Rebekah and Nathan have known each other for about 8 million years. And their dog is famous.
These two got hitched in a lawyer's office in Old Town. It was short and sweet.
Then we hit the town, portrait-style.
A little bit of this...
...but mostly this.
The closest thing to "industrial" and "graffiti-covered" Old Town can muster for some weirdness. It's a pretty place filled with beautiful old bricks and cobblestones - can't complain!
Congratulations you guys!
Mengci and Fan took me to a new courthouse : Fairfax. They're very serious about the no-camera policy (except the ones on our phones - those are cool) but they more than make up for it with their choice of outdoor location - you can get married right in their beautiful, flower-filled courtyard! So that's what Mengci and Fan did, obviously, spurning the ever-ready conference-room action. An enormous troupe of friends joined them for their nuptials, in-between classes.
Right next door to the modern thing is the historic courthouse with all manner of lovely arches to play with.
And we hopped over to a lovely little park nearby for some woodsy action. Out there in the boonies, you can do that - the woods are literally all around.
I got like 10 mosquito bites in the course of six minutes.
But it was worth it. Congratulations you guys!
Hair & Makeup: Face & Crown
Katy and Julien met in Paris, of all places. They speak French to each other and everything. It's so damn romantic! They took the romance to the Rockville courthouse to tie the knot.
One awesome thing about the Rockville courthouse over DC is that you can shoot throughout the building. In DC you're not allowed to take photos outside the ceremony room, so you miss all the little bits.
I've been seeing peonies everywhere. I've decided I love them. Katy made this bouquet.
They handed out American and French flags to their friends and families.
We had talked about going to Brookside Gardens afterward, but our timing was off a bit. Then we rerouted to Glen Echo Park but got lost on the way. When I went to turn the car around, we pulled into this charming little lock (#8?) and decided to just get out and do portraits here. It super worked.
Past clients of mine will recognize the "drag him along" pose. These two took it to a new comedic level.
And also gave me the goods.
Julien saving Katy and her dress from this incredibly muddy dog. He was a good dog - no jumping at all.
Congratulations, you guys!