Erin and Patrick are going to rock out the big dress, big ballroom, party-for-everyone-we-know a little later on this year. But sometimes life (or bureaucracies) dictate that you have to go to the courthouse a little early. And if you’re going to do that, you might as well bring along your photographer and rock out a courthouse/engagement session duo of awesomeness. So they did.

wedding pictures on a metro escalator

In Arlington, you don’t get married in an actual courthouse, but in a lawyer’s office across the way. Apparently two dudes in the basement duke it out for couples (I’d photographed weddings at the other guy’s office – this was my first time on this side).

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Some lawyer’s offices are cooler than others.

posing for a picture in the lawyer's office

After their short ceremony, I took the newlyweds across the way to Bayou, where they were promptly given free beignets.

post-wedding coffee and beignets at bayou

It was pretty cold, and raining, so we went underground.

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Woo!

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This is one of my favorite ways to do portraits – just wandering around an area, looking for cool spots. We finished up our photo time in the entrance to a parking garage.

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Congratulations Erin and Patrick! I’ll see you guys again soon for the big shindig!


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Dale Lempa · January 22, 2013 at 4:51 pm

Cool shots underground! And the lighting on their faces in the last portraits is outstanding. Well done.

Tim Riddick · January 23, 2013 at 11:31 am

Whoa love the escalator frames!

Elissa · January 23, 2013 at 12:57 pm

Yes, that escalator shot is awesome 🙂 Also, LOVE her boots!!

Tina · January 23, 2013 at 2:10 pm

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the escalator shots! 🙂

Bonnie Patterson-Payne · February 14, 2013 at 2:21 pm

Congrats Erin and Patrick…great photos…love the ones in the rain!

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