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Megan and Dave got married at the Old Town Hall in Fairfax. Surrounded by their amazing friends and family, we all had an amazing time. Not only did we have Jenga as table centerpieces, Rubik’s Cubes at every table and videogames for everyone to play, but Megan, Dave, and their friends participated in a small game of Ultimate, and there’s really something awesome about Megan catching a Frisbee in her wedding dress :)

Of course, we couldn’t contain all the awesome in a single day, so Megan, Dave and I met up several days later to do a couple more portraits by the water in Old Town Alexandria, which you can see at the end of the post.

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I think we did good :)

Can’t wait to shoot their wedding in just under a month!

Can’t wait to shoot their wedding this fall!

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After flying back to Kathmandu, I spent another day exploring the city, venturing out to historic city of Bhaktapur, climbing up to Swayambunath Temple, and spending some time at Pashupatinath Temple, where I happened to witnessed a Hindu cremation on the banks of the Bagmati river before heading back to the Airport and China.

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The view from the guesthouse I stayed in while in Kathmandu. I loved being able to get up before dawn, sit at a table in the garden and slowly watch the town come alive.

People walking on a hazy morning in the Thamel district of Kathmandu.

Hanging out in the Kathmandu airport and waiting for my flight toLukla.

View from my seat of the town of Lukla as we were landing.

Playing Uno with some fellow travelers in Phakding Village on the way to Namche Bazaar.

Heading up towards Everest on one of many cable suspension bridges over the Dudh Kosi river.

Passing a Cow (or Yak.. or Cow-Yak hybrid) on the trail :)

Looking at the Himalayas and Everest from Namche Bazaar.

Panorama of Namche Bazaar and the Kongde Ri peak in the background.

Heading back towards Lukla. Last glimmer of the sunset on the mountains.

Had some delicious pastries from this German Bakery. Also, a Yak.

A glimpse of the Himalayas from our plane on the way back to Kathmandu.

In Pokhara, the sunset on top of the Annapurna Mountain range from Phewa Lake.

Met Ishwor, the proprietor of a T-Shirt & Embroidery place in Pokhara and chatted with him about running a business for a bit :)

The view over Lake Phewa, Pokhara and the valley from the Peace Pagoda in the pre-dawn hours. What a view.

What a sunrise :)

The long walk back down to Phewa Lake from the Peace Pagoda.

Before heading out to Sarangkot for the evening, I spent some time hanging out with Narayan (my guide’s brother-in-law) and his family in Pokhara.

Completely normal occurance, just a bull heading on some important bovine business in Pokhara.

Sunset view from Sarangkot across the lake to the other side and the Peace Pagoda.

Back in Kathmandu, I spent some time walking around the historic city of Bhaktapur. Here’s a view of the five-storied Nyatapola Temple in Durbar Square.

Bus travel on the main ring road around Kathmandu.

Afternoon Nap.

Heading to the Pashupatinath Temple complex through the market, I saw this group of people heading in the opposite direction, no idea that there was a young Bull behind them who decided they were going a bit too slow. Hilarity ensued.

While at Pashupatinath, I witnessed a human cremation on the Ghat of the Bagmati river that runs throughout Nepal, eventually draining into the Ganges at the city of Varanasi in India.

Can’t wait to shoot their wedding later this year at the Carnegie Institute for Science!

It’s quite a sight to behold. A steady stream of pilgrims ascended the stairs and began to walk (or more specifically, circumambulate) around the Stupa in a clockwise direction while running their hands over the many prayer wheels built into the walls, while many others performed other Buddhist and Hindu ceremonies in many shrines surrounding the main Stupa, all as crowds of tourists from every corner of the world milled about, taking photos, praying, trying to avoid getting relieved of the contents of their pockets by the monkeys or even trying to figure out where exactly they were and how to find the right stairs to make it back to to their starting point.

Instead of capturing all of that frenzy, I thought I’d try to see if I could get a bit of the mood of the place instead.

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Enjoy!

Awesomeness ensued.

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We met up in SoHo and walked around until we found the smallest alley.

We stopped by a phonebooth…

After a quick stop for some beers, we headed to Brooklyn and walked around the Promenade for a bit as snow began to fall.

… and then things took a turn for the awesome :)

We walked around DUMBO a bit in the snow, warmed up by stopping for dinner at No. 7, and went out again to brave the elements.

Of course, we couldn’t call it a night without getting a shot with the Brooklyn Bridge at night, especially with it still snowing.

I had an incredible time and seriously can’t wait to shoot their wedding at the Annapolis Maritime Museum in a couple of months!