Mallory & Aaron | St. Johns College intimate wedding | Annapolis, MD
Mallory and Aaron got married on the beautiful campus of St. Johns College in Annapolis, with the smallest possible wedding (that can include a photographer). Yet another couple who tells me they are nervous and awkward with pictures but who are ridiculously cuddly and happy and look awesome in photos. Yeah, these two:
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!
They've got friends and family all over, so their two-person wedding party had to hold a bunch of phones so they could Skype in some extra love and support.
I mean, I photograph people getting married on a more-than-once-a-week basis, but I think Becca may be the most pumped ever.
After the courthouse, we Ubered it on up to the Capitol for some "hey we're in Washington DC" photos. And ducked into some not-so-obvious spots as well.
After wardrobe checks, we hustled on down to the National Gallery of Art, my go-to location for indoor portraits. The giggles continued.
New takes on old favorites?
Congratulations Becca and Joe!
I love how DC is a low enough city to have these beautiful alleys filled with light. Who knew Co Co. Sala had a patio adjoining an old church they use for intimate outdoor weddings? It's a really pretty space.
As a bonus, there's a tiny art gallery in the same building at the restaurant, and we were able to sneak in there to cool off and take some pictures with these awesome wall mural things.
Then back to the courtyard to play with the beautiful afternoon light. That lovely little alley bounced it around quite nicely.
Super excited. You would be too.
"Your ring is so sparkly!" I have a similar thing going on with my husband. He notices my ring way more often than I do.
After family pictures, everybody headed downstairs to celebrate in Co Co. Sala's private event room and eat tasty things.
Congratulations Amanda and Ben! Best wishes and safe travels!