Washington DC Engagement Photographer - Katie + Jeff - Johns Hopkins University

Katie and Jeff have an unusual first date/how they met story: Katie won a date with Jeff through some serious basketball skills (both were captains of their college basketball teams) and they wanted to capture that common interest and history in their engagement session. Moshe Zusman and I shot this session at Katie and Jeff's old stomping grounds at Johns Hopkins University, both in the gym as well as around campus. we had some beautiful overcast skies, and couldn't have asked for a better looking, and fun couple to spend the morning with! I took the opportunity to also test out two new pieces of gear, the Pocketwizard MiniTT1 and the LumoPro LP160 (which was triggered using a PWII), both of which worked wonderfully, with minimal hangups. For most of the gym photos, I used the LP160 racked into 105mm and rested it on top of the bleachers at about 45 degrees from where Katie and Jeff were doing their thing. I can't wait for their wedding later this summer! It's going to be at the beautiful Woodend (one of my favorite outdoor venues).

Northern Virginia Wedding - Tysons Corner Ritz Carlton - Deena and Mike

I had the honor of photographing Deena and Mike's wedding this past weekend with Armin. It was an amazing day, two string quartets, rocking band, beautiful locations, and a couple that just couldn't hide their love. Both Deena and Mike (or was it Matthew? The deacon wasn't sure, LOL!) were beaming ear to ear the whole day! Images were taken for Armin Defiesta Photography.

By the way, pay attention to everyone's hands. they really do help tell the story of the day!

Caught Mike killing time on his phone before the ceremony...Twittering perhaps?

Dad is so happy on the day of his daughter's wedding...

Hands tell you so much about how excited Mike is and how relaxed John, his best man was!

We headed up to Georgetown after the ceremony

Some of the guests were partying pretty hard! Some more than others...

Brownie Beach Trash the Dress GTG

Yesterday, the usual suspects (minus a certain few who know who there are) met up over on the eastern shore of Maryland to have some fun with three models Ivonna, Kelly, and Ali to have a fun Trash the Dress Session. A big thanks to Kelly Woods of FACEMODE.COM for doing a fantastic job on the girl's makeup. The weather was crazy yesterday, going from rain to sunshine and back again. I'm just glad my gear is weather sealed (thanks Nikon!), so no worries, my camera will be fine for the wedding marathon in May/June. I've really been having fun doing the whole "stop motion" thing with my photos lately, so without further ado (it's a short one, 520 photos = 1 minute) :