A year and a half of planning went into our wedding day, as we labored over every last detail to make sure that this one day reflected everything we were growing up, the love that we currently share, and everything we look forward to in our future as husband and wife.

Growing up, my husband and I were both fortunate enough to belong to families of travelers… We'd go up and down the East coast, hiking and camping, growing up with the woods as our backdrop, which shaped us into the avid lovers of the outdoors that we are today. When it came to our ideal wedding, we knew we had to share our love of traveling with our guests. We're from Pennsylvania, and having family in Maine has afforded us the opportunity to visit one of our favorite spots in the country fairly often. We both fell in love with Acadia when we were younger, and so the decision was made - we'd have our destination wedding in Bar Harbor, Maine.

We toured many different venues, but one really stood out to us - the Bar Harbor Inn. With a ceremony on the lawn overlooking the picturesque harbor and a reception in a gorgeous circular dining room, we knew this would be one wedding our guests would never forget.

Once that decision was made, the other details quickly began to fall into place. I picked out my "dream gown" in a light champagne with just enough detail to be glamorous, but effortless enough for an outdoor wedding. The colors came next, with the girls in sage green, the guys in charcoal gray, and flowers in vibrant pinks and greens. It was a beautiful palette of color that was perfect for the setting, and shone brightly in the afternoon sunshine.

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