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Oh gosh, this wedding I’m so excited to share, and I think it’s because I got to check off a bucket list wedding item: Photograph a Rainy Ceremony OUTDOOR, and our couple was the dream couple to do this with!

Sara and Joey had an incredible wedding day, wet, yes, but honestly, it was some of the prettiest lighting we’ve had all year with overcast skies but then moments of soft light. They get an award for trusting us with difficult weather and allowing us to call needed audibles day of!

There were so many cool details of this wedding that I have to mention. From an intimate first look, to a really special gift from Sara to Joey. He has a favorite actor and Sara got a recording from the actor to Joey on his wedding day. It was so cool, so special and Joey was definitely moved by it. I’ll never forget that Sara said that she wanted to get married outside. There was a 50% chance of rain, so we took all 30 of our umbrellas out to ceremony, set a bunch, gave some to family, and went full mode into what we were pretty sure would become a rainy ceremony. Sure enough, as soon as Sara walked down the aisle, the skies clouded over and the rain started to come. I’ve never interrupted a ceremony before but I was not about to allow my bride to be drenched, covered, soaked. The ceremony continued with umbrellas in hand by all and smiles too. I do’s were said and all cheered as our couple recessed out as husband and wife!

I remember getting a phone call and an email from Wendy. She was sweet and knew she wanted to hire us. I wanted to do a zoom call with her even though we were only going to be photographing a couple of hours, and our conversation was nothing short of fun, laughter, and excitement for what would come.

Wendy and Ken are a super kind couple that we had the honor of spending a wonderful May day with. Their wedding at Grey Rock Mansion in Reisterstown. With a wonderful vendor team, an amazing family unit, and some of the cutest flower children to date, they had a gorgeous day.

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.

This wedding is so fun for us to post. When we met Zach and Melinda, I’ll never forget thinking how amazing these two are together. Zach is by far one of the most gentle yet strong man… like the kind that leads well, that you’d follow because you trust him. And Melinda, what a babe. She even told me once “I’m not really girly” and I told her straight up, you’re a bombshell… she’s just super humble, so sweet, and I can definitely see us being friends for life.

From our time with them eating dinner after their engagement session, to our final meeting, a few texts, we knew their wedding was bound to be full of fun, tears, and sweet moments. I can’t even say what my favorites were because there were so many cool things that these guys did. So I’m gonna start at the beginning and work my way through the end.

Yah! A turf valley wedding! I remember in our first couple years of business, Turf Valley was bucket list for us. I wanted to be their friend, wanted to shoot weddings there. Well, let’s just say… they’ve become one of our favorite venues. Not only do they refer weddings to us, but we have the honor of photographing events there, even their spa and pool. Patrick got to be a model once to lol. Anyway, we love Turf Valley and this wedding was our first there this year!

Stacy and Ryan are such a bomb couple. They truly are some of the most genuine people we’ve had the honor of photographing. They are sweet, kind, down to earth, and were just a joy to be around their whole wedding day. They even let us steal them at sunset and walk literally like 100 yards to chase the sun!

I’m so excited to share this wedding for so many reasons! I met Paige years ago, in the winter of 2011, maybe it was even 2012. I was working for a brand agency in Towson, and Paige worked for one of our clients. Little did I know that years later, 8 years to exact, that Paige and Matt would reach out and hire us to be their wedding photographers. I honestly was so excited, nervous and honored. I didn’t really get to say goodbye to Paige when I stopped working for that agency, so reconnecting with her was so special. There is sooo much to go on about with this wedding, so I think it’s best if I just go in order!

This wedding is special for us to share! We’ve known Melissa for a few years now. I actually don’t remember how we met Melissa but she’s been a photographer for us, has become a sweet friend, and a cheerleader for our business. When Melissa got engaged to Brian, we basically told her we wanted to shoot her wedding. No pressure, but wanted to love on them, and do it as a way to thank her for the work she’s done for us, but also because we genuinely were excited for her, her future, and her wedding.

Melissa and Brian had an awesome engagement session with us, and we loved our time with them afterwards eating Mexican food at a great restaurant called Pachanga in Ellicott City. Things were up in the air for a little while due to COVID but we are so pumped when they said they were going to move forward and still have their wedding.

with the fact that Erin has become a dear friend of mine. I met her years ago, like 2014 or 2015, in a different season of our lives, and can’t believe we got to shoot her beautiful wedding in April! When she and Brian reached out in 2019, we are so honored! Watching her marry the love of her life was a dream… like I actually had a dream about it and even told her haha. Brian is such a stud… he’s amazing. Motivated and the pursuer of Erin’s heart… it’s so evident and obvious. These two rockin’ business owners are amazing… Erin is my massage therapist and together they own B-Fit, a gym in downtown Baltimore.

Their wedding day was full of so much goodness. With a bridesmaid reveal, a first look shared with Brian, a gorgeous sunny day at the Mansion at Valley Country Club, and of course a rocking party…. what a day! I loved the choreography they did together for their first dance and her matron of honor’s speech, her sister, had the whole room laughing.

This wedding was one we have been looking forward to and waiting for! As one of our postponed couples, Jen and Sergio had waited long and hard to get married. We met them back in 2019 and had even done an escape room with them on a quadruple date! (And yes, we all won!).

How do I describe Jen and Sergio? Let’s just start with the fact that they too love Jesus, like we do. They love each other, their relationship is founded on deep trust, Jesus, the bible, and family. They met online swiping right, had an okay first date including going dutch on coffee, but Jen gave him another chance. Sergio already knew he’d marry Jen. It was a God thing… Jen knew to go on another date And I laughed so hard during their vows, when Jen said “Four years later, I forgive you, for not buying my coffee.” They’ve been inseparable ever since their second date.

It’s super rare for us to show up at a wedding having never met the couple in person. This was the case with Kelsey and Gabe. I walked into the bridal suite and immediately connected with Kelsey! It was one of those things that I knew it was going to be a great day. Prior to walking in to met her, I see this super handsome man walking across the grass… I knew it had to be our groom. I had never met Gabe and upon seeing him got so excited! He had a sweet smile and I could tell he was excited for the day ahead. There were so many beautiful moments that I want to highlight and point out while you scroll!