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Sunrise Sessions are the best! The only problem… getting up at 4am to get out there for a 4:45 sunrise!! How gorgeous though, right?

Last Fall, one of our super cute couples, Casey and Clark, got married. Emily was a bridesmaids in that wedding and a cute one at that! Emily and Joe hired us shortly after we met them for their December 2016 wedding! 

Emily and Joe are an Arlington VA couple… they love the water and Alexandria VA was a perfect fit for them! These two are beautiful and we had a blast with them, wandering the streets of Alexandria so early in the morning.

Patrick and I had an absolute blast photographing Eric and Abby’s beautiful Hunt Valley Golf Club wedding. Abby and Eric both come from amazing families making our day even that much more amazing.

There were so many things throughout this day, that just made this wedding unique. From the bride wearing a six pence in her shoe, and a piece of her mom’s wedding dress sewed into her dress, the sentimental pieces of this day are woven in. Abby also carried the same horseshoe that her grandmother and mother carried for good luck as she walked down the aisle after becoming Eric’s wife.  

Tina and Sean shared a beautiful outdoor ceremony with family and friends underneath the weeping willows at Pond View Farms. This rustic shabby chic wedding was a perfect style to match this rust and beautiful barn wedding.

Tina, Sean, their families and their bridal party were excellent folks to celebrate the day with. Their guests were so friendly and sweet. The bridesmaids wore the same color and length dresses but different styles and the groomsmen wore tan suits with braces and suspenders. They also had great super hero socks as well!

The ceremony was so sweet. We loved that they assembled the unity cross during the ceremony as their faith metaphor in front of all their family and friends.

Sarah and Alex are just too cute. They were so nervous when we met up with them for their Annapolis engagement shoot, and I honestly can’t believe how fast these guys warmed up to the camera. They are affectionate, sweet, giggly, and just full of so much love. When we met up with them we knew we had to find the perfect place for these guys to shoot! So we decided to head to the Naval Academy to photograph them first in their element. As we wandered Annapolis, we found a few treasures… one of mine being the Annapolis Yacht club. Let’s just say, we are pretty close to buying a boat (Patrick would disagree haha). We love the water, and the sunset these guys got the night of their session couldn’t have been better. I swore, looking through the lens at sunset, that we were in some exotic nautical town outside the US. Just wait until you see these “islandy” feel of pics. 

If you are a Maryland Terps fan, then this wedding is for you! Victoria and Chris happen to be alums and they are Maryland to the core. They were able to weave together so many Maryland themed parts to their wedding without it being overkill. My favorite of the Maryland themed items were Victoria’s garter, Chris’ cufflinks, the groomsmen suspenders, the Crap Dip favors, and the Baltimore skylines for their portraits and venue. Of course the group fraternity and sorority pic too during the reception.

These lovebirds had a beautiful full-mass ceremony at the gorgeous Saints Phillip and James Catholic Church downtown in Baltimore. They danced the night away, literally, at Tabrizi’s Waterfront.

Chris and Victoria, we loved being part of your wedding day, meeting your guests and families, and watching you guys laugh and smile all night long. We wish you guys the best!

It has taken me a while to write out this blog post because each time I do, I just can’t fathom what has transpired since this day. We’ve never photographed a wedding more honoring of life and witnessing real love in sickness and in health.

Our groom Kirk passed away within a week after their wedding. Amanda and Kirk were planning an amazing wedding at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, but due to Kirks health getting worse in his battle again stage 4 colon cancer, they decided it was time to move up the wedding.  Amanda and Kirk were in the midst of hiring us when I got their email requesting a new date. I remember it was that week of their July wedding asking if we were available. The new wedding date was 3 days away. It was the only weekend date in July we had left open on our calendar. I couldn’t believe that I was free to do it and be there for them.

This is another wedding that we were so excited to be a part of. Bridget and I are somehow related by marriage, but til this day, we still don’t know what we actually are. So second or third cousins is still the easiest way to put it!

Jeff and Bridget are the cutest pair. Bridget is a county bumpkin, horse loving beauty, and Jeff is a classy navy sailor. Most of their relationship was spent across seas from each other as Jeff has done two tours. We respect this man for serving our country. God Bless America. 
 

We have clients from all over the world, literally. Bridget and John currently live in Utah and are about to move to Georgia. Bridget’s home town is here in Baltimore and they felt it was fitting to get married at Hunt Valley Inn so family and friends could come celebrate these two.

When we met Bridget on Facetime on different time zones, we knew they would be a great fit for us. We loved them. Bridget and John have been together forever and were engaged for 3 years. These two are military folks and after 2 tours, they decided it was finally time to get hitched. We are so honored they chose us. We have a handful of military families and we are proud to have them. These guys have such sweet families and my personal favorite was their daughter Brooklyn. 

It’s not everyday that a potential client invites you to their home for your first meeting with them. Sam and Melissa live downtown in Baltimore in a super cute town home and it was there that is was “love at first site.” We just clicked with these two and especially were approved by their sweet dog Cloud. We left their home with dog kisses on my legs from under the table.

These two had a beautiful outdoor Belmont Manor wedding with a tent reception surrounded by many family and friends. With a sweet guest count of a little under 100, 2 ring dogs with floral leashes, and a 4 person total bridal party, this wedding was nothing short of intimate and personal.

It’s been almost a year since Patrick and I have been down to Alexandria. I have to say, I just think it’s one of the sweetest little towns in Virginia. When Claire and Billy hired us, we were thrilled, not just because they are cute, but we knew we’d have a lot of fun with them throughout their engagement and on their wedding day. Billy and Claire live in the cutest town home in Old Towne Alexandria, so it was perfectly fitting to cruise Alexandria and capture these two lovebirds and their little fur baby, Lainey.