Kiersten & Patrick | Meadowlark Botanical Gardens wedding | Old Town Alexandria

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. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com I met up with them at the Morrison House in Old Town to do some portraits around their 'hood. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.commeadowlark-botanical-garden-wedding-photographers-5© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com 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. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com 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. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Thumbs-up before processing. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.commeadowlark-botanical-garden-wedding-photographers-30© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Congratulations you guys!

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! wedding portraits on prince street in old town alexandria 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. old town alexandria hotel monaco Like a super-dark hallway with cool geometric paintings to play with. (Yeah, I said "laugh maniacally" - you gotta do what you gotta do.) creative portraits at the hotel monaco in alexandria wedding portraits at the old town alexandria hotel monaco hotel monaco wedding portraits in alexandria virginia Then we braved the heat to grab some scenic Old Town Alexandria wedding pictures. wedding portraits in old town alexandria And even found a fire truck to pose with - a fitting match since they held their reception at Columbia Firehouse. wedding portraits with a fire truck old town alexandria classic wedding photography funky wide-angle wedding portraits in old town alexandria Then it was go time. little boy on the way to the wedding old town alexandria courthouse wedding alexandria courthouse wedding photojournalism old town alexandria courthouse wedding photography courthouse wedding photography in alexandria virginia wedding photography at alexandria, va courthouse wedding old town alexandria courthouse wedding Margaret has four brothers. bride with her brothers at old town alexandria courthouse wedding little boy with wedding cake at columbia firehouse columbia firehouse wedding photography Congratulations you guys!

Amanda & Jose | Old Town Alexandria wedding

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. old town alexandria wedding portraits And speaking of cute, they already made these two awesome little girls. sweet little girl in front of red door in old town alexandria little girl in old town alexandria wedding old town alexandria courthouse wedding They literally brought string to the ceremony to tie on each others' fingers. tying strings for old town alexandria wedding Yeah, this is just some alley across from the lawyer's office.  You gotta love Old Town. old town alexandria wedding portrait old town alexandria bridal portrait alexandria, virginia wedding portrait hands clasped with wedding strings old town alexandria wedding Congratulations you guys!