Margaret & John | Old Town Alexandria courthouse wedding
Margaret and John were married in the quiet, pretty courtyard at the Old Town Alexandria courthouse, right in the midst of downtown with its cobblestones and brick and very nice light. We traipsed around a couple of blocks and hit up the sweet cobblestones on Prince Street near the water. And hey - that chalk heart was still there!
Margaret and John got ready at the Hotel Monaco in Old Town. I freakin' love the Hotel Monaco - they put so much effort into decor, it's easy to find a funky spot to do portraits.
Like a super-dark hallway with cool geometric paintings to play with. (Yeah, I said "laugh maniacally" - you gotta do what you gotta do.)
Then we braved the heat to grab some scenic Old Town Alexandria wedding pictures.
And even found a fire truck to pose with - a fitting match since they held their reception at Columbia Firehouse.
Then it was go time.
Margaret has four brothers.
Congratulations you guys!
Natasha and Aaron bought their families different colored Converse to wear while walking around between portrait locations. Adorable!
I've been having fun with these giant portraits at the National Gallery. They're so weird to shoot with.
We braved the cold to trek out to the Navy Memorial on GW (the one with the flying birds) for some more family pictures and to get a bit of the Lincoln in some photos. 'Course, I was feeling the tunnel under the GW.
Congratulations Natasha and Aaron!
Mallory goes to St. Johns, so she already had the place well scoped-out.
Apparently it's bunny season, because these guys were everywhere.
Awwww.
Also, how rad is Mallory's 20s getup? Super-cool feather hairpiece and a rockin' green wedding dress.
There's a really beautiful little dock on a small lake at the back of St. Johns. We politely asked a couple and their dog to let us borrow the pier for a minute. He came back with a cigar for the groom. These Annapolis people are so nice! And their lakes are so pretty.
We were close, so we had to make it on down to the docks.
And the rowhouses.
Finally, in my constant quest to give each couple a little bit of "weird" photos in their set, with some cajoling they stepped a few feet outside the store so we could snag this incredibly awesome weirdest-shot-yet. Aaron is a good sport.
Congratulations you guys!