The DC Temple is one of the most beautiful buildings in the DMV area, and considered by many to be one of the most beautiful Mormon temples by its members. Photographing there is always such an amazing time, the Temple itself looms tall with its spires jetting into the blue skies above with a direct connection to Heavenly Father above, the grounds are pristine; the fountain and flower gardens and green lush forest of trees and walking path behind… Maia and Jake were such a beautiful couple- to photograph, and beautiful couple together.
Here is a sneak peek – We wanted to do a first look, which if you are familiar with LDS weddings is not typical, but with Traci’s help, (Maia’s mother- and it’s hard she has a daughter old enough to be getting married), blindfolded the willing groom to be, Jake, and courted both of them to the Temple on the Friday before the wedding to do the first look.
Jake and his family are from Utah so there was not time to do an engagement session so we held a post-wedding shoot…
A huge thanks goes out to Dustin Gates for assisting me for the first-look and on the wedding day.
Good luck Mr. & Mrs. Jake and Maia Green, may your lives be blessed with lots of love and little ones….
Chris Napier - These are amazing! What makes this even better is seeing this young couple blessing their lives with an Eternal Marriage. Congrats and God bless.
Tina Ginsburg - WOW! these photos are breath taking. The picture in front of the fountain, with the purple shading at the bottom is stunning. What a lucky couple to have a photographer that is so talented and takes such pride in his work. They will cherish these pictures.