Backyard Microwedding | Clarksburg, MD Wedding Photographer | DMV Wedding Photographer
Shellina and Leo’s story evolved overtime in the most beautiful way. Leo was her brother’s best friend for years. Eventually they met and their story began to no ones shock. Their wedding day was absolutely lovely. It was a smaller affair with all of the important bits and people at Shellina’s family home. Large trees created the perfect protection from the hot sun, the sprawling lawn was freshly tended to. Her father’s collection of prize roses sprinkling in all the colors throughout the landscaping. Their puppy Lucy ran around having the time of her life. We all danced, ate, shared stories, and just had a wonderful day all together celebrating Shellina and Leo and their love.
Downtown Cumberland, MD Engagement| Maryland Engagement Photographer | Downtown Cumberland, MD
Courtney and Garrett were inspired for the love of their town and each other for their engagement session and wedding day planning. So we wandered around Downtown Cumberland, MD mid construction and captured some of the old, some of the new, and the evolutions of all in between. Garrett has been working hard to rehabilitate the now Rosenbaum building, so we wandered around the lobby and the roof of that. We drank up a cup of nostalgia over at Coney Island and grabbed a few hot dogs to help fuel our wanderings.
Deep Creek Lake Engagement Photos | Deep Creek Lake | McHenry, MD | Deep Creek Couples Photographer
Daniel contacted me with a plan wanting to propose to Yelayna. Using her grandmother’s ring, at Deep Creek Lake a place full of happy memories for them both. In between rain clouds he got down on one knee and she said yes!
Swallow Falls Elopement | Deep Creek Lake Elopement | Swallow Falls State Park | McHenry, MD | Deep Creek Elopement Photographer
Miranda and Mohamed met 14 years ago through a friend in college. Mohamed is from Morocco and Miranda’s father grew up in Morocco so they instantly hit it off. Their Deep Creek Lake elopement was a wonderful mellow spring day. Miranda wore a traditional Moroccan wedding dress as a surprise. They had their ceremony at a lake house and afterwards we swung over to Swallow Falls State Park and captured some photos around the park.
The Stables of Rolling Ridge | Germantown, MD Wedding Photographer | DMV Wedding Photographer
Samantha and Richard met 8 years ago through some of their mutual friends. They decided to have a lovely spring wedding at The Stables of Rolling Ridge near Germantown, MD. After the ceremony we all rolled our way to Senor Tequila’s in Downtown Germantown, MD where are all had a blast and the mariachi band even played for the couples first dance together.
Rocky Gap Engagement Photos | Rocky Gap State Park | Western Maryland Engagement Photographer | Flintstone, MD
Tarah and Tom wandered down from Pittsburgh, PA and met up with me at Rocky Gap State Park for their engagement session. Rocky Gap holds a special place for them both since it was their first trip away together as a couple. So we wandered all over the park chittering about the origins of their love and having a blast together.
The Venues at Lucas Farm | Deep Creek Lake | Deep Creek Maryland Wedding Photographer
Morgan and Adam’s fall wedding in Deep Creek Maryland was an absolute stunner. The fall foliage was out to play at the Venues at Lucas Farm in Garrett County, MD. It was a wonderful day in October where the rain came all the way down. Seeing as I’ve known Morgan since she was in pre-k it was basically like a family reunion/ high school reunion since our catholic education blessed us with the weird magic of tiny class sizes and everyone knowing everyone. It was so wonderful to see so many friends and family members.Fall at the Venues at Lucas Farms is a full stunner too, the freshly updated venue brought the magic of a multitude of barns for all the things. Obviously the winner was the dock with the gorgeous trees towering overtop. While we were dodging waves of rain we were still able to soak up the beauty of this stunning Western Maryland venue. With the plethora of friends and family, the party full of love and laughter rolled on with a full dance party with ABBA and Taylor Swift bumping through the barn as we all got down and had a total blast❤️❤️
Maryland Farm Wedding | Maryland Wedding Photographer| Western Maryland | Mountain Maryland
Connor and Kristina's rustic boho farm wedding at their family farm was a lovely day. The views on Jackson Mountain in Lonaconing, MD were absolutely stunning. We started the day down the mountain and in town at their home for the getting ready festivities. Where all the bridesmaids donned matching pjs and we popped champagne and had a toast. After that we got Kristina into her dress and watched her mother absolutely bawl her eyes out. Everyone got a first look that day, her mom, her dad, her bridesmaids, and then eventually Connor did as she floated down the aisle. This day was a rare one where I got to be a second shooter, which means basically I get to handle all the details or little missed moments, capture the backups of things, and make sure everything runs smoothly. It’s often something I try to do at least once a season. Something about being out of the driver seat is nice for relaxing the mind and enjoying the flow of it all. This day was perfect for that. Their puppy Finn was running around living his best life. The kiddos were doing their thing. The wedding parties on both sides were large and full of their own goofy spirit. Just even the views themselves were beyond stunning and fully made the day and I think we took full advantage of that.
Cumberland, MD Wedding | Maryland Wedding Photographer | Cumberland Country Club
The late fall colors of Heidi and Dan’s wedding day paired with oddly warm weather made for the most stunning and chill day. First they said their vows and sung together in the church where they met. They were both in the choir and Heidi noticed Dan pretty quickly from there. So watching the service take place, seeing friends of mine in attendance, and taking in the overall energy of Christ Lutheran Church in LaVale, MD while knowing their love story made this all feel extra cozy and wonderful. Once the service was done we trekked over to the Cumberland Country Club for their reception in Dan’s old Plymouth which was also a star of the show for the day. It was a lovely a low key affair which perfectly reflected the two of them and their low key energy.
Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower Engagement Photos| Baltimore, MD | Maryland Couples Engagement Photographer
The Emerson Bromo Seltzer Tower has been on my dream location list for years. So when Meghan and Stephen reached out this past fall that they wanted to do their engagement photos there, I leapt at the opportunity. Stephen is a mechanical engineer, so the fellow nerding was on while we made some awesome art. He and Meghan met in RVA (another one of my favorite cities where all my family is nearby, justtt saying). Meghan was a drama major, so I was able to fulfill another one of my daydreams and use the lights of the Hippodrome Theater in some of their shots as well to marry the session into a perfect telling of their story and new adventure of living in Baltimore together. After this absolutely cup filling session I was able visit my favorite human in Baltimore, MD and take my grandma out to dinner and chat for hours. Which I had missed deeply in my soul.
Colorful Fall Deep Creek Elopement Microwedding | Deep Creek Lake | Swallow Falls State Park | Deep Creek Elopement Photographer
Mariah and Jen’s fall microwedding style elopement at Swallow Falls State Park in Deep Creek, Maryland was a wonderful and colorful affair. Mariah chose a pink wedding dress to match her pink hair and it was fabulous. The ceremony was done in a Native way to nod towards Jen’s heritage. It was beautiful to watch each element being represented and the traditional use of cornmeal and feathers in action was fabulous (I would post more of those, but the officiant didn’t wish to be published publicly). So hopefully the tidbits give you some of the vibe. Their friends and family surrounded them in so much love and were troopers as we popped through the park and hit each waterfall along the way. Thank you so much to Mariah and Jen for hiring me to capture your day. I had such a blast capturing your love.
Spooky Fall Elopement | Oldtown, MD | Paw Paw Tunnel | Western Maryland Elopement
Rebekah and Nova landed on the idea of a Friday the 13th Elopement at the Paw Paw Tunnel on the C&O Canal in Oldtown, Maryland and they proceeded to go all out. This Victorian Era and spooky inspired elopement featured lanterns, top hats, spooky tunes, the late hours of golden hour into sunset, a freshly renovated overlook ontop of the over 3,000 ft long tunnel, and more. The ceremony was inspired by the day and featured the duo breaking their own mirror in order to make their own bad luck together and have a sense of control over that. They decided to end the evening by taking a walk into the stagnant Canal water together in order to fully cement their union.
Swallow Falls Elopement | Deep Creek Lake | Swallow Falls State Park | McHenry, MD | Deep Creek Elopement Photographer
So this fall in Garrett County absolutely provided per usual. For example this adorable globetrotting duo and newest residents to Western Maryland got to enjoy a fabulous fall day at Swallow Falls State Park. Considering Alex first moved from Boston to Turkey and then met his lovely wife, Katie. I’m beyond happy they decided Mountain Maryland was the place to settle down and call home. We wandered around enjoying the lovely fall day in their wedding attire and did an elopement style shoot to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Green Ridge State Forest Microwedding Elopement | Flintstone, MD | Cumberland, MD Wedding Elopement Photographer | Western Maryland Wedding
Jenna and Blake decided to have their elopement style microwedding at Zumbrun Overlook at Green Ridge State Forest in beautiful Mountain Maryland. This duo decided to do the thing under the afternoon sun on a clear sky early September day. In attendance were all of their family, and a surprise audience of roughly +200 Hispanic hikers doing a team hike of the Great Eastern Trail . Thank you guys for being awesome and cheering Blake and Jenna on, and for hiding out and holding the team split while we did the thing. You all are fabulous❤️Congratulations to Blake and Jenna, May life always gift you good surprises ❤️**Nerd note for my hiking couples: Green Ridge State Forest is the largest continuous block of public land in Maryland. The park is 46,000 acres and spans two counties. On the side closest to 68 you are right against the PA state line as some trails continue into Buchanan State Forest. On the other side you are right near Paw Paw, WV and the Paw Paw Tunnel. During Covid lockdowns this is where you could find me every day. Finding different little gems throughout the park, or camping close to the best swimming holes. The park itself is definitely designed for serious outdoors people, with rough roads, and long steep hiking trails. It’s also a research first sort of space, some trails are nicely marked and easy to follow. Other ones… not so much.
Deep Creek Lake Engagement Photos|Deep Creek Lake|Boating Engagement Photos| McHenry, MD |Deep Creek Couples Photographer
Heidi and Dan were absolutely amazing and shared their love of boating with me for their Deep Creek Lake engagement session. We met up at the boat and sped out just in time to catch the most beautiful sunset on the lake and had the most fun snuggling up on the boat for the sunset.
Rocky Gap State Park Wedding|Flintstone, MD|Cumberland, MD Wedding Photographer| Western Maryland LGBTQIA Microwedding
Angela and LaDonna decided to have a Viking themed microwedding at Rocky Gap State Park where they met in Western Maryland with their lesbian camping group. They were surrounded by all of their friends and their children, They decided to do an elemental themed ceremony around a giant fire pit once the sun had set. So we worked in reverse, starting with couples photos, then dinner, then once the sun set the ceremony began.
Deep Creek Wedding |Brodak's Banquet Hall| Deep Creek Maryland Wedding Photographer
Harley and Nicole tied the knot with their friends at family at Brodak’s Banquet Hall in Oakland, MD in Deep Creek. It was a full Garrett County shin dig, with everyone chipping in to help out, from a close friend making the wedding cake, to another being the DJ, to the boys riding their motorcycles around before the got dressed. Thank you so much to Harley and Nicole for picking me to capture their day and for being fabulous.
Deep Creek Family Session | Deep Creek Lake | McHenry, Maryland | Deep Creek Family Photographer
The G Family came together at Deep Creek Lake in the summer and I got to capture all of their goofy energy in an extended family photo session!!
Deep Creek Family Session | Deep Creek Lake | McHenry, Maryland | Deep Creek Family Photographer
The M Family came together at Deep Creek Lake in the summer and I got to capture all of their goofy energy in an extended family photo session on Wisp Mountain!
Deep Creek Family Session | Deep Creek Lake | McHenry, Maryland | Deep Creek Family Photographer
The B Family came together at Deep Creek Lake in the summer and I got to capture all of their goofy energy in an extended family photo session on Wisp Mountain!