Emily and Zach were married at one of my favorite venues in the area,
Woodend Nature Sanctuary. Not ones to let a little rain get them down, they had an emotional and very sweet ceremony filled with tears and laughter and then danced the night away. These two really know how to take care of each other.
Big shout-out to Katie from
The Plannery, who helped make Emily and Zach's day totally beautiful and flawless. She is such a great planner, guys - hire her.
Thanks, as always, to the wonderful Julia for all the great extra angles and chilling-with-the-boys time.
The "bridal suite" at Woodend is really pretty and it has this ginormous mirror for excellent composition and also checking-yourself-out-ness.
A few hugs before Emily rushed off to first look.
Zach is an avid birder, so though I always love taking pictures with these awesome stuffed birds, it actually made sense from the perspective of who this couple is. I may not get that chance again! He could
name some of these birds.
Unfortunately, with the heavy rain, we had to stay inside the house. Fortunately, Woodend is completely beautiful, so we had some nice spaces to work it out.
Go time.
Love this one. Babies are funny.
Zach's dad gathered all the bearded men.
We snuck outside during open dancing for a few rain photos. Many double thanks to Julia for being the only one without an umbrella. I torture that poor girl.
Congratulations guys!
Emily and Zach's kickin' vendor team:
Planning, execution and everything in-between: Katie from
The Plannery
Ceremony and reception venue:
Woodend Nature Sanctuary
Catering:
Main Event
DJ: Evan Reitmeyer with
MyDeeJay
Florist:
B Floral and Event Design
Officiant:
Maureen Burke
Hair & Makeup:
Modern Bridal Studio
Emily's beautiful dress:
Kleinfeld (Romona Kavesa)
Zach's dashing suit: Brooks Brothers
Transportation:
Reston Limousine
Jennifer skipped all the hooplah of a bunch of bridesmaids or other ladies up in her getting-ready space. Instead she put on her dress alone (plus me). It was really elegant and peaceful.
Then we brought in her man.
The sky graced us with some fantastic light.
I took so many pictures of these (five!) flower girls. Like so many.
The flower girls (and ring bearer!) didn't know what to do at the end of the aisle so they just milled about for a minute. It was adorable.
I'm not actually sure Christina (planner) could get this spike out of the ground after it took intense fire from the young set.
I'm not sure why he was so upset, but it was short-lived.
I'd never seen a glowstick break before. They splatter their iridescent goo all over and it is so beautiful and strange!
Congratulations you guys!
Jennifer & Nhan's vendor team:
Planning & coordination: Lula Mae events
Getting-ready, ceremony and reception venue: Woodend Sanctuary
Catering: Main Event Caterers
DJ & ceremony music: MSE Productions
Florist: Petal's Edge Floral Design
Videographer: (working on it!)
Hair & Makeup: Akiko Yoshihara for Kamiya-A Salon
Jennifer's beautiful dress: Neiman Marcus
Nhan's dashing suit: Saks Fifth Avenue
We started the day at the 
Sarah and Patrick chose to do a first look in his parents' lovely back yard.
Their church was very relaxed and welcoming.
And the pastor did a fantastic job.
Marriage accomplished, we headed over to 
As always, I love Woodend's wall of stuffed birds. I was determined to photograph Sarah in front of the birds, as I normally only get the groom up in there. The lady at the desk provided very excellent motivation.
A toast appreciated by most.
Congratulations, you guys!
Sarah and Patrick's vendor team:
Coordination: