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Caleb and Creason had a really awesome session up in Havre De Grace! We rarely photograph in that part of town and it’s quite a treat when we do! The variety of locations that downtown Havre de Grace has to offer is amazing. From piers, to rocks and water, to woodsy areas and street and park, we find that the final gallery for our couples gives them so many options.

I am so excited to share this session with you! Sara and Joey are one of the couples that we had to reschedule three maybe even four times for their engagement session due to Covid. When we finally got a date on calendar fully knowing we were able to shoot, we were so excited! Clearly there’s a lot of excitement on our end being able to shoot at all thanks to restrictions being lifted.

Sara and Joey did awesome during our time with them. We met up at Baker Park in Frederick to find that the park was vibrant, full of lots of people (haha) and beautiful weather. Thankfully not so packed that we could not shoot around people however Sara and Joey were so patient with us as we cruise to the park to find locations and new places to shoot.

How fun was this day! What a way to step out of your comfort zone… for all of us! Gloria and Roger opted for a really unique engagement session in DC at the National Gallery of Art! It was a rainy day, so we had crowds to compete with, but they were both super flexible and were go gracious as we mazed through the museum! I loved how creative this session became and how much fun we had exploring. I can’t remember the last time I was at this museum, it’s definitely been over 10 years! These cuties are a lot of fun, I met them first at Lina and Jake’s wedding in March of 2019. I can’t wait for their wedding this September!!

Mandy and Chris just moved back from Annapolis to Baltimore! Welcome home! We did a cute homecoming engagement session downtown Baltimore and got some of my new favorite shots! We went to Locust Point, Fort McHenry, Under Armour, the American Visionary Art Museum, and Fed Hill! Take a note from these two and be flexible and you’ll end up with gorgeous photos! 

2 words: Smoke + Confetti. Literally this is how I’ll forever remember these guys. And that’s not to make you feel bad, we are sooo in love with this session! We had never done smoke bombs before and we were so excited to try them. And then there’s that confetti ya’ll bought thats the finest confetti we’ve ever photographed… and I must say, I found some in my car last week. So yah, I’ll really remember your session for months and years to come haha. 

A couple weeks ago, we got to photograph a really cute engagement session, at sunrise in Fells Point. You know, we are NOT morning people at all, but there’s something about the lighting and the quiet streets in Fells Point that doesn’t make it so bad. We met Katie and Greg right as the sun was coming up, but since it was overcast, we didn’t get any killer skies. We did however get THE BEST lighting for our couple though and could shoot in any direction we wanted because the sun wouldn’t be harsh at all.

I love when history merges with real life present time. Prior to going full time back in 2014, I used to work for a marketing and branding agency in Towson. One of our clients was right in the heart of towson. Paige was on staff, so technically, she was my client back in 2011-2013 in another life.. We kept in touch on social media. Fast forward to a couple months ago, I get an email from Paige through our website and I was sooo thrilled. I was probably more honored that out of all the amazing photographers in town, she choose us.

These two are CUTE! I loved meeting Olivia and Sean for their downtown Fells engagement session this fall! I love having sessions down in Fells because there is so much history (and cobblestone!) and so many beautiful storefronts! While we were shooting we saw TWO bridal parties taking photos, too! You could tell that Olivia and Sean were visibly excited watching these two bridal parties have so much fun. Your time is coming!!

Emily and Kevin had a beautiful engagement session at the Naval Academy and in downtown Annapolis. After Emily and Kevin hired us, they had a few ideas of where to go and we proposed some and we all agreed on Annapolis. Upon arriving it started to rain. We all were like NOOOO…. This isn’t going to happen. Patrick and I started to think strategically about where we could go and how to shoot despite the rain. Basically these guys had to trust us as none of us (including them) wanted to reschedule the session due to schedules, etc.

I am so excited for this fall 2020, Living Radiant has some beautiful weddings coming up! For me, I can’t wait for this October wedding because my groom, Jon, is a friend from college! We went to Towson University together almost SEVEN YEARS ago! Oh, how the time flies! While we both stayed local to the area, luckily, and I was so thankful he called when he wanted to propose to his super sweet girlfriend, Alex! You can catch that sweet moment here!