Heidi and Jason got married at the funky, retro, jive Clarendon Ballroom, under moravian stars and with some serious block-rockin’ beats. These two put so much work and love into their wedding and it really showed. Plus, they wanted to use our 15-minute pre-ceremony portrait window to do pictures on the metro escalators, which, needless to say, is incredibly rad. Heidi and Jason:

I’m sure I know lots of Canadian people, but I can’t think of any, so we’ll just go with Erin is the first person I’ve spent any significant amount of time with who is Canadian. And I must say, she and her family have convinced me that Canada breeds the nicest, most joyful, laid-back people on Earth. Not to be outdone, Patrick’s family brought the awesome with a dance-crazy aunt and incredibly silly groomsmen. These two already rocked the courthouse, but brought it all together last month for a big wedding at the Crowne Plaza in Crystal City.

I thrive on variety and exploration, so it’s always a great joy to me when clients take me somewhere new and, most importantly, varied for their engagement sessions. Kaitlin and Andrew walked me through their neighborhood and we explored some murals and parking garages and a park they walk through all the time. It’s great to be able to incorporate meaningful or familiar places into engagement sessions – so pictures are not just from a park, but from our park. Throw on some beautiful evening light and a happy couple and presto: