Anju and Brian couldn't constrain their awesome to just one wedding ceremony, so they had two. In the morning, in the beautiful (but yes, very warm!) May sunshine, they held an Indian wedding with lots of vibrant reds and golds and tons of laughter. And that night, everyone regrouped for a Western ceremony and more dancing than you can shake a stick at. It was rad.
Whenever I show Indian weddings to Western couples, they always say "oh, the colors!" It's kind of a funny on-command thing. But, obviously, "oh, the colors!"
Big big thanks to
Marcella for coming out to help with this one. Below is hers and I've got a handful of others scattered in here. Anju and Brian had the exact same idea on either side of the cloth and ambushed each other with rice when it was lowered.
Anju has one of the all-time best laughs.
The
Dulles Airport Marriott may be right next to the airport, but they have a lovely little tree and pond area for portraits. Middle of the woods, right?
We had a nice break for lunch, during which Anju and Brian were hard at work finishing things up for the ceremony. We rejoined them as they got ready for Part 2.
Shot below is Marcellas - love it!
DJ Wes spun the mad beats.
Towards the end of the night, Anju stole my camera.
But she gave it back.
Congratulations, you guys!
Anju and Brian's vendor team:
Ceremony and reception venue:
Dulles Airport Marriott
Florist and ceremony decorations:
As U Wish
Caterer:
Tandoori Nights
Evening officiant: Amanda Knief, Humanist Celebrant
Cupcakes & cutting cake:
Cupcakes Actually
Videographer: Babar from
Advanced Video Solutions (please ask me about them)
Makeup:
Suzanne Minsky with Bridal Beauty Associates
Hair: Krystal Morant
Photobooth:
Majestic Photobooth Company
Suee & Tad got ready at their house in Washington, DC. They remodeled it themselves and it's gorgeous.
Suee's twin sister helped her get ready.
I normally don't futz around too much with the bouquet but I loved the play of the orange against the blue/green leaves I found outside the hall.
Bride and groom portraits on the grounds of the beautiful 
Suee and Tad had major decoration win at this wedding. Each table had a different fruit and the escort cards directed guests to their tables by "grape" or "pomegranate" or "strawberry", etc. I love this idea!
Big thanks to 
The next two are Jessica's - I love Mom laughing!
The last image in my camera at the end of the night. Hilarious.
Suee & Tad's vendor team:
Coordinator: 
Pamela got ready inside Andrew's house. It was fun to play with the doorframes and angles. Also because there were little people running around everywhere.
Pamela's gorgeous bouquet. I believe those are anemones, but my flower IQ is about 4.
During the ring exchange, P and H were hanging onstage with Pamela and James. She got his ring on, but halfway through him putting on hers, H threw his arms around mom. It was pretty seriously cute.
Toldja they were silly.
Big thanks to 
Porter's. Love it.
And these next two are also Porter's. Good times!
Congratulations you guys!
Pamela & James' vendors:
Hair & Makeup: Lauren Miller through Claire Burnham
Invitations, Paper Goods, Graphic Design: Virginia Hobin,