After a nice summer break I was more than ready to get to Maura and Pat’s wedding in Old Town. It was a gorgeous sunny day filled with bright colors (loved the electric blue and green theme through out the day) and lots of doggies. Riley and Rumplestiltskin, their adorable pups weren’t actually in the wedding but were very much involved. Doggie treats were given out in their honor at the local florist, they were escorted across the street from the church during the ceremony and they made their final appearance of the day for a lovely family portrait with their parents behind the church. The reception at the Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria was a blast. Cocktail hour included a game of Cornhole and a Martini bar. Sometimes being a wedding photographer means I think I’ve seen pretty much everything that can happen at a wedding but Maura and Pat’s had some exciting new firsts for me. The gnome groom’s cake was quite a conversation piece…I still need to get the story behind that! And Maura and her friends heartfelt rendition of Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” was hysterical and culminated with the girls carrying Pat horizontally around the dance floor. I’ve never seen that before! It was great fun. They also cut their cake with Pat’s grandfather’s sword and one thing I have seen before but not recently was the “cake smush.” Maura got him good and it always makes for a good picture. And special thanks to the wonderful Ricky Carioti for second shooting with me. He always makes the day fun.

Event coordinator Zoe at My Simple Details

Venue: Belle Haven Country Club — Nicole Duncan

Florist Columbia Florist Gallery

Hair and makeup Ali Wear 

Band High Society High Society — Washington Talent

Cake: Sweet Ladies Bakery