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Melting Hearts in Old Town

Sunny Mathur — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:07:06 PDT

Yesterday we walked hand in hand with Daisy and Diesel by our side down the cobblestone paths that made Old Town Alexandra famous. We were enamored with the beautiful weather, the urbanites we’ve become and a night to enjoy ourselves with great family and friends. From our car to the restaurant which was only about three blocks we were stopped on the streets at least ~~1000~~ 75 times by passerby’s ‘awing’ and ‘ooings’ at the sight of our little puppies (Neeva thought it was at her new purse…she was wrong). As we sat down to dinner overlooking the pier our puppies became the center of attention licking and jumping on everyone who would give them even a glimpse of attention and making hearts melt one by one. And at that moment we felt lucky to have such beautiful and well behaved off-spring…or puppies however you look at it.

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Wedding Planning Wednesday: Couples Photographs

Sunny Mathur — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:13:02 PDT

Over the past few weeks we have been bombarded with questions from potential brides asking what the ideal time is to have their couple’s portraits taken is. After all the bride is getting her hair and makeup professionally done, bought a custom fitting gorgeous dress that she spent months obsessing over and has an amazing photographer to photograph her and her husband behind a stunning backdrop. OBVIOUSLY we want to make the most of this Cinderella like moments in life with or without the high heels.

First and foremost understand that couples portraits are probably the images 20 years from now you will be looking back at time and time again to relive your wedding. Although the pictures of your groom trying to smear cake on your face are cute, they may not be the hallmark images that symbolize your day and your love.

So to make the most of your time and to ensure stunning images here are a few suggestions:

Time: We suggest scheduling at least an hour for couple’s portraits; meaning time to photograph just the bride and groom alone and away from everyone and everything. It’s not the time to get beautiful pictures of the two of you while trying to play wedding coordinator, tending to the bridesmaids or getting a bite to eat. The time is soley dedicated to getting beautiful timeless images of the two of you uninterrupted.

If the two of you do not mind seeing each other before the ceremony this is an ideal time to have couples portraits taken because the dress has been freshly pressed, the makeup is stunning and the hair is perfect.

If the bride and groom are changing before the reception and time permits it would be ideal to get at least 30 minutes with the bride and groom in the second outfit at an alternate location. This allows a variety of imagery in different outfits, at different locations and with different looks allowing for a wide variety of beautiful imagery.

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Time of Day: Ideally couples portraits should start an hour after sunrise or an hour before sunset. However the wedding day is hectic and photographs may have to be fit in where possible. Make sure to talk to your photographer based on the times allocated so that there is a plan. For example if we need to do couples photographs in July at high noon where the temperature is suppose to be 110 degrees with 100% humidity taking the couple outdoors may not be ideal. So we may do the couples photographs at an indoor location and in the evening take them out for sunset shots. Having a plan is important!

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Location: Washington DC is absolutely beautiful and within thirty miles of DC there are more parks, monuments, fields and stunning locations than you can shake a stick at. If it is possible to get away from the venue for a little bit to get couples photographs it will make the imagery from the day that much more stunning.

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Most Important: Have fun and enjoy your time together, the couples photographs may be the only time throughout the wedding day where you and your fiancé are alone. Enjoy the time, enjoy the moment and most importantly smile.

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Happy Hump Day!

Tuesday Teasers: Jalpa and Gaine

Sunny Mathur — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:45:43 PDT

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Crystal City Engagement Session of Sachi and Manish

Sunny Mathur — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:55:35 PDT

Senior year of college at Virginia Tech University they were neighbors living across the hall from each other. Sachi instantly caught Manish’s eye and he took every opportunity he could to talk to her. Manish would find the most random reasons to stop her apartment to talk to her. He would ask her about her day, her major, her plans and simply make small talk trying to pry information and a first date. Although she quickly became aware of his desires she enjoyed toying along and helping him make plans to hang out with her. Slowly but surely they began hanging out with mutual friends and then just the two of them, their friendship turned to love as Manish charmed Sachi with his warm hearted personality, sense of humor and sensitivity. Sachi instantly made an impression on Manish with her dynamite beauty, ability to always keep him engaged and love to try new things.

We met this beautiful couple for their engagement session near the monuments in Washington DC, we were able to use the setting sun to our advantage to get stunning images of the two of them with DC as the backdrop. Afterwards we headed to Crystal City in Arlington Virginia to get photographs of the beautiful couple where Manish proposed to Sachi. With his roses in hand we were able to capture the smiles as they relived the moment. The waterpark in Arlington VA was fairly empty and we were able to use the beautiful backdrop to get stunning images of Sachi and Manish as they reminisced about the proposal, told us about their beautiful wedding and talked about their plans as a married couple. Lastly we headed to the roof of their building to capture stunning sunset images of the two of them with the beautiful sunset as the backdrop.

Sachi and Manish we cannot wait until your beautiful wedding day

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Brookside Gardens Engagement Session of Palak and Manan

Sunny Mathur — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:53:35 PDT

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