Emilie & Zack | DC courthouse wedding

[Self-promotional note since Google loves this wedding: I would be thrilled to photograph your courthouse wedding!  You can check out my pricing and FAQ and things right here.  Please don't hesitate to write if you have any questions! Now, onto this most awesome courthouse wedding...] I think I might have freaked Emilie out a little bit by how excited I was when she wrote me about her courthouse wedding followed by Segway photo session.  Not gonna lie, this was one of the best wedding days ever.  Emilie and Zack took care of the getting-married bit at the DC courthouse and then we hopped on some segs and rode around the cherry blossoms.  I even got them to hop inside the National Gallery of Art modern wing - I think those might be my favorite images from the day. geometric wedding photography This was my first wedding at the DC courthouse.  It's a nice enough place, even if the ceremony room was pretty cheesy. bride and groom walking to dc courthouse bride and groom exchange rings Emilie and Zack were trying to play it cool like "oh can we just get our paperwork and go" thing.  Didn't work at all. wedding ceremony at dc courthouse Then it was time for Segways! segway wedding! bride riding a segway wedding portait at jefferson memorial washington dc wedding photography wedding portraits in washington, dc cherry blossom wedding pictures Yowza. gorgeous bride in black and white cherry blossom wedding photographywalking along the potomac on hains point national gallery of art wedding photos wedding photographer Amber Wilkie wedding photos in the national gallery of art silhouette with modern art and bride and groom dramatic wedding photography Okay and yeah I'm going to post these, too.  My job is cooler than your job, neener-neener. dorky photographer on a segway nerdy photographer girl on a segway Congratulations, Emilie & Zack!  Thanks for having me along - it was a blast!

Cherry Blossoms | Washington, DC Wedding Photographer

When I heard it was going to snow on the cherry blossoms, which only bloom for a little bit of time each year (and generally long after it's stopped snowing), I got very, very excited.  When I couldn't convince any of my friends or clients to get out this morning, I decided to go myself.  Sometimes you have to be your own bride. Arlington wedding photographer In the end, I was glad I couldn't talk anyone into it because the one inch we were supposed to get was far closer to a dusting and had melted off by the time we got down there at 9am.  My vision was dashed and the sun was out - not what I had in mind!  But since we were out there in our wedding gear, we decided to go for it anyway. To get my husband in the shot, we set up a tripod and used my remote.  One of my best (and cheapest) photography investments. bride and groom under the cherry blossoms in washington, dc cherry blossoms at hains point - bride and groom cherry blossom bridal session Bridal session with pink cherry blossoms Bride under the cherry blossom trees bridal session on hains point in washington, dc bride and groom under the cherry blossoms We've got about one week left of cherry blossoms before this show hits the road for one more year. If you'd like to schedule a portrait or bridal session, get in touch with me now!