Wow! What color, I gotta say, I had a hard time editing Alicia and Jeremiah’s wedding because of how bright and beautiful all the color was on their wedding day.  Alicia’s bridesmaids were in a bright bright yellow and the groomsmen were all in linen suits (good for them as it was the first really hot day of the year).  I generally try to mix in Black and White and toned images, but had a terribly difficult time finding images that were ‘made better’ by taking out such beautiful and vibrant colors.

They held their ceremony in the garden of the Evergreen House then held their reception in the Carriage House.  Alicia’s friend and bridesmaid Kristen Ciurca did all of the flower arrangements and decorating of the ceremony site, bouquets, and centerpieces. Ken from Absolute Entertainment spun all night, and had a list of songs that Jeremiah and Alicia had provided him that he was swooning over “Hey Evan, when’s the last time you heard this song!??” was a common refrain I heard throughout the night from Ken.  He really went above and beyond to mix up the music before their wedding day and provide not just the music they wanted but his on artistic creation of mixes and mashes throughout the night.  Jay from The Brass Elephant was on hand to make sure everything went according to plan, and of course the food was outstanding!

Check out a brief slideshow of images below, and thank you Alicia and Jeremiah for asking me to be a part of your incredible (and Incredibly HOT) day! 

What happens when you take four photographers, one makeup artist and assistant, one hair stylist and twelve models to a farm in Virginia? Well, I guess a lot of things COULD happen, but the answer I was looking for was ‘you get some really amazing images’.

At the beginning of June, Nicole Palermo (who I know you’ve heard me talk about before) drove to a farm just west of the Shenandoah Mountains to spend the day photographing and making up some really amazing models. Rudy Solorzano drove all the way down after doing hair all morning for a wedding that day. When he arrived he tore through the twelve models and did some amazing hair in record time! 

We had an amazing day too! We had overcast skies, bright sun, a little bit of rain, and some really ominous clouds (look at them out in the second to last image!)I’ve only selected a few images from the day (I shot a ton) but check them out below.  

Those are real clouds! The only photoshop work I did was to darken the skies a bit, ok, a lot, but the color, and everything was in the file, crazy clouds! I love them!

Thanks to all the models for coming out I had a blast meeting and having the opportunity to work with all of you! And special thanks to Nicole for getting twelve models to show up at a remote farm in Virginia with only four days notice!!!!!!!

Rain, rain, go away! We have had an amazing spring! Really.  The weather has been amazing, it has teased my couples time and time again with threats of raining out their wedding plans and  Carolyn and Matt’s wedding was no exception.  

I joined  Carolyn and her girls at Salon Giovanna on Falls Road where it rained, and stopped and then poured, and stopped, then knocked out the power just before Carolyn’s veil went on.  From then on it rained, a drizzle maybe, but it was raining and showed no signs of stopping.  While Carolyn was getting ready Matt called me to tell me that he had been watching the weather satellite and there was a good chance we would get about a 30 minute window of no rain so that he and Carolyn could see each other before the ceremony and do some portraits in Mount Vernon.  We decided to go for it, drove down to Mount Vernon from Towson, and it rained the whole way there.  When we got there it was still drizzling, but then we got out of the limo, and the rain broke, not only that the sun came out! It stayed clear the whole rest of the day.  

After portraits I followed Matt back to Towson and grabbed some shots with the guys before going to The Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Mount Washington.  Carolyn and Matt held their wedding reception at the Belvedere where they had an intimate dinner with a Jazz Quartet.   It was an amazing day, not just because of the weather, but I was so thrilled that we were able to take portraits outside before the wedding, and Matt and Carolyn had the opportunity to share some quiet moments together.  

Thank you both so much for choosing to work with me on your wedding.  I hope the dogs did not break out of the kennel again and hope you both had an amazing honeymoon. Take a look at a few of the images from this awesome day by clicking on the slideshow below!