Anastasia & Nick | Longview Gallery wedding | Washington, DC

Ah, Anastasia and Nick.  Teachers (up until recently), NYC dwellers (up until recently), Harvard attendees, book lovers, foodies.  They threw a pretty kick-ass wedding - at a rad gallery/event space, with beautiful decor and a bar custom-built for their wedding, tasty tasty foods and more love and happiness than you can shake a stick at, if you were one for shaking a stick at love and happiness.  Plus, joy of joys, they arranged for us to do formal pictures inside the Smithsonian American Art Museum.  (How do I keep having clients that are into portraits at museums?  Because I really, really love doing them at modern art museums.)  You love this couple too, right?  How could you not. smithsonian art museum photographer amber wilkie Anastasia and her girls got ready at the Hotel Monaco.  I really dig how the Monaco plays with fabrics and patterns.  So did this stuffed pig. wedding dress with childhood stuffed animal mother of the bride looks on as daughter gets her hair done getting ready at the washington dc hotel monaco Anastasia carried simple white roses and her bridesmaids had these fantastic green things from Amaryllis. pink manolo blahniks and green bridesmaid bouquet bride gets her makeup done bride reflected in a mirror while she has her makeup done Rockin' to some old-school jams. bride and her cousin dancing before the wedding And bein' gorgeous.  A girl can do both. hotel monaco wedding washington dc Then we scooted across the street to rock out the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum. bride and groom portraits in washington dc wedding portraits at the national portrait gallery portraits at the american art museum bridal portraits at the smithsonian american art museum This is like like 50% more portraits than I ever show.  Suck it up - this was awesome. artistic, creative bride and groom portraits  washington dc wedding photographer amber wilkie funky modern art wedding portraits wedding portraits in the washington dc smithsonian museum bride and groom portraits at the national portrait gallery Then it was go time. wedding processional at longview gallery wedding at longview gallery in washington, dc wedding ceremony at longview gallery wedding ceremony moment at longview gallery beautiful moment during wedding ceremony at longview gallery recessional at longview gallery wedding hugging after wedding ceremony at longview gallery hugging after wedding ceremony in washington, dc congratulations after wedding ceremony at longview gallery Longview Gallery was such an awesome place to shoot.  I loved playing with the art and how clean the space was otherwise. longview gallery wedding venue in washington, dc Amaryllis and the team at Ritzy Bee Events did a beautiful job with the decor.  Anastasia and Nick are big foodies, so they had farm tables with edible plants and rustic touches. decorations by amarylis at longview gallery wedding decor by amarylis and ritzy bee Wedding photographers.  They are always trying to make your life harder!  But you can get them back by posting their photo-bombing on the internet for all to see.  Nice work, Sarah. sarah photobombing me at longview wedding wedding toasts at longview gallery in washington, dc maid of honor gives a speech at longview gallery wedding washington, dc wedding photojournalism at longview gallery I would never have used this word before Spencer's workshop, but this wedding had more than one beautiful palette. wedding as art at longview gallery, washington dc macro shot of rings on tomato plant A couple after my own heart.  No cake, just lots of pie. pie cutting during wedding reception dancing at the longview gallery wedding reception The real purpose for mason jars, amiright? pouring campagne into mason jars at the longview gallery wedding bride dancing at the longview gallery wedding father of the bride dance in washington, dc wedding reception dancing with her stepfather at the longview gallery wedding mother of the groom dance at longview gallery wedding dance party at longview gallery wedding hugging during the wedding reception at longview gallery Rockin' out with DJ Atticus. bride and maid of honor rockin' with the dj at longview gallery wedding longview gallery wedding dance party dancing at the wedding reception Woo!  Congratulations you two!  It was a great pleasure to document your wedding. Anastasia & Nick's fabulous vendor team: Ceremony and reception venue: Longview Gallery Getting ready venue: Hotel Monaco DC Wedding planning: Kelly and Maria of Ritzy Bee Events Caterer: Well Dunn and 2Amys Florist: Amaryllis DJ: DJ Atticus Hair and makeup: Andre Chreky Salon Anastasia's gorgeous dress: Puccini by Peter Langner Atelier: Mark Ingram (highly recommended by the bride - she says to take the drive up to NYC!) Veil: Erica Koesler Bridesmaid dresses: Jenny Yoo Nick's dashing suit: Isaia at Saks Groomsmen's suits: J. Crew  

Sara & Cory | Arts Club of Washington wedding

Sara and Cory attended my alma mater, Tulane University.  It's one of the reasons I liked their wedding so much, but another was the incredible personalization they brought to the Arts Club of Washington.  They had each of their centerpieces designed by a talented friend or family member - and they clearly have a lot of them.  Another reason might have been their touching vows.  I'm pretty bad at understanding language when I'm trying to photograph, but everybody was crying and the vibe in the room at that moment was hushed joy.  Good times!  Plus, these two are freakin' ballers. wedding photographer Amber Wilkie wedding details at arts club of washington dc I had a good time playing with the art at the venue - different kinds of compositions than are normally available in a wedding venue.  Struggling AC units notwithstanding, it was a really cool place. lela rose wedding dress at arts club of washington dc bride gets her makeup done at dc arts club bridesmaids with the wedding dress Ack!  Look at this girl! getting ready in black and white bride sister and mother getting ready at the dc arts club bride and mother moment at the arts club of washington getting ready at the arts club of washington dc Big thanks to Porter for coming out to help and hang with the guys.  They took off for Bobby's Burger Palace while all the makeup-and-hair action was shaking down upstairs. groomsmen eating burgers on wedding day groomsmen hanging around at arts club of washington groom and his brother get ready for the arts club wedding bride and bridesmaids at arts club of washington classical bridal portrait at arts club of washington Plenty of time for bridal pictures meant we got some sexy Sara... sexy bridal boudoir noir And some extremely funky bridesmaids' pictures.  This wasn't my idea - I don't get to take credit.  "Let's do some M.C. Escher on the stairs," Sara said.  So I obliged.  Radness. crazy bridesmaid picture at dc arts club pretty details from wedding ceremony bride walking down the aisle with her dad at arts club of washington groom lifts veil during wedding ceremony readers during arts club of washington wedding arts club of washington wedding ceremony on the stage holding hands during vows A) Their vows were really great.  These two have been together a long time and have no shortage of insider jokes to pack into promises to be good to each other forever.  B) Sara's veil is pink. laughing during wedding vows at arts club of washington wiping away a tear at arts club of washington arts club of washington wedding photography wedding ceremony at arts club of washington It was blazingly hot, so we portraited inside, under full view of Lincoln. wedding portrait at arts club of washington with lincoln Wedding portrait at arts club of washington dc Okay now I'm going to post 80% more decor shots than I ever have before.  Because Sara and Cory's friends and family made all of this stuff.  Yes, each of their centerpieces was different and was crafted by someone dear to them.  Awesome idea, amazing that they pulled it off.  And they were all really good. tablescapes at arts club of washington wedding reception hand-crafted table pieces for arts club of washington wedding wedding decor made by friends of the couple personalized wedding decor at arts club of washington wedding reception decor at arts club of washington friends made this wedding reception decor speeches during arts club of washington wedding reception batman wedding cake cutting the wedding cake at arts club of washington cake moment at arts club of washington wedding guests seated under the art at arts club of washington dancing with her father at arts club of washington wedding father-daughter moment at arts club of washington wedding first dance at arts club of washington dc dancing reception at the arts club of washington cool lighting during dancing at arts club of washington dance party at arts club of washington wedding guests getting down at arts club of washington wedding bride singing during arts club of washington wedding reception bride and groom dancing during arts club of washington wedding grand exit with lavender at arts club of washington wedding Congratulations, you guys! Sara & Cory's sweet vendor team: Ceremony and reception venue and catering: Arts Club of Washington Coordination: Sarena Baker of Sweetface Events Videography: Asayu Daniel Florist: Flowers by Suzann Makeup: Shalah Holloway Hair: Colleen Carter Cakes: Jennifer Rozzelle with R&R Catering, a friend of Sara & Cory's Sara's beautiful dress: Lela Rose Cory's rockin' suit: Theory