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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Hysterical

I saw this video on Facebook and it is just absolutely hysterical. I literally could not stop laughing, so I thought I would share it with you all. 

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Lauren + Shane

There is nothing more endearing to see on a wedding day than a bride and groom that are completely and totally excited to be getting married. When a couple is focused on that very thing, everything else just doesn't matter. It was the lovely and elated demeanor of Lauren on her wedding day that raised the bar for all future brides. She was like a fairy tale princess and everyone just loved her for it. It did help that the weather co-operated and that Lauren hired a dream team of vendors to make it come together almost seamlessly.

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Back to School

Just a quick little photo that I just love from this morning's back to school day. I can't believe Andrew is now in 3rd grade! He's growing up to be a sweet little boy and I'm excited for him and the school year ahead.

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Megan and Hashim: A mixture of cultures at the Mandarin Oriental

Megan and Hashim had the most amazing multicultural wedding that was co-ordinated with the help of Sara Muchnick of Engaging Affairs. The colors and the setting were ideal to bring together such beautiful and ornate clothing and culture. Congrats the Megan and Hashim and enjoy the photos:

Megan's family is from Nebraska, where they own and run a wheat farm. The wheat in this bouquet is from the farm and the bouquet and all the flowers were done by Petal's Edge.

Megan wore two outfits, a Western white gown and a sari

I just loved the name of her perfume. Usually, I shoot a photo of the bride putting the perfume on, but this seemed to work a bit better:

Just before seeing Hashim for the first time:

We did some quick family photos before Megan had to scoot back to the room to change into the sari:

Bridemaids help with the dressing:

Then some photos with the Indian outfits:

The light in the pre-ceremony room was a challenge, but that's sometimes a good thing:

After the ceremony, the couple had their first dance in an amazing ballroom:

Their first dance was one of my favorite moments of the day. They were finally able to relax and enjoy the moment a bit:

There was a prayer room set up down the hall from the reception:

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