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YAH! So Genevieve and Alex kicked off our 2018 Spring Wedding Season with a GORGEOUS wedding at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club!! We have been looking forward to this wedding for months, probably because 1) They were the first of the Spring season, 2) our bride is our WeddingWire sales rep (which is awesome!) and 3) because we knew it would be a wedding packed full of details, details, details!

When we show up to a meeting and the bride has already decided she’s going to hire you because she loves your work, AND her fiancé said, “They snowboard and have the same vehicles? Hire them.” You gotta love it. 

We met Amanda and Rob at the Towson Panera, where we learned that this couple would not only be an amazing couple to photograph, but amazing friends post wedding. We were so excited to shoot their wedding day. They had a beautiful color palette, gorgeous weather, and my personal favorites of the day were Amanda’s details, her bouquet, their darling trolley, and their adventurous spirit to allow us to take them to the walking bridge off a beaten path near their venue. Wait until you see those pictures!

Jenna and Robert, your day was nothing short of evident joy. You guys beamed, as did your family, friends, and your guests. The guys in their whites looked incredible, the florals in the tent I loved, and all the details that curated your story were perfect. Oh, and your surprise Bentley was pretty special too. We wish you guy the best! So sad you’re on the other coast, but can’t wait to meet up with you in the months and years to come! (We’ll be in San Diego in March!)

THIS POST IS SO SPECIAL TO US!! Becky is my “little sister” who is all grown up and an amazing woman. I’m so proud to call her my sister. Becky has been living in Australia the last three years for school and while there met an incredible man named Michael, a Samoan who officially became our brother-in-law in January.

Becky and Michael had a super fun Stateside reception to bring together family and friends and celebrate their marriage! They got married on the water in Melbourne, and their stateside reception was held at the same location Patrick and I did only ours was 3.5 years ago! We got to be both bridal party and photographers (for just part of the day) and dance alongside Becky and Michael. You’ve gotta check out the photobooth pictures too to see my crazy family. My personal favorite… the donut wall. I mean, donuts for days!!

Steph and Brad met through mutual friends. These two absolutely love sports… especially the Orioles (I mean who doesn’t love our Baltimore Baseball team!?)… They bonded over their love of sports and quickly became inseparable. These guys live near us in Ellicott City and love being outdoors, watching sports, and relaxing with friends. Steph and Brad wanted their engagement pics at Centennial Lake, where Brad proposed to Steph while on a picnic. They are getting married at Turf Valley next year and we are thrilled to be alongside them as they throw the biggest party of their lives!

When I graduated from college in 2009, my first job was teaching Kindergarten at the McDonogh School in Owings Mills. I spent two years there, surrounded by amazing people, students, and families. As a Bryn Mawr grad who spent years on the Gilman School campus (I grew up living on campus) with brothers who attended Gilman, McDonogh was the arch enemy. But ever since I taught at McDonogh, my heart for that school has grown so big that I think I might love McDonogh as much as I love Gilman.

I’ll never forget the inquiry I got from Stephanie and Tim for the first time they reached out to us. When the question “How did you find us?” came up, Stephanie said “We just stumbled upon you!”

This couple is the kind of couple we hope for, pray for, and get excited to work with. Not just because they “stumbled upon us” but also because they are fun, adventurous, sweet, light hearted, and when you’re with them, you feel like you’ve been friends for years.

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!

We kicked off wedding season in Early March with a beautiful state-side wedding celebrating the marriage of Sai Rashmika & her groom, Venkat Sunil. We couldn’t be more excited to be apart of such a sweet celebration, with tons of kids, lots of dancing, and color galore!!