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Gahhh!! If I had a favorite session of the year it would be this one, and I can say that biased because Melissa is not just one of my 2023 brides but because she is my right hand, my amazing associate photographer, and she keeps our editing queue on point and running. She’s basically my best friend. I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am for her and Chandler. And a crazy cool fact… Patrick and I photographed Chandler’s mom wedding in 2015!

This wedding pretty much sums up a Baltimore wedding. The whole day was spent in different parts of Baltimore, from Fells, to Federal Hill, to Fort McHenry and more. It even includes a water taxi adventure, an outdoor ceremony on the water and a reception under the lights outside overlooking Baltimore. Miranda and Curt had such an awesome day. 

Today up on the blog, we are sharing Brittany and Joe’s beautiful American Visionary Art Museum Wedding! These two had such a full and fun day with some of the best variety of photos we’ve gotten at Loyola Chapel and AVAM. Some of my favorites of the day include the trolley that the girls rode in together to their ceremony and that the bridal party cheered in front of upon arrival at AVAM. I loved the first look between Brittany and her dad and when her brothers saw her for the first time, they were soo sweet and got emotional! She gifted her dad custom cufflinks with a photo of her as a baby and her handwriting. 

Yah! I’m so excited to share this session! These guys are our last wedding of 2022 and we are so pumped that they are the ones closing out our calendar! When we met up with them for their session, we knew were were going to have a blast. We had an hour to get as much variety as possible since we had so many ideas and places we wanted to take them in Old Ellicott City. Jenna and Scott met through work and were inseparable… very much like their session. They make each other smile and come alive. I LOVED Jenna’s dress… so much that I actually have it in navy! Now I have to go get mine altered cause she made it look so good! We took them from the bottom of the hill, almost to the top and wrapped up right around the new Mason Jar milkshake bar and La Palapas! Too bad it was closed by the time we finished up, so we walked over to La Palapa where we spent a couple hours just hanging out! Jenna and Scott, we are soo excited to be alongside you guys documenting your story, family, people, and love. Thanks for choosing us and trusting us!!

These guys dominated since the first steps they took at Cylburn Arboretum. We decided to cruise property, chase amazing light, find some nooks where these two could cozy up, and honestly, they didn’t need a ton of directions. They are beautiful, in love, and sweet. Ally and Kyle, thanks for letting us throw you into poses… we were hot and ready to go after the wedding we had the day before! Oh and dinner was soo good. We decided to all share nachos and buffalo chicken flatbread, talk about the new House of Dragons, Game of Thrones, and all things wedding! So pumped for you guys and what’s to come and so glad we get to be alongside you! Xo M+P

Yahh! This wedding is so fun for us to post. Let’s first start off saying that is was our first full greek traditional wedding we’ve photographed. But beyond that, everything in the day was amazing. The day started off with the wedding party and families getting ready at the Four Seasons hotel. We had gorgeous details and monogrammed goodness, we had so much fun photographing their personals.

Angela’s mom dressed her and Chris’ brother and dad helped him. With reveals with bridesmaids, dad and moms, these two went into their first look giddy, excited and anticipating the best! When Chris turned to see Angela, it was amazing. The nerves left and the two of them giggled, hugged and kissed and they both just admired each other. Within minutes a surprise showed up, their sweet dog. We love when fur babies show up to wedding days so we made sure to get those pics. Since our almost newlyweds opted for a first look, we were able to get all their iconic photos on the front end of the day! Wedding party and family were amazing to work with and we got to church on time and ready to get these two married. I loved the Greek ceremony with all its customs and important moments. Soon after announcing them as husband and wife, a bubble send-off with all guests as they cheered and celebrated our newlyweds! We surprised these guys with some drone photos since the church building was soo neat… a bucket list church to shoot at!

What a day, what a wedding, what a couple. This Four Seasons wedding was absolutely stunning and the best part… our couple. Gemma and Sean are a dream. They are sweet, have great taste, were fun to work with and getting to know them came easy, and of course when their wedding day arrived, we were giddy to be along for the ride! We did keep them on time but that was also contributed to working beside a wonderful planner, Lauren Corrigan! The day started out fun with a champagne pop with the babes, some fun guy time at their house, and a great hair and makeup team.

I’m so excited to share a little blog post today about these beautiful USB flash drives! We partnered with USB Memory Direct and want to do a shout out! They are a drive sponsor for our 2022 fall boudoirathon! It’s going to be amazing! Every babe that signs up for a session will receive ALL their edited photos on a drive! We love the look and feel of these and are so excited to have USB Memory Direct as a drive sponsor!

Yah! This session is so fun for so many reasons! First off, Caitlin and David are sweet, genuine and just a lot of fun. Super trusting of us on the muggiest session we’ve had all year. That didn’t stop them from kissing laughing and hiking through McKeldin State Park with us! The first part of the session, their sweet pup Blue, a gorgeous Bernese Mountain Dog joined us for some pics. After that, we headed to the waterfall where we did some twirls and some intimate segments. Then we searched and chased light throughout the woods and fields. We finished their session with Korbel champagne popping as deer watched on. Oh and we can’t forget the giant sushi boat we all shared in Old Ellicott City for dinner! C+D, we are so pumped for what’s to come! We hope you love your photos and you’re excited for what’s to come!

I had the honor of photographing Amelia + Marshall’s wedding at Baltimore Museum of Industry in July, and I am so excited to share it with you! Amelia got ready with her party at Brushed Beauty Salon. One of my favorite details of the day was that everyone in the wedding party was rocking purple converse, and Amelia + Marshall had white ones with their initials and wedding date on the back – we love personal details! Once everyone was ready, we travelled over to BMI for a first look and to begin portraits. It was raining a little, so we improvised and did an intimate first look in the gazebo, and loved how it came out. Luckily the rain let up, and we were able to do newlywed portraits and wedding party portraits outside. I love how much the vibrant purple outfits and flowers popped on the overcast day. We did family portraits inside prior to ceremony, which was also in the museum. Amelia + Marshall loved the museum vibe, so we did some additional newlywed and wedding party portraits throughout the museum, and I love the way they came out.