My friend Moshe called me up last minute to help him cover Emily and Ben's wedding at the beautiful Woodend in Chevy Chase Maryland. We shot there earlier this year, but this time we lucked out with beautiful weather, clear blue skies and a nice cool breeze whispering through the trees. This had to have been one of the most fun couples I've photographed this year. Emily (who looked stunning in her dress) was letting tears of joy run down her face as friends and family performed readings during the ceremony, while Ben was grinning ear to ear the entire day. It's rare when a bride is willing to get her dress a little dirty on the day of the wedding (Trash-the-dress sessions are awesome by the way! Call me if you'd like to have one!), but Emily was actually willing to go running through the field with Ben for us, even though there were little thorns everywhere and a it had rained the night before. Enjoy this little taste of the day!

Jessica and Jacob had their beautiful outdoor wedding at the Bolger Center in Potomac Maryland. They've got to be the craziest, funnest couple I've ever had the pleasure of working with! Jacob even decided to climb up on a tractor to hang off of it to kiss his new bride. They were literally up for any ideas that either Moshe or I had for them. These two know how to dance too, which was good because they had DJ Glyde (Victor Alicea) keeping the dance floor packed all night long! Check it out a taste from their special day:

What cool rings!

Jacob was making jokes about being a bullfighter all day with the red lining in his jacket

Another one of Jessica and Jacob's funny ideas!

This past week I was in sunny (and humid) Paradise Island in the beautiful Bahamas with Armin and his wife Denise for Reanna and Jeremy's wedding. We arrived on Tuesday and scoped out the huge resort and then crashed in the hotel after a long day. Day two we got a chance to relax on the not-so lazy river and shoot down the famous slides in the Mayan Temple, before getting ready for their rehearsal that evening. Thursday was their special day, and we were so lucky to only get about 30 minutes of rain about an hour before the wedding. There was some great cloud cover that made for beautiful light and bearable temperatures for Reanna in her stunning custom made dress! Their reception was at the incredible Fathoms, which built around a huge tank filled with fish, manta ray and sharks! They'll be spending the next week relaxing in Paradise! Photos were taken for Armin DeFiesta Photography. 

...we had some "wedding crashers" hanging out in the water at the beach!

...never thought I'd see live fish that close to a wedding cake!

...these guys caught me by suprise while I was changing memory cards!

...and to top it all off - Reanna's "Top Model" pose!

Last weekend, Erin and I had the pleasure of capturing Allison and Dustin's wedding at the incredible Chesapeake Beach Club, as associates for Armin Defiesta Photography. The venue was stunning, and was made even more incredible with the brilliant sunset that dipped behind the Bay Bridge, which served as the backdrop for their ceremony. You may remember Allison and Dustin's engagement session that Erin and I shot last October in Georgetown, and as before they were such a fun couple to shoot! Be sure to check out Erin's blog too!

Look at how happy they are! So in love!

Pre-ceremony cheer!

Great toasts! The Matron of Honor even made a Wedding Crashers and Anchorman reference in hers!

A tower of cupcakes instead of a traditional cake, very cool

The self-titled "Assistant Best Man" Aaron treated the newlyweds to a solo!Aly and Dustin were really working the dance floor!