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!
Risa got ready in the bridal suite at the club (though on non-wedding days, I'm sure it has some kind of wedding gallery name).
Okay, seriously, Risa's hair. (I'm cursing not getting a card from her hairstylist right now - but I know they were with 
And then in comes Michael and I'm like "ack!" but these two are just so easy-going, they couldn't be bothered with the don't-see-each-other deal. So Risa helped him with his pocket square.
We took a little stroll around the block to get some greenery.
Then it was go time. Risa and Michael were married in the Arts Club's beautiful courtyard.
The Arts Club has a lot of different spaces - so Risa and Michael had their cocktail hour upstairs and reception in the main room.
These two have traveled all over, and each table reflected a place important to them.
Congratulations guys!
Risa and Michael's vendor team:
Ceremony and reception venue: 
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!