March 8 Mazak wedding in Washington, D.C.

Last week Steve Smith Weddings principal photographers winged to Washington, D.C. to photograph Mark and Mahnaz Mazak’s wedding. We arrived Thursday night in time to share a late dinner with our friend and ultimate coordinator, Lynn McGowan, at the Peacock Cafe‘s new second location in Georgetown.

Balmy breezes graced our Friday morning location scouting at the Washington National Cathedral. It was a refreshing change from Boise to find both grand and intimate textural settings in which to photograph our wedding couple the next day.

Mark and Mahnaz’s gracious 4-story townhome was the site for the rehearsal dinner/party Friday evening. Persian food and amiability suffused the event with a rich warmth as we photographed every possible combination of family while indulging in the exotic foods.

Wedding Saturday didn’t dawn quietly; buckets of rain instead. Back at the Mazak home at noon we photographed Mahnaz getting made up, Mark dressing, and beauty shots of the rings, dresses, and shoes.

Under sunny skies we piloted the lucky couple to the Cathedral to capture only one scene before weather descended again with rain, hail, and 60 mph winds.

The ceremony and reception at the original Peacock Cafe in Georgetown was everything that could be hoped for. Toasts brought tears, champagne flowed, exquisite food prepared everyone for dancing, and the wedding couple were blissfully happy.

Congratulations, Mark and Mahnaz!!

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