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Cruising around Solomons island with these guys was a blast! We lucked out with the weather and Megan and Ryan showed me some pretty cool places! Like most our couples, these two started out unsure of the session and dominated. The camera and posing came so easily for these guys and we are so excited for their 2021 wedding!

We had beautiful weather in November and this wedding takes the cake for prettiest lighting of the year! Alex and JP had an incredible day. We were so excited that they could get married and have a lot of their friends and family present. The day was surreal for many reasons. The decor and details of the day was gorgeous. The vendor team was amazing and the couple was a dream. JP was nothing short of the best groom you could imagine. A week before his wedding, he lost his mom to cancer. Her presence was felt there as the day went because the joy I heard she had was unparalleled and the day was nothing short of joyful. We loved watching the joy and sweetness our couple had for each other. From a sweet first look, to an Uber fun bridal party to a super fun reception, we felt like we were in 2019 again shooting weddings! Covid or not, these two were going to make the most of their day even with certain restrictions in place.

JP and Alex, thank you for including us in an amazing day! We can’t wait for what 2021 has for you and the years to come!

It’s kinda crazy to think and learn where couples find us. Lindsay’s parents live in our neighborhood and one day Patrick was out doing what he does in his free time – some project on the property – and a couple introduced themselves and told him their daughter was getting married and they had seen our logo on our car and the sign in our yard haha. Fast forward, these two set a date and reached out to us and we literally hung out on our patio for our first meeting then headed over to her parents house because I hadn’t met them yet. They told us at that meeting that we’d be their photogs and we were so excited! Lindsay and Jesse are such a fun couple and we had so much fun and their engagement session is evidence of it. They trusted us as we cruised old Ellicott City and Centennial Park and we literally chased daylight until we had none. They crushed their session and we are pretty excited to be shooting their 2022 wedding!

Sierra and Dan came to us because of a string of other past couples that hired us for their wedding. Sierra and Dan are great friends with the Risers and Strotts, two of our past couples and sisters too! When Sierra and Dan reached out, we were like “ANOTHER COUPLE that is friends with Amanda and Melissa!?” We honestly are so thankful that they keep sending friends our way and they hire us haha. We love what we do and being able to capture amazing moments and people is the best. If there was ever a session to showcase some cute dogs, it would be Sierra and Dan’s session. Their pups did awesome even though Sierra wasn’t sure if they would cooperate… well, they did and did awesome! Sierra and Dan, great job! We are so excited for whats to come and can’t wait for your wedding!

If there was one couple this year that I had to say was the most daring… it would be these two. The decision was made for an outdoor ceremony fully knowing that the radar was showing rain. Everything was wet and damp, overcast, a little gray, but you would never know from photos. You know why… because we LOVE a good partly cloudy, overcast day. It’s the BEST lighting for head to toe even light, a phrase and method we aim for with every wedding we shoot.

What I thought was so neat about this wedding was that this was a destination wedding for these two. No one in their families are from Maryland or even live in Maryland. In fact, most of the bridal party and family flew in or drove in for this wedding. We didn’t realize that until half way through speeches when we figured out that no one was from the area. These two were supposed to get married on the 4th of July but due to COVID decided to postpone the wedding. We were so excited to be alongside these guys along with our film team so we were pretty thrilled to go into this day ready and excited. Something else special about this wedding for us is that Kari, the wedding planner, is one of our past brides! SO that was really cool to be able to work alongside her. She knows how we roll and together we were able to help the day roll seamlessly and beautifully!

This October wedding day was sooo beautiful and so fun to photograph. I’ve known Jon a long time and so being able to shoot this wedding was really fun and special! Throughout the day, you could just tell how much fun Alex and Jon were having. Even though the morning was spent in separate locations, when the two of them met up for their first look, it was really a first look and both of them had such a blast together. The rest of the day was full of laughter, sweet memories, dancing. Although COVID had an impact on their day and guest count, you would have never known because the wedding was still so special, so memorable and ultimately unforgettably fun.

Patrick wins this wedding for sure. He not only creeped our couple out at a bridal show, but every wedding one of us wins best segments. And he won. Let me explain. Nate and Patrick played ball together and against each other years and years ago. Fast forward, out of touch.

Then one day at a bridal show, Patrick says to me “I know that guy.” Now Christine would 100% say because she did tell us this, that she looks over and sees this guy staring at Nate. She said she was a little freaked out at first but then when Christine and Nate came over, the stars aligned and basically some great friendship were sparked!

You know, there’s people that you just wonder if you met them in person somewhere else. When we met Emma and Thomas for the first time, it was virtual because of Covid but we knew we’d have fun. It wasn’t until we met in person that I was like… oh my gosh… Emma is like a best friend from another life haha. She and I are so alike in so many ways but we also have so much in common like DIY projects and food! She’s officially going to be my Cricut Mentor and her and I are going to take on the etsy world with projects haha. But enough about us, let’s talk about her and Thomas. These two rocked their session and were so teachable and willing to try things with us that we hadn’t done in a while. Specifically motion blur with a train and some other cute poses. Emma and Thomas, thanks so much for allowing us to be creatives while having so much fun.

Aww man, this session just got me. Melissa and Brian are one of our “special” couples because Melissa has been alongside us working with us on wedding days. She is one of our associate photographers and she is incredible. She’s talented and beautiful and being able to photograph her and Brian was really special. I have a hard time photographing photographers because I know it’s hard when photographers photograph me. But Melissa let us do our thing and capture her and Brian and their amazing connection.

We were so excited when Shannon and Rob told us that they were still planning to have their October 2020 wedding. Shannon and Rob were our very first engagement session of 2020 right before Covid came to town. That session was beautiful and you should totally check it out.

Their wedding day was so much fun. The morning started with all the girls and guys getting ready at a local hotel. I remember walking into the hotel lobby and I could hear her giggling coming from a conference room a few doors from the lobby. Upon walking into that room the girls were beaming with smiles. Shannon looks so rested and excited for the day. Patrick meet Rob soon after at the venue to find him beaming as well. If there’s one thing we remember about meeting these guys it was how sweet and smiley they were not just with each other but just talking about their wedding and their plans. Prior to the ceremony Shannon shared a first look with her dad. That exchange was sweet and tender. Proud might be a better word choice for his view of his daughter on her wedding day. Shannon and Rob chose not to do a first look which I thought was so special. Patrick and I did a first look when we got married so whenever any of our couples opt not to do a first look, it resonates with us. Rob’s reaction of seeing Shannon was just so special. Long await and anticipated.