Kiersten & Patrick got married in the gazebo-on-the-lake at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, surrounded by smiling faces, adorable children and in super-rad matching, green, personalized Converse.
I met up with them at the Morrison House in Old Town to do some portraits around their 'hood.
Ok check the green Converse. I wanted to get married in Converse and my husband vetoed it! Further: I believe I overheard Kiersten say her dress was from ModCloth, so get on that immediately.
Portraits round one accomplished, we hopped in our cars and rolled out to Meadowlark, where lots of people related to Kiersten and Patrick were waiting patiently, cameras ready.
Thumbs-up before processing.
Congratulations you guys!
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!
Amanda and José got married in a lickety-split ceremony in a lawyer's office in Old Town Alexandria. Then we hit up the surrounding neighborhood to grab some portraits. These two may not have been throwing a huge nuptial bash, but they were plenty cute.
And speaking of cute, they already made these two awesome little girls.
They literally brought string to the ceremony to tie on each others' fingers.
Yeah, this is just some alley across from the lawyer's office. You gotta love Old Town.
Congratulations you guys!