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Washington DC Wedding Photography and Lifestyle Portraits
After formal photos, the bride went back to her lounge, waiting for the ceremony time to come. I peaked in to find Shelby relaxing with her mom, sisters, and daughter, with only a little bit of anticipation in the air. The groom greeted guests in the outside garden. The Aerie at Eagle Landing has a beautiful indoor and outdoor space, with a wall of glass doors opening onto a patio for cocktail … [Read more...]
It drizzled on and off throughout the morning of Melanie and Adam's wedding day. As a wedding photographer, I really prefer the cloudy days but this bordered on stormy. The sky was a threatening dark gray. Right before the wedding ceremony, it started to rain pretty hard. Then all of a sudden as the bride was about to walk down the aisle, the sun broke through! … [Read more...]
On August 22nd 2008, Kayla & Skyler met. They were in a friend's wedding party at the Gateway Community Church in Salem, Oregon. One year later, the two chose to have their own wedding at the same site. The look on Kayla's father's face in this picture makes me think of what it will be like to see my daughter (who is only a toddler) get married. It stirs up all sorts of emotion in me. … [Read more...]
Julia and Brian's wedding ceremony had me on the verge of tears. I am not normally someone who cries at weddings. I think it was that the tiny little historic church in Sellwood reminded me of where I got married, and it was just so sweet. They had two little flower girls. When they walked through the door to the church both of them froze. The friends and family were leaning over the pews and … [Read more...]
After the bride and groom met, and some quick formals at Hotel Monaco, we headed over to Oaks Pioneer Church for the wedding ceremony. The plan was to do more formals there next but there were a lot of people around already, so we waited until after instead. The bride stayed in the back with her bridesmaids, while the groom greeted guests out front. I just adore this church. If you have been to … [Read more...]