Baltimore, Maryland

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Rich Riggins

Bio

Rich Riggins is the Baltimore-based Wedding Bureau photojournalist. Rich has spent the past sixteen years working as a staff photographer for both daily and weekly publications. He has received more than fifty regional and national awards from the National Press Photographers Association including runner-up Newspaper Photographer of the Year in region three of the NPPA. In addition, he has received two Award of Excellence citations from the prestigious Pictures of the Year competition and has been honored by the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Northern Short Course in Photojounalism and Major League Baseball's annual photography competition. His work has appeared inThe Washington Post Magazine, Time, International Herald Tribune and Newspapers throughout the United States.

The Wedding Bureau was terrific! We couldn’t be happier with our photographs!
-Grace (July 23, 2005)

I will recommend The Wedding Bureau to anyone planning a wedding. We are so pleased!
-Katherine (May 20, 2006)

The album came out perfect!! We’re happy to finally show it to all our family and friends who’ve been asking about it. They all have loved it, too!! Thank you so much for all your help and expertise!
-Humberto (October 29, 2005)

I wanted to formally thank you for all of your help with planning the photography for my recent wedding. You have been extremely friendly and helpful through the entire process. That helped me to know that I had made the right decision. Thank you so much for your excellent customer service.
-Lauren (April 14, 2007)

“The pictures are more beautiful than I expected. Thank you so much for all the extra effort. Thank you again for the beautiful and unique pictures”
-Melissa

“Let me tell you how happy I was with my pictures! I absolutely loved them. That night was one of the best of my life and you captured everything that made it special. There were so many fabulous pictures of my husband and me. The pictures of the reception are priceless. You really did such an amazing job. Thank you so much for making my whole experience so stress free. You really made me feel comfortable and I never worried about how my pictures were going to come out. Everything was perfect and I wouldn't have changed a thing.”
-Marilyn

“I had a wonderful experience with your company. Everyone says the pictures are the best they have ever seen. I am very happy with them. Thanks for making it a wonderful experience. I will definitely recommend you to friends.”
-Rebecca

“Of all the things involved with planning my wedding, you have made hiring a photographer the smoothest and easiest.”
-Melissa

“We got the albums and we love them, they’re great! Thank you very much, we are very happy with you all and everything you have done and every contact we have had from beginning to end.”
-Abby

“I have had nothing short of a wonderful experience working with the Wedding Bureau during the planning for my wedding. They were quick to respond to my initial contact and bent over backward to assist me and answer all my questions. I highly recommend the Wedding Bureau and can't wait to see my wedding through the eyes of our photographer.”
-Pattye

“I really just can't say enough about how fabulous our wedding photos are... we have so many wonderful family moments captured on film. And not only the results were fabulous, but so was the process. Thank you for everything!”
-Debbie

“The Wedding Bureau was such a help to me in planning our wedding photography. The photographers did such a wonderful job photographing our rehearsal dinner and wedding day this past February. They covered every aspect of our wedding day from getting ready to the last dance. Our albums are beautiful.”
-Christa

“The pictures are awesome. So many great shots. Thank you for the great coverage. You really captured the feeling of the day and the personality of people (especially me and Stephen). We were both so pleased and so were my parents. You added to the day with your presence, something the typical wedding photog could not hope for.”
-Shannon

“We were so thrilled to receive the pictures yesterday!! They are simply phenomenal and we thank you for your wonderful work -- they were so fun to look at and remember."
-Molly

“... Got the pics back - they look stunning! I'm thrilled.”
-Allegra

“Thank you for everything. You were wonderful. Thanks for all your patience and good humor and putting up with our antics. Everyone thought you did a fantastic job. I hope you had a little fun as well”!
-Kara

“Thank you so much for everything. The pictures are fantastic... we’re going to have difficulty choosing our favorites.”
-Kathy

“We received the photos yesterday and everyone is very pleased. They are beautiful! I cried again looking at the ceremony pictures! We had a wonderful time and feel so lucky to have found you.”
-Jennifer

Alan Lessig

Bio

Wedding Bureau photographer Alan Lessig is based in Manassas, Virginia. He is a former staff photographer for The Detroit News, where he covered a wide range of sports and news assignments. including the two-time Stanley Cup winning Red Wings hockey team, professional and college football, the 1996 Presidential campaign and World Cup Soccer. His hockey photos were published in two books on the Red Wings Championships, Quest for the Cup and Believe. In 1998, Lessig photographed the Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan.Before moving to Detroit, Lessig, worked as a newspaper photographer in San Bernardino, California for The Sun, and in Louisville, Kentucky for The Louisville Courier-Journal, where he was a winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Alan has won numerous national and regional photojournalism awards.

“I had a wonderful experience with your company. Everyone says the pictures are the best they have ever seen. I am very happy with them. Thanks for making it a wonderful experience. I will definitely recommend you to friends.”
-Rebecca

“Of all the things involved with planning my wedding, you have made hiring a photographer the smoothest and easiest.”
-Melissa

“We got the albums and we love them, they’re great! Thank you very much, we are very happy with you all and everything you have done and every contact we have had from beginning to end.”
-Abby

“I have had nothing short of a wonderful experience working with the Wedding Bureau during the planning for my wedding. They were quick to respond to my initial contact and bent over backward to assist me and answer all my questions. I highly recommend the Wedding Bureau and can't wait to see my wedding through the eyes of our photographer.”
-Pattye

“I really just can't say enough about how fabulous our wedding photos are... we have so many wonderful family moments captured on film. And not only the results were fabulous, but so was the process. Thank you for everything!”
-Debbie

The Wedding Bureau was terrific! We couldn’t be happier with our photographs!
-Grace (July 23, 2005)

I will recommend The Wedding Bureau to anyone planning a wedding. We are so pleased!
-Katherine (May 20, 2006)

The album came out perfect!! We’re happy to finally show it to all our family and friends who’ve been asking about it. They all have loved it, too!! Thank you so much for all your help and expertise!
-Humberto (October 29, 2005)

I wanted to formally thank you for all of your help with planning the photography for my recent wedding. You have been extremely friendly and helpful through the entire process. That helped me to know that I had made the right decision. Thank you so much for your excellent customer service.
-Lauren (April 14, 2007)

“The pictures are more beautiful than I expected. Thank you so much for all the extra effort. Thank you again for the beautiful and unique pictures”
-Melissa

“Let me tell you how happy I was with my pictures! I absolutely loved them. That night was one of the best of my life and you captured everything that made it special. There were so many fabulous pictures of my husband and me. The pictures of the reception are priceless. You really did such an amazing job. Thank you so much for making my whole experience so stress free. You really made me feel comfortable and I never worried about how my pictures were going to come out. Everything was perfect and I wouldn't have changed a thing.”
-Marilyn

“The Wedding Bureau was such a help to me in planning our wedding photography. The photographers did such a wonderful job photographing our rehearsal dinner and wedding day this past February. They covered every aspect of our wedding day from getting ready to the last dance. Our albums are beautiful.”
-Christa

“The pictures are awesome. So many great shots. Thank you for the great coverage. You really captured the feeling of the day and the personality of people (especially me and Stephen). We were both so pleased and so were my parents. You added to the day with your presence, something the typical wedding photog could not hope for.”
-Shannon

“We were so thrilled to receive the pictures yesterday!! They are simply phenomenal and we thank you for your wonderful work -- they were so fun to look at and remember."
-Molly

“... Got the pics back - they look stunning! I'm thrilled.”
-Allegra

“Thank you for everything. You were wonderful. Thanks for all your patience and good humor and putting up with our antics. Everyone thought you did a fantastic job. I hope you had a little fun as well”!
-Kara

“Thank you so much for everything. The pictures are fantastic... we’re going to have difficulty choosing our favorites.”
-Kathy

“We received the photos yesterday and everyone is very pleased. They are beautiful! I cried again looking at the ceremony pictures! We had a wonderful time and feel so lucky to have found you.”
-Jennifer

 

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