{"id":11703,"date":"2015-10-08T10:56:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T14:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spencephoto.com\/blog\/?p=11703"},"modified":"2015-10-08T10:59:46","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T14:59:46","slug":"omni-shoreham-hotel-washington-d-c-wedding-tara-aaron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spencephoto.com\/blog\/11703","title":{"rendered":"Omni Shoreham Hotel | Washington, D.C. | Wedding | Tara & Aaron"},"content":{"rendered":"

After 5 1\/2 years of dating and a romantic proposal in Old Montreal, Tara and Aaron continued their love story by becoming husband and wife\u00a0at a storied hotel in Washington, D.C. in early September. We were there to capture all of the gorgeous details at the Omni Shoreham Hotel<\/a>…<\/p>\n

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Style Me Bar<\/a> artists helped the girls with hairstyles and\u00a0Selah Marah Barnes provided makeup.<\/p>\n

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Tara’s grandmother helped her into a beautiful pair of earrings, a gift from her late grandfather.<\/p>\n

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The girls had a wonderful view of the ceremony site, as it was being readied for the vows.<\/p>\n

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Tara and her mom and sister were all smiles all day.<\/p>\n

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The first “first look” was with Tara and her loving father.<\/p>\n

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Next, Tara and Aaron had their own first look, after which they exchanged special gifts.<\/p>\n

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Petal’s Edge<\/a> created the dramatic and lovely florals.<\/p>\n

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First, the families participated in the traditional ketubah signing.<\/p>\n

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And next it was time to walk down the aisle.<\/p>\n

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Fancy Cakes by Leslie<\/a> created this stunning cake, dripping with pearls.<\/p>\n

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After photographs outside and inside the historic hotel, it was time for the reception in the\u00a0Palladian Ballroom, with walls adorned by\u00a0a mural depicting Thomas Jefferson\u2019s Monticello.<\/p>\n

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Tara’s mom and dad gave a loving and hilarious speech that included a mid-speech phone call from their other daughter.<\/p>\n

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The horah started out strong, and just keep going!<\/p>\n

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Once their delicious dinner was complete, guests were on their feet all night, thanks to the talents of the DC Transit Band<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Guests couldn’t get enough of our Silly Station photo booth, and borrowed some props for dance floor antics \u00a0as well.<\/p>\n

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Congratulations, Tara and Aaron, and best wishes for many years of happiness!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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