Jennifer & Nhan | Woodend Sanctuary wedding photography | Silver Spring, Maryland
Jennifer and Nhan have been together for more than twenty years, so at their beautiful Woodend Sanctuary wedding, there was no hint of anxiety or uncertainty about the future - these two have been in it to win it for a long time. I mostly couldn't even tell whose family was whose - at this point, they're all just family. These two gathered together a whole bunch of my favorite vendors in the area - Lula Mae events, Woodend, and Main Event Caterers for a fun, emotional, and lively day:
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 
Grandma was impressed.
Then we scooted over to the zoo so these two could check each other out.
The very helpful zoo folks put us in a golf cart and drove us around the grounds! The Maryland Zoo is the second or third-oldest zoo in the country and as such, has some really cool old facilities. This is the bear cage!
Haley didn't wear shoes, which I thought was completely awesome.
Right after the kiss, the penguin folks shuttled out the (surprisingly soft!) avian guests.
After Haley and Kyle got their special audience, everyone got a turn saying hello and taking pictures.
Kyle's grandparents just eked out these folks during the anniversary dance.
Congratulations, you guys!
Ceremony and reception venue: 
Juliet and Mike spurned the courthouse in favor of a quiet park, on a just-warm-enough sunny summer day. Tiffany from 
Baby M slept through the whole ceremony but woke up right on cue for pictures and adorableness.
Ceremony and portraits a wrap, we scooted to 
Congratulations, you guys!