Stranahan Wedding - Part I - Washington DC Wedding Photographer

I feel so incredibly lucky to have been the photographer at Jamie and Ryan's wedding. Everything was gorgeous. Perfect. I was in awe the entire day. After the gorgeous ceremony - photos of which will be posted in Part II - they arranged for a limo to drive us around to the various monuments they had scoped out in Washington DC for photos.

OMG. I was in heaven. As you can see from some of the photos, we had an audience everywhere we went. It was like Jamie and Ryan were celebrities and I was their paparazzi. It was so much fun!

One thing you can't tell from most of the photos, is that it had rained all morning, it was wet, muddy and chilly and overcast. Overcast weather is perfect for photos - lots of shade and no squinting.

These photos are my favorites from our trip around the city after their wedding ceremony. There were so many I had to break their wedding preview post into 2 posts. So there are more to come...


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Couple's Favorite Part of their Wedding Day: Our first dance with all our friends and family around us

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Jamie's Most Memorable Moment of the Wedding Day: Being announced as husband as husband and wife for the first time


Ryan's Most Memorable Moment of the Wedding Day - Waiting for Jamie to come down the aisle

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Jamie's Favorite things about the wedding: All the family and friends that traveled to be with us on our wedding day and of course, the cake! I'm a cake lover and the cake was amazing!!!

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Ryan's Favorite things about the wedding: The cake, the reception location (Top of the Town), and my new wife.

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What Jamie thought when she saw Ryan at the alter for the first time - "I'm the luckiest girl in the world"


What Ryan thought when he saw Jamie the first time walking down the asile - "Finally!! And, how beautiful she looked"

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Jamie's Favorite Reception Moment - The toasts from our wonderful friends and family


Ryan's Favorite Reception Moment - Cutting the cake and Jamie dropping it :) (don't worry...I have photos of this in Part II!!)

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Wedding Details:

Wedding Location: St Patrick's Catholic Church - Washington, DC


Wedding Dress: Mikaella - Ellie's Bridal Botique


Hair and Makeup: Hair and Makeup Unveiled by Nicole


Flowers: Flowers: Nida Paleczka at Kingstowne VA, Giant


Reception Location: Top of the Town - Arlington, VA


Caterer: R&R Catering


DJ: Dj Voss


Cake: Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe - Arlington, VA


First Dance Song: The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra


Honeymoon Location: Nassau, St. Thomas, St. Maarten on Oasis of the Seas