Julia and Alex were married at The Oaks Waterfront Inn near Easton, MD with an absolutely spectacular outdoor ceremony overlooking the lake. Julia and I go all the way back to college, where we shared an apartment, and her wedding rounded up tons of folks I hadn’t seen in years. I was photographing their escort cards going “Oh hey! Wow, she’s coming!” Also, shooting a friend’s wedding is different than shooting a near-stranger’s wedding. While editing this set of images, I was struck frequently with a compulsion to email Julia yet another preview going “LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE!!” I managed to hold back until right now. Julia and Alex:

Oh my gosh, Elizabeth and Ryan.  I may not have ever had a more easy-to-photograph couple – they just could not stop giggling and laughing.  This is probably the least courthouse-looking courthouse wedding I’ve ever seen, let alone photographed.  The lovely people at the Easton courthouse let you get married outside in their beautiful lawn, under a fantastic swirly tree.  So much pretty.  On top of that, I got to work with these cool cats: