wedding: angela and josh

a few weeks ago, james and i took a trip out to alexandria, virginia to photograph angela and josh's wedding. although they live in san diego, angela's family lives out east, so she decided to have her wedding at one of the oldest churches in the us, st. mary's in old town.

angela is a good friend of mine, so it was a ton of fun getting to be part of her very special day in such a unique way. despite the extreme heat and humidity, angela still managed to look absolutely gorgeous, truly glowing. i am always amazed at women who can manage to look incredible even during periods of extreme stress, anxiety and excitement...



on a trip to italy, angela found these totally rockin shoes, which you'll see later allowed her to get some serious air during our photos.

angela as a fashion model--could she look any hotter in the dress and shoes?

angela had josh's ring engraved, which is such a personal touch...


a few of the details from the day...

while the girls were getting ready at the salon, and getting amazing blowouts, the guys were busy chillin with james


the shuttle never came to pick up the bride, so despite careful planning, there was a mad rush at the end to get angela to the church on time--nothing like stuffing a huge wedding dress into a bmw!

the ceremony was beautiful, starting with the flower girls and ring bearer...



we love it when the bride is actually excited to be married...

we walked across the street to a very cool private garden that angela's coordinator vicki found , as you can see, the bridal party was very excited (check out the air of everyone!)


we tried to make the pictures fast, because we were literally melting outside. despite the heat, we managed to get some great shots...



at the reception, which was held at the carlyle club the emcee was using a huge spotlight, which was a little distracting, except when it gave us cool shots like these...


instead of a wedding cake, angela chose gelato and mini treats, which were very delicious and were the perfect end to a perfect wedding.

ang and josh, thank you for letting us be part of your wedding day, we had a great time and know we'll look forward to many happy years of marriage. if you would like to be notified when all the pictures are online, please click here to sign the guestbook.

in a couple weeks we are heading out to the beach here in san diego to do a little after wedding shoot, so check back for additional pictures.