Just Married: Brian Walsh and Maria Amodio

Just Married: Brian Matthew Walsh and Maria Therese Amodio
Bride’s parents: Gerry and Lisa Amodio
Groom's parents: Matt and Lisa Walsh

How the couple met:
Brian Matthew Walsh and Maria Therese Amodio met during their junior year of college in Boston. Brian was moving out of his apartment building while Maria was moving into the building. Maria’s roommate invited Brian to a party at their apartment on the night their residences overlapped. On their first date, Brian took Maria to his favorite restaurant, El Pelon, for burritos.

The proposal:
Brian proposed May 28, 2011 at Maria’s home in Washington, D.C., where she was living while Brian completed his Marine Corps training at The Basic School in Quantico, Va. After the proposal, the couple had dinner at their favorite restaurant, Vermillion, where their families made a surprise visit (Brian had invited them for the weekend).

The wedding:
The couple was married June 7, at St. Francis of Assisi Church in New Britain, Conn. Maria grew up in the house next door to the church, and her parents and grandparents were married there. The reception was held at the Society Room of Hartford in Hartford, Conn. The venue was originally built as a bank in 1893 and still has a large vault used for photo ops. The signature cocktails were The Bride’s Bellini and Walsh’s Whiskey Cocktail. The highlight of the reception was when Brian, who graduated from the Berklee College of Music, played the drums with the seven-piece R&B band, the Soul Sensations.

Honeymoon:
The couple spent a week after the wedding at the Carneros Inn in Napa, Calif.

THE DETAILS 

First dance: “You are the best thing” by Ray LaMontagne

Photography: Ashley Caroline Photography

Favors: Heart-shaped Norman Love chocolates

Dress: Custom-made at Modern Trousseau, where the bride helped design it.