Category: weddings

Wedding season isn’t quite over for me yet, and in fact I photographed Heather and Dan’s wedding this past Saturday. The day was crisp and breezy but really sunny, and we couldn’t have asked for a better day late in November. Enough about the weather though – I’m going to get right to posting the images because I promised one of Heather and Dan’s friends/wedding guests who reads my blog (hi and enjoy!) that I’d have these up by Tuesday. 🙂

Heather and Dan both got ready at the fabulous Lansdowne Resort, where we also did a few quick group portraits before the ceremony. No peeking at each other beforehand for these two!

Shoe shot:

The shoes obviously belong to these fierce ladies – work it out girls!

Let me go ahead and just state the very obvious: Heather is stunning.

Hello, gentleman…

The last bit of the day’s warm and gorgeous sunlight was just pouring in through the windows at St. David’s.

Chris caught this wonderful moment where (don’t be mad at me, Dan!) Dan was a little choked up:


Just after signing the marriage license…newlyweds!

Back at the resort for the reception and this sweet first dance:

Yay for wonderfully written toasts…

…with reactions like these!

Chris always amazes me with his ability capture the perfect moment like this one during the father-daughter dance:

There was no shortage of cute kids at this wedding, and this little guy danced ’til he dropped – literally.

Taking a stab at cutting the cake (oh yes, I totally went there with that pun…)

A couple of moments during the reception were stolen to take just a few portraits around the clubhouse:

Favorite:

One of the details at the reception was a candy bar full of treats for the guests and full of inspiration for a ring shot:

Heather and Dan, thank you for inviting Chris and me to spend the day with you! We’re so happy for the both of you and wish you all the happiness in the world!

Melissa and Land were married on a day in October that was a little less than cooperative weather-wise, so we met up a few weeks after their wedding for some shots around DC. Who wouldn’t love having a good excuse to put that dress on again?! We walked around on a cool, cloudy day this past weekend and pretty much hit all of the major monuments. Some of my own favorite images are the ones with the beautiful natural bits of the city, like these first few pictures with these huge knotty/twisty trees along one of the basins:

Perhaps the most important spot we visited was the WWI memorial where Land proposed. There is something so fun and flirty about this image that makes me love it:


We almost had the memorial to ourselves, with the exception of a few tourists who wanted to get a shot with Melissa and Land:

You know I love details! And just a side note for anyone looking for a way to have fun personalizing their shoes – Melissa bought the shoes and then added the little jewel she found on Etsy for the perfect bit of color and sparkle.

Okay and here’s what I’m talking about with the nature – how great are all these trees? Thank you, fall, for hanging around just long enough for these pictures!



I love that this shot is completely candid and other than the wedding dress, it looks like it could just be any day in the life of these two, walking around the city.

How quintessential-DC is this shot with the hot dog stand?!

Just hanging out on the steps of the National Archives building…

And I’m going to wrap up with one of my very favorite images from this session. Land had this spot picked out and I love it! (Please note that no traffic laws were broken in making this image.)

Yesterday was one of those dates that can be kind of unpredictable in Virginia weather-wise, but Renee and Natie really lucked out with a perfect fall day. Chris and I had such a great time – Renee and Natie are both so nice and their friends/families couldn’t have been sweeter. I am really eager to get straight to the images, so I’ll keep this short on words, long on photos! On to our favorites:

Renee’s dress was amazing and she looked amazing in it.

I couldn’t decide between these two shoe shots, so you’ll get to see both!


I LOVE these colors in Renee’s bouquet.

Renee and Natie chose to see each other before the ceremony, which was so great because we were able to spend some time doing lots of great portraits before everything started (and before it got dark!), plus I just love these moments (P.S. Renee, you are stunning!):





Most of the leaves have already fallen, but Whitehall Manor is always beautiful no matter what time of year. I love shooting there!
We really did have a totally gorgeous crisp, fall day with not even the slightest chance of rain!

Renee and Natie’s ceremony started with a traditional exchange of vows…




And then after a quick outfit change, the second part was a Thai water ceremony.

Each of the guests are invited to approach the couple to offering their blessings. They pour water over the hands of the couple, and offer words of good luck.

It was such a beautiful tradition and I was excited to witness and document it!

After the two ceremonies, I stole Renee and Natie for just a few more quick portraits before the reception.


SO super cute:

I know I already said this, but I just really love Whitehall and I love the color palette that Renee and Natie used for the reception. So fall festive! Chris was on detail duty yesterday:




First dance:


And parent dances – I couldn’t decide between these two father-daughter dance photos of Chris’s, so again you get to see both!



Some fun reactions to the toasts (love these):


And then the party got started!



Okay, just one more detail shot – I couldn’t resist:

Sparklers! How great are their expressions?!

I could have picked tons of other favorite moments, but I want to get this posted right away! Renee and Natie, Chris and I were so honored to spend the day with you yesterday. We had an amazing time, and wish you all the best!

And I’m really only going to have just “part 1” for you of Melissa and Land’s wedding! I spend quite a bit of time networking with other photographers in the area (and across the country for that matter!), and when I heard that Melissa and Land’s photographer was really really sick (and contagious) right before their wedding, I wanted to do anything I could to help out because I know someone would do the same thing for me. It turned out that another photographer and I were able to tag-team/split the day to work around our schedules and to also seamlessly cover the wedding day activities. I took over the getting ready portion of the day, so those are the photos that I have here! After meeting Melissa and Land, I’m so anxious to see how the rest of their day went. It started off beautifully, with everyone in such great spirits. The energy was so contagious!

Melissa was on Twitter providing giddy wedding-day updates:

And people were providing her updates as well! One of her friends tweeted a picture of the wedding cake. When you stop and think about it, isn’t technology just amazing?!

Land was the perfect mix of calm and excited while getting ready.


I have to say, I can’t wait to see how Melissa looked in this amazing dress!



Melissa incorporated so many special family heirlooms into her day – I loved all the details:


Another detail not to be missed – Melissa is a champion Irish dancer!

GORGEOUS!

Melissa and Land, I wish you all the best and it was such a joy to meet you and be a small part of your wedding. I hope the rest of your day was absolutely amazing!