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It’s always hard to go through all the weddings from the year and pick out the best. Our biggest problem was that we loved every wedding we had this year, and I’m not kidding. Some weddings were more stressful, but that’s because of circumstances, hard light situations, timelines not being honored, etc. Things happen. BUT, […]

We are absolutely ecstatic to share this wedding! Katelynn and Chris had an amazing wedding full of sentimental moments, stories, sweet touches, and a whole lotta love. They kicked off our 2016 wedding season with a wedding on New Years Day! Their backstory is amazing. These two love birds have been friends since first grade. First Grade! They were in same classes and finally went separate in high school. Chris went to Loyola, Katelynn went to NDP. But at last, they went to Washington College together!

Watching these two throughout the day was so amazing. The love and sweetness these two have for each other just makes you ooo and ahh over.

Katelynn and her two sisters lost their dad almost 13 years ago. Katelynns bouquet had a locket with her dads picture on it. Watching the three sister on the dance floor with their mom, seeing Deb walk her daughter down the aisle, and watching Chris light up when his new wife walked into the room were some of my most favorite moments of the day. That and when Chris yelled “funfetti!?!” At the cake cutting.

Our last wedding of 2015 was a doozy and our bride Eva is such a babe! We lucked out with beautiful weather and a stunning view of Baltimore too! Eva and Dave married at the beautiful church of St. Stephen Church in Bradshaw, MD and spent time with all their guests at their reception at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. What a fabulous venue!

Well, during the blizzard, I felt it fitting to actually work on something personal, instead of another wedding, engagement or wedding related! AND since it was so cold, I had to think of warm weather. SO, today we present, our Bahamas Cruise blog post! YAH!

I have to give these guys props. Not only did they trust us but they literally ventured across a ferry to meet two strangers (us) and then trust us to walk all throughout Paradise Island! We did scout for some locations, but I’m so thankful they trusted us to 1) keep them safe, 2) take them on an adventure and 3) to take gorgeous pictures of them. 

From their super sweet bridal party, to their super fun families, Casey and Clark were fabulous friends/clients to work with. Photographing their wedding was like being at a friends wedding we’ve known for years. If there’s one word to describe this day, it would be sweet. One of my favorite moments of the day was when Casey’s sisters surprised her with a rap in front of all their friends and family. It wasn’t embarrassing, but if anything just showed the love between the handful of sisters.

I’ve known her pretty much my entire life. When my awesome Great Aunt Judy got remarried to an amazing man, Uncle Russ, we were given another family. Bridget is like my cousin, even though she’s great Uncle Russ’ granddaughter and not blood related. We still haven’t figured out what that makes us haha. Third cousins by marriage once removed, or something like that.  After high school we parted ways. Not because of anything bad or negative, we just grew apart. I moved to the mid-west and she stayed in Baltimore and pursued her endeavours. That was almost 10 years ago!! WHAT!!

Photographing Steph and Tim’s wedding was an absolute blast. When Patrick and I first met Steph and Tim, we just became friends instantly. Steph is one of our Radiant brides who not only trusts us, but totally befriended us, invited us over to their new house, and treated us like family. We were even invited to their house warming party where we met their parents, families, and some bridal party. We loved it.

The day their wedding came to fruition it was as if I was photographing my friends wedding. Not a client, not someone who found us on weddingwire and strictly wanted business. No, Steph and Tim somehow stumbled upon us, they still don’t really know how. We assume instagram or pinterest or even possibly even some wedding blogs. Regardless, we were so blessed to have these guys as clients. Steph looked stunning upon arriving to the house from the salon. Her mom and dad were all smiles. The first look that Steph and Tim shared was just so sweet. It was me, Patrick, Steph, and Tim. Documenting their first few moments was so sweet, and theses two make it super easy to photograph.

This wedding resonates with my Spanish heritage… Well actually, i don’t really have any Spanish heritage but I am bilingual and rusty. Haha!! Kelley and Jose met overseas while Kelley was pursuing the Peace Corp in Paraguay! they enjoyed each other so much that a long distance relationship didn’t cut it. Jose applied for his […]

We have the best dentist in Maryland. Dr. Padousis (Sr.) was my dentist growing up and when he retired, his son Dr. Evan Padousis become my dentist. These two men have been my dentists my whole life. I absolutely love my teeth and going to the dentist is something I’ve always looked forward to going to.

This past November Dr. P’s sister, Stephanie, who works at the office reached out to us to do a reunion shoot since all the siblings and nieces and nephews were going to be in town for Thanksgiving. I was beyond thrilled. I knew I would be seeing Dr. Padousis (Sr.) who I haven’t seen in probably 10+ years. It was so special.