I was informed (by an outside source) that Mark and Stephen's wedding was the "event of the year" and I certainly cannot argue with that statement. Their wedding was absolutely raucous with, by far, the dirtiest dancing music I have heard at a wedding. And that was before we went to Town for the after party. Plus, look at these two gentlemen:
Mark and Stephen got ready at their home near Meridian Hill Park. Chloe, their enormous spotted great dane, helped with prep by cowering in a corner the whole time.
Then we scooted to the park for some portraits and family formals.
OMG I love them.
Big thanks to
Porter for coming out to help me with this wedding. I don't know if she prompted this one, but it's hilarious (sorry Stephen!)
From there, we headed on down to National Harbor. Mark has a very accommodating friend who lent his beautiful house, backyard and dock for the wedding.
The grooms came in
on boats.
Huge shoutout to Megan from
Events in the City who made Mark and Stephen's day totally beautiful. Check out the Chloe wedding cake!
And do you believe this? They had a
drag queen at their wedding! She introduced them way back on when.
Then everybody boogied like mad.
Bam.
[Because regular people don't care and I'm so proud, here's a side note for photographers: I made this exposure
in camera. This was 10 seconds, holding my hands over the bottom and sides of the lens so I wouldn't overexpose the bright parts of the frame. Pretty neat, right?]
Then we went to Town for the after party. I don't normally get to go to hip, exciting places. It was neat just to be there.
Congratulations you guys!
Mark and Stephen's fabulous vendor team:
Design and planning: Megan Pollard with
Events in the City
Ceremony & reception venue: Private residence
Catering:
R&R Catering (some of the best wedding food I have EVER had!)
Florist:
Flowers on 14th
Entertainment:
Sherry Vine
DJ:
DJ Drew G
Cake:
Fluffy Thoughts
Mark and Stephen's strapping suits:
Eric Finn
Bridesmaids dresses:
Two Birds
Tiffany has the most wonderful calming presence. She's a great alternative to the courthouse for those looking to get well and married already.
Somebody was riffing them about being too sexy during the first kiss.
After some family portraits just down the block from the chapel...
... we Ubered on over to Meridian Hill Park, one of my favorite places to do portraits in the city.
My clients are always trying to do like on the left, but I never let them get away with it for long. These two could obviously rock the GQ look also.
Congratulations, you guys!
Then we scooted outside to the nearby Meridian Hill Park.
This photo is totally ripped off from something I saw on pinterest. I realize that's not actually giving credit.
Congratulations Heather and Ben!