Idyllic Woodend Wedding – Chevy Chase MD Wedding Photography

I’ve fallen SO far behind on blogging the weddings I’ve been shooting!! So, in an effort to catch up quickly, I chose my 5 favorite images from each of the 3 weddings that I’ve yet to blog and here they are!

Nat and Cory’s wedding in April at Woodend Sanctuary was absolutely idyllic! Deer actually came out and grazed in the meadow during the wedding – how amazing is that – it seems like something out of a fairy tale!

I second shot with Jocelyn Mathewes of Studio Mathewes! Thank you Jocelyn for the opportunity to shoot such a beautiful wedding and Nat & Cory, who are just so much fun and so easy-going.

And, I met a most excellent guitarist, Dave Huber, who played the music for the ceremony and cocktail hour. I love his style! I actually asked Dave if he’d consider playing live at a Homeward Trails fundraiser event and he obliged! I’m so thankful! Dave MADE the event, which was so much fun. Thank you Dave!

Baby’s got the blues

Every baby session, the big question that the parents and I always worry about is “will he be fussy or happy that day?” It’s always hard to know with babies, whether they’ll be in a good mood at the particular time that you schedule your session. And not only if they’ll be in a good mood, but if we’ll have good weather too! So many variables!

But, as Lucas proved last week, you don’t have to be in a great mood to have great photos! Lucas had the beginnings of his first cold, and at five months, that’s a big deal! So this little boy was not too keen on giggling for the camera. Of course, it always helps to have amazing parents like Jenn and Chris, who are willing to make funny faces and chewing noises for hours, just to get that little smile and those precious dimples, to show for a few moments. And when they do – WOW! Lucas is such a cutie – he really brings sunshine into a room, even when he has tears on his cheeks.

I love the single tear on his cheek in this photo. It reminds me a little of wet grass after a storm, with the sun peeking through the clouds. Okay, maybe that was a little cheesy, but look at the photo! How can you not be cheesy when you see that?!

Meet Bernie, the gentle giant. He’s so adorable. He just wants to lick Lucas all over!

And here are those famous dimples!

And They’re Off!

May 2nd was the day of horse racing. Of course there was the Kentucky Derby – but for those of us who are geographically challenged when it comes to events in the midwest, we settle for the Virginia Gold Cup.

Now, you may know that the Gold Cup is a famous steeplechase (you know, where horses race around over jumps). What you may or may not realize is that it’s also the very best excuse, at this time of year, to flaunt skimpy dresses, enormous hats, plaid shorts and to drink your A@@ off!!

My friend Tim recently started working for a company called The Local Life. The Local Life is a network of local, online, city guides. Each city-specific group is run by a local manager, who knows the ins and outs and great events and happenings of that area! Great concept! Tim just helped to launch The Bethesda Life, The Alexandria Life and The Arlington Life. The launch party was at, you guessed it, the Gold Cup!

Check out the hats!

Got a kick out of this sign!

As the day wore on, the Local Life tent got more and more crowded. Everyone kept packing in, saying that the Local Life tent was the best tent at the whole race! People were leaving their college alum tents to come to ours!

The cigars were quite a hit!

There’s nothing quite like covering an event where there’s an open bar for 6 hours straight. People had such a great time – by the end, there was a whole section of folks in chairs who couldn’t walk!

As the drinking games revved up….

…the competition got fierce!

I love this shot! You just have to wonder what the heck is going on!

Yes, that’s my husband – the tall one who is laughing hysterically while trying not to appear as uncomfortable as he feels

He looks so Bob Dylan!

Here are a couple chowing down on the stolen pork – yes, you read that right – they stole the pork from the tent next door.

Oh, I almost forgot – there were horses too! ;P

The heat is on!

Last Monday, Crystal and Matt and I bummed around Georgetown for some great engagement shots. Georgetown is such a great place for photos – there are so many cool little spots everywhere! The weather was SO hot, something like 97 degrees, which seems hard to believe given the cold dreariness of the last several days. But we had a great time basking in the sunshine and then collapsing in the shade.

Crystal and Matt have this great story. They grew up in the same neighborhood, but never knew each other until a few years ago, when they met working at the same place. They hit it off and the rest is history! Congratulations to them both and can’t wait for their wedding on the shore in July!

Matt and Crystal are really cute together. Crystal is super outgoing and loves to laugh and Matt is a little more reserved and not as outwardly expressive. But it’s clear how much he adores her and how much her sense of humor brings him out.

Loved the shots we took down on the docks by the river!

This shot cracks me up – these are their “mean faces.”

After walking around for an hour in the hot sun, a little shade was so welcome. I love the tenderness with which Matt gazes at Crystal.

Van Ness – the happening place!

Who knew that you could find such great little places walking around Van Ness in DC?! A couple weekends ago, I got the chance to take some shots of TJ & Jason in their “hood” ;P I don’t think they were too accustomed to having someone poke a camera in their face in public and take hundreds of photographs of them, but they got used to it!

We started out in this little bar down the road on Connecticut Ave. It was sort of like one of those restaurants where you get a tray and they have every kind of cuisine imaginable, all in different little cases and you go through the line. So weren’t we surprised to find this fun little bar in there, with these great bright green walls! You know how I love green walls!

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Jason & TJ are really cute together. They make each other laugh constantly – it just seems perfectly natural and effortless for them to be together, which makes it such a joy to be around them.

So then we walked around town for a bit.

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We tried to take photos in Pier One – could’ve been great advertising for them, right? But no, they’d have none of it. This was my one covert photograph I got before they kicked us out. Big jerks!

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This was Jason’s performance of the photograph that would show what their relationship is really like – hehe, what a wiseguy! ;P

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Last, we went into their place and got some great kitty portraits! Jason & TJ foster cats for Homeward Trails Animal Rescue. To learn more about fostering, click here.

The first four kitties belong to Jason and TJ. The orange boys are Garfield and Granger

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This ravishing beauty is Phoenix

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Phoebe, like any beautiful female who knows how gorgeous she is, is feisty and doesn’t take any poppycock from anyone! In this picture though, she is fooling you with her “I’m a perfect lady” face ;P

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And last, but certainly not least, are the two foster kitties!

Sundrop is such a dear – she’s sweet and gentle and friendly with everyone. She’s not a very big kitty and has such stunning markings! If you’re interested in adopting Sundrop, click here.

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Little Sox is just about the cutest girl ever! She’s at that perfect age, about 6 months, and is full of energy, personality, affection and curiosity. Sox has amazing multi-colored eyes – they are so cool! If you’re interested in adopting Sox, click here.

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Idyllic Woodend Wedding – Chevy Chase MD Wedding Photography

Baby’s got the blues

And They’re Off!

The heat is on!

Van Ness – the happening place!

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