Billy & Sarah
February 11, 2017 - Baltimore,MD

Lettuce be wed!
Please join for the ceremony and celebration of our union! It will be an evening filled with gratitude, love, food from our farm, contra dancing, and so much more! See below for all the nitty gritty details, and please don't be shy to reach out if you have any questions!

Ceremony and Reception Details

Carolyn Black-Sotir and Michael Sotir have kindly opened their gorgeous barn for us to hold our wedding ceremony and reception in!

Date:
Saturday February 11, 2017

Location:
The Barn at Silo Hill- 14610 COOPER ROAD PHOENIX-MD-21131

Ceremony:
3pm-4pm

Cocktail Hour:
4pm-5pm

Reception:
5pm
Music:
Bennett Konesni and Edith Gawler are a wonderful couple from Maine who are bringing the "culture" back into agriculture by reviving worksongs and traditional farming music! We first met them in 2014 at the Young Farmers Conference at Stone Barns Center in New York (which is also where we met)! They will lead us in Contra dance, so come in your fanciest get-down boots! ​​

Wedding Party

Shannon Luciani
Matron of Honor
Lauren Cox
Sarah's Childhood Friend
Molly Schintler
IA Farming Friend
Harry McCarthy
Best Man
Tyler Denis
NY Farming Friend
Katie Herman
Billy's College Friend
Phoebe Carey
Billy's Sister
Rob Abrunzo
Billy's College Friend
Rebekah Troyer
Sarah's Old Roommate
Alex Peck
Sarah's Pittsburgh Friend
Sarah Groat
NY Farming Friend
Donald Carey Jr.
Billy's Brother In-Law
Alexis Barbalinardo
CT Farming Friend
Chesna Mandl
MD Farming Friend
Andrew Pinkham
Billy's College Friend

Parents of the Bride 

From Left to Right:
​Jean Emery (Sarah's Step-Mother)
Sherry Jones (Sarah's Mother)
Deborah Salzer-Morton (Sarah's Step-Mother) 
Richard Morton (Sarah's Father) 

Parents of the Groom

Charlotte & Mike McCarthy 

Accommodations

Holiday Inn Express Hunt Valley
11200 York Rd, Cockeysville, MD 21030
(410) 527-1500
Hunt Valley Inn
245 Shawan Rd, Hunt Valley, MD 21031
(410) 785-7000
We have reserved room blocks at the Holiday Inn Express Hunt Valley.  Please state that you are attending the McCarthy/Morton Wedding when making your reservations. The Hunt Valley in is First Come First Serve for reservations.

Registry 

Thank you for considering a gift to celebrate our wedding! As farmers, we have very little time to travel and get away together. We both deeply value experiencing new cultures and places, and we have a chance to take an extended honeymoon to Peru. The ‘Honeyfund’ registry listed below gives you the opportunity to gift us parts of that trip, and we would love all the help we can get in making that voyage together possible. If you prefer a traditional homemaking (or farming!) gift, check out the other registries. Of course, the greatest gift is your love and support for our marriage – thanks!
 
Love,
Billy & Sarah

Cookie Table! 

Are you unfamiliar with a Cookie Table? If so, here's a note from  Sherry Jones (Sarah's Mom) to help you participate!

I think the most lovely elements of a wedding are the exchange of cultures and traditions as two families meld with each other. If you are from western Pennsylvania, as Sarah is, the Pittsburgh cookie table is an intrinsic part of our celebratory fabric. Displayed with the wedding cake are dozens and dozens of cookies prepared by the bride's and groom's family and close friends, complete with takeout boxes. No one is quite sure where the tradition started. Some say it evolved during the Great Depression as a way to combat the financial hardship of an elaborate wedding cake by distributing the burden among family members. Some claim it was a way of showcasing different ethnic sweets because Pittsburgh is such a cultural melting pot. Whatever the reason, it is a delightful tradition of celebrating family heritage. I would like to invite family and friends of the bride and groom to participate by pledging one recipe of a family favorite. Please let me know what cookie you are going to make and the origin of the recipe. For example, my Uncle Dick is famous for his pizelles and was the first to pledge. Contact me at:
​Sherry Jones, 412-638-0573 or [email protected] if you would like to participate. I will send you a label for you cookies and drop-off instructions. I can't wait to delight in what everyone brings!