Reyna & Matt ‘s wedding in April was so filled with love and joy!  Watching such diverse and warm families come together to celebrate these two wondeful people was amazing and I enjoyed every moment!  After having their engagement session and rehearsal dinner photographed, Reyna & Matt were quite accustomed to being in front of the camera and seemed so relaxed.  Reyna got ready with her bridesmaids at the Capitol Hill Suites, just across the street from St. Peter’s Cathedral on Capitol Hill.  Her dress was just absolutely stunning and I don’t think any of Reyna’s friends and family could helping shedding a tear or two seeing her look so gorgeous.

And they all headed right across the street to the wedding!  The flower girls were just absolutely precious, and Reyna and Matt were both radiant as Reyna came down the aisle.

Reyna’s mom watching her daughter…

I love how happy Reyna looks!

I can’t even tell you how in love I was with Reyna’s bouquet!  The orchids were gorgeous, but the succulent and curvy wood pieces had me at hello!  Succulents are a very green choice for wedding bouquets – click here for more info on them.  All the amazing flowers were provide by Company Flowers. 

The whole wedding party headed to the Jefferson Memorial for some great, fun shots!

By the way, Matt is the king of funny faces…..

Matt has 4 brothers and 1 brother in law, so this shot is Reyna, her groom and all her many new brothers!

The reception decor at Sequoia was just beautiful and all the staff were so gracious.  And of course, being right on the Georgetown waterfront, the view was spectacular!

One of my favorite things about shooting at Sequoia is all the gorgeous lights – they make the most beautiful background for the wedding reception.

I loved these shots of Reyna dancing with her father and Matt with his mother…

Matt’s brother really roasted him during his speech – it was too funny!!

The band, The Fabulous Fantoms, were indeed quite fabulous!

Loved this gorgeous edible work of art by Debbie at Cakes by Design

Congrats and Best Wishes to you Reyna & Matt!  I loved working with you guys!

Reyna & Matt’s wedding at Seqouia is coming up so soon!  So we hurried out to Georgetown in DC at the first sign of spring weather and got some great shots!  Despite a bit of camera shyness, these two had a great time together and even, at times, might have forgotten about the lens for a moment or two.

We started off for a couple of drinks at Peacock Cafe – everyone there was so nice!

Reyna loves the cable tracks on O St, so we had a little fun around there.  We may have seemed a bit foolish when we were asking strangers on the street to shine their car lights toward the camera, but hey, it’s all about the shot, right?!

As dusk fell, the streetlamps came on and cast this beautiful yellow glow on everything – with the first bit of warm weather we had, it was really a nice evening to be outside!

I’ve been saving up a few of the weddings that I shot this fall to blog on the new website.  Well, the new website is here and so this is the first of a couple weddings yet to be blogged!

Patrick and Ioli were married on Halloween – how cool is that?!  I was absolutely in love with every part of their wedding – from Ioli’s amazingly gorgeous hair & makeup and her fantastic dress and jewelry, to the unique and artistic flowers and details , to the spectacular Saint Sophia Cathedral in NW DC to the dazzling reception at Halcyon House in Georgetown – my head was spinning from all the fabulousity!

I second shot Patrick & Ioli’s wedding with Kelsey, of kthompson photography and we had a blast together, as always!

Aren’t they DIVINE!?

LOVE these gorgeous and simple little yellow orchids at the reception!

And of course, for a Halloween wedding, it’s only appropriate to have a few fun costumes!

The Greek dances were fantastic!  You couldn’t help but get swept up in the festivity of it all!

As the night wore on, everyone really got into it – I love this shot of Patrick & Ioli just having the time of their lives!