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2011 | a pretty awesome year

It's that time of year when photographers fluff up their blogs with "best of" posts and I'm not above that either! It's been a wild and crazy year and as I've mentioned, I'm grateful for my fabulous clients who trust me to give them the images they hope for and to stay out of the way (with camera at the ready) when they're trying to have a moment on their wedding day. I'm grateful to wedding photography community at large, which continues to impress me with its friendliness and lack of paranoia about competition, and to all the amazing photographers who have given me so many opportunities to learn and grow. And jeesh I could go on and on and on. It's been a really, really good year. And I've photographed some truly awesome people. Here are some of them. It was easy enough to go through my "session highlights" folder to pull some favorite client images from 2011 and I would have liked to include some personal work here as well, but I have all that far less efficiently sorted. Frankly, I have to pack for Italy. And so without any further ramblings, my "best of" 2011:
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by Amber Categories: **Weddings, EngagementTags: , , ,

Theresa & Joe: Engaged! | Brookside Gardens

I've been doing a lot of driving up to Brookside Gardens recently!  But it's no wonder, since it's such a beautiful, serene place.  So when Joe called me up to do a last-minute engagement session, it was the first place to pop into my head and was completely fitting for this fun, easy-going couple.  They're getting married next weekend and so are busy, busy with planning.  Congratulations you two and have fun on your big day! engagement photographer Amber Wilkie It was miserably, oppressively hot the day we did this shoot (yeah, remember last week and the devil weather?) but Theresa let down her hair for the "bridge shot" - she said she was hoping we would get a bridge shot.  I love making my clients happy! engaged couple kissing on a bridge Oh, the light. engaged couple at brookside gardens portraits of a man and woman in black and white Yowza, girl. portraits at brookside gardens couple at brookside gardens The image on the left is my favorite from the set.  They both look so happy. engaged couple in a tree at brookside gardens coupe in japanese pagoda engaged couple at a japanese pagoda in brookside gardens engaged couple portraits couple having fun in wheaton, md cute couple at brookside gardens Aaaaand the bling. engagement ring on a red flower Congratulations again, you guys!  Best of luck in everything!
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Stephanie & Colin sneak peek | Alexandria, VA

Stephanie and Colin are dandy.  Some couples are sexy, some cutesy, some serious - but these folks, they're dandy, I decided at their portrait session today at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, VA.  For instance, check out their awesome getup.  Our theme was "picnic in France," which I truly believe fits these two perfectly.  They totally pull off the "Anthropologie" look.  Okay, we'll modify: stylish and dandy.  I'm terribly impatient, so I'm already posting a sneak peek.  I'll have a full post up soon! Arlington, VA wedding photographer Sweet couple at Green Spring Gardens, alexandria, va black and white of gorgeous girl couple in a greenhouse, alexandria, va And for fun.  Hey kids! jumping couple in alexandria, va
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by Amber Categories: *PortraitsTags: , , ,