Sara and Cory attended my alma mater, Tulane University. It's one of the reasons I liked their wedding so much, but another was the incredible personalization they brought to the
Arts Club of Washington. They had each of their centerpieces designed by a talented friend or family member - and they clearly have a lot of them. Another reason might have been their touching vows. I'm pretty bad at understanding language when I'm trying to photograph, but everybody was crying and the vibe in the room at that moment was hushed joy. Good times! Plus, these two are freakin' ballers.
I had a good time playing with the art at the venue - different kinds of compositions than are normally available in a wedding venue. Struggling AC units notwithstanding, it was a really cool place.
Ack! Look at this girl!
Big thanks to
Porter for coming out to help and hang with the guys. They took off for Bobby's Burger Palace while all the makeup-and-hair action was shaking down upstairs.
Plenty of time for bridal pictures meant we got some sexy Sara...
And some extremely funky bridesmaids' pictures. This wasn't my idea - I don't get to take credit. "Let's do some M.C. Escher on the stairs," Sara said. So I obliged. Radness.
A) Their vows were really great. These two have been together a long time and have no shortage of insider jokes to pack into promises to be good to each other forever. B) Sara's veil is pink.
It was blazingly hot, so we portraited inside, under full view of Lincoln.
Okay now I'm going to post 80% more decor shots than I ever have before. Because Sara and Cory's friends and family made
all of this stuff. Yes, each of their centerpieces was different and was crafted by someone dear to them. Awesome idea, amazing that they pulled it off. And they were all
really good.
Congratulations, you guys!
Sara & Cory's sweet vendor team:
Ceremony and reception venue and catering: Arts Club of Washington
Coordination: Sarena Baker of
Sweetface Events
Videography: Asayu Daniel
Florist:
Flowers by Suzann
Makeup: Shalah Holloway
Hair: Colleen Carter
Cakes: Jennifer Rozzelle with
R&R Catering, a friend of Sara & Cory's
Sara's beautiful dress:
Lela Rose
Cory's rockin' suit:
Theory
Joanna got ready at her family home in Seaford, Virginia, near Williamsburg. Their ceremony took place right in the backyard. And yes, that dock is part of the back yard.
They have an elevator in their house, which is totally rad.
Big thanks to 
First look in the back yard. I told you they were unbelievably cute.
Tim's.
Bam.
Joanna and Michael had gifts for the flower girls - "something old" for them to carry at their own weddings!
Tim's, as Joanna and her dad walk down her front steps.
Okay now this is not my favorite processional picture, but I'm including it because I GOT THE BUTTERFLY! That black smudge there isn't dust or a bird in the distance. It's a butterfly that was all over the ceremony. It touched about every guest and hovered around Joanna and Michael the whole time. I tried to get it during the ceremony but didn't think I had. When I was editing, I scared the crap out of George when I shrieked and yelled "I got it!"
Joanna's family's beautiful back yard.
When I found out I was going to ride in the car with Joanna and Michael, I got really excited, because I took an image just like this at their 
Joanna's dad was involved in founding the 
Tim's. Love it.
This was awesome.
Congratulations, you guys! It was so fun documenting your day.
Joanna and Michael's vendor team:
Ceremony location: Joanna's family home
Reception location: 
Congratulations, you guys!