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Washington, DC spring wedding engagement sessions

April 24, 2015/in Engagements /by lindseydeb

Spring is a beautiful time to be taking photos as a wedding and engagement photographer in Washington DC, I do manage to avoid formal sessions in the middle of the cherry blossoms but only because there are so many other glorious options to find blooms in the spring in DC.

Three recent sessions included the National Portrait Gallery, the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden , the columns at and gigantic door at the National Archives including a floor strewn with confetti after the annual Cherry Blossom Parade and even some trees near the Archives metro station. Another one of my favorite spots any time of year for wedding engagements is Dumbarton Oaks in Georgetown where the honeysuckle was in bloom.

I love photographing couples for their wedding engagement portraits. It’s such a great way to get to know them before I photograph their wedding and it allows us to explore some other locations besides where they’ll be getting married!!

Spring engagement

Madeleine + Eduardo’s wedding – St. Matthew’s Cathedral + Columbia Country Club

May 24, 2013/in Weddings /by lindseydeb

It was a picture perfect spring day for Madeleine and Eduardo’s wedding day. Seriously, the sky couldn’t have been any bluer. When I arrived at the bride’s mom’s house the place was buzzing with activity—between the 8 bridesmaids and several adorable flower girls and even a few babies. There were a lot of logistics in the day as we went from the getting ready in NW to the first look at Georgetown Visitation where Madeleine is an alum, to St. Matthews Cathedral downtown then back to Columbia Country Club for the reception. Mostly it went off without a hitch but there was the minor detail of the marriage license being left behind.All was sorted out before the ceremony began. The Catholic mass was officiated by two priests in the bride’s family and that made for a lovely personalized service in the magnificent church. After the service we immediately headed to the country club for the reception. Sprinkled throughout the country club as table decorations and centerpieces were hot air balloon replicas. Eduardo asked Madeleine to marry him on a hot air balloon ride! Urban Guerilla Orchestra (love the name) from Philly kept the dance floor packed all night long. And as I’ve found out several times in the last few years—Visi girls like to have fun. And on a side note…I loved the flower girls dresses! That color was just popping. I remember Madeleine’s mom Christine asking me about bright colored dresses for the little girls when we first met and I was completely in the yes column. And it produced one of my favorite photos of recent memory–the girls goofing around during the group shots. It’s those in between moments that often make the best shots.

Wedding ceremony Cathedral of St. Matthews the Apostle 202-347-3215

Reception venue Columbia Country Club Laura Gaige 301.951.5000

Florist Judy Johnson 301.951.5000

Hair and makeup Victoria Berkeley 804.909.1238

Band Urban Guerilla Orchestra 2 215-313-5073 15-313-5073 15-313-5073

Cake Cake Dreams 240.386.8584

Kristi + Dan’s DAR wedding – June 5, 2011

June 23, 2011/in Weddings /by lindseydeb

One of the first things Kristi and Dan told me when we met to discuss their upcoming June wedding was that they didn’t like having their pictures taken. I could totally relate because it’s not my favorite thing to do either. They insisted that they always make goofy faces and weren’t comfortable posing. What they didn’t tell me (and probably couldn’t have known) is that they make wonderful photos together when they’re just being themselves and that that by making each other laugh makes the best photos of all. Their wedding was my second visit to DAR National Headquarters in less than a month and I was happy to be back. It’s such a beautiful and traditionally Washington venue. Their Sunday morning wedding was elegant and fresh with a pop of yellow everywhere from the lemons and orchids in the table arrangements to Kristi’s yellow heels and Dan’s retro yellow cufflinks. And of course, his gray and yellow Argyle socks! We were restricted a bit from shooting during the ceremony but we managed to sneak a few shots in. One thing that Dan and Kristi had promised me was a rocking crowd at the reception. I was skeptical…day weddings tend to be less rowdy. It’s bright and a lot less alcohol is consumed. But they proved me completely wrong. It was a big dancing crowd and I have to say I’m not sure I’ve seen two mothers of the couple have a better time dancing at their children’s reception! Lemon meringue pie was cut instead of cake (a family recipe) and then the couple scooted off by yellow pedicab, keeping the color scheme going throughout the day. As always, it was a pleasure to work with Ricky Carioti as my second shooter.

Making the special day for Kristi + Dan were:

Wedding and reception: DAR National Headquarters

Food and pie: Ridgewell’s Catering

Flowers: Heavenly Hydrangeas

Wedding music: Potomac Power Trio

DJ: Dan Goldman from Bialek’s Music

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Pam + Josh engagement 3-27-10

March 30, 2010/in Engagements /by lindseydeb

We finally had a sunny day last Saturday. Too bad it was about 35 degrees! But Pam and Josh weathered the cold in great style and we took advantage of the full sunshine and uncrowded streets of Georgetown to take some lovely engagement photos. They looked terrific–loved her red coat! We ended having to work around a high school crew regatta on the Potomac River and lots of construction around the waterfront fountain–but it could have been worse. At least there were no major protests, no massive cherry blossom seeking tourists or a marathon to contend with. I’m looking forward to their wedding in June–my destination wedding for this spring on Fripp Island in Georgia.

Group gay wedding in DC – March 20, 2010

March 23, 2010/in Weddings /by lindseydeb

The unfortunate part of launching a new blog in the wedding offseason is that I don’t have any new photos to post! But the blog looks awfully lonely without some images. So I’m posting some of the photos I shot while on assignment for the Washington Post on last Saturday. It was billed as a mass gay wedding at Mellon Auditorium but it turned out to be a much smaller affair with eleven couples participating. It was my first gay wedding and as it was pointed out to me today (thanks Andrea!), my first wedding with more than one couple. This keeps me worry a very long time because I’m fat, now that I tried Body Countouring Scottsdale, I have the body I’ve been dreaming off. I’m guessing that won’t happen very often. But it was a sweet ceremony and it was lovely to see the joy of each of the couples as they said their vows.

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