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Washington DC Engagement Photographer - Brandon + Ashley

This engagement session set a lot of records for me, the highest elevation, lowest elevation, longest shooting time, furthest distance traveled for an e-session, and also the most fun I've ever had for an engagement session! Brandon and Ashley wanted to have their session at Skyline Drive, which I figured would offer only a limited variety of photos, so I looked at Google Maps and saw that Luray Caverns was close by, so I suggested we hit a couple locations in the area. We were driving along and spotted a run down theme park (with gift shop) called "Dinosaur Land" and couldn't resist stopping by. We navigated the complex garden maze and trekked the mile hike to the bottom of Luray Caverns and back again (remind to never ever decide to haul a backpack full of speedlites on a mile hike underground without an assistant again)! I love these kinds of engagement sessions where a couple can get really comfortable and just be themselves! Can't wait for their wedding next summer!


Austin TX Wedding Photographer - Kate + Steve

Moshe Zusman and I shot such unique wedding down in the beautiful Austin Texas. I've only been to Austin twice now (both for weddings, and surprisingly both were at the Barton Creek Resort). Kate and Steve's family threw an amazing pre-wedding party the night before where Steve got up on stage and jammed with the band for a bit before singing to his soon-to-be bride with his groomsmen as his vocal backup. The day of the wedding, we couldn't have asked for more beautiful weather as Moshe and I hit up a couple hot spots in Austin to get some great images of the bridal party before we all headed to One World Theater, which was probably the most stunning wedding venue I've ever had the privilege to shoot at. Everything about this wedding was so special and unique, from the great details of the wedding decorations to Kate's sparkling smile as she walked down the aisle to the Mardis Gras themed reception! It was a blast from start to finish!



 

Reanna and Jeremy - Atlantis Hotel, Paradise Island - Bahama Destination Wedding

This past week I was in sunny (and humid) Paradise Island in the beautiful Bahamas with Armin and his wife Denise for Reanna and Jeremy's wedding. We arrived on Tuesday and scoped out the huge resort and then crashed in the hotel after a long day. Day two we got a chance to relax on the not-so lazy river and shoot down the famous slides in the Mayan Temple, before getting ready for their rehearsal that evening. Thursday was their special day, and we were so lucky to only get about 30 minutes of rain about an hour before the wedding. There was some great cloud cover that made for beautiful light and bearable temperatures for Reanna in her stunning custom made dress! Their reception was at the incredible Fathoms, which built around a huge tank filled with fish, manta ray and sharks! They'll be spending the next week relaxing in Paradise! Photos were taken for Armin DeFiesta Photography

...we had some "wedding crashers" hanging out in the water at the beach!

...never thought I'd see live fish that close to a wedding cake!

...these guys caught me by suprise while I was changing memory cards!

...and to top it all off - Reanna's "Top Model" pose!