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Old Town Alexandria Virginia elopement

March 11, 2018/in Elopement, Weddings /by lindseydeb

When M + C decided to elope on a Wednesday in Old Town Alexandria last fall I was all in! First, it was a wedding on a Wednesday! And secondly, I am a total sucker for a small wedding. As they got themselves and their two beyond adorable little boys ready at the Hotel Indigo overlooking the Potomac River, there were just lovely small moments that showed me just how close this family was and how excited they were to make everything official. It may have not been a true elopement though. They were joined for the ceremony by their immediate family who cried during the quick vows and held hands in a prayer circle for the couple just afterwards. Next stop was the Carlyle House which is one of my favorite lesser known spots of portraits in Old Town. The place was deserted and how perfect were their family portraits in front of the blue door in the front of the building?! Their boys were perfection. One more quick portrait by my favorite doors at the Torpedo Factory and they were off to a little lunch celebration. Congratulations to the whole family on having an intimate day with those they hold the dearest!

Washington Post food photography – August edition

August 16, 2017/in Food /by lindseydeb

A lot (but not all) of the food photography I do is for the Washington Post. I’m lucky enough to do some studio photography to illustrate the recipes and cover stories that run in the paper. And I also get to travel all over the metropolitan DC area for the paper’s various dining reviews–the Washington Post Magazine Sunday dining reviews, the Weekend section’s $20 Diner and the Food section’s First Bite reviews. So I’ve gathered some of my favorite recent images from such fun new restaurants like The Salt Line, Millie’s, Chicken + Whiskey in DC, Flamant and True Food Kitchen in Maryland and Hummingbird in Virginia. Oh, and if you’re not following me on Instagram (@deblindsey) please do! Lots of these photos and various other food photos show up there on a daily basis.

Walleye Pike with sweet corn puree, potato confit, heirloom cucumbers with homemade BBQ sauce and parsley juice at The Riggsby

Pot Brownie Sundae (molten brownie, ice cream, chocolate crunchy toffee, hazelnut brittle and chocolate sauce) at The Riggsby and a variety of easy to make ice cream sandwiches in the Post studio.

Bartender Tyler Jensen with customers at the bar at The Riggsby.

Fig Baklava Tartlets in the studio and theThe Fluffernutter milkshake is an Instagram-worthy spectacle at The Salt Line in DC.

Grilled Plums With Goat Cheese and Honey-Lime Drizzle and Maine Blueberry ice cream at Millie’s in DC.

Cookies (Chocolate Chip, Homemade Fig Newtons and Peanut Butter Sandwich cookie) and Milk dessert at Hummingbird in Alexandria and the Karamell-Grey cake at Leopold’s Kafe in Georgetown.

Bowmore 12 Whiskey on the rocks (with custom carved ice) at Chicken + Whiskey in Washington, DC.

Customers order Gifford’s Ice Cream at the take out window at Millie’s in DC and Cactus Cantina array of food for a Weekend cover photo.

Squid Ink Tonarelli with Cockles, Shishito Pepper, White Wine Garlic Cream Sauce at Tredici Enoteca inside the St. Gregory Hotel in DC.

Tomatoes, corn, squash, herbs and nectarines for a food section story on summer harvest recipes.

DCity Smokehouse’s ribs, brisket and pulled pork, with baked beans for a Weekend cover story and sauces to accompany red snapper at Hummingbird in Va.

Roasted Carrot Ice Cream With Hazelnut Sesame-Seed Crumble, Cheese Ice Cream With Blackberries, Rhubarb-Elderflower Sorbet, No-Churn Peanut Butter Curry Ice Cream, Tres Leches Ice Cream and Rocky Road Nice Cream.

Old Town Alexandria Wedding Engagement Portraits

June 1, 2017/in Engagements, Same Sex weddings /by lindseydeb

It’s almost summer and wedding and wedding engagement portrait season is upon us. Taking advantage of a gorgeous sunny day recently in Old Town Alexandria, it was such a pleasure to spend time with J+C for their engagement portrait session. It’s always exciting for me to find new and different (at least for me!) spots throughout the city. For instance, I knew about the Wilkes Tunnel was there but in all my photography in Old Town, I had never done any photos there. I’m so glad we did this time! And kudos to whoever painted that garage door at the Torpedo Factory. That was a late in the day find. I am really looking forward to their Carnegie Institution for Science wedding in October this year!

Hotel Monaco Alexandria Virginia wedding

August 17, 2015/in Weddings /by lindseydeb

I’ve spent a lot of time at the Hotel Monaco in Old Town Alexandria over the years documenting bride’s (and grooms) getting ready for their big day. K+J’s wedding was the first time I shot a full wedding there. It was a gorgeously bright sunny day but a little bit on the warm side for late spring. The couple were troopers as we walked through the quaint back streets of Old Town looking for fun portrait settings and cool backdrops for their wedding party. By the time the ceremony arrived the sun was behind the building bathing the courtyard in nice even light and cooling it down quite a bit for family and guests gathered to celebrate. Kudos and thanks to Janice Carnevale at Bellwether Events who made sure everything looked great and ran smoothly. I loved the decor–the flowers in mismatched vases and the mini Adirondack chairs as place cards and oh yes, the District Doughnut display for a late night snack! Did I mention how much fun the party was? A little sweaty but a blast.

Wedding + Reception Hotel Monaco Alexandria 480 King Street Alexandria, VA

Event coordinator Janice Carnevale Bellwether Events 703.851.9622

Hair + Makeup Alison Harper and Company 301.498.6500

Florist Lynnvale Studios Andrea Gagnon 4475 Sudley Road Gainesville, VA 571.238.4230

Late night snack District Doughnut 749 8th St., SE, Washington, DC 202.750.1955

Music Playlist via Entertainment Exchange for Reception/Cocktail Hour & Paul Bangser Duo via Bialek’s Music ceremony and dinner

Old Town engagements

May 14, 2014/in Engagements /by lindseydeb

A couple of weeks ago on a beautiful spring weekend I had the pleasure of back to back engagement sessions in Old Town Alexandria. The city was in full bloom and even though we were in the same general area I was determined to make two different sets of photos. We did use the same cherry trees (too pretty to pass up!) and part of the waterfront but overall I think I succeeded. And I did get to work with my 13 year old son as my assistant for the first time so that made the weekend just a little bit more special. I am looking forward to both Lindsay and Aaron and Caroline and Miguel’s weddings later this year.

Selina + Dan’s wedding – Old Town Alexandria – May 26, 2012

June 11, 2012/in Weddings /by lindseydeb

Old Town Alexandria is a very special place for Selina and Dan. They got engaged on the waterfront and on the very warm Saturday of Memorial Day weekend they got married there. It was a classic Old Town event. They started the day at historic Christ Church, where Washington and Robert E. Lee were regular worshippers. From there it was down to their party at the Torpedo Factory. During the course of the day they navigated the bikes of Rolling Thunder –a Memorial Day staple around town, and they were graciously escorted to a private dock at the bottom of King St. for a quick portrait session. And we even squeezed in a few minutes near the spot where they got engaged in Waterfront Park. Among my favorite photos from the day are Selina and Dan’s first dance. The smiles on their faces just never quit…even when a slight glitch in the song delayed the action for a few minutes. The rest of the night the party was a big dancing affair culminating in the cake cutting and singing of an Arsenal FC fight song while cutting the groom’s cake. Let’s just say Dan’s a fan.

Ceremony Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia

Reception The Torpedo Factory 703.838.4565 x2

Catering Main Event Caters 703 820 2028

Florist Petal’s Edge 703.518.8488

Hair and makeup Connie Tsang 703.554.9595

DJ DJ Elon Bialek’s music 410-484-7978

Cake Fluffy Thoughts 703-942-5538

Videographer Blue Sky Films – Holly Neff

A couple couples…

May 15, 2012/in Engagements /by lindseydeb

Wedding season is here and since it’s such a pretty time of year in DC there’s always lots of engagement sessions on the schedule. Here’s a few of my favorites from two recent shoots — Kathleen and Chris at the National Cathedral and Katie and Jake at Belle Haven Marina and Old Town Alexandria. I’m looking forward to both couple’s fall weddings! And on a side note–both brides are continuing my ongoing trend from 2011 with an abundance of brides whose names start with the letter K.

Selina + Dan’s engagement session – Old Town, Alexandria

April 12, 2012/in Engagements /by lindseydeb

Selina + Dan are an Old Town couple. We started the engagement shoot at the spot they got engaged in Waterfront Park and then wandered through the gorgeous spring sunlight up King St. to Carlyle House gardens. I can’t wait for their Memorial Day weekend wedding in….Old Town!

Kat + Daniel’s Old Town wedding – May 29, 2011

June 20, 2011/in Weddings /by lindseydeb

I was so thrilled to get the phone call from Kat that she wanted me to photograph her wedding to Daniel over Memorial Day weekend. But then came the snag. He was finishing up FBI training at Quantico and now was being posted in Philadelphia and all this was happening a couple months before the wedding. There were a couple weeks of waiting before he was officially told he could have the weekend off to get married. It was a beautiful (and a little hot) day in Old Town for their wedding at the Carlyle House and reception at Columbia Firehouse both within walking distance in Alexandria. I loved the fact that Kat’s mom, an excellent seamstress, made her veil and tailored her dress and made the flower girls pompom and the ring bearer’s flower pin. The flower girl even had navy blue nail and toenail polish to match the colors of the day! Their ceremony in the garden gazebo lovely and Kat was a little overcome with emotion before walking down the aisle but was all smiles by the time she saw Daniel. And I am absolutely in love with the photos from the time I spent with just the two of them between the wedding and the reception. The light was delicious! Even though the restaurant didn’t have a true dance floor the friends and family of the couple made the most of it. It was a pretty hilarious and wild bunch. Kat and Daniel met at the University of Alabama so a highlight of the evening was “Sweet Home Alabama” with appropriate fist pumping and yelling of “Roll Tide” after every chorus. One of my favorite dancing photos of the night was courtesy of my fabulous second shooter Jonathan Newton who went outside and shot from across the street, capturing the happy couple dancing in the picture window.

Working to make the day beautiful (beside the light of course!) were:

Wedding site: Carlyle House

Reception site: Columbia Firehouse restaurant

Flowers: Petal’s Edge Floral Design

Hair and makeup: Circe Salon and Spa

DJ: Rusty Belicek

Cake: Alexandria Pastry Shop

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a couple of engagements

October 22, 2010/in Engagements /by lindseydeb

Just a quick post with a couple of recent engagements shoots.

First I spent some time with Sean and Marina at the Capitol, wandering around the Hill and appropriately for two lawyers in love, at the Supreme Court. I love shooting portraits there. You get all of the white marble Washington is famous for without the crowds or the hassle. Once we got there Marina changed into her killer pink heels. Love those!

The following week I got to hang out with Matt and Liz and their adorable puppy Buckley. We wandered around Old Town looking for beautiful early fall late afternoon light and was happy to find some. I particularly love the shadows on the brick wall we found and the b&w walking photo was shot as the light was fading but I thought it just had a nice slightly arty feel to it. In our roaming we found several fabulous historic houses that Liz found suitable for her future home. I hope I’ll get an invite to the housewarming party!

I’m looking forward to Sean + Marina’s wedding in April and Matt + Liz’s in May.

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