One way to tell if a wedding day will be a gigantic party all day long is hanging with the wedding party itself. These are the people wedding photographers see pretty much the entire day & from the moment I walk into the room, I'm usually already well aware it's going to be an incredible day based off of these guys. And at that point, they're already pretty much filled with drinks, they're cracking jokes, & nine times out of ten, some sort of party music is blasting in the background. And with Ashley & Michael's group, these guys knew just how to celebrate two families coming together!

They tied the knot at Belmont Farm & after checking out the weather forecast for that day, we lucked out with part overcast/part sunshine & my photographer's heart couldn't have been more happy! Their colors were spot on for an October wedding & their intimate ceremony officiated by Ashley's father was just the icing on the cake. Which by the way, looked good all over Michael's face! Haha

These guys are heading off to Costa Rica for their honeymoon & I'm honestly jealous so I hope they're not too surprised if they see me stowed away in their luggage to tag along!

In the meantime, thanks for reading & enjoy these images!

Also, weddings aren't able to come together without the help of some incredible vendors:

Venue: The Belmont Farm

Wedding Dress: Ava Laurenne Bride

Bridesmaids' Dresses: Azazie

Men's Tuxes: Men's Wearhouse

Cake: Nicole Brien, Waldorf, MD

Cookies: Farmhouse Baking (Michelle Vliet)

Flowers: Perennial Pleasures by Carol Claspell

Catering: Rita B. Catering

DJ: DJ Bulldog

Alcohol: Anderson's Bar