Wedding season is here and since it’s such a pretty time of year in DC there’s always lots of engagement sessions on the schedule. Here’s a few of my favorites from two recent shoots — Kathleen and Chris at the National Cathedral and Katie and Jake at Belle Haven Marina and Old Town Alexandria. I’m looking forward to both couple’s fall weddings! And on a side note–both brides are continuing my ongoing trend from 2011 with an abundance of brides whose names start with the letter K.
When I first met Kathy I could see we had a lot in common. She was a Potomac girl (OK, technically I’m a Bethesda girl but transplanted to Potomac) and she teaches at the elementary school I went to until 2nd grade. I thought we had made all our connections before the wedding but I was very surprised to walk into her suite on her wedding day and to be recognized by her mother. Turns out she was one of the nurses in the allergy office I went to for years! Kathy + Evan’s wedding turned out to be on one of the most popular wedding dates of 2012. It also was on the same night as the White House Correspondents Dinner which caused a huge snarl of traffic on Connecticut Ave. in front of the hotel. Luckily we were happily ensconced in the Mayflower by the time all that hubbub started. Their day was elegant and just gorgeous and classically DC. The rain held off for our trek to the Capitol where we made some of my favorite photos from the day. The hotel ballroom and all the details were lovely as well…from the menu cards to the Georgetown Cupcake giveaways. And the party rocked. I loved the balcony in the ballroom that allowed us to make some very fun dance photos.
Wedding and reception The Mayflower Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC, 202.347.3000
Event coordinator Bridget Newby of SoCo Events 240.498.5146
Florist DaVinci Florists 301.588.8900
Hair and makeup Victoria Stiles/makeup 571.265.7138 Paula/Hair 240.687.7006
DJ Chris Laich 202.997.2514202.997.2514202.997.2514
Videographer Blue Sky Films 301.775.5478
Photography Deb Lindsey Photography 202.412.8909
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Ginny and Barrie officially kick off my spring wedding season. I was very excited to be back at the Hotel Monaco after a couple years. Such a cool hotel. The biggest problem is narrowing down the great places to make pictures. Despite the dire predictions of rain, the weather held and we were able to inside and out and take full advantage of being right in the heart of downtown. Their first look took place on the hotel fabulous staircase. They were beyond excited to see each other. We had to remind Barrie to stop looking up the stairs before Ginny arrived and the look of joy on Ginny’s face when she saw her intended was just wonderful. They ceremony was well documented by me and my team but also by Barrie’s mom and stepdad who had better-than-the-average-amateur cameras. Canons, of course. Some of my favorite shots of the day came just after the ceremony. We went outside in front of the National Portrait to take a few more portraits and it reminded me why I like to take some photos after the ceremony. Ginny and Barrie were much more relaxed and even though it finally looked like it was going to rain, it made for just beautiful color. Finally, I need to give a shout out to Barrie’s brother’s who gave a thoroughly embarrassing best man speech. It resonated with me in particular after finding out that Barrie survived solely on toaster waffles and fake maple syrup as a kid. There’s a little boy in my house who could totally relate to that. And Barrie is living proof that you can eat that day in and day out and grow up to be a productive and healthy adult!
Wedding and reception and catering Hotel Monaco Buddee Clinton /202.449.7014
Florist Barbara Von Elm/Growing Wild 540.364.6246
Hair Hair Salon Revive 202.232.1008
DJ Steve Hoffman/Good Note DJs 202.213.1977
Cupcakes Baked and Wired 202.333.5506
Photography: Deb Lindsey/ Mark Gail/Linda Wang
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Debbie, Paul and I hit a lot of great locations in a small radius of downtown DC for their engagement shoot. We started at the Navy Memorial and luckily just missed the Cherry Blossom parade. We made a pitstop outside the National Portrait Gallery before heading into the Verizon Center. They had their first date there at a Wizards game so we made our way to their seats that night then played around with the Wizards’ logo and some of the jazzy red walls on the concourse level. It always fun for me to shoot in a meaningful location and it was great that Wizards’ owner Ted Leonsis was open to letting us recreate their first day! I’m looking forward to Debbie + Paul’s wedding in October. I won’t be at all surprised if there’s something sports related about their day…
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I took Shilpa’s phone call on a street corner in Soho on a family vacation to New York City on spring break. She needed a photographer for her very small court house wedding the following Monday morning. I was happy to oblige. The ceremony was over in the blink of an eye–with just myself and Shilpa’s brother as witnesses. The real fun began while taking portraits after the ceremony in the little park areas around the court house. We worked in very windy conditions but the love between the two of them became quickly apparent. And it shows up clearly in the photographs. And one of my favorite little details of the morning was Neeraj’s sneakers with his wedding clothes!
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