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Let’s just start with saying the dinner was the best part haha. We discovered during their engagement session that we all love Indian food and decided we should try a new place that none of us had been to. That way if we had a great experience, it would be a win, and if it was horrible, we’d had a good laugh and story. Kelsey and Chad, how much fun… you guys were so much fun to spend time with. If your wedding day is going to be anything like your session, holy moly, it’s gonna be awesome!!

This may be a sappy post but you better keep reading. Heather and Tyler are one of our 2016 couples. They got married on a beautiful September day. Within a year of being married, Tyler got diagnosed with cancer. He beat it once and we celebrated alongside them. 

Earlier this year it came back, in another part of his body. We stood alongside these two, prayed with them, spoke life over them, and declared healing, joy, and believed for the miraculous once again in their lives. 

Guys… yesterday, Heather and Tyler got the news from his doctor that the PET scan came back, and he is in complete remission! Thank you Jesus! I cried in the bathroom yesterday morning when Tyler text us on our group chat. 

We met Brooke at a bridal show at Turf Valley earlier in the year and she ended up being our engagement session winner. I remember when I met her and we talked, she was so sweet and kind. When we found that she and Nick wanted to meet with us and hire us for their wedding, we were so excited. These two lovebirds get married in March 2019 and we spent our time with them for their session in DC. We literaly galavanted all over the mall in DC from the Jefferson Memorial to the Reflecting Pond and the WWII Memorial.

O.M.G…. can we just stop and say…. Jenn and Brent got FALLLLLLLL engagement photos. As ya’ll know, this has been such a wet year and the weather is having an identity crisis. We had literally rescheduled Brent and Jenn a few times because of weather and other scenarios and we just lucked out with the weather and the coloration for their day! It wasn’t and shouldn’t have been so colorful, but it was and we aren’t complaining.

Jenn and Brent, we absolutely loved our time with you. It doesn’t help that we are biased towards these two for 2 reasons. Brent works for an amazing Ellicott City realtor and happens to know Patrick’s cousin pretty well. And Jenn works for us part time and is a killer dancer!

We met these lovebirds at a bridal show and they were the winners of the session giveaway. Kendria and Gladstone are getting married in the Dominican Republic (please take us with you) and it’s going to be beautiful! These two did great and Kendria’s dress was my favorite. The two of them together looked so incredible. I’m so excited for these two and the journey they are on!

It was so great to meet Laura and Kurt at the Living Radiant office a few months ago! They are the sweetest couple, their wedding to be focused on their family and friends. When it got time to plan their engagement session, Laura said she really wanted it to feel like fall! Well, fall came late this year and with all of the rain we had to reschedule until we could find a perfect day with the perfect colors! We met at one of my favorite places, Patapsco State Park. There is so much variety there, from bridges to the river to even train tracks. It’s always one of our favorites. Luckily, the weather was great that day and we were able to find some beautiful fall-like places to shoot! We even spotted a part of the track that was shared with a family of deer. Check out their pictures below and stay tuned for their wedding this summer! Can’t wait! 

Saboring Champagne and eating Pizza. I mean, seriously… what a great theme for an engagement session! When Brandon emailed me proposing this idea, Patrick and I were like, absolutely. Dress up, drink champagne (or pretend to) and totally sit with feet over the water eating a box of yummy Papa Johns Pizza… we were all about it.

When we pulled up to the house I was like, I love this place. Our engagement session with Brittany and Darryl was a family affair. Her parents invited us in, showed us around. For all the LOST lovers out there, the house used to be owned by John Locke. It was like a castle, meets […]

These guys picked a really cool venue for the engagement session because of their story. Their story begins in 2014 where they met through mutual friends. It wasn’t really until 2017 that they started talking and hanging out, and they really enjoyed time at Big Cork Vineyards both together and with friends. So it was fitting to do their engagement session at Big Cork Winery. What a really cool place.

We met Courtney and Ryan at her sister’s wedding reception and then ran into them at a Bridal Show at the venue her sister got married at. It was so special with Courtney asked us to be their wedding photographers, secretly because I get to be with her awesome family all over again.