Wow. Whenever I am in the company of a couple that truly love each other it is a sight to behold. That, in combination with the beautiful light inside of Saint Mary’s in Arlington, it was a real feast for the eyes.
I find that wedding photography really challenges ones skills of improvisation. Every new location creates an exciting, sometimes nerve-racking exercise in searching for good light and good backgrounds. Most often you have one or the other and occasionally you have both. Crucial to this equation as well, is being able to figure out the couple’s willingness to participate, and balance that with the very real time constraints. In this particular situation I got very lucky. Beautiful, consistent light…Fun, loving couple…Gorgeous location and even a ballerina!
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Kristen and Jake’s wedding was at Celebrations at the Bay. This is a beautiful location, especially for an outdoor ceremony. The most challenging part was the weather! It happened to be on what seemed like the hottest day of the summer, but with the extreme heat everyone remained calm and the photos came out spectacular. Kristen and Jake included their precious pup Princess, in the ceremony, complete with angel wings! The dock out over the bay provides a great location for romantic photos. The families had relatives travel from around the globe to be with this couple on their wedding day. The doves that were set free in the ceremony were a lovely tribute Kristen and Jakes new life together. The Pros had a fun DJ and everyone at the party had a good time.
I had the opportunity to get to know Katie and Ian at their engagement session back in October at Brookside Gardens. We had a great time and the setting couldn’t be more beautiful. I left with a really good feeling and was looking forward to shooting their wedding. The ceremony was held at The Georgetown Prep Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes then the reception followed at the Westin Grand Hotel. Cherry Blossom Weddings and Events did a great job coordinating this wedding, everything went smoothly. We took a bunch of photos outside and the weather was perfect. This was a fun couple to photograph and the pictures really show it!
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This past weekends wedding, was awesome, probably the single most amazing love story I have heard. I probably can’t do the story justice, but the couple met when they were 10 in Singapore which is amazing because he’s Swedish and she’s American. They then lost touch. The grooms dad tracked down the bride’s address so he was able to write her love letters. As time went on they kept in touch randomly then the corespondance faded away a bit. Coincidently, they reconnected when they ended up working at the same place in Washington, DC. Talk about fate and being meant to be.
The wedding was beautiful; the bride got ready the Hay-Adams and had a beautiful suite which made for great photography. With the brides creative input, we were able to pull of a cool shot of her and her bridesmaids- a la Vanity Fair.
The ceremony was at Dahlgren Chapel on the campus of Georgetown University. Fate definitely was on their side. It had rained all day, but when were needed to get the outside shots, the weather was perfect. We were also able to get photos of the groom and groomsmen before the wedding. Affter the ceremony it stopped raining long enough for us to get great photo of the bride and group together in the courtyard.
The reception was held at The House of Sweden, it a great new place. Dinner was first and in true Swedish fashion there were many heartfelt toasts from family and friends. The was followed by a great party with lots of energy and great dancing. It definitely makes my job easier when everyone is dancing and having a great time. Sometimes it just doesn’t feel like work….
Sometimes the stars align in your favor and you really luck-out! After the amazing engagement session I had with Kendra and Tony in Georgetown I really had my hopes up for their wedding day, and needless to say it did not disappoint. The weather was perfect and we really made out with minimal tourist interruptions at the Ronald Reagan Building. Everything just seemed to fall in to place; nice light, beautiful location and a fun couple.
Because we had such a good time at the earlier shoot, and really got to know each other, the bride and groom were really accommodating with my suggestions for photos. The Reagan Building has a whole host of interesting architectural details to play with and at different times of day they look completely different. To achieve the “photo-journalistic” look there needs to be a measure of trust between the photographer and couple. They have to really be comfortable knowing that even though I’m not in their face at a particular moment, I’m going to get the shot. Just from a less obvious spot. Not to harp on the point, but the engagement session sometimes makes all the difference.
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