Having Lisa and Alex to help guide me in the meatpacking district was essential. I had only been there once for Pride in 09, so I had no idea where all the cool spots were. But Alex, living mere blocks away, knew the area well and quickly showed me some amazing locations. Sometimes we would be walking down the street and I would just stop and go ‘Ohhhh’ and stare into space. Lisa and Alex realized this was my way of figuring out perfect spots to shoot at…apparently my verbal brain shuts down when I see something I like. Ha! So switching my brain back on, we got to the shooting part

So apparently this was the week for press! Desaray and Lauren’s wedding was featured on District Wedding, a blog all about DC weddings.

A photo from Lauren’s suit fitting was featured on AOL’s Aisle Dash article on trends in same-sex weddings.

And I got to go as Press to the Illegal Wedding Fair in NYC for So You’re EnGAYged.

Aaaaannnd on a fun personal note, my dining table came in!! Remember my debate? Well we picked the CB2 dining table and even got chairs at target for $35 a pop (after struggling to find chairs I could endure sitting in for less than $100 we totally found these by surprise). I’m not going to show you the whole shebang until it’s done because the table actually comes unfinished. So I’m off to Home Depot today to get Tung Oil and beeswax to seal it. But…I loved the raw look of the wood and used it as a background for shots of my new album I’m offering. The new linen album looks hoooot if I do say so on the wood.

See the grain? I just love it!! And it’s going to be even better when it’s sealed as it gives in a deeper, richer color; more in line with what it looks like in the catalog.

So remember when I had that contest for a free engagement session to celebrate DC legalizing gay marriage? Well this is the couple that won!! I can’t talk about who they are exactly because they are not showing anyone the engagement pictures because they will be used for the Save The Date cards they are making. I’m not going to have someone google their names and spoil the surprise!! So I’ll just let you enjoy the pictures.

So the main place I like to hike is West Rock. It has a gorgeous lake that’s enveloped by trees and you can’t see until you practically fall into it. So Mari, Jared, and I took a little walk and did a mini engagement session in the woods. My favorite thing they brought by far was the banner that said “Beshert”. I just love that word. So the cute banner got my heart a-flutter. They also told me ahead of time they were bringing a saxophone because Jared plays. Yes, a saxophone in the middle of the forest. But it actually became one of my favorite photos.