Corinne & Andy | Hendry House wedding | Arlington

Corinne and Andy held a big kick-ass wedding celebration at the Hendry House in Arlington, Virginia a few weeks ago. These two kept it really, really real with a banging band, good food, great company and zero frills. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com I met Corinne and her mother at the very first ceramics class I took. I thought it was so sweet they did a ceramics class together. Years later, she's living with her new husband in NYC. Life! © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Let no one say this was a solemn occasion. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Corinne's dad's reaction to seeing her in the wedding dress was pretty great. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Thanks so much to Angel for coming out to photo this wedding with me. A handful of these images are hers. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comHendry-House-wedding-photography-39© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Cocktail hour on the patio at the Hendry House. They couldn't have asked for a nicer day. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Corinne got the dance floor action started and it didn't let up all night. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Corinne's uncle (I think I got that right) is in a band called The Narwhals and they destroyed it at the wedding - mostly playing rock and roll hits. They even took on "Piece of my Heart" by Janis Joplin. Good times! © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comHendry-House-wedding-photography-57© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comHendry-House-wedding-photography-64© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comHendry-House-wedding-photography-71 The coordinator told me these cookies came from Sticky Fingers, which is ridiculous because they are a vegan bakery and the peanut butter cookies tasted like they had a stick of butter in them. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comHendry-House-wedding-photography-75© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comHendry-House-wedding-photography-82© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Congratulations, you guys! Corinne and Andy's vendor team: Getting-ready, ceremony and reception venue: Hendry House at Fort C.F. Smith Park in Arlington, Virginia Caterer: Lebanese Taverna Band: The Narwhals Florist: Little Acre Flowers

Amy & Matt | Arlington intimate wedding | Virginia

Amy and Matt got married on a beautiful day last week after having planned their wedding for just a handful of days (not that you can remotely tell). This wedding completed the trifecta for me - I finally photographed a wedding conducted by the third lawyer in Arlington who performs them. Even better, lawyer #3 holds them in a lovely courtyard in-between all the office and apartment buildings! Afterward, we rolled on down to the Netherlands Carillon / Iwo Jima Memorial for iconic views, "urban" scenes and even one in the "deep woods." Amy and Matt: © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com We started in a pretty little courtyard to the side of the lawyer's office building. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com There were even canine guests. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Then we hopped in some cars and rolled on down to the Iwo Jima Memorial and Netherlands Carillon. It's a good spot for after Arlington intimate weddings because there's lots of pretty trees and such and also an unexpected but lovely view of not one but two memorials! © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comarlington-courthouse-wedding-photographers-20© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Playing with the funky architecture. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com We came back around to say hi again to Amy's grandmother and there were about a thousand eighth graders in bright orange shirts, so naturally I had Amy and Matt walk through them. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com My clients humor me sometimes. Ok, most of the time. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com These "deep woods" are about five feet from the street. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Congratulations guys!

Kate, Joey and Baby J | documentary family photography | Arlington, VA

Not gonna lie, I know almost nothing about babies. I come in for an hour, encourage cuddling and smiles, then I hit the road and process the images. But it's really interesting how two-week-old newborns have such different personalities. They can't tell you much, but their eyes are doing lots of things. And their mouths. And, hey, who are we kidding, their butts. Kate and Joey invited me into their home to document a piece of their first days with Baby J. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com This is one of my favorite family photos ever. Their poor dog is feeling neglected with the new addition. And: owls! © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comArlington-virginia-newborn-photographer-5© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com It was mad overcast that day but their house has tons of beautiful light. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comArlington-virginia-newborn-photographer-18© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comArlington-virginia-newborn-photographer-28© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com I had one foot out the door and Baby J started doing his asleep-smiling thing. We caught one! © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Congratulations guys! He's beautiful.