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February 1, 2018

Seriously, how dang cute are Lilly and Brett?! We headed down right after Christmas to Jerusalem Mills for their engagement session. I’m just over here swooning over how adorable these two are together. We managed to get snow on the ground for our photos, but we actually got lucky and caught a pretty warm day […]

January 31, 2018

Last night I met with a wonderful bride, whose wedding I will be photographing in December of this year. As we talked, one of the topics we discussed were some of our more unpopular wedding opinions. We were total kindred spirits! We shared a lot of the same thoughts about wedding planning, and the obligations […]

January 29, 2018

FILED IN: Weddings

Oh my gosh, Devon and Michael’s Ceresville Mansion wedding was to die for!! The bride and groom, the guests, the details, everything about this entire day was just perfection. When I arrived, the girls were getting ready and having the best time. I really think that this is one of the underrated parts of a […]

January 16, 2018

I love getting to explore new locations for photos. So, when Victoria suggested a Cylburn Arboretum engagement session, I immediately said yes! I had heard of this location before but had never been there myself. Let me tell you, it did not disappoint! We started off our session slowly exploring the property and taking in […]

July 25, 2017

Ya’ll, lemme tell you.. it’s been a HOT summer. But, getting to spend time with awesome couples like these two makes being out in the heat not so bad! Joy and Kevin were the sweetest couple, and I loved getting to know them as we explored downtown for their Ellicott City engagement session! The area […]

June 9, 2017

FILED IN: Weddings

Happy Friday everyone! I’m thrilled to be sharing Kristen and Patrick’s Morningside Inn wedding on the blog today! These two were so much fun to get to know in the days leading up to their wedding. I loved hearing about how these two met, way back when they were just 13 years old in middle school! […]

May 18, 2017

FILED IN: Maternity

We managed to get Cindy and Russell’s Baltimore Maternity Session scheduled just in time, because 2 days after this session, baby Russell IV made his appearance into the world! We had to reschedule a few times due to some rainy yucky weather. Thankfully we finally got a nice spring day and headed out to Patapsco […]

April 24, 2017

FILED IN: Family

This Union Mills family session was a great way to kick off spring. Spring sessions are seriously some of my favorite ever! It always helps when you have a family as adorable as this one is. Becca was a bridesmaid in a wedding I shot last October, and I was so excited when she contacted me […]

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