Benson Blake Photography » Precious Perspectives http://www.bensonblake.com Portraits, Weddings and Events Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:29:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Ramona & Burton Wedding http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/archives/1685 http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/archives/1685#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:10:21 +0000 Benson Blake Photography http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/?p=1685 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.

]]> http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/archives/1685/feed 4 Tea Rose Cotillion 2009 http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/archives/988 http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/archives/988#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 10:42:29 +0000 Benson Blake Photography http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/?p=988 The Ivy Foundation's Tea Rose Cotillion was a success!  The event took place on May 3rd at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda.  Thanks to all of the committee members and parents for all you've done to help this year's event run smoothly.  This year's theme was "Presenting Our Pearls: The Next Generation of Hope". The young ladies Waltzed with their fathers, then did the Tango and Grand Promenade with their escorts.  Several awards were presented, including best scrapbook, highest GPA, and debutante spirit.  At the end, one debutante was crowned… Congratulations to LaShae, Miss Tea Rose 2009!  Thanks to Precious of Precious Perspectives for assisting with candid photography.  Also, thanks to the string quartet for providing music for the guests throughout the evening.

Debutantes, Escorts, and Rose Petals before the cotillion

String quartet

Debutante with her escort, rose petal presenting flowers

Debutante introduction

Debutante with her parents and escort

The Waltz with debutantes and fathers

Tango with debutantes and escorts

Preparing for Miss Tea Rose announcement

Crowning of Miss Tea Rose 2009

LaShae, Miss Tea Rose 2009

]]> http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/archives/988/feed 0 The Toney Family http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/archives/685 http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/archives/685#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:12:07 +0000 Benson Blake Photography http://www.bensonblake.com/blog/?p=685 On October 4th, I created portraits of the Toney family at their beautiful home in Haymarket, VA.  The family dog, Nikki, stepped in occasionally for her cameo appearance throughout the morning.  Thanks to my assistant Precious of Precious Perspectives for helping out with the session! The two boys, 10 months and 3 years, were all smiles (and silly) for the camera.  Three years ago, I photographed their youngest son when he was just 8 months old.  So, this was a great way to capture both children as infants.  Here are a few of the images…

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