rachel & reed: maryland wedding

i'll always remember my last wedding of 2011 as one of the most simply beautiful, love-graced, genuine weddings i've ever photographed: just like rachel and reed themselves, and their love for each other - plain to see, bright enough to shine on everyone who joined them to celebrate at their latesummer ceremony. it was such an honor to be chosen to capture the day, and such a pleasure to be welcomed so kindly by not only both families but their guests as well.the two-part wedding began with the signing of the ketubah in the presence of their families, and continued with a ceremony out on the green lawn behind the lodge at little seneca creek, under a simple chuppah. after some portraits, the couple and their families joined their guests inside the lodge for an evening of warm celebration. thank you so much, rachel and reed, for inviting me and my second shooter jessica shepard to capture your day. i wish you both the best in your new life together! and thank you, too, to jessica, for being there for me :)