A little over a month ago I had the absolute pleasure to work with Natalie and Mike, a totally adorable and fun couple whom it seems I met with absolutely ages ago. You might remember their engagement session and if not, you can visit it here. Their wedding was planned by the always fabulous Laura Weatherly from Engaging Affairs and held at the very famous Willard Hotel in Washington DC. With vibrant, decadent florals by Amaryllis. Here are some of the highlights. A big thank you to Jenni Green for shooting along with me as usual.
Video: Tom Bowen
Gown: Carine’s Bridal Atelier
Band: Sound Connection
Lighting: Frost Lighting
Rentals: Party Rentals
Natalie & Mike’s dog George was a very important part of the wedding day. He even participated in their engagement session last year.
Natalie’s Melissa Sweet gown was light and airy and flowy and gorgeous and perfect on her.
I went to hang out with the guys for a little bit up in “The Nest”…here they are playing caps.
Then they decided to build a human pyramid for me. It lasted just long enough for about 2 pictures.
Lots of love for George.
We were lucky enough to get a few minutes outside before the skies opened up.
You’ve gotta love a couple who celebrates the signing of their ketubah with a high-five.
And the ballroom at The Willard could not possibly have looked any more fabulous.
It’s rare that every single guest at a wedding piles onto the dance floor at the same time but this dance floor was packed every second of the evening. This group had so much fun that I could barely get in there to photograph them.
Well that’s all for now. Thank you Natalie and Mike for sharing your big day with me. It was such an honor and a pleasure and I loved both of your families!
Tags: Amaryllis Flowers, Engaging Affairs, green bridesmaid dresses, melissa sweet, Modern DC Weddings, Pink wedding flowers, Purple wedding flowers, The Willard Wedding, Washington DC wedding photography
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I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to get back to blogging but the pre-holiday season has kept me more than a little bit busy. But, I am determined to catch up on all of the weddings and portraits that I have yet to blog. So let’s go back to October and my 2nd to last wedding of the year. Cynthia & Ross came to my via wedding planner extraordinaire, Sara Muchnick and once again, she knocked it out of the park. Kim Seidl was kind enough to come along to shoot this wedding with me.
The couple got ready at the brand new W Hotel, which has recently opened where the Hotel Washington used to be. Now I’m a fan of the way that the W is decorated but the biggest bummer about this DC newcomer is the fact that they do not allow any photographs to be taken in any public area of the hotel. As a photographer, that is one big strike against them for me. Especially since it poured the whole day of Cynthia & Ross’s wedding. We were still not allowed to do any shooting in the lobby of the hotel. But luckily my good friend Mike from Mie N Yu in Georgetown opened their doors to us so that we would have a location to do some fun portraits. The weather is one of the few things you just can’t exactly plan for, so I suggest that if you are in the midst of planning your wedding, be sure that you pick a hotel that will be accommodating to your needs on such an important day. Okay, I’ll get off my soapbox now and show some images…
Cynthia’s gorgeous Judd Waddell gown was purchased at Hitched.
Makeup by Pattie Martin.
Hair by Susie Ruckstuhl.
While photographing Cynthia with her bridesmaids, I asked them to get “nice & close”. So close in fact that Cynthia accidentally transferred her flower hairpiece to one of the other girls…this was the reaction when they realized what had happened.
Flowers by Amaryllis
Catering by Occasions
Chocolate miniatures of DC monuments by Truffles Belgian Chocolates of Georgetown
Tags: Amaryllis Flowers, DC Wedding, Engaging Affairs, Hitched Bridal Salon, US Chamber of Commerce Wedding, w hotel
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