Journal

I know that Kayla and William’s engagement session is in the Fall but there was something about this sunrise session that felt a lot like spring. There was the cool breeze but the temperature was warm and a bright sun. I think Kayla’s second outfit also contributed to that spring vibe. We walked along the […]

I returned to Silo Falls Manor for the third time this year and for the third time, I was gifted the most beautiful weather. Bright warm sun, but this time with that lovely fall breeze. This is why Fall weddings in Maryland are the most popular – everyone wants the day Tia and Michael had. […]

Alexa and Logan are one of the sweetest couples I’ve ever met. They also definitely deserve a date night! They have the sweetest baby girl at home and a new born in a pandemic AND wedding planning is a lot! This is why I offer a free engagement session to every wedding couple. I want […]

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 […]