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On Vacation!

Wed. June 17, 2009

Tomorrow I am off to TEXAS for 3 weeks! I have Brooke and Travis’s Wedding in Houston then I am off to Marfa, TX for a photographer girls vacation. I will fly back to DC for Mary and Chris’s Wedding on the 3rd of July then back to TX for Jamie and Sinclair’s engagement session and another week of vacation with my family and we are even going to take some family pictures! Crazy fun! If you need to reach me email me. I will be able to check it fairly often but I am going to try and take a real vacation as well. I am 100% caught up on editing so I am going to very much enjoy this time off! YAY for vacations! Have a great few weeks everyone!

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June 17, 2009 - 11:46 am Stacy - Awesome, Laura! That's great. Maybe you can relax now. Have fun in Texas! We can't wait to get there!

June 17, 2009 - 11:56 am Allison - Hopefully there is some vacation in that. It didn't sound like it to me! ;)

June 19, 2009 - 10:10 pm lisa - i'm sooo glad y'all are here! :)

Megan and Matt

Wed. June 17, 2009

Megan and Matt had a beautiful ceremony and reception. Maria with the Ritzy Bee coordinated the day. Megan is amazing and looked stunning all day! It was a HOT HOT HOT day here in DC but getting to hang out with this wedding party made it worth it! They were married at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown and the reception was at The Key Bridge Marriott. What a beautiful day! Lisa flew up to second shoot with me so that was super fun as always! Congrats Megan and Matt!

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June 19, 2009 - 10:08 pm lisa - love the ring shots. your sooo talented sis!

June 28, 2009 - 12:08 pm maria @ {ritzy bee} - Oh yay! Just happened to be stopping by and was happy to see these up! :) Can't wait to see the rest...let's do that lunch soon after the holiday! xoxo

Veronica and Daniel

Tue. June 16, 2009

Veronica, Daniel and I met up in Haymarket, VA on a really hot day! I loved shooting in Haymarket,VA because it was a new place for me. I love shooting in new places and once again I love it when couples let me style the whole shoot. So that being said look how cute these two are! I can’t wait for their wedding in Old Town Manassas in August!

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June 16, 2009 - 8:45 pm lisa - cute couple! great job sis!

June 17, 2009 - 6:19 am Mariah Beachboard - Fantastic pictures!

June 17, 2009 - 10:31 am Chris - Very nice shots, where in leesburg was this shoot done...and is that Veronica and Daniel on...a forklift? Very creative!

June 27, 2009 - 9:46 am Noah Hayes - looks like a really fun couple! I love that he wore a Megaman shirt for the e-session!

Emily and Frank

Mon. June 15, 2009

Emily and Frank are married! Emily booked me before I even moved here a year ago. It was so fun to see all of her planning come together! She wore 3 dresses, and looked beautiful! Emily is the most laid back chill bride I think I have ever had. Nothing stressed her out. She is so easy to be around. One thing you must know about Emily is that she loves food. She loves it so much we went to McDonald’s before the reception and then at the reception they served a 10 course Chinese Dinner. We had fun taking pictures and just being goofy. I was so happy to again at this wedding have Natalie Franke and Stacy Jacobsen second and third shoot for me. It was s beautiful day with blue skies! I was so happy to see Emily and Frank get married. They just moved to Boston to start their lives being married! I am so excited for them!

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June 15, 2009 - 6:46 pm Emily - I think my favorite pic is our jumping pic! I can't wait to see the rest!!

June 15, 2009 - 7:04 pm Nikita - Emily you are such a Beautiful Bride! Congrats

June 15, 2009 - 7:28 pm Nicki - awesome as usual ;) - love the soft serve!

June 15, 2009 - 7:32 pm auschick - wow, those mcdonalds employees must have been so shocked to see a bride walk in!

June 16, 2009 - 3:55 pm Jen - Mickey D's!!! Genius!! i love the ice cream cone pic!

June 16, 2009 - 7:29 pm Natalie - I had an AMAZING time seconding for you at Emily & Frank's wedding! These images are absolutely stunning! :)

June 16, 2009 - 8:50 pm lisa - great job girls! cute mc d's pics!!

Jen and Dan

Wed. June 10, 2009

Jen and Dan were married on Memorial day at Oxon Hill Manor in Maryland. It was supposed to storm all day and apparently it did everywhere except Oxon Hill! We did a first look in Old Town Alexandria before the wedding. I love it when couples see each other before the ceremony! It is so romantic and special. Then they have time to get lots of amazing shots of just them together. This was a great day! Natasha Tung Who just got married in October. Remember her?) coordinated the wedding. Neil enjers did videography. AMAZING! And Evan with MyDeejay.com provided the tunes for the night. I had the pleasure of having Natalie Franke and Stacy Jacobsen second and third shooting with me. That was a lot of fun! So back to the wedding. Jen and Dan love games and they incorporated it into their details. I love the little boxes of candy and the monopoly place cards. They finished the night with dancing on a beautiful white dance floor, under a clear tent and the stars. Beautiful day!

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June 10, 2009 - 3:27 pm Sara - looks like such a fun wedding! great pics as always, I love the closeup of her laughing!

June 10, 2009 - 5:01 pm auschick - beautiful shots!!! love the old town ones :)

June 10, 2009 - 10:22 pm Emily - Lovely pics! What a great wedding!!

June 11, 2009 - 6:04 am Ina - Hey, I know that place!! :) Can't wait for you to shoot our wedding at Oxon Hill, Laura! Beautiful photos! Nat - way to go!! And I have to say, that is a gorgeous tent~

June 11, 2009 - 7:55 am Leslie - What a beautiful wedding! Very innovative incorporating the monopoly cards ;D. Great photos, Laura!

June 11, 2009 - 10:08 am talida - You captured some great moments! That's no surprise from you, Laura!

June 11, 2009 - 3:52 pm Mandy Hank - Awesome job Laura- I love the details of their wedding. I love your processing too- do you use actions? They are beautiful!

June 16, 2009 - 12:36 pm Jen - That was SUCH a fun day! thanks for doing such a great job laura and for finding my flowers! hahaha :)

June 16, 2009 - 8:51 pm lisa - very pretty!!

Jee and Daniel

Wed. June 3, 2009

Jee and Daniel wanted a fun shoot with a football, ice cream and Polaroid shots. I love making each shoot I do different and fun. Jee and Daniel are super cute and I love that they are into photography. It impresses me when my clients know as much about my cameras as I do. I love chatting all techie! And on a side note I can’t believe how much Polaroid film is now since they are not making it anymore. It was $20 for a pack! I so badly wish they would bring it back. There is something so magical about taking a picture and waving it around waiting for it to slowly appear.

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June 3, 2009 - 10:31 am auschick - that venue looks very familiar :)

June 3, 2009 - 8:10 pm sya - the ring is absolutely gorgeous! great shots BTW.

June 7, 2009 - 8:35 am Noah Hayes - Love the Polaroids!

June 16, 2009 - 8:52 pm lisa - very sweet!

Melissa and Steve

Tue. June 2, 2009

Here is Melissa and Steve. Melissa is a Kindergarten teacher so I thought it would be super fun to shoot at her school playground. We had so much fun playing with chalk, apples and just being silly. After that we headed over to Old Town Alexandria. It was supposed to rain but instead we had a beautiful over cast for most of the session. Melissa and Steve are so cute and I love it when couples have this much fun together. It makes taking pictures super fun! So here are my favorites!

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June 2, 2009 - 5:55 pm lisa - aww super cute!!

June 2, 2009 - 8:17 pm Melissa - Ahhh, what a wonderful surprise! They are so cute! I loved the slideshow - I think I giggled out loud to myself almost the whole way through. I have quite a few favs! Thanks so much for being such an awesome photographer :-)

June 2, 2009 - 8:57 pm Stacy - These turned out soooo great, Laura!

Cheyanne and Brandt

Fri. May 29, 2009

Meet Cheyanne and Brandt. They are getting married in Houston this December. They live here in Virginia and we shot their engagement session here. It was another Spring rainy day but we toughed through and I love the way the pictures turned out. Cheyanne is so sweet and they are so cute together. I love engagement sessions! Happy Friday everyone!

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May 29, 2009 - 4:19 pm lisa - super cute ford truck shot.

June 1, 2009 - 9:20 am Leslie - Great shots! Love the 5th one, especially :)

Haley and Camilo

Tue. May 26, 2009

I flew to Houston last Saturday to shoot Haley and Camilo’s wedding. Haley has such a fun personality I love getting to capture that. They had a beautiful ceremony at The Woodlands United Methodist Church and the reception was at Creekside at Carlton Woods. The weather was kind of amazing that day. We took pictures outside before the ceremony and then durning the entire ceremony it poured. It let up right after for us to go outside and take bridal party pics and then some of Just Haley and Camilo. Then it poured again on our way to the reception and almost the whole time there. Once again it let up for me to walk out a take some scene shots and for their exit. It was so nice that we were able to work with the rain. If you remember during their engagement session a few months back it rained the whole time as well. Haley and Camilo are great for working in the spring time rain!

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May 28, 2009 - 8:16 am lisa - aww they are great! such a beautiful wedding!

May 28, 2009 - 3:17 pm Jen - WOW these pictures look amazing! i especially like the photo where everyone is jumping. i'm glad the rain worked out for this couple as well. :)

June 15, 2009 - 9:37 pm Mike Turner - Wow! That wedding party is like the olympic wedding part jump team! I'm pretty sure that's the best jump shot I've ever seen. Great timing on your part.

St. Maarten: Chelsea and Mike’s Wedding

Thu. May 14, 2009

Chelsea and Mike had an amazingly beautiful wedding on the beach in St. Maarten. Chelsea worked so hard planning all the details and everything looked perfect! They did several traditional ceremonies on the beach. Each one was special to their heritage. They also had each of their 30 guests come up individually and give a blessing. This was the sweetest day ever. It is so apparent that the friends and family that came to this wedding truly love Chelsea and Mike and it was an honor to be apart of this day. This is what I love about destination weddings. The guests are so involved and such a special part of everything. At the reception at least half of the guests got up to do a toast. Lots of tears and laughs. after the reception we all went over to Bliss for the after party. This was a very long and wonderful day! Thanks again to Chelsea and Mike for having such an amazing wedding and for letting Lisa and I be apart of it!

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May 14, 2009 - 11:27 am Chelsea & Mike - We are absolutely speechless! THE PICTURES ARE AWESOME, GORGEOUS, BREATHTAKING AND FABULOUS! Thanks a million times over Laura and Lisa! Your work is magnificent and magazine cover quality! We had such a great time and you captured every detail and emotion! Laura, we are so blessed to have you as our photographer and friend. We are so happy that you both were there to share our special day with us......FYI, we plan on having an anniversary party at La Samanna at year 5, mark your calendars NOW!

May 14, 2009 - 11:51 am lisa - 5yrs?? how about 1yr anniversary! y'all were a blast! thanks for everything! laura thanks for being so great!

May 14, 2009 - 12:28 pm Allison Chancellor - Laura!!! I mean really I can not believe I can say I know someone so truley talented like yourself! Everytime I visit your blog I am just floored! This is what you were put here to do, well amongst also being totally awesome and for producing awesome kids :)(kiss my little Kate) Lisa you rock the house also, I mean how could you not...look who your teacher is! <3, Alie P.S. Laura may I have your autograph?

May 14, 2009 - 12:54 pm shelynda - Chelsea and Mike- The pictures are absolutely beautiful, they look like photos you would see in the travel and leisure magazine. Congratulations and a Lifetime of Blessings to both of you. Best, Shelynda

May 14, 2009 - 1:23 pm Patricia - Oh my gosh!!! That looks like the coolest wedding ever!! I love the colors and the photography and everything!! Everything about this shoot is perfect!! I want to go to St. Maarten!

May 14, 2009 - 1:42 pm Jenna - Jumping the broom! Fabulous action shot. I also love the first look pictures, particularly of the bride looking out over the water.

May 14, 2009 - 4:10 pm Beth - Wow, wow, wow these are so beautiful. I adore all the moments you captured - the bride being escorted down the aisle and hubby wiping a tear, jumping the broom with everyone looking on with a smile, first dance – such touching moments! Gorgeous color and love the all of detail shots too – I know they must be overjoyed.

May 14, 2009 - 5:31 pm Ebonie Moore - I CANT BELIEVE I MISSED THIS. IT LOOKS LIKE THE WEDDING OF THE DECADE!!!!!!!!! BOTH OF U GUYS LOOK BEAUTIFUL. CONGRATS!!!!! TO ALL THE YEARS TO COME. LOVE YOU GUYS. WELCOME TO THE FAMILY MIKE...MUAH

May 15, 2009 - 10:14 am Edwinia Ellison - Chelsea and Mike, I'm in tears just looking at the pictures. They are breathtakingly beautiful! Chelsea you are such a beautiful bride and the photographer also captured the essense of your inner beauty. I can't wait to show Athena the pictures after I pick her up from school today. She will be in 8 year old aweeee. Of course Mike made a handsome groom. Love, Peace, Joy and Happiness to you and Mike.

May 16, 2009 - 12:50 am Sissie - Laura...you and Lisa make the family proud. The pictures are breathtaking

May 17, 2009 - 8:16 pm Noah Hayes - Well it looks like the TSA troubles were well worth it! Amazing details, beautifully captured ambiance, you did it again! :)

May 18, 2009 - 10:14 am Mike Turner - Looks amazing Laura. I bet shooting in direct sunlight all day was tough, but it look really good.

May 20, 2009 - 8:52 am ARMIN - Good times, good location, good people, good photos!

May 23, 2009 - 9:22 pm auschick - what a great wedding! i love all the colors!

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