James & Jessica - Wedding Photos

Meet James & Jessica Friley.  

They got married on April 24, 2010 at a cute little bed & breakfast in Middleburg, VA.  Jessica was one of Mandy's bridesmaids, and Mandy was the maid of honor in Jess' wedding.  

Hope you enjoy the photos!  

Check out this gorgeous dress!  Loved it.  

Time for the portraits!  

On to the reception!  

Loved these shots that my second shooter, Israel Groveman, got of the bride's parents dancing.  The bride's father had just given a speech saying how every good quality their children possessed came from her doing, and that their children wouldn't be the people they are today without her.  I couldn't get this guy to even crack a slight smile for the formal shots, so it was really sweet to see the real emotion come through when the time was right. :)  

Katie & Anthony - Engagement Photos

These are my friends Katie and Anthony!

Katie is one of the Monday night girls.  Every Monday night, a few of us get together and see how many years we can take off our lifespan by watching the TV show "24" every week (if you've never seen it, it's more than a little stressful, but highly addictive! :)

Katie and Anthony met during their time attending Salisbury University.  They started dating on Dec. 13, 2007, dated for two years, and eventually got engaged in January of this year!

We took the first set of shots at a soccer field in Germantown.  It seemed pretty appropriate - they met on a soccer field, Anthony asked Katie to date him on a soccer field, and they've both played soccer for most of their lives. :)

We took the second set of shots at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD.

Congratulations, Katie and Anthony!  Can't wait to shoot your wedding! :)

Howard University Fashion Show

A few months ago, I was asked to help out with the makeup at the Howard Fashion Show by one of my coworkers at Sephora, Maryam Sherif.  On April 11th, Maryam, me, our coworker Lauren, and Lauren's friend did all the models' makeup for about 4 hours before the show started.  Maryam also hooked me up with a press pass so I could shoot the show. :)

Here are a few of the before-and-afters and shots of my girls on the runway! 

(Pre- fake lashes)

Eyes & lips: me.  Foundation & blush: Lauren Jillian (I think)

Foundation: Lauren Jillian.  Eyes, blush, & lips: me

Foundation & blush: Lauren Jillian.  Eyes & lips: me.

And these are a few shots from the rest of the show!  Enjoy!  

I worked on this girl's makeup too.  

This is Keith Wall.. he did a lot of work in orchestrating the fashion show.  

This is Maryam Sherif and Jasmin Ryals... they did most of the work to put the fashion show together.  

Congratulations to the designer who won!

PS- I've posted a complete set of the photos from the show online - shoot me an email if you'd like the info!