Rich & Sean: Married! | Odyssey Cruises | National Harbor

Rich and Sean got married on a boat.  If I remember the speech correctly, the "biggest, gayest boat in all of Washington, DC."  The party did not disappoint!  The ever-fabulous Cassidy DuHon had me out to second shoot this wild and crazy and very emotional event and then I took over for the dancing.  You'll notice that I'm posting far far too many dancing shots.  Deal with it. wedding photographer Amber Wilkie The ceremony and reception took place on the Odyssey cruise boat, which was a pretty sweet venue, if you ask me. odyssey cruise lines Rich & Sean got ready at the nearby Hampton Inn at National Harbor.  We did all the normal formal stuff but I really like this little guy.  He was not feeling the pictures. little boy crying during family formals little boy reflected at hampton inn wedding, national harbor pastor at national harbor wedding groom on odyssey cruise wedding boat putting on the bouttenieres This crazy line of storms rolled in just before the ceremony started.  Halfway through, it absolutely dumped rain on the boat.  It made for a very epic vow exchange! storm line moving in on odyssey cruise crazy storm line in washington, dc wedding ceremony on odyssey cruise pastor speaking at wedding on boat wedding ceremony on boat at national harbor grooms during wedding ceremony on odyssey cruise hugging during wedding ceremony on boat I'm pretty sure every single person at the wedding gave both Rich and Sean a huge bear hug after the ceremony.  These families were so sweet and so loving. emotional moment after the ceremony mother of the groom hugging relative friend hugging groom big group hug at wedding wedding guest on odyssey cruise, washington, dc Rich and Sean's first dance, which they obviously worked on quite a bit before the debut at the wedding. first dance with grooms in gray suits mother of groom and father of groom during speeches speeches at the wedding reception on boat grooms laughing during speeches Mother-son first dance. mother-son dance on boat mother-son dance at national harbor groom crying during speeches And, of course, the aforementioned dancing.  I was promised this would be a crazy party and it was a crazy awesome party.  Everybody on this boat knew how to cut a rug! dancing on the odyssey cruises during wedding reception grooms dancing at wedding reception groom at wedding reception katy perry fireworks montage grooms dancing at reception And there were fireworks.  Sure they were, in theory, the regular weekend fireworks at the National Harbor, but from the boat it completely seemed as though they were just for Rich and Sean. toasting the fireworks at national harbor dancing during the wedding reception at national harbor And this, my friends, is the famous (well, certainly famous on this blog) Cassidy. cassidy dancing at wedding reception dancing at the wedding reception in national harbor The DJ played YMCA.  Everybody seemed to think this would be completely cheesy and wrong before it came on, and then they all threw their arms up in the air anyway. YMCA grooms watch fireworks at national harbor national harbor lit up at night Congratulations, you guys!  It was such a pleasure to be at and photograph your wedding.

Olivia & Eric: Married! | La Ferme Restaurant | Chevy Chase

Two things about this wedding: 1) It was absolutely everything a wedding should be and nothing it shouldn't - filled with family, tears, great food, good music and love.  2) I asked Olivia to sit on a rock that wasn't sturdy.  She almost fell over and I almost ruined her dress and her response was "thankfully I have strong quads."  That is to say, this intimate, lovely wedding was really a treat to photograph.  Plus, look at these two. red brick wedding photography Olivia's very talented friend made this bouquet of hydrangeas with flowers from Whole Foods! hydrangea bouquet wedding rings with polka dots Their ceremony and reception was held at the very quaint La Ferme restaurant in Chevy Chase, MD.  The restaurant really did a good job in creating a special atmosphere for Olivia and Eric and their guests.  The food looked pretty good too. parents of the bride walking her to altar olivia and eric with officiant la ferme restaurant wedding groom during the ceremony at la ferme restaurant teary-eyed bride photos from wedding ceremony negative space wedding ceremony photograph I'd heard of this, but never seen it before.  Olivia and Eric incorporated a "ring warming" ceremony into their program.  Everyone at the wedding held the rings for a minute and meditated just a second on happiness and health for the couple. mom during ring-warming ceremony wedding rings ceremony images from la ferme restaurant wedding groom smiles during wedding ceremony at la ferme first kiss Married! bride and groom are husband and wife Gosh these two were a joy to work with.  We ended up having plenty of time to do portraits around the restaurant and on the next block over.  And do I need to gush over how beautiful Olivia is?  Probably overkill. bride and groom under the trellis at la ferme restaurant bride and groom portraits in chevy chase, md black and white with eyes closed bridal portrait bride and groom from above wedding photographer Amber Wilkie bride and groom wedding photography gorgeous bride with red brick backdrop beautiful bride with red brick The upstairs part of the restaurant had this awesome little French country bench thing going on so of course we had to wrap up our portraits there. bride and groom on french couch Love. bride and groom on french couch upstairs at la ferme the bride with all her ladies group hug for the bride rooster at la ferme restaurant in chevy chase la ferme restaurant details It's too much cute - I can't take it! kids in heart sunglasses at wedding la ferme desserts la ferme restaurant from balcony kids at wedding reception at la ferme la ferme restaurant in chevy chase Congratulations you guys!!