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Ashlynn turned 16 and her parents threw her a party to celebrate!! Karina and Brent are friends of Patrick and mine and they invited us (and hired us) to come do a photobooth AND capture event highlights! This party was so much fun. Can’t you tell from the picture above!

Weeks ago I did a headshot shoot for my friend Beata. Her pictures turned out fabulous and lots of people started emailing us (we love referrals!).

Her husband reached out and asked if we would schedule a headshot shoot for him. Of course we said!

Meet Greg. Greg works for IBM downtown at the Inner Harbor. Friday I met him and we decided to go on an adventure entailing walking all over the inner harbor to see what great backdrops we could find in our hour of time together. From the aquarium, to Pier 4, to the aerial view of the harbor, we found great locations for headshots.

Aubrie is like a little sister to me. This past Saturday she was going to Perry Hall Senior Prom with her boyfriend Mike. Aubrie looked amazing, and Mike looked handsome. I have to say, they picked the best color for dress (teal… one of my favorites). Rana, Aubrie’s momma and a friend of mine, asked if I would come over to take some pictures. I’m glad I was able to make it happen and get there to take pictures before their big night out.

My mom turned 58 in March. I’m pretty sure she has not had any birthday parties in about 10 years or something crazy like that. So, I decided to throw her a surprise with her friends and some family.

Patrick and I are excited to post this family shoot. Stephanie Felton is amazing. This was a neat shoot because we tied in anniversary and family into one shoot. Stephanie and Johnny celebrate 10 years of marriage this October. Stephanie was one of our wedding coordinators at our wedding and helped us out so much the day of. As a way to say THANK YOU, we offered to photograph their family in exchange for all her help. She and her family were so appreciative and planned on the shoot for weeks! 

This past Saturday, I spent 3 hours photographing a beautiful outdoor wedding for the newly wed, Atiya and Mohammed. Atiya and Mohammed are African American Muslims, a sweet and kind couple. Their wedding was unique and a cultural experience for me as I have never had the privileged of photographing a Ghanaian-Muslim wedding. I was honored to have been invited to and hired to photograph this wedding. 

My brother is Sam Hoffman. He is a Senior at Mount De Sales. Sam and I are 10 years apart and I am in disbelief that he is a Senior, old enough to take a girl to Prom, and old enough to graduate. Whatever happen to this little kid that I once knew!?

Sam is such a stud, and yes I’m biased but I am a really proud sister. I’ve watched him grow into an amazing actor and a handsome man full of integrity and joy.

This past Saturday was his Senior Prom. He goes to Mount Saint Joseph’s High School in Baltimore. His date: The beautiful Katie Nardilillo.

Family shoots are always so fun to shoot… they are always full of laughter, trying new stuff, and getting babies or kids to sit still… even if for a few seconds.

Belinda is a friend of my mine and I’ve known her family for a couple years. She has three precious beautiful girls: Cora (11), Catalena (7), and Calleigh (16months).

Belinda wanted to get pictures of her girls for Easter, but little did she know how much fun we would have doing it! We headed to Sherwood Gardens, where Patrick and I had our engagement pictures a little over a year ago. Here’s the outcome of our time together!

I pretty much have the most amazing mother on the planet. And actually now, I have two amazing mothers!

I am the proud daughter of Janet Fox Hoffman. I am the daughter-in-law of Annie Nolan. Here’s a few mini collages of ways to call attention to these amazing women!

Thursday’s are #tbt where you post cool pictures from your past.  Well, this past weekend was my 10th year high school reunion and my 5th year college reunion so I thought it fitting to post pictures from both graduations and times of life! Dang.