I love it when bridesmaids from former weddings ask me to photograph their wedding! Not only do they like the photographs, but hopefully they thought we were pretty fun to be around. Plus, it’s always nice to see former brides and grooms.
When Rita contacted us last year, we were definitely excited to photograph her wedding. When I found out she was marrying a Swede, I was even happier! I’m always happy to speak the language when I can.
Their wedding was absolutely beautiful. The ceremony started off with the best entrance of a Flower Girl EVER. When mom let her go at the back and she saw dad with the coloring book at the front, she just sprinted down the aisle. Don’t get me wrong — she did not run. Run is definitely the wrong word! Sprinted is the perfect word. It was so awesome and I just laid down on the shutter at 9 frames/second. The only thing I was scared about was that because it’s a pretty dark church, we were shooting at slower shutter speeds — usually not a problem during a ceremony because there are no little Usain Bolt’s in white dresses breaking world records down the aisle! The picture turned out amazing and showed all the energy. I guess running into church is way better on your wedding day than someone running out!
Rita looked beautiful in her dress and had the coolest green shoes! After the ceremony, we were taking some formal photos in the church and a couple of the children spoke mostly Swedish so I just switched over to Swedish which caught some of the people by surprise. Someone asked how I knew Swedish and I just casually replied that I learned it for the wedding which got a laugh. I’m glad that wasn’t the case because I would have been lost speaking Hindi at last week’s wedding!
After the formals, we cruised down King St. in Alexandria, VA looking for fun spots for photographs. Memorial Day Weekend + Hot Weather + Rolling Thunder + Old Town = BUSY! We got a fun photograph of the wedding party with all the motorcycles in town for Rolling Thunder. When the wedding party ducked out of the heat for ice cream, one of the motorcyclists bought the bride and groom ice cream.
The reception at the Hotel Monaco (Alexandria) was beautiful and very laid-back. It think it was a mixture of Rita and Magnus, their guests, the weather and the holiday weekend but everyone just seemed to be having such a relaxed time!
Thanks (and Tack Så Mycket) to Rita and Magnus and all their guests for such a fun night!
Wedding 411:
Event Planner: Wedding Planning Worldwide | Chris Wells | 703.256.3271
Ceremony Location: St. Mary’s Catholic Church | 703.836.4100
Reception Location and Catering: Hotel Monaco | Stephanie Hulbert | 703.549.6080
Band: Black Tie | 301.762.1800
Florist: Petal’s Edge Floral Design | 703.518.8488
Cupcakes: Buzz | 703.600.2899
Photography: Connor Studios | Michael Connor and Andrew Harnik | 202.527.9768
