A quick photo preview from Kas and Janna’s wedding in Washington, DC.

Kas and Janna hosted their wedding ceremony at The Cathedral of St. Matthew and the reception at The Mayflower Renaissance.

What a great time despite the thunder storms, lots more to come soon!

I am excited to bring to you Ryne and Emily’s Richmond wedding photos!

Ryne and Emily are both very cool, laid back pair that are great to be around. I am sure it comes easy when you’re a sommelier and an editor for the Washington Post. Our day together seemed to glide by and I could not have asked for better clients.

Their wedding ceremony and reception at the Maymont Estate in Richmond, Virginia. The Maymont served as an awesome photography backdrop for their May wedding which they could not have hosted on a more beautiful day. The ceremony was surrounded by the elegance of the flower-filled Italian Garden and the historical buildings hosted their reception party.

A photography preview from Ryan and Candice’s military wedding held in Washington, D.C.

Ryan and Candice hosted their wedding ceremony at the regal St. Joesph’s on Capitol Hill and the reception at Union Station.

This was a really amazing wedding for me and I can’t wait to write more about it this summer. Stay tuned, more to come!

A quick photo preview from Jarron and Steph’s wedding held in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Jarrron and Steph hosted their wedding ceremony at the University of Virginia Chapel and the reception at First Colony Vineyards.

Lots of fun, more to come!

A quick photo preview from Ian and Oxana’s wedding held in beautiful Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania.

Ian and Oxana held both their wedding ceremony and reception at the Mt. Gretna Lake and Beach. They could not have hosted their wedding in a more amazing town and location.

More to come!

A quick preview of photos from Ryne and Emily’s spring wedding this past weekend.

Ryne and Emily held both their wedding ceremony and reception at the Maymont Estate in Richmond, Virginia. They could not have hosted their wedding on a more beautiful day.

More to come!

The Tom Tom Founders Festival kicked off this past Friday with an opening gala event held at The McGuffey Art Center.

From the site:

On April 13, Founders Day, we launch Tom Tom from the steps of the McGuffey, the historic school house that has served as the central civic art institution for decades. The perfect spring day and the first outdoor concert of the season, we will have a block party, a street food fair, children’s activities, public art exhibition, and prominent local bands playing from the front steps and inside the studios. 

There are events throughout the month of April and May, be sure to check the calendar for more information.

Before joining my folks in Bethesda, Maryland for Easter dinner Sunday, I stopped by Rock Creek Park Horse Center to photograph my friend Rosanna and her riding partner Leo.

Rosanna and Leo have been riding together for a little over two years and would you believe it, Leo is 29 years-old.

She had this to say about Leo, ”It took me spending the past few years with an 1100 lb draft horse to learn patience, and empathy. Leo has made me stronger physically and emotionally, and I feel very lucky to have met him, and to have earned his trust. The second I met him, I handed him mine on a platter.”

In February, I photographed a cover story for C’Ville Weekly profiling Ragged Mountain Running, which has been in business for over 30 years in Charlottesville.

Over the course of an afternoon, I shot a number of photographs of Mark Lorenzoni, his family who also run the store and the employees. After getting to know Mark, I interviewed  him and to put everything I shot together into a multi-media slideshow.

I asked Mark to talk to stuff he thought was not included in the C’Ville Weekly feature, which was awesome. Great work by Susan Sorenson.

Here are a couple of my favorite excepts from the article:

“I’d like to think we had a vision,” Mark said one afternoon, leaning against a wall in the chaotic, jam-packed office he shares with Cynthia, Audrey, Alec, and the shop’s three assistant managers. “Honestly, though, we never thought beyond surviving the first year. On the surface, it seems sort of reckless and stupid, but we were happy working at something that came naturally to us: people and running. Cynthia and I wanted to fill a niche with a passion we shared.”

Ragged Mountain employees always walk around the counter and hand customers their bags. (“It’s a people thing,” Mark explained.) And they must never—ever, ever—leave for the day without saying goodbye to Mark, which, said Cynthia, “is a family thing.”

“Listen,” Mark said when asked how he and Cynthia find enough hours in the day, “we sell shoes. We work hard at it, but we’ve been blessed to make a good living doing what we enjoy doing. And how lucky am I that I get to come to work every day with my best friend and my children? Cynthia and I started talking more than 30 years ago on that Michigan State bus, and we haven’t stopped since.”

I am happy to bring you David and Marisa’s University of Maryland wedding photos!

David and Marisa are friends and classmates with Jon and Bonnie, whose wedding I photographed last year. Like Jon, David is commissioned the Air Force and it was a pleasure working with another fellow service members. Ironically enough, all three of us attended the same school and were commissioned by the same ROTC detachment, what a small world!

David and Marisa held their ceremony at the quaint West Chapel on campus at The University of Maryland and had lots of nice DIY touches that Marisa and her family put together. Before we left for the reception, we traveled around campus while David and Marisa braved the cold February winter day. They were such troopers and great sports!

After the ceremony, the group moved north to the Lodge at Little Seneca Creek which is also where James and Jen were married last year. Much like the ceremony, Marisa and her family decorated the lodge with a number of memorabilia individual to them. As you know, we did not get much snow this year but, a sprinkling came down after we finished our formals and we were lucky enough to capture a nice portrait outside the lodge.

I want to thank David and Marisa for having me. I had a great time with you guys and I wish you two all the best with your new life together. Go Terps!

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