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Yearly Archives: 2009

Anita & Dan – Inn at Little Washington

More good news! Not only are we listed in Washingtonian Bride & Groom as one of Washington DC’s best wedding photographers, but Anita and Dan’s August wedding at the Inn at Little Washington is also featured in the issue that goes on newsstands this week! Anita and Dan became friends while attending the London School...

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Washingtonian Bride & Groom Preferred Vendor

We’re thrilled and honored to once again be listed amongst the best wedding photographers in Washington DC by Washingtonian Bride & Groom. This is our seventh consecutive year on the Washingtonian’s “best of” list for wedding vendors and the news that we’re on the list makes our toes tingle each time!

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Green Wedding Give Away

Kevin and Virdinia were announced as the winners of the second annual Earth Day Wedding Give Away sponsored by the DC Green Couture Wedding Consortium. We’re thrilled to be photographing Kevin and Virdinia’s wedding this April. Who can resist these smiles! Kevin and Virdinia react upon hearing they’ve won a $50,000 green wedding at the...

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Hiring a Wedding Photographer

For most couples, planning a wedding is a new and daunting task. Our friend, Evan Reitmeyer at MyDeejay.com, is helping out by compiling some great tips for couples to use as they plan their big celebration. We were happy to share our advice and be contributors to his most recent “how to” article on hiring...

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Coffee Table Book Winners

In recognition of the second anniversary of owning The Observatory, on May 1st I announced that I am giving away two 6×6 inch coffee table books to a couple whose wedding we photographed in 2009. The lucky couple is Janie and JP! Looking forward to giving them a couple of coffee table books of their...

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White House & Weddings

Marvin Joseph, one of our team photographers and full-time photographer for The Washington Post, has been assigned two new beats this spring — covering President Obama at the White House and weddings for the Post’s new wedding section which debuts today. Read how Melody Barnes, White House domestic policy advisor, met her husband Marland Buckner....

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Joanna & Phil | New York Times Weddings Page

  I photographed Joanna and Phil’s wedding yesterday at the Cosmos Club in Washington DC. They are the first couple of mine to have their wedding announced in the New York Times Weddings page. The announcement is nice, but it leaves out the really good parts like how they met. If you can believe it,...

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Kimberly & Ian | House of Sweden

I’ve been looking forward to posting images from Kimberly and Ian’s wedding photographed by team photographer Marvin Joseph on May 9 at the House of Sweden. They met while working together at the National Portrait Gallery here in Washington DC. Ian had the band and setting for Kimberly’s engagement ring designed after the canopy over...

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Blogging Bootcamp II

I’m happy to report that the technical difficulties I was experiencing posting images on my blog is now fixed. Now I can share images from the blogging class I attended on Wednesday.       Bootcamp started early for most of us, so it was nice to be welcomed with some sweet treats and chapstick...

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Blogging Bootcamp with Liene Stevens

Today I attended Blogging Bootcamp taught by Liene Stevens, a wedding planner and wedding blog guru from Arizona. Learned lots of important tips and strategies as well as documented the event. How else do I enjoy life but through the lens? As irony would have it, I’m currently unable to post images from the day...

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