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We shoot lots of weddings, like 30-40 a year. Recently we shot a wedding at Belmont Manor and this super sweet bridesmaid decided to hire us for her engagement session. We are so bummed because we are already booked on her Long Island NY wedding date (we secretly hope they change their date so we can shoot there wedding… cough cough).

But really, we loved loved spending time with Jamie and Lauren and their sweet pup. These guys were so natural with each other, and they treat each other so well and sweetly. Jamie is a local police officer (I told him my nickname is Mad Max because I tend to speed), but we are so grateful and love local military and civil servants. Jamie, thanks again so much for serving and striving to keep us safe. Baltimore is awesome when it behaves… but it doesn’t always. 

Ropewalk Tavern is a historic part of Federal Hill. We actually had never been to it. We recently went to the one in Ocean City which is a super awesome family restaurant and bar up near 95th street in Ocean City, MD. 

John has been a manager at the Ropewalk Tavern for something like 8 or 10 years. He’s been there… forever. Everyone in Federal Hill knows him. When we shot John and Olivia’s engagement session, we ran into multiple people that knew them. 

Two years ago we started advertising with Wedding Wire. All our clients write reviews for us on that website, and lots of brides find us through wedding wire. 

Genevieve is my Wedding Wire Sales Rep. I still think it’s pretty awesome that she and Alex hired us. She works with hundreds of photographers on their online platform and they chose us!!

Even though I’ve been working with Genevieve for a couple of years, I just met her face to face for the first time at a wedding we shot in June. We were so pumped to meet her and Alex, even if it was for a few seconds on the dance floor.

Always always love doing fashion shoots for Punch, one of our amazing fashion and small business clients. This shoot was at the new Fells Point Pendry Hotel… amazing! Enjoy and go shop their collections!

Ashleigh and Max are just the goofiest! Our assistant Sarah met up with them a couple of weeks ago at the Shrine of St. Anthony here in Ellicott City! This will also be the site of their wedding next month. We can’t wait to celebrate these two and their special day! 

We had a ton of fun, even through the heat! The butterflies were out in the butterfly garden and the sun lit up the grounds. We felt like VIPs at this venue because it’s not a public wedding venue. They wanted their engagement pictures to be at the same venue as their wedding!

A little over a week ago, we showed up at one of our favorite venues, Belmont Manor, to find all the bridesmaids dressed, looking killer, and a beautiful bride with the biggest smile on her face. 

Kimmie and Shawn got married outside on the property of the gorgeous historic Belmont Manor in front of lots of family and friends. These two are sweet souls. It’s totally obvious how much Shawn loves Kimmie and Kimmie loves Shawn. From their giggles moments before their first look, to their kisses snuck between clicks of the camera, these too ROCKED their wedding day, had a blast, and loved every minute.

I remember exactly where I was on that day in 2011. I remember seeing girls at school crying. I remember a girl on her phone rushing through the hallway at Bryn Mawr making sure her dad was out of the building. I had no idea what was happening, but something horrific had happened. We will never forget 9/11. 

This past Monday was 9/11. We had the honor of photographing a tribute to those that fight for us daily in our neighborhood at our Ellicott City Mission BBQ and to honor those that lost their lives on and after September 11, 2001. 

Zeke turns 5 months old today. I still can’t believe he’s ours. He’s found his toes (so much so he eats them), he’s rolling over, and giggling. We love him so.

A lot of people continue to ask me questions about my delivery, my pregnancy, and so I decided it was time to share about it and wanted to share it through pictures too. 

Justin and Alyssa seriously have the best luck with rain. Let me explain.

Justin had this amazing proposal planned downtown at the 4 Seasons. As he was getting ready to propose… a huge storm with torrential rain blew in, and Justin was freaking out about where on earth he would propose that night that was the least bit dry. So… he proposed on the steps of the Four Seasons hotel. A stunning backdrop to a proposal I must say. 

It was only fitting that their engagement session had to include rain. We were going to postpone the shoot but Alyssa and Justin said “let’s go for it.” The first two hours of their 3 hour, 2 location shoot was perfect. Overcast skies at Cylburn was just what we wanted and these guys ROCKED their session. Gorgeous lighting. A natural filter in the sky. Then we headed downtown to the Four Seasons and the storm started to blow in. 

I’m so excited to share this wedding because it’s one of those make you cry stories. Sarah and Alex have been together 9 years. They are high school sweethearts and honestly… they are genuine sweet hearted people.

Photographing their 200 guest,Blush and Slate Blue Classic wedding was beautiful. I cried during the ceremony and had to pull myself together.