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Today we are sharing another beautiful Springfield Manor wedding with Caty-Betz and Kyle! Caty-Betz is a nursing school friend of our Assistant Sarah so it was a ton of fun to see her as a bridesmaid at this wedding! Caty-Betz and Kyle met in college at Randolph Macon in Virginia. Kyle is from New Jersey and Caty-Betz is from Virginia, but they landed in the middle and recently bought a home on the Eastern Shore in Maryland.

I get this email from this bride that didn’t even hesitate to book us. She said we came highly recommended by one of her bridesmaids. Little did we know that our assistant Sarah and scheming to make sure Caty-Betz and Kyle asked us to be their wedding photographers. Honestly, it was a match made by Sarah… Sarah, you officially match made us haha.

We met Courtney and Ryan at her sister’s wedding reception and then ran into them at a Bridal Show at the venue her sister got married at. It was so special with Courtney asked us to be their wedding photographers, secretly because I get to be with her awesome family all over again.

We woke up on Sunday and looked at the weather once more. Rain was a definite. But we had a smile on our face because we know, Ashley and Will were the perfect couple for a rainy day wedding. Upon arriving at the AirBnB where the girls were getting ready, I walked into a house. I heard Laughing coming from the second floor, so I knew, it was going to be an awesome day.

Out of all our rainy day weddings this year, Ashley and Will dominated their day. Their attitudes were incredible. They wanted gorgeous pictures to the point that her expensive shoes were left indoor, umbrellas were grabbed and flipflops on and out the door she went at the venue for her first look, her portraits, and her wedding party pictures.

In July we were part of the 4th of July parade in Catonsville. We did a giveaway and got to spend time with one of the winning couples, an amazing and power duo, Frank and Erin. These guys have such a cool story. They are best friends, and Frank owns a gym in Catonsville called Frank’s fitness. Spending time was so cool as I got to learn about body building, fitness, and competitions, a world I don’t know or have ever been a part of. These guys had so much fun, and it’s obvious that they have a blast together!

Megan and Seth hands down get the award for best more improvised and classy first dance, oh and a rocking bubble send off too.

The morning started at the 4 seasons hotel while the guys got dressed at their home in downtown Baltimore. Megan read a love letter from Seth that made her cry and us too without even knowing the contents of the letter.

If you’re here it probably means you saw our post on Instagram and Facebook. If you didn’t but stumbled upon our site, let me share a little bit about our story and why this post exists. 

On Sept 7 I left a card for Patrick on his night stand to share with him our awesome news. We were pregnant with our second child. We hugged and rolled around in our bed with excitement. He kissed me a few times and we were like, awesome, let’s not tell anyone just yet! But in just 3.5 days, our joy turned to fear, sadness and mourning as I started experiencing every symptom of miscarriage. I even shot an entire wedding on the worst day of the miscarriage, smiling in front of our couple and their guests while my heart grieved and even physically my body ached.

OMG>>>>> This is like the post of the year! So first off…. this is probably one of those posts that I get really really excited about posting, but I’d like to set up this story, because it’s awesome.

I’ve known Aubrie for like 8 or 10 years… something insane. We met through church and we have been great friends with her parents for years. When Aubrie got engaged I was like a giddy little girl… probably because Aubrie is like a little sister to me. She was in my wedding party 5 years ago. To be shooting her wedding is so so special to us.

When we met Robyn and Robert and they told us they were getting married on a glacier in Alaska I knew they were a perfect fit for us. Instead of the big huge ballroom wedding they opted for a backyard reception, with minimal decor as they just wanted it to be a reunion and meet and greet as newlyweds.

I get this inquiry from this girl named Kari basically sharing with us that he brothers know Patrick from Calvert Hall and she’s a wedding planner and has wanted to hire us from the first time she found us. When you get that kind of inquiry you know it’s gonna be a fun wedding. Mutual friends, someone who already understands this crazy wedding industry and who loves our work.

When we met Kari and Tom, we realized that we were in for a real treat. These guys are like forever friends, the kind that come over to your house just to hang out. We actually got to know Tom a lot more than most our grooms because of online gaming. He’s even friends with my brothers now which is hilarious.