Married Life – Day One (Pt. 10)

We weren’t in the car for very long.  Our first stop was only a half mile away at the National Arboretum’s Capitol Columns.  It was a little bit of a hike, but well worth it.  The weather was still nice so I didn’t mind it much.  My feet on the other hand, they were starting to get a little upset.

This area is called the Capitol Columns for a reason – they once were a part of the Capitol structure.  They were quarried in 1828 and were used to support the dome of the capitol.  They were later removed because of the illusion that they didn’t fit, or that they wouldn’t support the dome.  Apparently people were afraid that it would fall because it looked unstable.  The columns were eventually moved to this hill in the Arboretum where they have become a favorite place to take pictures.  I think it’s easy to see why.

We didn’t stay on the hill very long – it was just too bright.  It was difficult to smile at the camera because it was so sunny.  Not to mention the fact that it was getting hot.  One thing you don’t want to do in a wedding dress is perspire.

So we moved our little party to the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum.  We didn’t go in of course, just took pictures near the small and beautiful trees.  They really are quite amazing.

For our last stop, we went to the Capitol.  I realize it may seem a bit cliche or trite, I mean it is DC afterall.  But the Capitol has a special meaning for us as it is the place where we met and where the CPA still works.

So we took the obligatory pictures in front of the Capitol itself.

(I didn’t mean to look so dramatic here, it’s just the way the picture turned out.  But the background is spectacular, isn’t it?)

Then we made our way to the park benches.  We were pretty much done at this point.  There wasn’t a lot of picture-taking left in us.

But we put on a smile, took off our shoes, and keep posing because we knew that one day when we looked back on all of this, we’d be glad we did.

And of course, we were.

**Pictures taken by the talented Mindy of MK Best Photography

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