Journal

Kara and I have known each other for a few years now- we both attended the same college, although a few years apart. Notre Dame of Maryland University is a women’s college and the bonds I made there still run very strong. We are a small school, tight knit even years and majors apart. I […]

In some ways, a tent in a backyard feels like the most timeless of all weddings! And in a pandemic, it certainly is the safest option! Lindsey and Scott are one of those couples that compliment each other so perfectly. Scott is absolutely a guys-guy. He is a Baltimore Police officer, a little serious until […]

Mary Ellen and her family were the winners of the 2019 Christmas Bazaar giveaway at St Francis in Fulton MD. We waited until early summer because they welcomed a beautiful daughter, Olive. We started on the docks of Centennial Park. Porter liked the ducks and pointing them out to us. Pointing out his new sister…well […]

When Kellie emailed me to set up family photos she remarked how the last full family portrait they had was when their boys were in elementary school. Now they were teenagers! Amazing how fast life moves! I met them at their home and we walked to the park behind their home. I know photos are […]

When I met Tim at Boordy’s a few days before the proposal, he mentioned Rachel was annoyed that he left the house on a rare day off to run errands. She had no idea he was picking up her ring after we picked the perfect proposal spot. The day of I got there early. I […]

A personal micro-wedding at the bride’s family home on the Chesapeake Bay Elisabeth and Cliff contacted me a month or so into the pandemic. Like so many their wedding plans have been forced to change. Their original wedding plans however were a destination wedding in the Dominican Republic so it must have felt extra cruel […]

Chania has been my neighbor for a few years now. When I first met her she was probably a freshmen in highschool. Her mom and I swap gardening tips over the deck, especially since the pandemic and when she put out a “Proud Hammond High School Graduate, Class of 2020” sign in the front yard […]

In March, weddings started postponing left and right but a few brave couples saw opportunity instead of concern. Emma and Colin have been together “for ever”. Really- they went to prom together, and have been engaged for 4 years. I joked with Emma they have been engaged longer than Ryan and I have known each […]

My suite mate in college, Rachel, now coaches soccer at a local high school which is how I connected with Katherine for her senior portraits. Like many seniors this 2020 her final year in high school played out really differently than anticipated. This year, more than ever, we need to celebrate our seniors! They worked […]