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We flew out to San Diego for a job we were hired to photograph. It was a special Bar Mitzvah for a very special kid. You can check out that awesome Ravens themed Bar Mitzvah here!

I’ve had something on my bucket list since I was a kid: Go to the San Diego Zoo. I still can’t believe that we got to go earlier this year. You’ll find our adventures here as well as pictures from the whole trip. We literally spent 2 days in San Diego. 

We had a 6 hour travel day become a 15 hour travel day, then shot a Bar Mitzvah, then went to the Zoo and then later that night took a Red Eye home. With my mom and Zeke too. I know, we are nuts. But it was so worth it!!

“It never rains in San Diego” they say. LIES. It rained almost the whole time… but we didn’t care, we said “we’ll make our own damn sunshine” and went on adventures regardless. We stayed at La Jolla Hilton, and walked down to the famous La Jolla Torrey Pines, and checked out the hotels down there… incredible. 

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9 years ago I was finishing up my victory lap of college (5 years!) and was home bound. I got a job in August teaching at a private locally and had my first ever real life job post college. I was an assistant kindergarten teacher at the McDonogh School. That class is so special to me as I become a lead teacher half way through due to unforeseen circumstances. Those students were and still are incredible. In that mix of kids was a super cute and mischievous kid named Matthew. He wanted to please yet was always up to no good. I know, a 5 year old. But 9 years later, Matt’s parents reached out and asked Patrick and I to photograph his Bar Mitzvah.

So today we are sharing the camera bodies and the lenses that we use on wedding days and are sharing the lenses necessary for shooting weddings. We hope you find it helpful as you grow as a wedding photographer. Feel free to check out our YouTube Channel too as we bring educational content!

Sara and Greg had a beautiful wedding at Valley Country Club in Towson on what was a gorgeous January day. Man did they luck out with the weather. It was an evening wedding with a gold and navy color palette. With their kids alongside them they said I Do under the canopy in the ballroom, where they all lit candles and brought their blended family together as one. Wait until you see their boys… what cuties and man can these little guys dance. 

We shot Jason and Liz’s Tabrizi wedding in 2015, which is crazy to think because of how time flies. When Liz reached out to me and shared with us that they are expecting this March, we were so excited that they wanted maternity and newborn pictures done! Photographing our past couples and seeing their families grow is probably one of the reasons that keeps me passionate about my job because I just feel so honored that our clients come back to us, years later, and include them in more of their pivotal and monumental moments in life. 

When we show up to a meeting and the bride has already decided she’s going to hire you because she loves your work, AND her fiancé said, “They snowboard and have the same vehicles? Hire them.” You gotta love it. 

Yah! We are so excited to share our last wedding of 2017 with you all. This wedding is pretty special because the bride and I go way back to Middle School and High School. Allie and I both attended Bryn Mawr together and after graduation really didn’t see or talk to each other except on social media. When Allie got engaged, and inquired we were thrilled.

What a wedding! What a couple! We met Caroline at a bridal show earlier in the year and I remember thinking… how cool would it be if Elphaba hired us. For those that don’t know who Elphaba, shame on you haha. Just kidding. But really… Elphaba is the lead in the NYC Broadway show Wicked. Our bride Caroline was Elphaba for a few years. Bummer that I didn’t get to see her when I went, I was a year too early! Fast forward a few months after the bridal show, we get an inquiry from this super cute guy named Austin Colby, (yes I stalk all of you who inquire) and he is also a broadway guy. They wanted to Skype us and soon they would hire us for their Turf Valley Wedding. We were so thrilled when Caroline and Austin hired us as we knew 1) they’d be a great fit personality-wise with us, but 2) their wedding would not only be beautiful but an incredible party. 

Lauren and Alex were one of our last fall engagement session of 2017. They had the last of the leaves, the last of the golden lighting in the fall, and the last warm weather… well kinda haha. It actually was a really chilly day and these guys did awesome. We talked about all things wedding and life, and dogs. Lauren and Alex have 2 cute dogs… but definitely didn’t make the cut for the esession (I was sad). Anyway, we are so excited to shoot their 2018 Springfield Manor wedding… it’s gonna be beautiful out there in October!!

Meet Nicole and Mike. We first met Nicole because of her friend Ashley, who also hired us for her wedding!! Check out their session here!

These two guys are so so fun. We LOVE that they rocked their Italian leather jackets that they got in Europe when they got engaged! We can’t wait to shoot their wedding!!