I had been wanting go inside since, oh goodness, I don't know how long. I'd seen pictures online and heard stories, but every time I tried to visit it within the past few years it was closed. I'm talking about the Library of Congress, of course. :) And when Beverly (the bride) mentioned they wanted to have their photos taken INSIDE...my mouth dropped.

This is just once instance of how awesome Bev was throughout the day. Her and Jason are such genuine, kind people and it was a pleasure to photograph their wedding! Now onto the photos!

Bev and Jason had some lovely details at their reception. I loved the photos from their childhood hanging from the branches of the centerpiece. It was literally a "family tree" :)

Bev and Jason chose to see each other before the ceremony so we could get all the photos done beforehand. I loved this little moment where Bev and Jason saw each other for the first time. I'm not even sure if Jason said anything! He just walked over like a nervous school boy and scratched his head and stared at Bev! So sweet.

Hellloooo Nation's Capital!

Classy.

I love this photo below so so much. Gah, D.C. is the best.

Beautiful!

I got a polaroid camera for Christmas and just had to bring it along for the wedding. Thanks for playing along with my idea, guys.

More from the Library of Congress. Holy cow, it's gorgeous in there.

This one reminds me of a movie :)

The parents!

Haha and two of my other favs. I think this is my favorite cake face photo ever. :)

The reception was held at Clyde's in Chinatown and myyyy was it delicious.

Congratulations, you two!

The day had finally come! I was at last going to photograph Jason and Julianna's beautiful wedding day. You may recognize these two from my post this summer when I photographed their engagement in Louisville, KY. Ah, yes that's them. :)

Where do I begin? I was looking forward to this wedding for a couple of reasons. One, it was the first wedding where my whole family would be in attendance! How cool is that! Two, there's just nothing like photographing a friend's wedding. You think you know them, think you've seen them happy, but not until their wedding day. I am still just blown away by how "ear-to-ear" a groom's smile can get looking at his bride, or how beautiful a bride can look when she's first putting on her dress. And with a friend's wedding, it's just such a unique honor to be there witnessing those moments.

Ok, so I have a confession to make...I really absolutely adored Julianna's dress. Like, seriously. I was jealous just looking at her put it on. However, my envy was broken by a moment of laughter at the look on Julianna's face waiting for her bridesmaids to button her in. Why is she so cute?

One of my favorite moments of the day occurred when Julianna realized she needed to wear something on her feet. "Uhh, I have my flipflops that I brought..." she thought outloud. One bridesmaid murmered something about the dress being long enough to be barefoot. Julianna looked up and said "Really?? Could I go barefoot, for real??" We all shrugged and said we thought it would be ok. Julianna loved the idea and let out a little squeal while bouncing up and down in excitement. Barefoot it was!

Meanwhile, I ran over to check on the boys. Once they were all suited up and finished eating their morning donuts (I snagged one with pink frosting. Mmm.) I took them outside for a few "formals."

Back at the girls' room I found Julianna all made up and ready to go. She was gorgeous. Stunning. I loved this next moment. Larissa, Julianna's sister, pulled out a Bible and starting practicing the vows with her. :) "So, I say 'I will' the first time and then 'I do' the second time? I will, I do, I will, I do...got it." Then a quick "safe, no spill, sip" of water (which I just had to post, because I loved her face in that photo) and we were off to photograph the ladies.

I love the intensity of this next photo.

I don't usually include the formals of the wedding party, but I especially loved the location and architecture of this chapel so I thought I'd include it. I mean for real, colonial style with yellow detailing? I loved it!

Guh, beautiful.

God bless you guys! I can't wait to hang out with you two as a MARRIED couple!