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Beth, Chris & N | Philadelphia documentary family photographer

Beth, Chris and N were kind enough to invite me up to Philadelphia to photograph them in the neighborhood where Beth grew up. It’s a really cool area, where we couldn’t go more than half a block without running into someone Beth knows. I met this rad family at another client’s wedding and it was great to see them again. And always exciting when folks are looking for that documentary angle to their family pictures (because I really don’t do any other kind of family sessions).

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Beth grew up walking around these woods.

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I think this might have been when N said Jamie was “too slow” to play tag.

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It’s possibly never going to snow again in DC, but they had a good bit on the ground in Philadelphia that day.

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Thanks again Beth, Chris, N and Jamie!

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Bill & Harry | Carnegie Institution for Science wedding | Washington, DC

A big old thanks to Kelly Prizel, who had me along to help her and Natalie shoot Bill and Harry’s fabulous wedding at the Carnegie Institution for Science way on back in the day.  (This is my last 2011 seconding wedding still in the blog lineup, yay!) Bill and Harry had one of the most stylish, prettiest weddings I had ever seen, so I took too many detail photos and I’m sharing too many. Their colors were yellow and gray, what do you expect from me!? Check it:

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The Carnegie Institution for Science has such a cool layout. The main room is this huge round three-story thing with a big dome and a beautiful twisty staircase. It’s a popular site for ceremonies in the round. Upstairs, the getting ready room is a really cool old library with tons of books and wooden desks, complete with globes and leather furniture and all things old-school and happy.

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Mark & Stephen | RutRut wedding! | Washington, DC

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:

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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.

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Then we scooted to the park for some portraits and family formals.

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OMG I love them.

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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!)

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