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Chelsea and Phil had such a fun day! They met our assistant Sarah on a family friend’s farm in Monkton on a gorgeous sunny (but cold!) day. The neighbor’s farm had cherry blossoms, a beautiful red barn, and tons of horses! 

When your bride tells you that she’s coming in on a firetruck, you know it’s gonna be a fun wedding. Meredith and Joey had a STUNNING Turf Valley wedding… their color palette vivacious and regal! I love that they weren’t afraid to go BOLD and colorful. I personally love when bouquets look killer against complimentary bridesmaids dresses!

From the first look, to the sweet tears of daughters, to fake money being thrown at reception, and guests wheeling in on luggage carts, this wedding sure made memories for all. 

Their wedding was darling. Records were placemats, the tables names were font families. These two graphic designers showed their skill in the creation of their invitations and place cards.  My personal favorite was their first look. Joe’s response and also his surprise songwriting with singing and playing the guitar to Stephanie was just beautiful. Their wedding day was focused on Jesus and people. The majority of their reception was full of toast, guests sharing words of wisdom, encouragement, stories and more to the couple. 

When we met them at a bridal show, we had not idea what would come about for these two! We just clicked with these two. 

Let’s just say, we have amazing memories with these guys. Earlier this year, we ventured out to Colorado where Allison and Benny live, and trekked through Breckenridge… these guys were such champions. We literally drug them all over the town, up the mountains, and into the snow. You can see their engagement pics here. A moose also showed up! We ended our time with them with dinner out and Hot Chocolate back at our Airbnb condo walking distance from town. We knew their wedding day would be nothing short of what we experienced with them.

A couple weeks ago, we (Patrick, myself, and our Assistant Sarah), ventured out to Colorado to meet up with one of our couples for their engagement session. Allison and Benny met us here in Colorado, booked us for their Maryland Wedding via skype once they had moved out to Colorado. We were so excited to be able to photograph these guys not only where they live, but also in our favorite second state in the US.

We flew in on Friday, and photographed these guys on Saturday in one of our favorite mountain towns, Breckenridge, Colorado. The morning before meeting them we scoped out some locations and couldn’t wait to meet up with them and take them on what became a 3 hour excursion. We even saw a MOOSE! In my whole life I’ve only seen 3 in the wild and so that was a pretty awesome thing to be with them and experience that. 

Amanda & Clyde had a beautiful August wedding at the Historic Union Mills Homestead. With no clouds in the sky, these two had a sweet and emotional ceremony in the gardens among family and friends. Amanda and Clyde have two beautiful children from their 12 years together and made the decision to seal the deal and get married with their kids right by their side. 

Their young son wrote a poem which was read at the reception as a means to convey his love for his parents. Instead of dancing with parents, Amanda and Clyde danced with their children. Clyde with their daughter, and Amanda with their son. Throughout the night, you just knew there was so much love among this family and you could tell there was deep sincere history among all. 

A few weeks ago, our assistant Sarah met up with one of our 2016 Radiant Couples, Amanda and Clyde for their Union Mills Homestead Engagement Session. These two are getting married in August at Union Mills and we are thrilled to be shooting their wedding! We can’t wait for their Union Mills Homestead wedding in August! It’s gonna be amazing! Congrats Amanda & Clyde!

Last Friday, we had the honor of photographing Stephanie and Nick’s Wedding at Geneva Farms Golf Course in Jarrettsville. It was a beautiful week, leading up to a snowy/rainy mix of a day, but  that didn’t change attitudes!

Amber and Chris were so much fun to get to know. I met them at one of the expos last fall when their name was drawn as the winner. Amber and her mom, who was with her, were ecstatic. We unfortunately were already booked on their wedding day, but we still got to work with them for their free engagement session.

I’ve known Emily Williams back when I was in middle school and I was still a Hoffman, and she was a Meeks. Emily and I both have become wives, business owners, and friends, in that order. 🙂

Emily and her husband, Tom, have a sweet sweet family. Her little girls are precious… I’ve official been invited over by them for hot chocolate, I can’t wait! Naomi and Eliana are my new buds.

On a chilly, windy blustery day, we all ventured to downtown Baltimore for a Fells Point Photoshoot! Family style!! The girls were bundled, blankets and all, and their little guy, Xavier, was an absolute champ!