Joe & Francis | DC courthouse wedding | 701 Restaurant | Washington

Joe and Francis were married last week at the DC courthouse with scads of jubilant friends and family. These two decided to tie the knot shortly before leaving on vacation andĀ planned the whole thing abroad, from a cruise ship. In something like a week and a half. If they could pull that off, marriage should be a piece of cake. DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-12DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-1DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-2DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-3DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-4DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-5DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-6DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-7DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-8DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-9DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-10 You remember that day last week it dumped rain? That was Francis and Joe's wedding day. But we ducked under some columns and had some fun. DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-11 And then a girl poked her head out of the door there and asked us if we wanted to go to the roof and do some photos on the patio! Um, yes please! DC people are so nice to just-married couples. DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-13 Quick portrait shoot a wrap, we scooted over to 701 Restaurant for a lovely cocktails-and-hors d'oeuvres reception. DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-14DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-22DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-15DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-18DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-19DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-20DC-same-sex-wedding-courthouse-21 Congratulations you guys!

Margaret & Scott | DC courthouse wedding

Margaret and Scott are crazy daredevil rule-breaking bad-asses. They drink champagne in public on national park property. On this particular day, they got hitched beforehand. DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-17 I'm a big fan of the new marriage ceremony room. It's more symmetrical than the other one. Margaret and Scott scored the good one. DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-1DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-2DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-3DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-4DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-5DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-6DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-7 I don't know them very well, but I'm pretty sure these two people are in love. DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-8DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-9DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-11 We paused on the Mall for celebratory drinks. DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-12DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-13DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-14DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-15DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-16DC-courthouse-wedding-photographers-18 Congratulations, you guys!

Mengci & Fan | Fairfax Courthouse wedding | Virginia

Mengci and Fan took me to a new courthouseĀ : Fairfax. They're very serious about the no-camera policy (except the ones on our phones - those are cool) but they more than make up for it with their choice of outdoor location - you can get married right in their beautiful, flower-filled courtyard! So that's what Mengci and Fan did, obviously, spurning the ever-ready conference-room action. An enormous troupe of friends joined them for their nuptials, in-between classes. Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-19Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-1Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-2Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-3Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-4Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-5Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-6Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-8Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-9Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-10Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-12Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-13Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-14 Right next door to the modern thing is the historic courthouse with all manner of lovely arches to play with. Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-16Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-17 And we hopped over to a lovely little park nearby for some woodsy action. Out there in the boonies, you can do that - the woods are literally all around. Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-20Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-21Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-22 I got like 10 mosquito bites in the course of six minutes. Fairfax-courthouse-wedding-photography-23 But it was worth it. Congratulations you guys! Hair & Makeup: Face & Crown