Washington DC Wedding Photographer | Ben Rasmussen Photography

I posted a sneak peak of Natalie's portraits a few weeks ago. Here's a couple more shots from her session at Lake Ridge Park in Woodbridge, VA.

I had a great portrait session with Natalie a couple days ago at Lake Ridge Park in Lake Ridge, VA. We started shooting around 7 and had some beautiful light. There's more to come, but for now, I just wanted to post this shot as a quick sneak peek:

As I mentioned in my previous post, Caroline & Ben had an awesome wedding at the Ox Hill Baptist Church in Chantilly, Virginia. As evidence, I present a few of my favorite shots from the day:

First up, a few portraits and group shots that we took before the ceremony:


And here are a few from the ceremony. I got a little misty while working on the second one. I'm a sucker for crying at weddings


The first kiss!


Ben was recently commissioned as an officer in the Navy, and they were honored with a sword arch after the ceremony:


We headed back in to the church to take some family portraits. Caroline's family is delineated into two groups, the Crips & the Bloods. Bloods are born into the family, and Crips marry in. At family reunions games and contests are held pitting one side against the other. Things quickly turned ugly:



After order was restored, Caroline, Ben and I took a little while to get some portraits with just the two of them:


Mmmm, backlight:


And lastly, here's a few from the reception, held at the Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks:


Thanks & congratulations, Caroline & Ben!