Allison & David | DC courthouse wedding

Allison and David got hitched at the DC courthouse, amidst a small but joyful group of family and friends. It was a balmy 27* out, so we skipped the outdoors as much as possible and instead hit up the National Gallery's modern wing, where they have been reinstalling a couple artworks I missed. These two enjoy a good "street" scene, so I concocted a few for them, with the help of the tourists. DC-elopement-wedding-photography-2DC-elopement-wedding-photography-4 I shoot at this museum a lot, so sometimes it's hard to think of new things to do in the space. But we took some new angles for these two. DC-elopement-wedding-photography-3DC-elopement-wedding-photography-5DC-elopement-wedding-photography-6 A quick jaunt in the classical side. DC-elopement-wedding-photography-7 This girl seemed to have no idea there was a photo shoot happening on either side of her. Modern, right? DC-elopement-wedding-photography-8DC-elopement-wedding-photography-9 Portraits wrapped, we took a very chilly walk two blocks over to the courthouse. Check out David's hat - very swank! DC-elopement-wedding-photography-10DC-elopement-wedding-photography-11DC-elopement-wedding-photography-12DC-elopement-wedding-photography-13DC-elopement-wedding-photography-14DC-elopement-wedding-photography-15 Congratulations you guys!

Michelle & Jared | Maryland Farm Wedding from 2012

I'm honestly having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that I second shot this wedding with Marcella Treybig all the way back in 2012. Especially since I think about this wedding all the time. Whenever anyone asks me about my "most memorable" wedding or the "coolest thing I've ever seen," I always think of Michelle and Jared. Marcella finally told me I could blog it, and unlike all the other weddings I second-shot from years back, I actually wanted to post this one! Aaaaaaaand, at some point, I threw out all the images. Digital storage is cheap, people - don't get rid of things just because you think you will never have a use for them again (oy). funky-barn-wedding-in-maryland-1 Anyway, here are two images from the wedding. They're nice enough - Michelle is totally beautiful and wore this awesome black dress and veil. But what I would really love to show you is the crazy rainstorm and ensuing food fight. All the guests ran out in the rain and got drenched and then came back in and took shots of Jack Daniels. And smashed cake in each others' faces. It was AMAZING. And for some reason I didn't think to keep a single photo from the scene. Anyway! Enjoy these two. It was a great wedding. funky-barn-wedding-in-maryland-2 And now you're going to ask me: where is that venue!? and I will tell you: I don't think it's a thing anymore. I'm pretty sure it never had a name, and when I search for the address in Google, it is a for-sale listing. Womp womp. You'll have to get your crazy-awesome-funky-slanty barn venue elsewhere.

Katherine & Kermit | Carnegie Institution for Science wedding | Washington, DC

Katherine and Kermit were married last month at the always-charming, always-classy Carnegie Institution for Science in a room filled with smiles, tears and a hundred candles. You may remember these two from their whacky engagement session. I was ready for more antics, but they were far more interested in cuddling and talking sweet to each other than goofing off for the camera (go figure!). Katherine and Kermit: Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-14 Big shout-out to Katie from The Plannery (who almost certainly is a mom by now - congratulations Katie!) and Stephanie and Liza from Studio DBI for planning, designing and executing such a beautiful setting for these two to get hitched in. We started the day at the Jefferson. Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-2Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-3 You'll see about seven thousand photos with the flower girls. Here's #1. Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-4 We got these over to the Carnegie so they could say hello. Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-5Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-7Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-8 Did I say there were no antics? I certainly didn't mean to. Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-10 Too funny. This is why we do portraits before the ceremony. Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-11Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-12 Rocking a little wedding street photography before we get into the romantic stuff. Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-13Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-16Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-17Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-18 A little prep before go time. K&K designed their ceremony in the round, lit by candles held by their guests. Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-19Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-20Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-21Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-22Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-23Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-24Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-26Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-28Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-30Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-31Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-32Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-33Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-34Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-35Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-37Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-38Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-39 Shout-out to DJ Mark Maskell, who spun the mad beats. Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-40Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-41Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-42Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-43Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-45Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-46Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-47Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-48 Slam-you-in-the-face with flower girl pictures in 3, 2, 1... Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-50Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-51Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-52Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-53Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-54Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-55Carnegie-Institution-of-Science-wedding-56 Congratulations guys! Katherine & Kermit's super vendor team: Ceremony & reception venue: Carnegie Institution for Science Getting-ready venue: The Jefferson Planning: Katie from The Plannery Coordination assistance, design & florals: Studio DBI Caterer: Spilled Milk DJ: DJ Mark Maskell Hair & Makeup: Modern Bridal Studio Katherine's lovely dress: Vera Wang from The Bridal Salon at Saks Jindal