Ashley + James | Atlantis Resort Bahamas Wedding

Oh Bahamas, you were good to us. You gave us perfect weather, good laughs, phenomenal moments, epic dancing, crazy dancing and pigs, yes pigs.

Kristiaan and I arrived in Bahamas a few days before the wedding and to spend quality time with Ashley, James and all their guests by the pool, on the beach and evening events. We got a really great sense of the friendships and love between everyone and made some new friends along the way. The entire week was simply perfect hugely in part of Lindsey of Highland Avenue Planning & Design. She is amazing as a planner, but even more as a person! Big thanks to her and Kelley Cannon for making it so great!

We absolutely loved everything about their wedding day as it was filled with simple sweet moments and good fun. Though it was hot, we were lucky to have some good cloud cover that gave us a beautiful soft light, yet the sun would peek out at the right times. Ashley was purely elegant and James was the definition of distinguished. Their ceremony was emotional yet funny and light hearted. We had a blast running through the sand across the beach with little time to get portraits, but seriously Ashley's veil was to die for. Dinner and toasts were super sweet and the dancing was nothing short of amazing. It started really well for the reception and then the dancing got somewhat wild. After a short time it was on to the after party with an beautiful custom ice luge, some serious tunes by DJ Furze and some of the most fun dancing we've had in years. I mean serious sweat, getting low and plenty of friskiness.

A few days later we were lucky enough to be invited on a boat trip with Ashley and James to a small private island that had its own pigs...that swim in the ocean! It was something to experience and appreciate and we loved every moment and are so thankful to have had the opportunity.

Love you guys Ashley and James XOXO!

Vendors details:
Wedding planner: Lindsey Farrell at Highland Avenue Planning & Design
Hair & Makeup: The Weech Design Group
Florist: Wildflowers Events & Occasions
Caterer, Cake & Dessert: Atlantis Paradise Island Resort
Venue(s): Ocean Edge for ceremony and reception, Fathoms for after party, both located at Atlantis Paradise Island Resort
Design/Decoration: Lindsey Farrell at Highland Avenue Planning & Design
Music: DJ Furze
Ashley's Dress: Hayley Paige

And that was just the start of the night...

And then there were pigs...

Lauren + Cameron | DC Wedding

You could have never guessed that Lauren and Cameron's wedding day started as a rainy Saturday morning. But clearly the wedding gods had other plans. Perfect weddings come togther when the people have great connection, good times and are genuinely happy to be celebrating with loved ones. Lauren and Cameron's family, bridal party and guests really made this day perfect for us as photographer's.  Enjoy a smidge of our favorites below!

We should also mention the days events and visual wouldnt have been possible without the team of Taylor & Hov and the gorgeous Fairmont Hotel DC.

Vendors:
Planner, Design & Deco, Florist: Taylor & Hov
Hair & Makeup: http://www.calansignaturesalon.com/
Reception & Catering: Fairmont Hotel DC
Cake/Desserts:
Ceremony:
 Washington National Cathedral
DJ/Band: DJ Dmac - Daryle
Lauren's Dress: Pnina Tornai
Cameron's Suit: Enzo Custom
 

Chelsea + Dan | Blind Whino wedding reception

The people that matter the most in your life should be there to celebrate [and dance] with you on your special day.

What can we say about Chelsea and Dan, and their families? A-MAZING! This was unlike any other wedding we've done because there was no ceremony, it was just a fun party with great people! A few weeks prior, they had a small ceremony with a small group of their closest. Though it was just a reception-wedding, we did get to spend several hours with them including getting ready where we met the famous Piper, their labradoodle.

The Blind Whino is where they chose to have their party and an amazing party it was. Thankfully we had a great team to put everything together with Lee of Elizabeth Bailey Weddings coordinating it all.

Wedding coordinator/planner: Lee Kendall with Elizabeth Bailey Weddings
Venue(s): The Blind Whino
Hair & Makeup: Gregory Dean
Florist: Nature of Design with Janet Flowers
Caterer: Occasions Catering
Cake/Desserts: Righteous Cheese (wedding cake) | Olivia Macarons (macarons) | Capitol Chocolate Fountains (s'mores bar)
Design/Decoration: AFR Furniture Rentals
Band: Spectrum
Wedding dress: Custom - Cheryl A. Lofton & Associates
Grooms suit: Blank Label
Artist: Rodrigo Pradel
LED Wristbands: Pixmob
Custom Wedding tattoosTattify
Custom Wedding logo: CMDR