What a beautiful day it was on Sunday!  Ramona & Burton's wedding took place on 10-10-10 (October 10, 2010) at a church in Southwest Washington DC, just off of I-295.  Afterwards, the wedding party took a party bus over to National Harbor for a few photos, then on to the reception at the Bolling Air Force Base Officers' Club.  ShutterBooth Maryland setup a photo booth all night to entertain guests and provide keepsakes for the bride and groom.  I even took moment to step into the booth.  I really enjoyed myself that day, and laughed quite a bit at the stories told during the reception… whew!

The music for the night was provided by DJ Battle, who kept everyone bobbing their heads and dancing.  Thanks to Marsha & Monica for their wonderful job coordinating the wedding, and my assistant for keeping my lighting in place all afternoon. Most importantly, thanks to Ramona & Burton for allowing me to capture their special day to remember in photographs.

Earlier this summer, I had the pleasure of photographing Ramona & Burton for their engagement session.  We took a stroll around the National Harbor in Maryland, then captured some of DC's monuments from across the water in Virginia.  Thanks to Ramona and Burton for their great energy during that hot and humid summer day.  They managed to stay nice and cool for the camera.  The couple's October wedding will take place in Washington DC area.

Memorial Day weekend turned out to be very hot and humid.  One cool thing about it though, was the marriage of Corrina and Archie in central Virginia.  This is one of several holidays a year when family and friends can come together, enjoying the outdoors and one another's company.  The two families were joined by marriage in a casual outdoor ceremony, followed by a barbeque-style reception.  Congratulations to the newlyweds and thanks to all who played a role in this beautiful day.

Check out the April 2009 issue of Black Enterprise Magazine.  An image from my portrait session with Natalynn was published as part 3 of the "Women & Money" article series.  The article begins on page 66, with the photo of Natalynn and her husband Dan appearing on page 70.  Photo credit was incorrectly given to another photographer for this image, and should read "Photograph by Benson Blake" at the bottom of page 70.  Black Enterprise Magazine is available at most Barnes & Noble and Walmart stores.

On February 7th, I traveled to Chesterfield, Virginia to photograph business-woman Natalynn Roman.  She's the president of the Strategic Leadership Development Group in Virginia, a company that provides leadership and organizational consulting services to a variety of clients.

Natalynn will be featured in the April 2009 issue of Black Enterprise Magazine, as Part 3 of a three-part "Women & Money" series.  Natalynn and her husband were both photographed together for the magazine, as well as individual headshots.  Here are a some portraits of the couple that were created that beautiful day in Chesterfield.

Congratulations to newlyweds Seidah & John, who recently married in northern VA on 8-8-08. They enjoyed a private ceremony, then held a party on a later date for family and friends to join the celebration. I had the pleasure of creating casual portraits for their custom-printed invitations.