This Old Town Alexandria Wedding at the Carlyle House may have happened a few months later than Sasha & Jack originally planned and with a few less guests.  However, it was big on personal touches and love.  Both Sasha & Jack’s families have roots from Okinawa, Japan and they wanted to include some of their shared heritage through their wedding day details.  They worked this theme throughout starting with custom Save-the-Dates, a tropical inspired bridal bouquet, and paper crane touches at their reception.

Wedding Day Details

Alternative stones instead of diamonds is one of my favorite wedding trends over the last few years. Sasha and Jack chose a moonstone wedding band for Sasha set in yellow gold.

One of the easiest ways to elevate your wedding day details is by picking a unique ring box.  I loved this monogrammed pink velvet box ring box.  The pink box really sets off the moonstone wedding ring and will make a wonderful and desirable heirloom to hand down to generations to come.

As with many weddings in 2020, Sash & Jack’s plans changed a lot.  While they are both looking forward to celebrating with all of their friends and families next year where Sasha would love to wear the original wedding gown she chose, she ultimately decided to choose a different dress for their smaller wedding this year.  This knee length Tadashi Shoji dress was the perfect choice for their intimate garden wedding at the Carlyle House in Old Town Alexandria.

Jack & Sasha wanted to include their cat in their wedding details and this felted portrait of their own kitty was the perfect was to make their cat a part of their wedding day details.

This showstopper wedding bouquet was created by Helen Olivia and was designed to touch back to the tropical vibes of Okinawa, Japan.

Old Town Alexandria Wedding Photos

As an Alexandria based wedding photographer, I always feel I have a little bit of a home field advantage in knowing all of the best wedding photography spots in Old Town Alexandria.  Sasha’s tropical bouquet was begging for a trip over to the pink columns at The Antheneum.

The Old Town Rats had a few pandemic related messages to share.  The rats are located on Lee St. and change their messages often.

We finished up our Old Town Wedding Photography tour just ahead of Sasha & Jacks Carlyle House Wedding Ceremony.

Old Town Alexandria Wedding Ceremony at Carlyle House

The sun came out just in time for Sasha & Jack’s wedding ceremony in the gardens behind the Carlyle House and twinkled through the trees creating beautiful lens flare here and there.

Sunset Portraits for Old Town Alexandria Wedding

The sunset on Sasha & Jack’s wedding day was spectacular and we popped out just in time to catch the last rays of light before they rejoined their guests for their Wedding Reception at Hummingbird at Hotel Indigo.

Old Town Alexandria Wedding Reception

Sasha & Jack were joined by their friends and family for an outdoor wedding reception on the patio at Hummingbird.  They added personal touches including the love of anime, the cat, and shared heritage from Okinawa to their wedding reception decor.

The couple along with their families, folded hundreds of paper cranes to create this Instagram-able backdrop for photos with friends during their reception.

Want to see more of Sasha & Jack? Check out Sasha & Jack’s Old Town Alexandria Engagement Session.

Wedding Vendors that made this Old Town Alexandria Wedding possible:

Hotel: Hotel Indigo

Venue: Carlyle House

Florist: Helen Olivia

Dress: Tadashi Shoji

Cake: Buzz Bakeshop

Restaurant: Hummingbird

Photography: Erin Tetterton Photography

Erin Tetterton is the photographer and artist behind the camera at Erin Tetterton Photography.  Erin Tetterton offers wedding photography coverage in Old Town Alexandria and beyond.  For more wedding photography inspiration, check out this Leap Day Wedding at Briar Patch or this Fall Wedding at 48 Fields.