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Scott and Erin are one of a kinds. Scott is faithful, sweet, and intentional. Erin is beautiful, kind, compassionate and sweet. When Scott and Erin got engaged Patrick was there for it, AND it was so awesome. We were so excited when they asked us to shoot it and Patrick got to be alongside Scott for his day. The whole day was special. Beautiful weather at Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott Cit. The cake, the details, their rings, their first look. All of it was wonderful. They had a great timeline, started and ended ceremony on time, and partied with everyone they love. We loved working with a great floral team and catering staff. Brian Crowe from Crowe Entertainment DJ’d and it was epic. What a great party and wedding.

Erin and Scott, we are so pumped for you, your future and can’t wait watch your love florish, your family grow (baseball games to come!), and for us to get closer in the years to come We love you so much, are praying for you, and are here if you need anything!

This wedding was one for the books for us. Kristin and Adam are incredible. I felt like I’ve known them forever, but the first time we met in person was at their wedding. K+A were referred to us by one of her bridesmaids, a friend of mine from college, thanks Steph! When they hired us, we were so pumped! We had never shot a wedding at Belmont Country Club in Leesburg VA, so shooting a Loudon County wedding was pretty neat for us. When we arrived, we loved the venue. The guys were in a parlor of a historic house and the girls were in a sitting room that partnered a gorgeous high ceiling bathroom. Probably the prettiest bathroom I’ve ever seen on a wedding day.

We have been waiting years… yes, years for this incredible wedding with Kevin and Eugenia. When they hired us back in 2019, none of us knew what was coming in a few short months. The pandemic impacted all of us, and thanks to great clients, amazing vendors, and great hope, we knew the day would come and we would all be able to celebrate these two amazing people.

Kevin and Eugenia had a gorgeous day on Gibson Island. A year prior to this day, Kevin and Eugenia made their marriage official on the boat slips on Gibson Island surround by immediate family and handful of friends. To be back on the island felt great, and this time with 10x the amount of people! The morning kicked off with the bridesmaids getting ready at the cottage while the guys golfed and hung out at the clubhouse. Kevin and Eugenia anticipated the moments leading up to their first look. I loved how Kevin looked at his wife as if it was really their wedding day, and not just a party. We cruised around the property of the club and then met the bridal party to go back to the boat docks for portraits. With smaller families we were able to get them a lot of variety and as we say on most wedding days “kids are like popsicles, eventually they melt” and the littles did great until they couldn’t anymore.

Yah! This wedding has been delivered and they love their photos! And I have to say, we do too! When we met Steph and John, we just knew that they would be one of those couples that would have an awesome wedding day, be excited for the full experience of the day, but also trust us to do what we love and are good at. The whole day was wonderful. These two opted not to do a first look which allowed us to do a lot of their separates on the front end of the day. Steph shared a really sweet reveal with her dad. John gave Stephanie a photo album… like a custom one and it was so sentimental. One of my favorite details from their day was including their dog on socks as well as signature drinks. Oh, and Steph wore cowboy boots!

Referrals are so incredible. I can’t even think what life would look like not to have a relationship with people. Ashley and Joe are one of those couples. They found us through one of our past couples Abby and Eric, one of our 2016 couples. Ashley and Joe are wonderful people. And their families are also so sweet. We met Ashley and Joe in person at their engagement shoot and what was probably one of the hottest engagement sessions of the entire year, maybe even two years. Joe had just returned from Kuwait from deployment so we were so pumped to be able to spend some time with him pre-wedding day and get to know them at dinner.

We love when friends from other seasons of life come to us to document their wedding. This story is fun because Patrick and Ashley go back to the Chapelgate days in highschool (I think that’s right, maybe even younger!). Fast forward to a few years ago, we were doing an event at Turf Valley. Ms. Kim, what we call her, is Ashley’s mom and she was on staff at Turf Valley and a huge part of the famous Wedding Extravaganza event planning team. We loved our meetings with Kim and team, and soon after re-met Ashley. Fast forward to last year, Ashley invited us and hired us to document the unity of her and Jimmy and their beautiful family. Dang, do they have the sweetest and prettiest kids!

I’ll never forget when Michelle called me, emailed me and texted me. I was soo excited to be able to shoot for such a wonderful woman, her soon to be husband and her kids.

I’m so thankful that we made the decision back in 2020 during the pandemic to launch Beloved Weddings… a wedding option for under 5 hours and under 50 people. It allowed us to give people incredible photos documenting their love story, without the high expense for our couples simply wanting documentation for smaller event.

What a cold session but Hannah and Nick did awesome! And so did their dog!

We met Hannah and Nick at Centennial Park about two hours before sunset. We knew where we wanted to take them and knew we were chasing daylight. The park had a lot of construction so our normal route had to be ditched and these two had to trust us as we drove throughout the park. Hannah and Nick, you guys did awesome! We are so excited to get to know you more and can’t wait for your wedding!

Ekk, this session I’m so excited to blog! First off, I met Johnna years ago through Turf Valley and her sister Nicole who is one of my good friends. Love her to pieces! When Nicole AND Johnna both reached out to tell me that Johnna and Josh wanted to hire us for their wedding, we were elated, and so honored. Our time with Josh and Johnna was soo much fun. I’m not sure if we liked their session more, or talking about life, houses, and hobbies over some amazing CPK food! They dominated their session, and there was a little hazieness in the air that made it dreamy, suspenseful and romantic! Johnna and Josh, we are so pumped for you! We are going to have the most fun day with you guys!

Our last wedding of the year! I can’t believe we survived 2021 but we did and we did it next to the best couples on the planet. So excited to share this wedding with you all. Not only was this our last wedding of the year, but it was our 54th wedding of the year and there’s not another couple we would have wanted it to be.

Emily and Trevor, Congrats. Your day was full of so many sweet memories and moments. You both come from intentional, and beautiful families. The parent reveals were incredible, and watching Emily’s mom admire her daughter as she got dressed got me emotional too.

The whole day was full and fun. These lovebirds got ready at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, sharing a first touch and their vows on the Four Seasons waterfront. They actually rode together in the same vehicle to their ceremony but didn’t actually see each other until Emily walked down the aisle! Thanks for trusting us, for letting us get creative, and even letting us try something new. By new, these guys trust us to do a first touch followed by a photo looking at the camera… but without seeing each other. Talk about self control!