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Thursday, New Years Eve
December 31, 2009 // Wedding
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Jenny and Mitch would see each other prior to their ceremony. To make the moment special, we decided to have them meet in the Flemish Room of the Jefferson Hotel. These images were taken when they saw each other for the first time on their wedding day.

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After the ceremony at Temple Beth El in Richmond, the couple arrived at The Jefferson Hotel.

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We always enjoy working alongside wedding coordinator Naomi Meyer as well as Trish Brinkley of The Jefferson.   Consulting by Naomi    The Jefferson Hotel

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Wednesday, December 30th
December 30, 2009 // Wedding
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Lindsey & Josiah were married on a Wednesday - during the holiday week between Christmas and New Years Day. The evening ceremony was held at Shady Grove Methodist Church in Short Pump, followed by a reception at the nearby Rockville Center. 



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They met while in school at Virginia Tech.
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Saturday, 12/26/09 Poolesville, Maryland
December 26, 2009 // Wedding
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A last minute booking.... Brock Daniel and Katherine Ridenour, actually had another photographer lined up to shoot their wedding in Maryland on the day after Christmas (12/26/09). A few changes occurred to their plans, just prior to the wedding, and we adjusted our holiday schedule in order to send Nancy Topham (my daughter) to photograph their wedding. 

We were certainly glad to help them out - we booked this wedding just 3 days before it was scheduled to take place. Nancy took this photo on Main Street in Poolesville - the town's Christmas lights are seen in the background.

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Amy Fowler:

We were all worried that the amazing feeling from that night would not read through in the photographs. The warmth from the candlelight inside, the glow of the Christmas lights outside. The photographs I have seen so far are all amazing. Nancy did a great job!! Thank you so much for taking the booking for my brother so late...you were a God send!!

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E Shoot with Jessica & Scott
December 23, 2009 // Engagement
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Jessica and Scott were recently engaged and they are planning a November 2010 wedding. We decided on downtown Richmond (in the snow) as the location for their E Shoot. In the photo above, I captured the couple walking through the snow on the grounds of the State Capital. You can see the historic Bell Tower in the the background. The blanket covering of snow provided a source for soft winter light. 

Later, we would head south through downtown Richmond and we concluded our shoot at The James Center - which was well decorated for the Holidays.

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Snowstorm Wedding Number 2 / Sarah & Ben
December 20, 2009 // Weather / Wedding

We had back to back weddings on Saturday (December 19th.), and Sunday (12/20/09), which was the same weekend as the big snow - with over 12 inches of snow. Here are some images from our Sunday wedding at Stony Point Reformed Presbyterian Church in Bon Air.97x 3205.JPG

                                The Bride (Sarah Arthur) was well prepared and provided matching boots for each bridesmaid.

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                     The Reception was held at Wrexham Hall in Chesterfield - the perfect backdrop for a photo.



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