Getting Ready Location:Fairfield Inn & Suite Marriott Inner Harbor
Ceremony location: The Baltimore Basilica
Reception Location: George Peabody Library
Flowers : Wicked Willow
Dress : Sottero and Midgely
Shoes : Badgley Mischka
Bridesmaids dresses : Alvina Valenta
Tuxedo :Jos A. Bank
Make up artist : Nina Glorioso and Des Lontoc
Hair stylist: Christopher Williams
Caterer : Chef’s Expressions
Cake : Patisserie Poupon
Limo : American Limousine
Lighting :Event Dynamics
Invitations :Delphine Press
They met in late spring of 2008. Ani was out with some friends for a night out in DC and Craig, a DC police officer, was working that night. They started conversing outside the bar and he asked her out. She said no at first, but they kept in touch. Few months later…she said yes…and they had their first date….
The first date location was…well, Washington DC, where they first met and where they later will have their fabulous engagement session.
Craig was a DC police officer, but has recently been promoted as a DC detective Ani is a registered nurse in the Pediatric Emergency Department at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
They both love to eat out and try out different culinary cuisines, but because of this they also go to the gym together:) Ani has always loved to travel (she actually has a personal goal of traveling to 30 countries by the time she is 30 years old) and has convinced Craig to join her on her recent adventures. Craig really, really !!! enjoys sports, so he’s taken Ani to watch lots of sporting events over the years.
Random sweet goofy fact about Craig: He knows anything and everything about every single Saved By The Bell episode.
And Ani? She is quite OCD about her closet – her clothes are organized by color, and all her hangers are the same, and her shoes are according to style. {*** a special reminder to self: I really need to convince her to hit my closet for her therapeutic pleasure:}
One of the main reasons I started blogging again is this wedding {among so many others, you’ll see}. Their wedding was hands down the most elegant sophisticated affair I have ever photographed in my life, and that day I was in photographer’s heaven. Every detail of this day was plain gorge.
Best of all, few of my former brides & Grooms were in the bridal party, so I got to hang out with them again….how awesome is that?
The day started perfectly at the inner harbor in Baltimore.
YEY, my lensbaby shot of the dress…I am dork, sorry.
These kimonos were so beautiful,so I had to photograph the girls with them while keeping the image PG-13
Ani made a stunning bride..
His face says it all…The best reaction of a groom seeing his bride for the first time on his wedding day
So after the ceremony ended, we went outside to take some fun shots…
We were about to leave to the Peabody Library, but then one of the groomsmen told me “you got to see the underground of this building, and I said whaaat? let’s go!!! This place was dark, but we made it work:)
When we entered to this room, I was speechless…and to all of you who know me, it does not happen too often
After I shot tons of detail shots, we went out to have some more fun….
* Let me share with you a little secret..Ani & Craig did not rent the car below, it happend to be right by the church across the street, so we “borrowed” it for few minutes.
It was a perfect fall evening, and with the help of a little flash and super fun bride maids,I had just a regular day at the office….NOT…seriously, I love my job!
The guys are being utterly cool…
A little bit of mix lighting
can you tell I am in love with this room?
oh my…they brought their A-game
parTAY time… and this crowd knows how to party….
Anne {the maid of honor} and Luis {the guy that sits by the table and adores his wife} were the first couple from this awesome group to get married, and I photographed their 2005 wedding. Fast forward, Luis is an awesome music producer/photographer, and Anne is a fabulous fashion blogger, and we are all sad they are moving to California:(
The BEST vendor meal EVER!!!
I caught the best man few minutes before his speech.
They are such a fun bunch!!!
So Julia, my amazing assistant, took these while I hit the dance floor at the end of the night, and I had to include them {even though I look like a hot mess…don’t judge}
ye, they know how to party:))
Ani & Craig,
Your day was nothing short of perfection. Thank you for allowing me to capture your love.
Keep rocking!!
xoxo,
Inbal
Seriously, there are no words…
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