Hello Donna!

About a month ago I shot Donna (Cohen at the time) and Dan Goldberg's wedding at Tregaron in DC. The weather was perfect and everything went off without a hitch (well except there was no wine during the ceremony so someone had to make a mad dash to the bar and get some, but that was it...pretty impressive). Interestingly enough, they used the same caterers that I am using for my wedding, so I got to see them in action and taste the food. Anyway, I don't have much time to write, but the day was a blast and I couldn't have asked for a better couple to shoot for my third solo wedding. Here are some shots from the day.

It's been a long time...

It's been a while since I have posted anything, but its been a busy couple of weeks/months. I have done a few weddings on my own and a few with Matt Mendelsohn, and been planning my own wedding. So along with all that and my full time job, I haven't had time for the blog. I will try and get a few images up soon...I have plenty to choose from, it just takes a while to get through them all.

Lisa and Derek

I helped Matt M. with Lisa and Derek's wedding the other weekend. Here are a few shots from it:

I showed this picture to the kid after taking it (another nice thing about shooting digital) and he loved it...followed me around all night asking to see it again and again, pretty funny:

At the end of the night, these two were dancing together...ah young love:

Also, don't forget...this Sunday is Matt Mendelsohn's Photo Marathon event in Old Town Alexandria. This is a great opportunity to get a cool portrait done by one of the top photographers in DC (hell, in the nation as far as I'm concerned) and to contribute to a great cause. Take a look at his blog for the details:

http://www.mattmendelsohn.net/

18 years...

After 18 years of dating, two of my good friends, Dan and Lauren, got married last weekend. They had a small, family only ceremony held at Dan's brother Paul's house in Purcellville VA (they live on Lovers Lane):

After the ceremony there was a reception held at the Blackthorne Inn in Upperville, VA. Here are a few shots from the day:

Had to get the pre-wedding jam in:

Dan's cousin Nate's kids:

And Paul's daughter Samantha:

Last dance of the night:

and the Woodbridge crew:

40 years and new beginnings

Karin and I went up to Brockport (upstate New York) over Labor Day weekend to celebrate her parents' 40th wedding anniversary. They threw a party at the American Association of University Women house (where Mr. Toth works) to celebrate the anniversary and both Karin and Lisa's engagements. Over 60 people came to the event, which I thought was really impressive.
A few details:


Karin, Marc, Lisa, Greg and Natalie mingling with the guests:

Alex giving the bunny ears:

Mr. and Mrs. Toth:

Marc and Lisa flirting as usual:

Greg and Natalie:

A goofy picture of yours truly and the future Mrs. yours truly:

I think I like Matt Mendelsohn's engagement shot of us better:

Matt Mendelsohn in the Post

For those of you who don't know, Matt Mendelsohn wrote a great article for this Sunday's Washington Post Magazine, check it out if you have time:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/29/AR2007082902031.html

I'm a bit behind with the blog (as usual), but I should be putting up some pics from this weekends 40th anniversary party for Karin's parents and a wedding I did with Matt M a few weeks ago. I also have a wedding coming up this weekend for a good friend, so there will be plenty of material for the next few weeks.

Museum of Women in the Arts

I helped Matt M. with a wedding reception a few weeks ago at the Museum of Women in the Arts. It was my first time being there, and it was pretty impressive:

It was one of the more interesting receptions that I have done...they had a belly dancer (the bride is Egyptian)!

Here are a few kids:

and the bride and groom:

Gunga galunga

We went on the annual family beach trip recently, it was Allison's (my niece) first beach experience. Took her a little while to get used to (wanted nothing to do with the ocean on the first day), but by the second or third day she loved it.

Funny, out of all the pics I took that week I think there might be 2 that are not of her.

Here she is doing her best Carl Spackler (Bill Murray's character from Caddyshack) impression:

Every time I look at this pic I can see her saying:
"So I jump ship in Hong Kong and make my way over to Tibet, and I get on as a looper at a course over in the Himalayas. A looper, you know, a caddy, a looper, a jock. So, I tell them I'm a pro jock, and who do you think they give me? The Dalai Lama, himself. Twelfth son of the Lama. The flowing robes, the grace, bald... striking. So, I'm on the first tee with him. I give him the driver. He hauls off and whacks one - big hitter, the Lama - long, into a ten-thousand foot crevasse, right at the base of this glacier. Do you know what the Lama says? Gunga galunga... gunga, gunga-galunga. So we finish the eighteenth and he's gonna stiff me. And I say, "Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know." And he says, "Oh, uh, there won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness." So I got that goin' for me, which is nice."
Showing some serious concentration here:

D'OH!

In honor of the Simpson's movie (one of the greatest tv shows of all time...along with Seinfeld and Cheers), I have simpsonized Karin and I:

I was bored at work and looking at some photography sites (this is what I do when I'm bored during this really really bad time of year when no sports are on...sorry baseball). I came across The Blog is Found, which has some really cool pics...and the link to the simpsonizer. Anyway, you should check out the site, its pretty funny.

GO NAVY!

It's been a while since I have posted any wedding pictures, so here are a few shots from Sarah Tierney and George Wisnieski's wedding we did a few months ago at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. It had been a while since I was last at the Naval Academy, so it was great to be back and walk around the campus a bit. I shot the guys getting ready while Matt M. shot the girls.

One last call on the way to the Chapel:

The inside of the Chapel was really impressive, I got this shot of them on their way out...

Matt M. got an even better one, after they passed me they stopped (without being prompted) and kissed...check it out: http://www.mattmendelsohn.net/2007/07/gone-fishin.html
When they walk out the door of the Chapel, they have to stop on each step and kiss prior to being let through...was pretty cool:

Here is a shot of Sarah during the best man speech:

I am finally getting caught up, so hopefully there will be more pics up soon.

Paris

It's been a while since I posted some new pictures, been pretty busy since getting back from Africa/Paris. Here are a few pics from Paris:

I'll be putting some new pics up soon, I did a 50th Birthday party in Georgetown the other weekend and also helped Matt out with a wedding at the Naval Academy recently. Hopefully those will be up soon. Also, I am now officially a part of the information superhighway, that's right the world wide web (thank goodness Al Gore invented it for us)...www.mattlisack.com (with the help of my buddy, Jamie who does web development), check it out if you are bored.