Lindsey + Andrew's wedding - The Fairmont Hotel Washington - Washington, DC

Lindsey and Andrew have the honor of being my last wedding of 2012. They were also my second wedding in two weeks at the Fairmont Hotel Washington in Georgetown. Their day presented a couple challenges…the biggest one was that Daylight Savings time was history and they are a very traditional couple with an evening ceremony. Which meant no seeing each other before the wedding. Lindsey came up with the solution of a few minutes of talking to her husband-to-be behind their hotel suite door. Lindsey was a very expressive bride and two of my favorite photos of her happened right at the start of the ceremony. It was the look of pure joy and excitement as she walked down the aisle and saw Andrew and the quick wink she gave to her mother when she was just about to be handed off by her father. Their ceremony was the first time I’d been in the downstairs ballroom and it was lovely for both the wedding and the reception. The flower arrangements were gorgeous and unique and a great complement to their grey and yellow theme colors. And a special thanks to wedding planner Merril Ridgway who made the day go smoothly.

And a great big thanks as well to all who made 2012 such a wonderful year of weddings. From my fabulous second shooters to the great venues I was got to photograph and especially to all my wonderful brides and grooms who chose me to make the photographic memories of their big day. It was great fun, made for some wonderful photographs and I look forward to all my new couples and new challenges in 2013. The blog will be a little less regular in my offseason (except for some portraits and mitzvahs) but keep an eye out for my photos in The Washington Post‘s food section. The holiday cookie section (a personal favorite) is coming out soon and if you ever want to know if a recipe was as good as it looks, drop me a line. I get to taste most of them!