Lisa & Scott: Married! | Hotel Monaco | Washington DC

Thanks to Cassidy DuHon for bringing me along for Lisa and Scott's classy, fun wedding at Hotel Monaco in Washington, DC! I have a selfish reason for loving this wedding - it was all within three blocks of Gallery Place and therefore required almost no travel on my part.  It totally worked in everyone's favor, though, because we got to take pictures in front of some military "thing" - somewhere between a Humvee and a tank, their ceremony was in a beautiful church right downtown, and then everybody partied it up at the Hotel Monaco! Wedding photographer Amber Wilkie Their ceremony was held at the beautiful Holy Rosary Church just a few blocks from the Hotel Monaco.  When it was over, Lisa and Scott made their exit on a pedicab! Holy Rosary Church bride and groom inside Holy Rosary Church for wedding ceremony bride and groom at Holy Rosary Church in Washington, DC groom and bride I cannot get enough of Lisa's veil and dress!  The whole thing was just darling.  And I seriously never say darling. bride with bridesmaids in washington, dc black and white of groom with pinched cheek little boy with groomsmen groom and groomsmen in front of a tank in washington, dc groom with groomsmen in park near church I love this set.  Scott gave a very moving groom speech.  Apparently their wedding day was the closest the moon had been to the Earth in something like 20 years.  Scott wrapped all this into his story and managed to make his bride laugh and cry. bride getting emotional during speech wedding cake at the hotel monaco black and white wedding cake portraits relatives getting emotional at the ceremony bride and groom dancing in washington, dc I got to play photobooth girl for the first time at this wedding.  It was fun but exhausting!  These kids basically monopolized the whole show. little boy in the photobooth photobooth kids And then, they danced. grandma dancing at the ceremony at Hotel Monaco mother of the bride dancing at Hotel Monaco Mother of the bride dancing Congratulations Lisa & Scott! Just Married in Washington, DC pedicab

Cherry Blossoms | Washington, DC Wedding Photographer

When I heard it was going to snow on the cherry blossoms, which only bloom for a little bit of time each year (and generally long after it's stopped snowing), I got very, very excited.  When I couldn't convince any of my friends or clients to get out this morning, I decided to go myself.  Sometimes you have to be your own bride. Arlington wedding photographer In the end, I was glad I couldn't talk anyone into it because the one inch we were supposed to get was far closer to a dusting and had melted off by the time we got down there at 9am.  My vision was dashed and the sun was out - not what I had in mind!  But since we were out there in our wedding gear, we decided to go for it anyway. To get my husband in the shot, we set up a tripod and used my remote.  One of my best (and cheapest) photography investments. bride and groom under the cherry blossoms in washington, dc cherry blossoms at hains point - bride and groom cherry blossom bridal session Bridal session with pink cherry blossoms Bride under the cherry blossom trees bridal session on hains point in washington, dc bride and groom under the cherry blossoms We've got about one week left of cherry blossoms before this show hits the road for one more year. If you'd like to schedule a portrait or bridal session, get in touch with me now!