I just got a wonderful present in the mail!  Photographer MK McKenna sent me some DVDs of my friend Sarah’s wedding back in May.  She had a few posted on her blog (which I promptly stole) but now I have the full set.  Thanks MK!

Here are some of the images that really tell the story of Sarah’s wedding day.  I think MK did a phenomenal job of capturing everything.

Sarah is a UVA Hoo through and through and Ross is a Hokie.  They are truly a house divided and she had the garter to match:

There is a Turkish tradition that says whoever’s signature rubs off the least will be the next to be married.  All of Sarah’s single female friends are taking their shot here:

I think this is one of MK’s most touching images.  Sarah’s looking at a photograph of her grandfather:

I’m getting everyone ready for the ceremony!

Mr. & Mrs. S!

A quick round of portraits after the ceremony:

The escort cards were placed in wooden trays lined with sand:

Inside each escort card was a story about one of Sarah’s patients, Trevor. This little boy has neuroblastoma and as a pediatric nurse, Sarah oversaw his chemotherapy treatments.  He started a foundation called Trevor’s Treasures to help other kids with the same type of cancer.  In lieu of favors, Sarah and Ross chose to donate money towards his cause: 

During their engagement, Sarah and Ross took up the hobby of brewing their own beer!  There is a local brewery that will help you mix, brew, and bottle your own beer.  Here’s their beer table showing photos of the process, the framed original recipe, and plenty of bottles of brew!

The labels even had this cute engagement photo that MK took:

The first dance:

All the floral decor was provided by Ross’ sister!  Sadly she has moved to Vermont and isn’t available for DC weddings anymore.  They sure were gorgeous:

Sarah is definitely a daddy’s girl and they mean the world to each other.  Here they are during their father/daughter dance:

Sarah’s dad made key lime pies!  They chose to skip the cake altogether and serve up mini pies on their dessert buffet:

Here’s me and my own husband, married at the same venue nearly two years before:

The newlyweds leaving their afternoon reception for a portrait photo safari.  I love this photo in so many ways:

Like me, Sarah chose to have an afternoon reception so she and her new husband could spend the majority of the day together by themselves.  They took photographer MK on a photo shoot around the Capitol, Brookside Gardens, and the new National Harbor hotel.  Here they are downtown:

And inside National Harbor:

Sarah will likely kill me for posting this but I found it too funny not to share.  She’s such a goofball:

And somehow is still just as gorgeous!  She was beaming like this the entire day and you could just feel the radiant energy coming off of her:

It’s been a couple months but congratulations again, you guys!  I’ve enjoyed watching your relationship grow these past couple years and am looking forward to double dates, future play dates, and going to our kids’ weddings together.  See you soon  

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