Documentary Wedding & Portrait Photography and Videography

Oct 03 2011

Denise and Michael’s Maryland Wedding

Posted in Weddings

Photography by Associate Joe Wang

Denise and Michael were married on the Labor Day weekend at Historical Oakland in Columbia, Maryland. We were blessed with beautiful weather for their outdoor ceremony. The venue set the backdrop for a fun & relaxing celebration for all their family & friends to enjoy.

Denise and Michael are such a fun, yet laid back couple. They were a pleasure to work with, they are one of those couples that can be intimate & serious one minute and fun & laughing the next. I had a great time working DJ – Ray from AJ Productions, he kept the party going and everyone danced until the very last minute.

Coordinator: Uptown Catering

Bridal Shop: I Do I Do Salon

Hair: George of New York Salon

Makeup: George of New York Salon

Suit/Tux: Men’s Wearhouse

Florist: Flower Expressions

Caterer: Uptown Catering

Cake: Uptown Catering

Officiant: Chris Hoffman (groom’s uncle)

Ceremony music: Centennial High School Strings

Reception music: AJ Productions

Invitations: done ourselves

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Sep 27 2011

Jamaal and Cheree’s DC Wedding

Posted in Weddings

Photography by Joe Wang

Cheree and Jamaal celebrated their wedding day in a magnificent way just the day after Hurricane Irene pummeled the Washington, D.C. area with intense wind and rain. How lucky we were! It was a gorgeous day after the hurricane and these two are such a sweet couple! You could tell how loved they were by all their family and friends who attended – just genuinely happy to be celebrating with them.

Cheree & Jamaal infused their ceremony and reception with many personal and cultural touches, they were incredibly special and meaningful to everyone involved. John Farr Lighting Design dramatically transformed the dance floor into a romantic setting. The pinkish purple uplighting complemented their color theme perfectly and the room looked lovely! The night was perfect and ended with a splendid send-off of the newlyweds to a classic vintage car.

Ceremony and Reception: Carnegie Institute

Bridal Shop: Ellie’s Bridal Boutique

Dress Designer: Private Label by G

Makeup: Kelley Epps-Woods (Make-up Artist)

Suit/Tux: Jos. A. Bank

Florist: Pupa Weddings and Flowers, LLC

Caterer: Classic Cuisine Catering

Cake: Occasional Cakes, LLC

Transportation: Prime Transportation

Officiant: Rev. Anthony Ricardo Keith, Sr.

Ceremony music: Chris Laich Music Services

Reception music: Chris Laich Music Services

Lighting: John Farr Lighting Design

Invitations: Mayla Designs

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Posted in Weddings Tags: Carnegie Institute, DC Wedding, Joe Wang, Love Life Images, Washington DC wedding

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Sep 26 2011

Day in the Life Contest Winners Announced!

Posted in Portraits, Studio Specials

Day in the Life 2011

Routines

This was an amazing contest this year. We had some really great entries filled with beautiful moments. So special. We had over 1,000 reader poll votes. But, as you know only 3 can win.

Let’s celebrate the winners this year.

Third Place goes to Picture #6! Congrats Pardoe Family for winning a $50 product credit through our studio!

Second Place goes to Picture #4. Congrats Moore Family for winning a Studio Session with one of our Associates!

And the grad prize winner is……..

Picture #8!

Congrats Maccubbin Family for winning our “Routines” session in your home. We’ll come to you and document your favorite family routine.

Thank you again to everyone who shared a little piece of your world with us. We loved seeing it.

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Posted in Portraits, Studio Specials Tags: Day in the Life, Family photography, Family routines

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Sep 16 2011

Day in the Life 2011 Contest Finalists! Vote for your Favorite Image

Posted in Events, Portraits, Studio Specials

Day in the Life 2011 Contest Finalists

We need your Vote!

Below are the 10 finalists from our 2011 Day in the Life contest. What amazing entries this year! Thank you so much. I hope you had fun, too. Now, we need your vote! Get your family, friends, friends friends and so on! The poll is at the bottom of this post. The image number is posted ABOVE each image.

Voting ends on Thursday, September 22 at midnight. One vote per person, please.

We will announce the winner on September 23!

Our top three winners will receive one of the following:

First place: “Routines” Session at your home. This will be the kick-off to a new type of session option. yay.

Second place: Studio Session with our Associates

Third place: $50 Studio product Credit

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Posted in Events, Portraits, Studio Specials Tags: Day in the Life, DC, Family Portrait Photography, Maryland, Virginia

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Sep 14 2011

Day in the Life 2011

Posted in News, Portraits, Studio Specials, Uncategorized

Day in the Life 2011

Sharing Our Own World With You

Dear Readers,

If you know us well, you know what we do 365 days a year. We document your life & your love. And you also know how much we enjoy it, too. If you don’t know us very well. You’re about to get to know us more than you thought.

Every year around this season we stop for 12 hours and turn the cameras around to face our own lives. We love it for many reasons. We are photojournalists and it’s ingrained in our souls. We can not live without our cameras. We also understand how important these fleeting, but priceless moments will mean to us years from now. One year makes a huge difference is so many ways. It’s so great to see how we’ve grown and changed, even through the daily routines that make up our lives.

This year our theme for the contest was documenting your routines, however mundane or exciting they are. They make our worlds go round and round. We all know that without them we would have chaos. And our lives are hectic enough as it is.

Some of you were inspired enough to commit to the task of turning the cameras on yourselves. We guarantee you will appreciate it down the road. You have until September 15 at 3:oo pm to submit your 5 favorite images for our contest. Details are posted below.

For now, sit back and get to know us a little better.

Click on each picture to view the slideshow and enjoy.