We’re getting close! I’m seeing buds on some trees. And the weather is shaping up to be beautiful. Below is another cherry blossom engagement session photographed at the Tidal Basin in Washington DC. I met up with Tracy and Matt early in the morning after postponing due to a few days of cold drizzly rain. On this day, the weather started to break and we had some dramatic skies. Not too many other photographers were out due to the weather. The engagement session was part of Matt and Tracy’s wedding photography package. They were married a short time later in Northern Virginia. I was of course honored to have been chosen as their photographer.
Nick and Danielle were married at Whitehall Manor in Bluemont, VA. The venue is located at the base of the BlueRidge Mountains 1 hour from downtown Washington DC. (from Arlington, it’s a quick drive out 66). It’s an absolutely gorgeous location for a wedding. Their
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I’ve spent quite a bit of time in the Dominican Republic, mostly in the beach town of Cabarete. There are some really fantastic day trips that you can make from Cabarete to other parts of the country. Iguana Mama will book any of these trips from Cabarete. Jarabacoa is one such area. It sits in a mountainous valley and is much cooler than other parts of the country. You can go White Water Rafting on the Rio Yacque which has some pretty sizeable rapids (Class II – Class IV). You can go horseback riding in the mountains. And if you’re really adventurous you can plan a couple of days to climb Pico Duarte, the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi before you reach South America. Yes really! It’s 10, 164 feet! Perhaps my favorite activity in this area is a tour of the Finca Alta Gracia. It’s an organic shade grown coffee farm owned by famed writer Julia Alvarez and her husband Bill Eichner. Their mission is based on sustainable growing practices and empowering the local farmers with fair trade practices and investment into the community via schools. As you can see the morning views are a dream for a photographer. Back in Cabarete, a local coffee shop, Cabarete Coffee Company, has opened up based on a partnership with the farm. If you’re thinking about a destination wedding or a place for a honeymoon, I would definitely think about the Dominican Republic. If the beauty isn’t enough for you add to that the warmth of the locals and the reasonable prices, and the fact that it’s a quick trip from Washington DC .
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On Tuesday, March 10th, Washington DC issued marriage licenses to gay couples. Some same sex couples married that very day while others are opting for a larger affair. Websites are springing up to help these couples navigate their way through all the details of wedding planning. Gayweddings.com is one such site. As a photographer, I hope to have the chance to work with some of these couples. To me, love is love and it’s a wonderful thing to watch through the lens of a camera. I have seen some of my fellow photographers produce beautiful work documenting the wedding ceremonies of both lesbian and gay male couples and I look forward to doing the same. For anyone from out of town, planning on traveling to DC for a wedding, I am located in Arlington just ten minutes from downtown DC.
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Justin and Maureen were married on a beautiful October day at the chapel at the University of Maryland in College Park. They were a wonderful couple to work with. You can view their album here – it’s easy to see what a great time they had at their wedding. Friends and family both cut the rug all night! As they are both U of M alumns and wanted their photographs to reflect the University of Maryland, we took the bridal portraits on campus. For their wedding album, they chose a 12 x 12 square leather album in coffee black with an image on the front of the album.
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