New Year's Eve Wedding - 2012

Megan and Matt had such a fun New Year's Eve wedding that I almost felt that I too was celebrating and not working.  Of course, I could not have begun to undertake this multi location job without my two wonderful second shooters, Randy Wood and Matt Splain.  I also must add that Megan and Matt did all of the planning without the help of a professional event planner and the evening went off without a hitch and timing was on schedule down to the last second.  I was most impressed to say the least.  The added bonus was that they are a lovely couple and were a pleasure to work with from day one.

We started the day with getting ready shots at the Mayflower Hotel and then walked over to the beautiful St. Matthews Cathedral for the 3:00 p.m. mass.  After a few portraits on the alter we went to the Jefferson Memorial for some more photos.  It was a bit chilly but these folks were good sports and the lovely dusk light made the trip so worth it.   Then it was on to Longview Gallery for the party.

DJ Jaime Mizell did a great job with the music and it was so nice to finally meet this woman who I have been hearing great things about for quite a bit.  Design Cuisine did their usual stellar job with catering, the cake came from Fancy Cakes by Leslie and the beautiful flowers came from Greenworks.

Happy New Year and big congratulations to Megan and Matt.

Family Portraits in my Studio - December 23, 2012

This lovely family came to me via my friend, Tracey.  Tracey was a big time wedding planner in the D.C. area for years and I got so many of my favorite clients from her.  Now that she has retired from the wedding business to be a full time mom I really miss working with her.  So sweet of her to share my name with these friends of hers who needed a pre Christmas portrait sitting.  As with everyone Tracey has sent me, these people were a delight to work with and photograph.  My next goal is getting Tracey out for a lunch to thank her.

Lizzie, Greg & Eloise - December 17, 2012

Lizzie came to me as a client several years ago through my dear friend and make-up artist, Gustavo Mottola and his wife Bonnie.  Lots has changed since then and now Lizzie has a new city, upcoming marriage and a new baby girl, Eloise.   She lives in L.A, now, but was home for the holidays so we took the opportunity to snap a few pictures in my studio this past week.   So nice to see Lizzie again.  Big congrats on the wonderful new things in your life.

Two Lovely Families in my Studio - December 2, 2012

Today I had two sisters and their husbands and children to my studio to do some family portraits.   These kids were fabulous.  So energetic and full of life.  I didn't pose anyone - I just let them do their thing and tried to capture it.  The baby was a very good sport about being placed in various laps balanced between siblings and cousins.  Beautiful families - thanks for stopping by.