If Caitlin and Trevor hinted to me how amazing their wedding ceremony venue was, I didn't remember. When I walked into the
cathedral where they'd share their vows, my jaw pretty much hit the floor. Their wedding at the
Cathedral of St. Matthew and reception at
Top of the Town was, in a word, elegant, with a big old scoop of crazy dance party.
We started the day at a pair of townhouses their families had rented in Washington, DC. Caitlin's family was staying in a former convent - it was such a cool place.
Toldja.
Then we hopped over to St. Matthews.
I really didn't even know cathedrals like this existed in DC. This is the cathedral where Red Mass is celebrated each year.
Caitlin and Trevor hired a tour-the-sites trolley to take the wedding party around to the various portrait locations. The lady driving was really funny, giving everybody the full historical breakdown of everywhere we went.
Wanting to add some spice to their portraits, we hit up the National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum to get in some funky modern art stuff.
Thankfully the government had reopened just a few days before, so the Lincoln was fully available for wedding pictures.
Then we took the trolley across the river to Top of the Town for some amazing views, and a raucous party.
Honestly, the floor-to-ceiling windows are really tricky to work with, but they can be used to some pretty cool effect, too.
Their centerpieces included binoculars for spying on tourists at the monuments (or maybe just taking in the view closer...), so I played with that a bit. Here I'm focusing on the monuments through the binoculars. I think it mostly worked, but it's also something of a selfie.
Many thanks, as always, to my tireless assistant Julia, who shows no sign of annoyance when I give her "assignments" like "go stand outside and take landscape photos so I can stitch them into a panorama." Pretty sweet view, right?
Congratulations, you guys!
Caitlin and Trevor's vendor team:
Ceremony venue:
Cathedral of St. Matthew
Reception venue:
Top of the Town
Caterer:
The Chef's Table
DJ: Brennan Sullivan,
Bialek's Music
Videographer:
George Street
Florist:
Bloom Fresh Flowers
Cake:
Edibles Incredible
Hair & Makeup:
Bridal Artistry
We started and ended the day at The Mason Inn, a very lovely little conference center for George Mason University. Aom and Larry were staying in this tricked-out suite with lots of cool art for me to play with.
Two notes: Aom and her sister did everybody's hair and they did a freakin' amazing job of it. Two, Dad helped her get dressed, which is pretty rare for weddings I've seen. I was really amused by how puzzled he looks here.
That would be twin sister.
Their ceremony was held at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church.
Aom works with a number of kids who attended the wedding. There were many hugs.
In Thai wedding tradition, you honor your parents by presenting flowers. I'm always so intrigued to see how different cultures celebrate marriages.
I'm pretty sure he's letting his son run through like a tiny bull. Adorable!
And the sister dives for the bouquet!
Congratulations, you guys!
Aom & Larry's vendor team:
Ceremony venue: St. Leo the Great Catholic Church
Getting ready, reception venue and caterer: The Mason Inn
DJ: Bryan George Music Services
Florist: Maryam Flowers
Cake: Pastries by Randolph
Aom's wedding dresses: American Bride and Bobbie's Bridal
We started the day at 
A quick bus ride across town and we arrived at 
Clarendon Day had sucked up all the available portrait space in the city, so we took a few quick shots with the trees outside the church, then headed up to the roof. Just as I was getting out my lights to fake some rim light, the sun came out!
They made a puzzle guestbook! I'd never seen my photos used for a puzzle before - super neat.
Sometimes you have to make a gif.
This is mimed jumprope.
I'm just going to go ahead and declare glow stick exits an improvement over sparkler exits. They don't burn out and no one gets hurt. And they're pretty.
Congratulations, you guys!
Kaitlin and Andrew's vendor team:
Coordinator: