Julie and Rob’s wedding was spectacular, and I was fortunate enough to have Erin Antognoli of Halo Photographic shoot alongside me at this beautiful event.

Julie is this incredible woman with an amazing eye for detail, and a ridiculous ability to locate and coordinate the most outstanding talent (wow I’m pulling out all the adjectives!). She is an event coordinator by trade, and she managed the coordination of one of the most beautiful and elegant weddings I have ever had the honor of photographing. Everything was first class. Her florist (link forthcoming) is AMAZING, with the best personality. The catering was delicious, professional, well presented, and well staffed. The locations were to die for. The color coordination, the gowns, the details – right out of a magazine. Julie has this flair, and she surrounded herself in likewise talented and creative people who pulled this flawless event together seemingly effortlessly.

Rob has a charming, boyish look to him, and a wicked sense of humor. He and his groomsmen kept me laughing most of the day with their irreverent (and occasionally juvenile) humor. Rob is soft spoken and kind, and he and Julie make a great couple.

Julie and Rob got ready at the Hotel Monaco Washington, which is a splendidly decorated hotel with a real modern edge and cool “Shining” like hallways. The ceremony was held at the Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes in Washington, and the reception was on the portico of the Daughters of the American Revolution building on the Washington mall. It doesn’t get much classier than this, guys.

The creme de la creme, the reason I drove 7 hours home after the wedding with a goofy perma-grin, the BRAGGING RIGHTS that came out of this trip… was that after the reception, Julie, Rob and I piled into the 1943 Caddy *something* (showing my naivety here, I can’t for the life of me remember what you call that car!) and drove to the Capitol Building… yeah, THE Capitol Building… and wandered around inside the building with almost FULL access for newlywed photos. We only had about 45 minutes, but I could have spent the entire day there. I had forgotten how unbelievably gorgeous that building is – the architecture, the history, the details and decor. My heart was pounding the entire time, just knowing that I wasn’t capturing everything perfectly, that I needed more time, more gear, more lights, a softbox, some radios, an assistant or five…. but we ended up with some lovely, quiet, stately images of the newlyweds in one of the most beautiful historic buildings in the United States.

This was one of those weddings you’ll never forget. Julie and Rob are both terribly busy people, with loaded calendars and nonstop phone calls and appointments, and I haven’t had the chance to really sit and chat with either of them since the wedding… but hopefully we’ll find the time to get together again soon (perhaps when we design their album!) because they were a true joy to work with, and just good people all around.

Click here to view Julie and Rob’s slideshow!