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Joel and Skylar are young and in love. They celebrate their first anniversary soon and they are expecting too! Elliot Daniel will come into the world on March 21st… LOVE is in the air. We hope he comes that day as March 21st is first day of Spring! What a bundle of joy to come into the world!

Say hello to the new MR & MRS CIMILADORA’s!

Meet 2 year old old Campbell Jude. He is my one and only nephew as of 2016. Over Labor Day weekend 2 years ago, my sister Katie and brother-in-law Matt came to visit and spend time with us over the holiday weekend and with them of course came Campbell Jude. Here’s a pick from the […]

Yes. This little guy is a home run. No pun intended. 🙂 Meet Wayne Patrick Wanless. Born January 14, 2014 at 6pm. We love his middle name.

Wayne belongs to Morgan and Wayne. They are champions. They are young (younger than us I mean), they are newly weds, and they are new parents! We have loved spending time with these guys and their little man.

Last weekend as a 2nd honeymoon, Patrick and I found ourselves in a winter wonderland called Narnia. I mean, Deep Creek.

We drove out to Western Maryland. Our destination… a 2 person cabin. On our wedding day, I gave Patrick a weekend getaway as a wedding present. The cabin is 30 minutes from town, Walmart, and most stores. It was fantastic. Here’s a wonderful overview of our time away.

This past Saturday, I was hired to photograph “the details” of work done by Victoria Clausen.

Victoria is an amazing woman, great personality with beautiful style. I met her through a mutual friend, Elle Thompson, a fellow teacher at McDonogh when I taught there right out of college.

Victoria is a floral event designer and creates extravagant pieces for weddings and events. From centerpieces, to atmosphere and hanging draperies to escort tables and cocktail parties, Victoria covers it all. The job I was hired for was for a wedding, and my job… to capture the detail work of this designer for the bride and groom. The photos take at this shoot will go into a book created by Victoria as a gift to the bride and groom.

We are excited to post this blog post because this was officially, our first newborn shoot!

Maggie met Tim and Katie at a bonfire at her house almost a year ago. They were introcuded through Maggie’s good friend, Katie M. A little over 2 weeks, Tim and Katie became first time parents, to Jack!

Patrick and I had the honor of spending a sweet evening with Jim and Joan McDade. They are Patrick’s Aunt and Uncle (and mine now too). They invited us to come capture a few generations of family and grandkids and cousins for their annual Christmas dinner.

Patrick and I love family and so spending this evening with them was delightful!

 

Our Christmas at Deep Creek. Click to read more about the new Hoffmans and the new Nolans with the Hoffmans!

In celebration of our first Christmas together, we decided to do a Christmas Card! We found a picture on pinterest which was our inspiration. However, we spiced it up and made it custom for us. Here is what we came up with!