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Up on the blog today is Josh and Johnnas beautiful October Turf Valley Wedding! We are so excited to share this wedding for sooo many reasons! First off, Johnna’s family, parents and aunts and uncles are owners of Turf Valley. I jokingly say they all own Howard County… and they are some of the most incredible people. But beyond that, Johnna’s sister Nicole is one of my best friends in the industry and I’m so thankful for her friendship. When Nicole shared with me that her sister was engaged, I was sooo excited! I secretly hoped they would hire us, so when Josh and Johnna reached out, I was ecstatic! I love their families more than they know. A funny story before we dive in… back in 2014 when we went full-time as wedding photographers Turf Valley was on my bucket list of venues. I remember thinking… man, the day we photograph a wedding at Turf Valley, I will feel like I hit the lottery. The relationship we’ve cultivated in the last 10 years has brought great friendships, even with their catering staff and managers I feel like we can really create magic there and have the trust of the staff.

Yah! I’m so excited to share this session! These guys are our last wedding of 2022 and we are so pumped that they are the ones closing out our calendar! When we met up with them for their session, we knew were were going to have a blast. We had an hour to get as much variety as possible since we had so many ideas and places we wanted to take them in Old Ellicott City. Jenna and Scott met through work and were inseparable… very much like their session. They make each other smile and come alive. I LOVED Jenna’s dress… so much that I actually have it in navy! Now I have to go get mine altered cause she made it look so good! We took them from the bottom of the hill, almost to the top and wrapped up right around the new Mason Jar milkshake bar and La Palapas! Too bad it was closed by the time we finished up, so we walked over to La Palapa where we spent a couple hours just hanging out! Jenna and Scott, we are soo excited to be alongside you guys documenting your story, family, people, and love. Thanks for choosing us and trusting us!!

Aww yeah! Megan and Justin, your day came! As one of our rescheduled weddings and one of the hottest days of May, your Saturday wedding was wonderful. We knew it would be a doozy with the heat. From the time that I walked into the bridal suite until we left we knew we were in great company all day. Justin and Megan have the sweetest parents. Not only were they fun and inviting but they were intentional with us and light-hearted. Megan and Justin shared the sweetest first look under the weeping willows at their ceremony site. We were able to get the majority of wedding party photos done.

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Aww yeah! Megan and Justin, your day came! As one of our rescheduled weddings and one of the hottest days of May, your Saturday wedding was wonderful. We knew it would be a doozy with the heat. From the time that I walked into the bridal suite until we left we knew we were in great company all day. Justin and Megan have the sweetest parents. Not only were they fun and inviting but they were intentional with us and light-hearted. Megan and Justin shared the sweetest first look under the weeping willows at their ceremony site. We were able to get the majority of wedding party photos done.

Due to the heat, florals went out later than we had hoped but they looked beautiful! We still managed to get a great variety of our bride and groom with their chuppah after the ceremony. I don’t know the last time I did so many large extended family photos in such a short window after the ceremony. Their families were great, responsive and respectful of our time and their own. Our bride and groom still managed to get to the tail end of cocktail hour which was amazing.

Jen and Greg had an awesome wedding at Turf Valley. As one of our rescheduled clients that had hired us back in 2019 we were so excited for their wedding day to come. Jen and Greg warned us that it would be quite the party. And it did not disappoint.

When we arrived at Turf Valley that morning and I walked into the bridal Suite I knew I was in for a good time. The music was blaring, girls were in chairs getting hair and makeup done, and smiles were all around. Greg was just around the corner in another room about ready to meet the guys down in a suite to get dressed and ready for the day. These two had such a fun morning with family and friends. Jen shared a sweet first look with her dad. Soon after Jen would head outside for her first look with Greg. I absolutely love their first look. The way Greg looked at her and their excitement for what the day would hold most so evident. We managed to get all wedding party and the majority of family photos done on the front end of the day.

Scott and Erin are one of a kinds. Scott is faithful, sweet, and intentional. Erin is beautiful, kind, compassionate and sweet. When Scott and Erin got engaged Patrick was there for it, AND it was so awesome. We were so excited when they asked us to shoot it and Patrick got to be alongside Scott for his day. The whole day was special. Beautiful weather at Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott Cit. The cake, the details, their rings, their first look. All of it was wonderful. They had a great timeline, started and ended ceremony on time, and partied with everyone they love. We loved working with a great floral team and catering staff. Brian Crowe from Crowe Entertainment DJ’d and it was epic. What a great party and wedding.

Erin and Scott, we are so pumped for you, your future and can’t wait watch your love florish, your family grow (baseball games to come!), and for us to get closer in the years to come We love you so much, are praying for you, and are here if you need anything!

Yah! A wedding is up on the blog today and it’s a beautiful Main Street Ballroom couple, Abbie + Ryan! We got to work with Lauren Corrigan and a wonderful team of vendors.

The day was perfect. Hot, but that didn’t stop anyone from having fun or popping champagne. It did rain but the timing was perfect and happened after all the portraits were done… but you can tell in the photos… the lighting is bomb!

What is super super couple and wedding day! Christy and Tom had a beautiful wedding at the Turf Valley Resort. Amazing weather day with overcast skies, big puffy clouds and sunshine.

Upon arriving to Turf Valley and the suites, there was nothing but smiles. Patrick found the guys laughing and joking around, while Maggie found the girls giggling and giddy for what would come throughout the day. The girls looked incredible! Fun details and a killer makeup/hair team, Christy was show stopping.

Patrick and I got our couple ready for their first look out in the gardens. The encounter was epic… Tom was so pumped to see Christy and she just beamed. After a handful of photos, the bridal party and family would shortly meet us to cruise the property and do some great segments. We had our fingers crossed that the water wouldn’t come on while we were out on the course taking photos! Thankfully they never came on!

Oh gosh, this wedding I’m so excited to share, and I think it’s because I got to check off a bucket list wedding item: Photograph a Rainy Ceremony OUTDOOR, and our couple was the dream couple to do this with!

Sara and Joey had an incredible wedding day, wet, yes, but honestly, it was some of the prettiest lighting we’ve had all year with overcast skies but then moments of soft light. They get an award for trusting us with difficult weather and allowing us to call needed audibles day of!

There were so many cool details of this wedding that I have to mention. From an intimate first look, to a really special gift from Sara to Joey. He has a favorite actor and Sara got a recording from the actor to Joey on his wedding day. It was so cool, so special and Joey was definitely moved by it. I’ll never forget that Sara said that she wanted to get married outside. There was a 50% chance of rain, so we took all 30 of our umbrellas out to ceremony, set a bunch, gave some to family, and went full mode into what we were pretty sure would become a rainy ceremony. Sure enough, as soon as Sara walked down the aisle, the skies clouded over and the rain started to come. I’ve never interrupted a ceremony before but I was not about to allow my bride to be drenched, covered, soaked. The ceremony continued with umbrellas in hand by all and smiles too. I do’s were said and all cheered as our couple recessed out as husband and wife!

Yah! A turf valley wedding! I remember in our first couple years of business, Turf Valley was bucket list for us. I wanted to be their friend, wanted to shoot weddings there. Well, let’s just say… they’ve become one of our favorite venues. Not only do they refer weddings to us, but we have the honor of photographing events there, even their spa and pool. Patrick got to be a model once to lol. Anyway, we love Turf Valley and this wedding was our first there this year!

Stacy and Ryan are such a bomb couple. They truly are some of the most genuine people we’ve had the honor of photographing. They are sweet, kind, down to earth, and were just a joy to be around their whole wedding day. They even let us steal them at sunset and walk literally like 100 yards to chase the sun!

It’s kinda crazy to think and learn where couples find us. Lindsay’s parents live in our neighborhood and one day Patrick was out doing what he does in his free time – some project on the property – and a couple introduced themselves and told him their daughter was getting married and they had seen our logo on our car and the sign in our yard haha. Fast forward, these two set a date and reached out to us and we literally hung out on our patio for our first meeting then headed over to her parents house because I hadn’t met them yet. They told us at that meeting that we’d be their photogs and we were so excited! Lindsay and Jesse are such a fun couple and we had so much fun and their engagement session is evidence of it. They trusted us as we cruised old Ellicott City and Centennial Park and we literally chased daylight until we had none. They crushed their session and we are pretty excited to be shooting their 2022 wedding!