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Emily & Rick | St. Francis Hall wedding

I'm a big fan of Leo Druker, so I was very happy when he asked me to photograph Emily and Rick's wedding with him at St. Francis Hall near the Franciscan Monastery in Washington, DC. You can see his post about the wedding here. This was the weekend after I photographed Suee and Tad's wedding at the same venue, so it was cool to see a completely different wedding (and type of wedding) there. Here are a few of my favorites: wedding photography at the franciscan monastery in washington dc mother hugging her son during a st. francis hall wedding bride entering the wedding ceremony at st. francis hall groom seeing his bride for the first time at st. francis hall wedding bride walking down the aisle outside father of the bride with guests in the foreground st. francis hall wedding vows beautiful decor at st. francis hall wedding waiter arranging table at st. francis hall wedding st. francis hall architectural detail I loved the simple touch of sprigs of lavender on green napkins. It really gave a classy look without being obtrusive or over-the-top. Plus all the kids at the party were running around with them looking really sweet. room decorations at st. francis hall - lavender and green napkins I'm the second photographer sooooo motion blur the entrance - why not? bride and groom motion blur And this is silly, but there was a fabulous beam of light shooting through the hall during dinner, catching all the little dust particles in the air. I watched it for a long time and nothing interesting happened in my frame, but I thought it was so beautiful I had to share, even though that's Leo right there taking a picture of something else. shaft of light with dust mother of the bride laughing hugging the bride on her wedding day emotions at st. francis hall wedding bride dancing with her father at st. francis hall dancing with the mother of the groom at st. francis hall groom and his mother dancing at st. francis hall wedding Double napkin dab! Love this. double napkin dab - moment junkie! dance party at st. francis hall wedding (Belated) congratulations Emily and Rick! And thanks again Leo for having me out.
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Suee & Tad | St. Francis Hall wedding | Washington, DC

Suee & Tad were married at the really spectacularly beautiful Franciscan Monastery.  And their tables were differentiated by fruits!  But really, the very best part was their first dance, which they did to none other than 'Power of Love' by Huey Lewis and the News.  Yes, my friends, best first dance song ever.  Add a kickin' band, incredibly sweet families and a classy location and you've got a pretty great wedding. bride and groom dancing at st. francis hall Suee & Tad got ready at their house in Washington, DC.  They remodeled it themselves and it's gorgeous. mom irons her son's shirt for the wedding indian wedding preparation getting ready for the indian wedding mom fixes her daughters sari mom and daughter moment before the wedding sister and friend help bride get dressed brother of the bride looks out the window Suee's twin sister helped her get ready. twin sisters get ready for the wedding indian bride getting ready first look with indian bride I normally don't futz around too much with the bouquet but I loved the play of the orange against the blue/green leaves I found outside the hall. wedding bouquet with orange lilies indian bride portrait Bride and groom portraits on the grounds of the beautiful Franciscan Monastery, across the street from the hall. bride and groom portraits at franciscan monastery bride and groom photos at indian wedding wedding at franciscan monastery  bride walking down the aisle at st. francis hall indian wedding at st. francis hall  indian wedding ceremony at st. francis hall, washington dc indian wedding in washington, dc indian wedding ceremony at st. francis hall throwing flowers during indian wedding ceremony bride and groom laughing during indian wedding ceremony mother of the bride praying during wedding ceremony bride and groom during wedding ceremony bride and groom during wedding ceremony in washington, dc bride and groom recessional at st. francis hall candid portraits with grandmother of the groom Suee and Tad had major decoration win at this wedding.  Each table had a different fruit and the escort cards directed guests to their tables by "grape" or "pomegranate" or "strawberry", etc.  I love this idea! wedding reception at st. francis hall fruit table decorations at wedding reception Big thanks to Jessica Shepard for coming out to help me with this wedding.  The photo on the right below is hers. wedding reception setup at st. francis hall family watching slideshow at wedding mother/son and father/daughter dances at st. francis hall dancing at st. francis hall wedding dancing with grandmother at washington, dc indian wedding The next two are Jessica's - I love Mom laughing! dancing at st. francis hall wedding reception mom and friend laughing at st. francis hall indian wedding sister of the bride dancing at st. francis hall st. francis hall wedding reception mother and father of the groom dancing at wedding reception The last image in my camera at the end of the night.  Hilarious. last image of the night at wedding reception Suee & Tad's vendor team: Coordinator: Ashlee Virginia Events Photography: me! Ceremony & Reception Venue: St. Francis Hall Catering: Indaroma Band: The Real Geniuses Florist: Fifi Flowers
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