Cythia and Luke- Day After Session

When I meet with couples to describe our coverage options, often there is a puzzled look when I mention a "Day After" session as one of the options. It's a unique kind fo session and not for every couple as it involves being fairly comfortable in front of the camera. Cynthia and Luke were the perfect couple. Cynthia was way overdue for great weather- it rained cats and dogs on her wedding day- so much so that we couldn't even get from the taxi to the inside of the Ronald Reagan Building. So, it all came together beautifully on Sunday. Congrats Cythia and Luke:

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Liz and Brian at the City Club at Franklin Square

Liz and Brian's evening wedding was held at the City Club at Franklin Square and was well attended by all her family and friends, even though the couple is from New York City.

Usually, there is some part of the day that is shot during daylight, bt this is the first wedding after daylight savings is in effect, so my start time was slightly before dusk. So, all of the couple portraits were done outside using the available light. It's a challenge, but I am happy with the results. I'm not a big fan of flash- I just have always loved the feel of available light. To me, it is just has more feeling in it- comes from my photojournalism background, I suppose.

Here are some of the vendors that Liz chose to work with:

Wedding Planner and Florist: Elegance and Simplicity, Tara Davis

Cakes and Cupcakes: Kendall's Cakes

DJ: Disc Jockeys on Call, Aaron Couch

Hair and Make-up: Andre Chreky Salon

Dress: Cymbeline

Congrats to Liz and Brian and hav a great honeymoon!

I just love the city at dusk, so much energy and everyone rushing around to be somewhere important:

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Jason + Meredith

Well, even though the rain did not even stop for one minute all day, it was a lovely wedding. Meredith and Jason are such a great couple to be around. They have a fun bunch of friends and a lovely family. Thanks for letting us be there to document your day!

Ceremony: The Good Shepard Catholic Church

Reception: Collingwood Library and Museum

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Annabel and Tim at the Dumbarton House

It was a lovely wedding of two teachers at the Dumbarton House in early October. The family was so wonderful to work with and Annabel and Tim were perfectly sweet together. It was great to see how this day came together for this couple. The little birds were hand made by Annabel's mother.

Reception: Dumbarton House

Wedding Designer: Pam Barefoot

Dress: Vera Wang

Shoes: Manolo Blanik

Lighting: Frost

DJ: Evan Reitmeyer

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Lauren and Sameer at the Hotel Monaco

It's been a while since I've actually had a wedding get completely rained out, because it truly rarely ever happens. But Lauren and Sameer did not have the weather gods on their side. BUT the rain didn't stop this fabulous wedding. Here are the specifics:

Wedding Planner: Jamie Sears

Ceremony: All Souls Unitarian Church

Reception: Hotel Monaco

Flowers: Helen Olivia

Band: Dan Hass Band

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Leslie and Kevin: A Quaker Wedding in Philadelphia

This wedding was special for me for so many reasons. I have known Leslie and her family since Leslie was just a little girl and her parents have been friends of my family for just as long. So, when she was engaged, she called to book me right on the spot. I had not seen Leslie in years and so it was such an honor and a great experience to be there to document her big day. Leslie had a Quaker wedding on the grounds of one of the most amazing wedding sites I have ever seen, Greystone Hall. Her ceremony was filled with personal messages from friends and family and was very touching. Congratulations Leslie and Kevin and best of luck!

All the guests at a Quaker Wedding sign the wedding certificate as witnesses to the marriage. So, every guest at a Quaker wedding actually marries the couples.

Kevin's groomsmen pulled out some old photos of Kevin:

These are my parents!:

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Leigh + Charlie

A Modern Wedding at the Park Hyatt

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Lauren + Shane Part Two

The day after (well, really the day after the day after) Lauren and Shane did their portrait session. We met in Annapolis and I wasn't quite sure the rain would hold off, but it did and we had a chance to make some fun and creative portraits that had a very different feel than the wedding day. This is precisely why I love doing these sessions.

And last, but not least, I wanted to share the photos from their Snapshot Studio:

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