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Erin’s Bouquet Idea for any Brides Wedding

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Hello All! I’m the girlfriend behind all of Mike’s genius…ok, maybe not all of it but can I take credit for a little bit, right? Well too bad if you’ve said no, I’m going to anyway I recently have been planning a wedding of my own :-X shhhhh and I thought about this…my bouquets, I want them to be uniform so everyone looks the same standing next to the most beautiful bride in the world…ok, I might be biased but, anyway, uniformity is something I want…or might need due to some slight OCD hmmm. But I still want there to be a bit of a difference in each bridesmaids bouquet, to somehow represent each bridesmaid (including the maid of honor) in their own special way and what they mean to me. So here’s what I decided, what I’m going to do is have all of the bouquets made the same but then have a single different flower right in the center of each bouquet that represents each of my wonderful ladies…here are some ideas:

Determined: Amaryllis
Friendship: Freesia
Heartfelt: Hydrangea
Inspirational: Iris
Loyalty: Sunflower

Those are just some examples, there are so many different flowers and meanings behind them. This is just one simple way to show your bridesmaids that each one of them means something different to you and that each individual girlfriend has had a different impact on your life.

Let me know what you think and if you choose to do this, what flowers will you choose?

Now I’m off to enjoy the weekend in NC with Mike and his Dad and Step Mom (who are awesome!) so I hope everyone reading this enjoys their weekend as much as we are going to enjoy ours.

-Erin

Mike Lesnick Photography – Washington, DC Wedding Photographer

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Robert & Brittany’s Wedding

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Today I photographed Robert & Brittany’s wedding at the National Harbor. It started off a little hectic as President Obama was scheduled to appear at the Gaylord Hotel across from the Marriott where they were staying. We began hair and make up at the Marriott as the men watched football and carried the decorations over to the reception hall. Their ceremony was at Saint Peter’s Church in Waldorf, MD which somehow the limo with the groomsmen beat us to! (still not sure how that happened, haha) Before the ceremony and the women got to the church I was able to take about 20 minutes to take the groom and groomsmen around the church and outside to take photos where I got to see the men unhindered by their female counterparts…and Rob’s “Adam and Eve impression”. The ceremony was a Catholic ceremony but a bit shortened and still very nice. The reception was at the The Sunset Room back at the National Harbor. We didn’t have much time between leaving the church and arriving at the reception hall so I stole Rob and Britt away for about 15 minutes to take pictures outside by the Christmas tree and fireworks that are displayed every Friday evening at the National Harbor. Of course, Rob and Britt said the fireworks were for them, and who am I to disagree? The reception was beautiful, this winter wonderland wedding was everything it should and could have been.

Mike Lesnick – Washington, DC Wedding Photographer

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Alexis & Rob’s Wedding

Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Alexis & Rob got married at the Red Fox Inn in Middleburg, VA. I had so much fun photographing this wedding! Both Alexis and Rob are very laid back and you could tell by the very relaxed but beautiful ceremony they had. The ceremony however did not show their party side which definitely came out at the reception when all guests were told to start their dancing…and then scolded (those who didn’t dance) by Alexis’ father. It was so much fun leading up to the ceremony, the following reception and then ending the night taking pictures of the guys decorating Alexis and Rob’s car with shaving cream.

Mike Lesnick – Washington, DC Wedding Photographer

Tags: Middleburg, Photography, Red Fox Inn, VA, Wedding
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Katherine & Robert’s Wedding

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

First off, I need to start by saying that for some reason, I had four weddings with the Groom being named Robert…in a row. Is that possible? Apparently. So, Katherine and Robert’s wedding was in NJ where I traveled with my assistant Terra. Their ceremony was held at Kirkpatrick Chapel which is on the Rutgers University campus. After the ceremony they were ushered out by bubbles floating above their heads, kisses, cheers and loving family members and friends. They rode in a limo over to the reception that was held at the Bridgewater Manor in Bridgewater, NJ. At the reception hall, completely at random I heard, “Michael?” and thought to myself, ‘That can’t be Aunt Margaret, they live in Colorado.’ I immediately turned around and was face to face with both my Aunt and Uncle…I guess the phrase “small world” really does apply in this situation. It turns out they were both guests at another wedding taking place in a different section of Bridgewater Manor. The reception was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed taking such detailed pictures of their very cool centerpieces (I of course included a picture in this post…so check it out!). They were such a great couple and truly deserved each other as their love for each either was obvious and the love from their family and friends unconditional.

Mike Lesnick – Washington, DC Wedding Photographer

Tags: Kirkpatrick Chapel, NJ, Rutgers, Rutgers University Chapel
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Michele & Wes’ Wedding

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

Michele and Wes were a great couple who graduated from James Madison University so as you can imagine, the color scheme’s main focus was purple. Michele got ready at her parents home in Manassas, Va. It was extremely hot that day and along with the heat they were worried because the Manassas Sesquicentennial was scheduled to be celebrated that day as well which included re-enactments and large crowds of people so as you can imagine we were expecting a lot of traffic as well. Because of this we took their portraits at a friends house rather than at historic sites in Manassas to avoid any crowds. Ironically due to the heat most activities were cancelled which was nice but the heat really made it for a difficult portrait session. Luckily the friend had a very god AC unit so we were able to jump in and out of the building in between shots. The ceremony was held at the All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas, Va. The reception was held at the Continental Event Center also in Manassas, Va. There was lots of fun, lots of dancing and they ended the night with a sparkler send off which was great and made for awesome photos.

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Ethan & Natasha’s Wedding

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

Ethan and Natasha had their wedding in the Tower Club in Tysons Corner which is a beautiful venue on the top floor of a High-rise and a great location for this area. There’s a beautiful water fountain in the front of the building that combined with scenic vistas and architecture to make for some great photo opportunities.