Jill and Brian Wedding - Captured by Holland Photo Arts

Jill and Brian's September wedding was captured by Bill and Anne of Holland Photos Arts. Although it started to rain right before the ceremony, the weather failed to put a damper on the mood of the ceremony of the party to follow. As you can see in the photo's Jill and Brian danced the night away with close friends and family and had a blast. I love the photo of Jill in her dress and the one of Jill and Brian dancing. The flowers were done by the amazing Barbara at Growing Wild.

Day After Wedding Farm Shoot with Kate Triano

About a month ago I was honored to style a day after shoot for Kate Triano and one of her amazing couples, Maria and Michael. After Kate told me a little about the direction that the couple was going for I immediately new the perfect place and the perfect florist to help. I called Barbara at Growing Wild asked for her help to create a cool wild flower bouquet and a few arrangements for the shoot. I also asked if we could use her farm for the location. Of course Barbara was up for it and a few weeks later my husband and I took our old 66 chevy, a ton of props, and even my fathers old RC Cola machine out to the farm. Barbara was waiting for us with the flowers ready to go, and the super cute couple arrived a few minutes later with Kate. I love a great vest and that is exactly what the Michael had, and the chucks just made his outfit perfect. I can't say enough about how stunning Maria was, so I'll just let you see the photo's.

Kelly and Scott - A Magical Candle Lit Wedding at the Ritz

Kelly and Scott were married at Falls Church Presbyterian followed by a magical reception at the Ritz Carlton in McLean Virginia. Candles were strung from the entire ceiling with pin-spots highlighting the beautiful orchid filled arrangements provided by Yellow Door Floral Designs. I absolutely love orchids so I must say I loved the tall arrangements.

Images below were captured by my staff, but the professional images by Visual Sketch Photo and Video will be ready in a few weeks.

Allison and Matt - Married at the Historic Cabell's Mill in Northern Virginia

Allison and Matt planned for a unique afternoon wedding at the Historic Cabell's Mill. The ceremony took place under a huge tree with a 4 piece bluegrass band playing nearby. The Furnace Mountain Band was amazing and I would recommend them to any couple looking to create a fun relaxed atmosphere for their guests. The band continued to play during cocktail hour on the patio of the Mill overlooking the nearby stream. The weather was again perfect, sunny and 75 and all the guest enjoyed the view of the turning leaves.

I also loved Allison's purple shoes! Zoya Photo captured the below images from the day.

Ashely and Michael Married - Fort Belvoir and the Potomac

Today I have a few post of real weddings that we were proud to be a part of over the last few months.

Ashley and Michael were married on August 1st at Fort Bevloir in Northern Virginia. They had originally planned for the wedding at the Fort Belvoir chapel, but do to an unexpected ac problem, we changed it the day before the rehearsal to be outside the officer club under a beautiful pergola. Ashley had always wanted an outside wedding, so it was meant to be and the weather was perfect.

Rachel Naft did a great job of capturing the big day and below are some of the images.

Cap Juluca - Anguilla Wedding Destination

So my husband and I finally went on vacation. It's been a long year and I had a break between weddings so we set off for a recuperative vacation on the soft white sands of Anguilla. We stayed at Cap Juluca, which I spoke about in a previous post about a stunning wedding captured by Elysium. Cap Juluca was amazing and it is the perfect location for an intimate and unique destination wedding.

Here are some pictures my husband captured during the trip. I love the combination of orange, turquoise, and white washed fabrics.

St Raymond of Penafort & The Westin Alexandria VA

I've been away on a much needed vacation and I will post some great resort photos shortly, but before I do, here are some shots from Jill & Brian's September wedding at St Raymond of Penafort followed by a fuchsia and orange reception at the Westin in Alexandria VA.

Bill and Anne of Holland Photo Arts, one of my favorite photographer teams, was there to capture the entire day, and I can't wait to see the spectacular images they were able to take.

Sound Connection, one of the top bands in the area and one of Modern Bride Magazine's Top 25 Trendsetters of 2009, rocked the house and kept everyone dancing all night long. Jill even had them play "I Gotta Feelin” by the Black Eyed Peas as a surprise for her mom. It is one of her mom's favorite songs. What a cool mom!


Images by: My Simple Details & Ashley Finco