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We have been friends with Jordan and Ashley for years and we are so happy they chose us to share their special day with! These two young lovebirds met in high school and he proposed on their third anniversary! 

They got married in a gorgeous outdoor ceremony at the Irvine Nature Center in Owings Mills. They were such fun and it totally showed! Their bridal party wore yellow converse and they shone bright like the smiles on their faces! Everyone was so excited to see Jordan and Ashley get married and it was great to see. 

We are so excited to share this wedding because this couple is family! John is Patrick’s cousin. Jessica and I now get to be cousins by marriage. When they asked us to photograph their wedding, we were absolutely ecstatic. It’s not everyday you get to photograph your cousins wedding! And we got to be in some of the family pics haha!

Brittany and Matt got married in the middle of September and had a gorgeous ceremony! Brittany, an alumna of Notre Dame of Maryland University, chose to have their ceremony at Marikle Chapel of the Annunciation. Even though it rained, you would never be able to tell if you see the smiles on this couple’s faces! 

This Great Gatsby-inspired wedding occurred on Matt’s birthday! What a wonderful way to show your love with someone than to give yourself to them on your birthday! So sweet! After the ceremony, their family and friends joined them at the SAE Union in Hanover. 

Christine and Bill happen to be our neighbors. They have 4 precious kids: Andrew, Katy, Alex, and Matthew. These kids cracked me up during our session in Ellicott City. We ventured down to a cute park near our house called the Font Hill Wetlands. We weren’t sure what we would find but knew it was bound to provide some beautiful (hoping leaves were still on trees) and it did not disappoint. As one of six kids myself, family sessions are always something I like to do, considering you never know what kind of day a kid is having. Whether they are in their own world, or they are upset about what shirt to wear, or they are distracted by beautiful elements of nature… its always possible to get good pics. Enjoy this beautiful Ellicott City Family Session!

They graduated from Dulaney High School and have been together since then. We knew part of their e-session just had to be at Dulaney, which actually was my favorite part of our time with them! Enjoy!

So if I have to be biased, I just have to say that I am in love with this Federal Hill Boutique called Punch. My good friend Cydney V. owns this lovely boutique down in Federal Hill. She’s become like a sister and we have become cheerleaders for each others businesses. Cydney makes me look super cute, and I get to take pics of all her beautiful clothing, jewelry and gifts. Punch opened shop earlier this year and quickly grew, becoming one of Baltimore Best Boutiques (featured in Best of Baltimore Magazine just last month). We are honored to have them as one of our corporate photo clients. If you haven’t had a change to go, you’ve gotta get down there. We are getting ready to do the winter photoshoot for all the winter goodies coming in so be sure to get down there and get some great gifts for yourself and all your girlfriends, sisters, moms, and more!

Tina & Sean are just too cute for me to deal with! Yet again, Tina and Sean found us thanks to awesome life history and connections. Sean’s brother went to college with brother Josh at Messiah College. Sean’s sister Marta is a photographer and friend of my brothers as well from Messiah College. Marta married Sean’s brother, and referred Sean and Tina to us! Marta, thanks for sending them our way!!

We met Torie and a whole entourage of her great girls at a Bride’s Against Breast Cancer event a couple months ago. From what we could tell after meeting Torie and Chris, we knew they would be perfect for us… we just had to wait to see if they felt the same. So thankful they choose us because when we are together, it just feels like we’ve been friends for years.

Christina and Kyle had the sweetest session at the Elkridge Furnace Inn! What a beautiful place for a wedding or engagement session! These two lovebirds were so natural behind the lens making it super fun for Patrick and I. Watching these two made us realize once again how blessed we are to have such great people in our lives. Christina and Kyle, we are so thankful that you are our friends and one of our Radiant couples.

I’m in the season of life right now that there are all these people and friends I know that are trying for babies, pregnant, or just having little ones. I’m obsessed with it all! I get giddy and excited. I know our day will eventually come when we take the leap of faith, but until then, I will gladly sit and edit beautiful images of pregnant women and their hubbies as they start a new adventure in their lives, and be cheerleaders and encouragers during their process.