick was the last dress to try on. I slipped in and made my way to the platform. The second I stood up on the platform and caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror, I began to cry. I remember thinking, “This is the dress my grandad would’ve loved to see me walk down the aisle in,” and from that moment I knew this dress was the one. Thank you, Sydney, for helping bring my vision together and finding me the dress of my dreams!
6. A few sentences about your wedding?
Jared and I wanted our wedding to feel warm, inviting, and timeless. We aimed to make our vendors feel like family; some have become just that. I couldn’t even begin to put words to how grateful I am to be surrounded by amazing friends and family, to have witnessed the extraordinary talents of all our vendors, and to walk away from the day with such a kind, loving, and all-around amazing husband.
7. How did you and your groom meet?
Jared and I originally met on Tinder in the summer of 2022. We followed up with a date to Dave & Buster’s shortly after.
8. How did your groom propose?
Jared proposed by taking me on a date to an apple orchard. When we first met, I asked him if he could take me to an apple orchard since I had never been before. Despite our best efforts, we ended up missing the apple orchard every single year, so by September 2025 he had made it a mission to go. He was oddly eager to drive two and a half hours to the orchard, which I found strange, but once we found the perfect spot for photos, I found out why.
9. Advice to a bride planning her wedding?
Advice I would give a bride who is planning her wedding would be to trust your vision! You will without a doubt get an overwhelming amount of opinions and judgment. It is a better use of energy to focus on planning the wedding of YOUR dreams and not one that caters to everyone except you and your partner. OH! And remember to breathe. What might be stressing you out now likely won’t matter when the day comes. It isn’t easy, so please remember to give yourself grace. Your wedding will be stunning!
10. What was your favorite part of shopping with Serendipity?
Something I really love about shopping with Serendipity and being a Serendipity bride is the way these beautiful women treat you like family. Without fail, you are greeted with large smiles by people who know your name and remember all the intricate details of your wedding vision. They truly care and want to make sure your day is one to remember.
