beth and brian – june 21, 2008

last saturday i had the pleasure of shooting a very special wedding in northern virginia. beth and brian nussbaum’s wedding was a treat especially because of how i knew the couple: the maid of honor, beth’s big sister, is one of my wife’s best college friends. bridgette has been a close friend for many years, and i enjoyed getting to know the rest of the blair family — especially junior bridesmaid and budding photographer alyssa — and the nussbaums as well.

beth and brian looked stunning on the lawn of the river creek club in leesburg, virginia

the ceremony was at our lady of hope roman catholic church in sterling, virginia

beth’s mom, carmelita, and sister, bridgette, provided lots of comic relief!

father of the bride, terry blair cleans up real nice!

my shadow for most of the evening, junior bridesmaid alyssa

the men discuss the finer points of life

brian’s gift to the groomsmen: customized bobble heads! what a great idea.

bridgette and her beau, elijah, get some prodding from her aunt about when they might be tying the knot. she even offered elijah her own ring for a proposal!!

in lieu of a wedding cake, the couple chose an ice cream bar with all the fixins. yum!

alyssa was right there until the end, snapping away!