tropiqalkiwi''s Pro Wedding Pics

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I just got the link for the photographers website yesterday and can''t wait to share my wedding photos with you ladies! Everyone here was so helpful through the planning process and I couldn''t be happier with how the wedding turned out.

Life has been very hectic for me this last month/month and a half. After the wedding we took a bit of a honeymoon before moving from Washington to Washington DC! So I''ve been gone for awhile, but now have things enough under control I can come spend time here again

My photographer was wonderful and really focused on what I liked about his photos - people. He captured emotion beautifully (so there are a few of me crying) and I am so happy with how the photos tell the story of my day.

If you want to see more of my process here are threads on my dress.

I can''t find the thread with my invites so here is a pic:

 

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And now to the pics.....

 

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Sorry I forgot to mention they all have watermarks from the website.

Detail of the organza pleating on my dress:

 

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Shoes:

 

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Jewelry:

 

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Flowers:

 

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Getting dressed:

 

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I love the art-y quality of this one!

 

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Here you can see the bag my mom made for me (and as gifts for the 4 bm''s). The gold lace and beads are from a 1920''s dress that was falling apart, I love how they turned out!

 

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This is the moment my husband first saw me (we met before the ceremony to take pictures).

 

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This is one of my favorite bridal party shots.

 

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And this is one of my favorite shots of us!

 

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It wasn''t windy that day so I had my MOH help out a bit

 

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I love how we look pulled from a magazine spread in this one:

 

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This is another great group shot:

 

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As I was walking down the street people kept telling me how pretty I was and little girls kept calling me "princess!" This musician started playing here comes the bride as we walked past:

 

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Here is the ceremony set-up, we set the chairs on the dance floor so the switch from ceremony to reception would be simple.

 

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My father and I about to go down the aisle:

 

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going down the aisle, trying not to cry from shear joy!

 

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Ceremony under the dome - the entire reason I chose this venue!

 

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Newlyweds!

 

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Twirling with the flowergirls. I didn''t like the offerings for dresses so my mom and I made the flower girl dresses with circle skirts like mine, the girls loved them!

 

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Our simple table settings:

 

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It was really hard to sit down with my dress so hubby had to help make sure it didn''t get caught in the chair:

 

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Toast!

 

[cocolaw]

OMG GORGEOUS!!!!!!! it looks like a fairy tale, but not in a disney way like in a really soft and beautiful way!!!!!!! i adore your dress and your invitations. who made your dress???

 

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AND THOSE SHOES ARE FLIPPIN AMAZING. WHAT ARE THEY????

 

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The cake was the one element that I didn''t like once I saw pics of it. I didn''t think about it at all on the day - all my energy was focused on absorbing the wonderfulness of the day and all our friends/family - but once I saw pictures afterward I was like what is that crazy white plastic sticking out at the bottom of each layer?!? The mock-up didn''t have that element at all. Otherwise it was beautiful:

 

[cammy85]

interrupting to say - everything looks so fabulous and beautiful! congratulations!

 

[cocolaw]

oh wow the ceremony location is to die for! seriously, these pictures should be in a magazine. and your husband is adorable. i love his glasses. i hope my wedding is as beautiful as yours!