Greta & Steve | Tabard Inn wedding | Washington DC

Greta and Steve got married at the Tabard Inn, in a short, intimate ceremony officiated by a good friend. Amidst good food and a boatload of doughnuts, they invited their guests not just to chat and catch up, but to play a whole mess of board games - one of the best reception ideas I've ever seen! Clearly the best way to start a marriage off right and ensure everlasting love is to buy every board game you could possibly want (I'm pretty jealous, actually). Greta and Steve: © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com We met at the nearby Meridian Hill Park for portraits, narrowly avoiding a few massive tulle-and-sequin blinged-out wedding parties. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Then we popped back over to the Tabard Inn so these two could get official. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Most of the parents getting cozy during cocktail hour. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Obligatory goofy photo of my friend Sai, who had to give a toast and everything at this wedding. Tabard-Inn-wedding-photographer-20© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Congratulations, guys! Greta and Steve's vendor team: Ceremony, reception venue and catering: Tabard Inn Hair: David Rios Salon Greta's beautiful dress: BHLDN Steve's dashing suit: Knot Standard

Virginia & Jordan | Bon Air Park intimate wedding photography | Arlington, Virginia

Virginia and Jordan were married in a short and sweet ceremony at the lovely little Bon Air Park in Arlington, Virginia. They gathered up their nearest and dearest and the local rabbi to make things official and tied that knot, rose-garden style. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Jordan was the first on the scene. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Family assembled, it was go time at the trellis. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com It was a little chilly that morning, but you couldn't have asked for better sunlight. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Congratulations, you guys! © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com

Eva & Allen | Washington Masonic Memorial wedding | Alexandria, Virginia

Eva and Allen were married at the absolutely adorable St. Paul's Episcopal Church and threw a bangin' reception at the fantabulous George Washington Masonic Memorial in Old Town, Alexandria. These two suffered more than their fair share of wedding-related stress, but they shrugged every last bit of it off to dance the night away, masonic-style. But in the end, everything was downright stunning - from Eva's insane bouquet to the blinged-out main hall, and even the rain was the perfect drizzle to let us do our sparkly droplet photo without getting the happy couple soaking wet, while leaving room for cobblestone photos on Price Street. Eva and Allen: © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Thanks as always to Julia for doing the grunt work. We started the day at the Westin Alexandria. Check out the personalized robes! © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com These two do some of the best "serious" faces I've seen. George-Washington-masonic-memorial-wedding-photography-5© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Ok you guys know I really don't give a rip about wedding flowers, but Eva's flowers were so ridiculously pretty - I must have delivered 15 damn photos of these things. But look at the little bits that fall down! I'm overdoing it. Sue me. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comGeorge-Washington-masonic-memorial-wedding-photography-10George-Washington-masonic-memorial-wedding-photography-12 We were all very pleasantly surprised when previously no-photos-ever church lady had normal church lady restrictions and I could hang in the back and snap away. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Marriage squared away with the higher power, we rolled by Prince Street for a handful of cobblestone photos, dodging raindrops, before finishing up at the upper hall in the Memorial. George approved begrudgingly. George-Washington-masonic-memorial-wedding-photography-23© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com More pictures of flowers. Am I turning into a sap? I'll balance with booze. George-Washington-masonic-memorial-wedding-photography-27 Not gonna lie, I loved this venue. I could shoot here every day. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com They played the shoe game a way I'd never seen it: with "face kabobs". Each guest got a picture of Eva and Allen either as adults or babies, taped to a popsicle stick. You know that was great, visually. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Aaaand messy cake pictures. Now this is the kind of thing I normally blog about. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comGeorge-Washington-masonic-memorial-wedding-photography-47© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.comGeorge-Washington-masonic-memorial-wedding-photography-52 Watch me whip. Watch me nae nae. © 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com© 2015 Amber Wilkie Photography | www.amberwilkie.com Congratulations, you guys! Eva and Allen's vendor team: Coordination: Graceful Weddings Ceremony venue: St. Paul's Episcopal Church Reception venue: George Washington Masonic Memorial Getting-ready venue: Westin Alexandria Catering: Windows Catering (Fun fact: they own catering.com! Also, they fed us the first course - soup - a first for me in six years of shooting weddings (In addition to the main)! ) Florist: The Enchanted Florist DJ: Jake Ritchie with Dream Day DJs Uplighting: Washington Celebrations Ceremony string quartet: Perfect Harmony String Ensemble Hair & Makeup: Kris Clark Eva's beautiful gown: Bridals by Natalie Allen's dashing tux: Knot Standard