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Yah! This post is long over due thanks to an insanely busy wedding season, but we are pumped to share it because it’s honestly so beautiful!

When we met Angela and Chris, we were so hopeful they would hire us. Angela and Chris, like us, are private school kids, that could have/should have met way before they did, but fate knew it would come to be. Our time with Angela and Chris was soo much fun. They trusted us as we requested to try a few new things in a location we shoot at a lot. I look at their photos and you wouldn’t even know where they were standing, or who was around, but what you can see are two really incredible people who are excited to get married!

Love stories grow with time, and so for these co-workers, love grew at work! Caroline and John were teachers that met at Dundalk high school over 5 years ago. Their love grew as the school had events and they happened to keep signing up for the same ones. It just made sense to start spending life together.

Caroline and John’s wedding was fun, intentional and playful. The day started off with the bridal party getting ready where the girls and guys were laid back drinking champagne and playing cards. Caroline got ready at Eagles Nest alongside her mom and bridesmaids.

We were so excited to shoot with Christina and Jeremy at Longwood Gardens! Let me first say that Christina is the third sister in a family. We had photographed the other 2 sisters weddings, Amanda and Melissa, and we couldn’t be more excited to be photographing her wedding in January. Jeremy, we are so pumped you’re marrying into that family, they are amazing as you already know.

Grace and Ben had a great session at the Rawlings Conservatory! With dogs in tow, we cruised all around the surrounding areas. Unfortunately we weren’t able to go in due to COVID restrictions but found treasure all around! After our time there, we decided to head down into Baltimore City and hit up the outside of the BMA! These two rocked their session and we couldn’t be more excited about their wedding coming up in August!

EkkK! I’m soooo excited to share this session with you. First off, I LOVE when things just align when you least expect it. Patrick and I flew to Mexico back in January for a friends wedding that we were photographing. On the first day, we got to the resort, grabbed some food, and then were trying to figure out where everything was. So we found ourselves looking at a map, at the same time as another couple. Austin and Courtney were standing there too, I’m pretty sure we asked them a question and they couldn’t answer it either because they had just arrived as well. We talked a little bit, shared a little about ourselves and said “see ya later!”

Little did we know we would run into them a few more times. Once we saw them again I whispered to Patrick, “babe, we should see if they want some photos!” We of course were pumped about the idea of photographing these cuties… probably because we knew they would be so fun and up for a great adventure. Let’s just say, adventure was definitely part of it. We definitely got introuble and yelled at twice off property… our bad. Then we cruised around, tried some new verbal cues like “run and jump off that sand dune towards us” and our favorite… “sit down in the water and see what happens.”

Ekkk! This proposal is so exciting. We met Steve and Megan through one of our 2016 couples and now dear friends Heather and Tyler! When Steve reached out via IG, we were like yes! We were so excited to witness and capture this proposal because we knew or rather had an inkling that we may shot this wedding too! Patrick shot the proposal and had a beautiful experience watching Megan say yes! Weeks later they would ask us to be their wedding photographers and we can’t wait!!! Congrats Steve and Megan!! Enjoy this season ENGAGED!!

Cruising around Solomons island with these guys was a blast! We lucked out with the weather and Megan and Ryan showed me some pretty cool places! Like most our couples, these two started out unsure of the session and dominated. The camera and posing came so easily for these guys and we are so excited for their 2021 wedding!

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!

Sierra and Dan came to us because of a string of other past couples that hired us for their wedding. Sierra and Dan are great friends with the Risers and Strotts, two of our past couples and sisters too! When Sierra and Dan reached out, we were like “ANOTHER COUPLE that is friends with Amanda and Melissa!?” We honestly are so thankful that they keep sending friends our way and they hire us haha. We love what we do and being able to capture amazing moments and people is the best. If there was ever a session to showcase some cute dogs, it would be Sierra and Dan’s session. Their pups did awesome even though Sierra wasn’t sure if they would cooperate… well, they did and did awesome! Sierra and Dan, great job! We are so excited for whats to come and can’t wait for your wedding!

You know, there’s people that you just wonder if you met them in person somewhere else. When we met Emma and Thomas for the first time, it was virtual because of Covid but we knew we’d have fun. It wasn’t until we met in person that I was like… oh my gosh… Emma is like a best friend from another life haha. She and I are so alike in so many ways but we also have so much in common like DIY projects and food! She’s officially going to be my Cricut Mentor and her and I are going to take on the etsy world with projects haha. But enough about us, let’s talk about her and Thomas. These two rocked their session and were so teachable and willing to try things with us that we hadn’t done in a while. Specifically motion blur with a train and some other cute poses. Emma and Thomas, thanks so much for allowing us to be creatives while having so much fun.