A few more winter weddings......

On March 14th, I headed to one of my favorite hotels in DC ~ Hotel Monaco to help Jessica and her girls get ready. We ended up changing her hairstyle from what we did at the trial and I'm so glad we did. After seeing Jessica's gorgeous gown, this simple yet elegant bun/chignon fit her style perfectly! I had so much fun with these girls and her Grandmother was such a hoot! She reminded me of what my Mom will be to be daughter one day. She brought a whole bag of glitter and sparkly accessories! Too fun! Congrats Jessica! Thanks again for allowing me to be a part of your day! You look stunning in these pictures by Baltazar Photography! 

Back in February, Mindy and Cara helped the dreams come true of Shannon and Kevin. Shannon was the lucky bride who won Fox 45's Wedding Contest! She won the wedding of her dreams for FREE!!!! Viewers picked her dress, flowers, cake, and other items that made up her wedding! The wedding was aired lived on T.V. and on Fox 45. Shannon passed some of the photos on to us to see how the early morning wedding turned out! Here are a few of Mindy and Cara helping Shannon get ready! Congrats Shannon and Kevin.

Photography by Tender Images.

Valentine's Day!!

I can't think of a more perfect date to get married than Valentine's Day!!! I love the idea that this Feb. 14th bride, Daniele (with one L) used balloons for her wedding day! Her fabulous photog ~ Kathy Blanchard has such a great style of wedding photography!!! Enjoy a few sneak peaks from Daniele's Wedding day! 

Below: Danielle (Up-Do's Make-Up Artist) and Bride Daniele!

She is so cute!!!

This reminds me of a magazine ad!

.....and here are the balloons! 

Congrats Heather!!!

I realize that my posts are totally out of order for when these girls get married but I figured blog readers don't care! They just want to see the photos :) As a hairstylist I am usually in and out and never get to see the flowers, the dress, the cake, the dance, etc......so I was very happy when Heather shared her March 8th Wedding Photos with me! Heather's style was so elegant and classic. I loved every aspect of her wedding and you can really tell the detail and attention that went into her planning. 

Love this detail shot of her hair! 

See you really can dance and the hair won't fall out :) 

Gorgeous floral arrangements done by the amazing Carole at A Garden of Earthly Delights!

Gorgeous photography documented by Arthur Remanjon! 

Behind the Scenes!!!

I guess in this case~ better late then never!!! A few months ago, myself (Ashley), Nathaniel, Rissa, and Brittany of Balance Photography, and Carole of A Garden of Earthly Delights met in Florida to do some awesome shooting! Usually I just post the photos of our actual work but thought to switch it up and show the opposite side! You can actually see us working and having a great time during the 2 LONG shoot days!!!

Here is Carole working her magic! She makes it looks so easy! Her creative ideas are just incredible!

Nathaniel and I were able to sit back and relax~ Carole had to start a day early since the flowers needed to be pre-assembled! 

This just cracked me up! The fridge was full of flowers! NOTE: Something new I learned~ don't keep strawberries in the fridge with flowers! Something toxic about them can harm the flowers! Coke is ok :)

The best feeling was being outside comfortably in March!

Rissa came along a bit later and graced us with her smiling face!

...and Kourtney Pultizer items!!!! 

The dresses all lined up!!! 

meanwhile Carole is still working her magic.....

and then Josh shows up for some make-up!!! Love my job~ someone has to work with these beautiful men!

The next day started bright and early~ Here is Jen our first model and Rissa shooting her on the  gorgeous DelRay Beach!

Later that day Nathaniel doin' his thang.....

This would be departure day :( Very sad to leave but also very happy to be finished with our very productive fun shoots!

The process of Brit's make-up for her own Boudior shoot! I soooo highly recommend doing one of these!

Carole showing off some of our "props"

6 months pregnant and still working it....

Group Photo from Day 1 of shooting! That's a wrap!

Maggie and Michelle

Here are a few more photos of recent brides! I spent a morning in April with Michelle! I think it is so cool she wore her Mom's veil! She is having a larger reception next October in Baltimore and I'll be a part of that as well! Congrats Michelle! Her photographer was the talented Arthur Remanjon! 

Mindy went and spent the day with Maggie and her girls! They had a blast and Maggie just looks amazing! Loved what Mindy did with her hair! Congrats Maggie!

Congrats Kerry!!

Mindy helped Kerry and her girls get ready for her Feb 28th Wedding! Kerry's style was incredible! Here are some photos! Her photographer was Jay Premack! 

Loved what Mindy did with her hair!!!

Her veil was incredible! I remember when she came in for her trial run! I thought if I had to my wedding all over again, I'd do something like this! Congrats Kerry!! Thank you so much for sharing your pictures with us!

2009 Weddings!!!

As we are making our way through wedding season, we get to see some of our most recent brides happily married as they send us their photos! For us, we are usually are out the door before the flowers even arrive so we LOVE to see photos of everything coming together! The dresses, the cake, the shoes, and the groom (we rarely get to meet these handsome dudes)! We get to hear all about the details at the trial run and then on the wedding day! So it's extra special when brides share their photos with us! 

Here are some from Tyler's March wedding. Her photographer Greg Gibson really captured her true beauty!!! Looks like the wedding was a blast! Congrats Tyler and Hubby!!!