Birds of a Feather Photography

02/27/2024

How are you getting to the church on time?!

Hey DC couples, here’s an important tip for you when considering (or not considering) how you’ll get from your getting ready location to the church…

You need a car service.

Relying on a cab or ride share does NOT work nearly as smooth as a designated car service.

A sparkling clean car/suv sized appropriately for your gown, with a skilled driver, on time and waiting for you outside the hotel is going to make a huge difference in your experience just before your ceremony.

We’ve seen ride share options go downhill fast. While sometimes this option works out just fine, there’s no guarantee.

And don’t forget to ask your church for a street parking pass that will allow your car to park directly in front of the church stairs, and for that space to be marked off for you.

Your car should arrive directly to the front of the church, hold until it’s time for your entrance, so you can simply exist the car, climb the stairs, and walk down the aisle.

Doing a church send off? This car then becomes the getaway car after the ceremony!

02/26/2024

“They blended into the background, and our day felt like it was just us. And the final product? AMAZING!! They are truly the most genuine, kind, and talented individuals.”

-Chante’

Thank you Chante’ ❤️❤️

02/23/2024

Into the weekend we go!

Is it a fun filled, jam packed weekend for ya?
Or a nothing to do but hibernate, restful one?

Either way, we hope it’s a good one.

See ya Monday!

02/22/2024

First impressions!

From the invitation to the welcome champagne and seating chart… guests at this wedding were presented with consistent design and color.

We loved the simple yet thoughtful elements surrounding the guest experience.

02/21/2024

Speaking of gorgeous locations where the light is always right…

National Cathedral is a DC location to consider for your portraits! While we know this location won’t be the right fit for everyone, for those who are searching for architectural elements and the play of light & shadows, this is a wonderful location.

What do you think? Do you love this spot for portraits?

02/21/2024

Just heard the update about the Lincoln Memorial renovation… looks like we are in for a construction zone until 2025. 😬

We’ll feel the pain of not having this beloved photo location available for some time BUT DC is full of gorgeous backgrounds for photos. Worry not friends, we know the city well.

02/16/2024

Looks like DC will get at least one more snowfall before the blossoms start to pop open.

We’ll be ready for the change of season when it finally arrives! For now we’ll be thinking of these gorgeous pink blooms backlit by warm sun…

02/12/2024

Kind words on this Monday!

“There is no one that could have captured our day more exquisitely than Birds of a Feather Photography.”

❤️❤️

02/12/2024

As we move towards spring, timeline planning calls are the name of the game. We’ve mastered the science of wedding photography timelines… like a fun puzzle with room for DC traffic 😂

As we have these calls we start to look forward to all the locations and venues we’ll get to photograph in this year and one we’re especially excited about is

It’s still a favorite of ours.

02/07/2024

File under wedding details we love: handheld bouquets.

Peonies are Maggie’s favorite.
Betty loves orchids the most.

What’s your favorite flower to find in a bouquet?

02/06/2024

When the light comes through a Bride’s veil…

A favorite little wedding day glimmer to capture.

02/05/2024

Over the past 15 years we’ve had some of the most thoughtful, kind, and generous reviews left by our wedding couples and it’s time we started sharing them with you!

In an industry where “what makes you unique?” is the most important and frequently asked question we realize this:

What makes us unique is the one of a kind experience we can create on a wedding day. Ease, time, joy, details, thoughtfulness, genuine connection, and of course gorgeous images when it’s all over.

Our couples help us describe what makes Birds of a Feather Photography unique, and we’ll be sharing their words here more often to help bring our purpose and unique experience to light.

Today Katelyn says “I am thrilled to have these beautiful photos and I cannot recommend Birds of a Feather enough. This duo’s patience and understanding made our day less stressful and I could sit back and relax knowing that they were capturing all of the special moments. Thank you so much again, you guys are rockstars!’

❤️

01/31/2024

Working on something fun for the spring while we get through this second half of winter ❄️

Blossoms will be blooming soon! 🌸

Stay tuned 😉

01/26/2024

Guess what?! Our 2025 wedding calendar is open!

Birds of a Feather Photography is now accepting wedding dates into 2025, and just like in 2024, we will only be accepting a limited number of weddings.

To ensure we give all of our time and attention to each and every couple we work with, and to provide the best experience possible, we will accept just 20 weddings in 2025.

Contact us now during this first wave of bookings to ensure availability!

And now… happy Friday!

01/24/2024

The size of wedding parties, and their existence in general, vary so much from wedding to wedding. We’ve seen everything from 18 bridesmaids to zero attendants.

What’s your wedding party style?

01/23/2024

Friendly reminder… DC is the best place to host a wedding.

01/16/2024

Snow day! Happy snow day DC!

01/15/2024

More and more weddings are being added to the 2024 calendar and we are SO thrilled to be working with some sweet couples and their amazing vendor teams!

Looking at you 😉

While we are not wishing away our slower winter days by any means, we are so excited for the year of weddings ahead.

01/13/2024

The sun is shining and it’s the weekend! Our weekend is loaded with new couple consultations and kid’a futsal games ❤️

Soon, our weekends will be full of beautiful couples and their wedding days!

Our 2024 calendar is nearly full. We will be accepting only 5 more weddings for this year.

Please reach out and secure your date soon if you have interest in working with us. We never like to have to turn anyone away, but that time will come soon.

Cheers to the weekend and the year ahead!

01/10/2024

After all that rain, it feels so good to see the sun shine over DC this morning! We’ll take it!

Last year was the year of rainy weddings. It felt like almost every weekend was rainy or cloudy. We made it work, of course, but we’re ready for 2024 to give us a little more sunshine.

Anyone else ready for sunshine??

01/09/2024

Delighted and so grateful to be named again this year by and

B E S T V E N D O R
&
E D I T O R’ S P I C K

It’s always so thrilling and humbling to be listed among Washington DC’s best in the wedding industry. The photographers in this city are the best around, no question. This will always feel like a really big deal to us.

Thank you and

It means so much to us!

Now to grab a copy of their latest issue! On stands now!

01/05/2024

Happy first Friday of 2024! Remember when Friday Introductions were a thing? Well, we’re doing it again. At least once in a while to make sure we show our faces to all the new folks around here!

This is us, Betty and Maggie, the Mother/Daughter pair behind

We’re Washington DC based wedding photographers, and we just celebrated our FIFTEENTH YEAR in business!

Our team has grown to include our amazing associate photographer, Maddie Malone, and we’re looking forward to an amazing year ahead.

Our 2024 calendar is close to being full, and we will be accepting just 5 more weddings. Contact us to talk! Our schedule is filling up with consultations and we would love to hear from you!

Cheers to Friday!

01/02/2024

A winter white engagement session in Georgetown to kick things off in 2024. In every season, DC is a gorgeous backdrop for portraits.

No better way to jump into 2024!

01/01/2024

Welcome 2024!

Here to the love, the weddings, and the celebrations to come!

12/31/2023

No judgement, but we’re not feeling the New Years “in” and “out” lists. We’re also not loving the idea of strict goals as we enter a brand new, fresh start of a year. We’d like to give the year a chance first.

In 2023 we let the lessons come to us, embraced the opportunities as they appeared, and paid attention to patterns we noticed throughout the year.

That’s what we did in 2023, and as we reflect on the year we’re taking inventory of what worked well.

As we move into 2024, these 5 things are what we have decided to bring with us and continue to focus on.

Of course - with no imposing “must do” list we’ll be open to whatever necessary lessons rise to the surface in real time.

In 2023 we…

1. got in touch with indoor spaces and dimly lit locations.

2. embraced the notion of not waiting for perfect. Take the shot. There’s beauty in the realness and the imperfections.

3. relaxed and took a deep breath, reminding ourselves art is supposed to be enjoyable, and yes we embraced some shifts in industry trends. BUT we only opened our photography to those new stylistic elements that could seamlessly fit into our refined style.

4. shot less weddings, took less photos at each wedding and session, and refined how much we were delivering. Quality is indeed more valuable than quantity.

5. slowed down. We took a deep breath. We worked from a place of peace and confidence especially when shuttles were behind schedule or hair and makeup ran long. In those moments especially, we need to trust ourselves. We always get the shot.

Here’s to what 2024 will teach us 🥂

12/26/2023

Merry and happy everything.

May peace be achieved in large and small spaces, always.

With grateful hearts ❤️

12/24/2023

Merriest and happiest of days ❤️

Here’s to “yes” and all that is to come!

Great love stories are the ones you want to tell again and again.We are the storytellers.We watch, we listen, we wait, and then we latch onto the fleeting moments of a wedding day, preserving them for generations to come.