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Diane & Peter: 09.04.10 | The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:32:15 +0000

I photographed Diane’s sister’s wedding earlier this year. Through that process, I absolutely fell in love with their family. Such fantastic people. When I heard Diane was getting married, I was obviously thrilled when they asked me (and Jake) to be their photographers. Diane and Peter were married in the gorgeous Ritz-Carlton at Tysons Corner in Virginia.

I knew we were in for a gorgeous day when I saw Diane in her gown, and her amazing shoes.

Peter’s daughter Sophia was the flower girl, and was so very cute.

Love these girls!

Love these next two shots by Jake:

Aren’t they a good-looking pair?

Diane’s mother decorated the banquet room for their intimate family dinner. Isn’t it divine? Diane’s reaction (you can see it in the slideshow) says it all.

Gorgeous rings.

I love that they referred to their cake as the “bling cake.” For their favors, they gave out Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory apples. If you’ve never had one, you haven’t lived.

Apparently, their run through the ribbons looked like so much fun, Diane’s mom and brother had to give it a try. Haha. Love it.

Congratulations Diane and Peter! We wish you all the best. Thanks for letting us be a part of you day!

To view more from their wedding, watch the slideshow here.

Diane & Peter: 09.04.10 | The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:32:15 +0000

I knew we were in for a gorgeous day when I saw Diane in her gown, and her amazing shoes.

Peter’s daughter Sophia was the flower girl, and was so very cute.

Love these girls!

Love these next two shots by Jake:

Aren’t they a good-looking pair?

Diane’s mother decorated the banquet room for their intimate family dinner. Isn’t it divine? Diane’s reaction (you can see it in the slideshow) says it all.

Gorgeous rings.

I love that they referred to their cake as the “bling cake.” For their favors, they gave out Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory apples. If you’ve never had one, you haven’t lived.

Apparently, their run through the ribbons looked like so much fun, Diane’s mom and brother had to give it a try. Haha. Love it.

Congratulations Diane and Peter! We wish you all the best. Thanks for letting us be a part of you day!

To view more from their wedding, watch the slideshow here.

Garrett + Anna 7.5.10 | Outerbanks Wedding Photographer

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:41:17 +0000

Garrett and I (and our families) have been close friends for years. I pretty much consider them family. I’m so glad Garrett found Anna! Love that girl. They decided to marry during Garrett’s annual family vacation to the Outerbanks, North Carolina. We’ve been hearing about this place for years, so Jake and I were so excited when they asked us to come and photograph the event. Not only would we get to photograph their fabulous beach wedding, but we would also be able to hang out with all of them for a few days, enjoy the beach, and have ourselves a little mini vacation sans Audrey. (We love her and all, but everyone needs a little time away now and then–if only to be reminded why you love your little tyke so much!). We loved this trip (despite some travel woes which included me accidentally leaving my phone at the airport baggage claim, and our flight home being canceled due to mechanical errors), love the Quinns (and the Nettles!), and loved photographing this wedding.

The boys wanted their brother-in-law Abram to join the group shot and offered to hold him in front. I think Abram liked the idea, no?

Oh how I love these two people. Don’t they look fabulous?

I have serious photo envy for this shot that Jake captured. Isn’t is awesome?

Handsome little ring bearer

Someone nearby was setting off fireworks during their dinner (it was 4th of July weekend, afterall). How awesome is that?

Garrett’s sister-in-law Jessica made all these yummy cupcakes. Aren’t they pretty?

Looking at these photos makes me want to go back and do it all over again! Congrats Garrett and Anna. Love you guys.

To see more of their wedding (including some of an awesome dance-off), click HERE.