Lara Swanson, Photographer

I don’t know, if you’re a cool enough couple, this might be a WIN. From The Fail Blog. ...

Ethical fashion “[T]here is such a thing as wild silk - the caterpillars lead completely natural lives. The cocoons are then collected once the moth has fluttered away to freedom” Same-sex wedding cards...

Eric spent his last few weeks of summer vacation turning his wedding photos into two gorgeous videos for all to see. Unfortunately I can’t post the videos here (they run on Blogger) but I thought this was the...

Woods + wedding = LSP heaven. When Jamie and I first met Natalie and Justin we fell instantly in love with them - and it wasn’t just the romantic music played by the senior jazz players in the back of the ...

As this article puts it, “we’re photographed more than ever before”. This is something that I take to heart when I’m photographing a bride or bridesmaids. Many women, in this stage of ...

I polled all sorts of working professionals to find out what music they like to listen to while working! Hopefully this will inspire you to check out some new tunes during your workday :) Artists: I hook up my ipod...

I polled all sorts of working professionals to find out what music they like to listen to while working! Hopefully this will inspire you to check out some new tunes during your workday :) On the web (radio or ...

If you’re a photographer and haven’t heard about this already (or received the blast last night), then you should check it out right now. ...

I polled all sorts of working professionals to find out what music they like to listen to while working! Hopefully this will inspire you to check out some new tunes during your workday :) Particular songs: “...

When I first met Brad, he was planning to pick up his life in VA and move to Hollywood. He was going out to be closer to his friends Justin and Corey (both extraordinarily successful musicians) and get some work ...

Neither Brad nor I had ever made éclairs before. They were really too rich for either of us, but we certainly learned a lot! First, yum: Harold was not thrilled we were devoting all this attention to food, and not...

When I first saw that David Jay was coming to town, I was like, oh that could be cool to go see. Then when I saw the sponsors (Adobe, Couture Books, ShowIt) I was totally in. Because of some things I learned last ...

Click the links to see the articles! Claire & Bobby’s Puppet Wedding (from Offbeat Bride) My husband is a puppeteer and made each wedding party member a puppet to match them as our gifts to them. The ...

Beth and Jon wanted quirky. I gave ‘em quirky. :) I had a total blast working with these two this weekend; we hiked in and around King Street on the waterfront in Old Town Alexandria. My main goal, though, ...

Armin DeFiesta is one of my top favorite local photographers. I’ve never met him but I follow his blog and there are so many inspiring images over there I encourage you to check them out! Recently he posted a...

Do you have a set of songs that you often listen to while you’re working? I have a specific set of songs dedicated to editing photos and assembling albums. I was going to put it on Muxtape but apparently they...

First, I saw this: Then today, I received this: Wahoo! Your wedding photographer is officially an EMT. While I did it just for knowledge (not planning a career change anytime soon), I am so happy and proud. This ...

I just sent out three out of four album drafts that I’ve been working on, and I wanted to share this one because it’s totally custom for the client. Unlike the coffeetable books, which are templated, ...

Alright, so I was going to post today about the ton of albums I’m working on, but I really wanted to post these photos of our vacation. When we arrived at Brad’s folks’ house in Truro, MA, they ...

The most chic album that I offer is the Couture album. It’s really a work of art, featuring fine art papers from recycled content. Best of all, they will donate to a charity that you choose when I order the ...

What’s this dude so happy about? All of the time Brad’s spending outside with him while he works on his garden! Check out these insane peppers: Isn’t this the cutest little corner garden ever...

What moment stands out to you most from your wedding planning process? I can’t think of any particular moment that stands out, but our favorite part of the planning process was when we went to one of the ...