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!
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.
Pittsburgh, PA Engagement Photos | Pittsburgh, PA Couples Photographer
Trisha and Caitlyn drove down from Ohio and we met up in Pittsburgh, PA for their engagement photos and had a total blast bopping around town.
Dolly Sods, West Virginia Engagement Photographer | Seneca Rocks Photographer
Emma and Mason have luckily know each other for most of their lives. They were able to reconnect later in life and discovered how well they fit together. We all met up to play around and capture their love up at Bear Rocks at Dolly Sods near Davis, WV. It was a foggy early May day, but that didn’t hold us back from having a blast and enjoying the views. They are getting married in September near Seneca Rocks, WV which is just down the road. Thankfully the fog didn’t cover the view of Seneca Rocks from Dolly Sods.
Berkeley Springs, WV Engagement Couples Session| Berkeley Springs, WV
On New Year’s Eve Justin decided to take Bridget to Berkeley Springs, WV, rent a cute little room at White Pine Estates where he proposed to her. The next day I met up with them both and we spent the day wandering around Berkeley Springs, WV for their engagement photos in the chilly New Years rain and we had a total blast.
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.
Engagement Photos | The Ultimate Guide
Most likely you have never had professional photos taken before and are beyond clueless on what all it entails and how you should dress and act during your session. Let alone what kind of session do you have in mind. Welcome to the ultimate engagement guide to help you sort through some of that. Below I will try to ease your mind and give you a step by step guide to help create some masterful and emotive images that truly capture you and your love together.
Mountaintop Engagement | Virginia Shenandoah Valley Photographer| George Washington National Forest | Wolf Gap, VA
The wind was whipping, yet Marianna and Cody blazed the way up the mountain top for their mountain top engagement session in George Washington National Forest in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. We made some cool art and some cold puppies. Their love story takes them through multiple meetings, huge life changes and hardships, moving to separate coasts, coming together over their love of the outdoors and a trip to the PNW and a proceeding long distance relationship where they both racked up all the airline miles. I am so happy my first dual coast wedding is with this duo. They are divine and we just clicked, I can’t wait to travel with you both we are going to make some stunning things you can enjoy for life that tell your story.
Harpers Ferry Engagement Couples Photographer | Harpers Ferry, WV Photographer
Melissa and Cory took the day and came down from PA to meet up with me in Harpers Ferry, WV to capture their engagement photos. We had a total blast wandering around town exploring and capturing their love.
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.
Gettysburg, PA Couples Session | Gettysburg, PA Photographer
Amber and Jason decided in order to celebrate their second wedding anniversary we should all go to their favorite date night spot in Gettysburg, PA and take photos. To which we had a total blast and they treated me to dinner as well. It was lovely in the height of my busy session to take the evening to explore and hang out with some lovely human beings and aid in their celebration.
Canoe Engagement Photos|Piney Run Park| Sykesville, MD | Carroll County |Maryland Couples Photographer
These two and I had such a blast at Piney Run Park in Carroll County, MD. When your love language is playfully roasting each other but also making sure to capture the person you love doing things they love…. We are on similar brain waves. A big thank you to Kristina for picking an activity that David would enjoy and not totally hating me for encouraging him to bring his fishing rod out of the truck. Seemed fitting since a fishing trip in West Virginia was how he proposed to her.
Thank you both for entertaining me, and giving me the gift of a beautiful evening in a new place, with a belly full of laughs. Those are the days that fill my cup.
Deep Creek Engagement Photos|Deep Creek Lake|Big Run State Park| Grantsville, MD |Deep Creek Couples Photographer
Post rain on a July day I met up with Harley and Nicole at Big Run State Park in Garrett County, Maryland near Deep Creek Lake for their engagement session. We wandered all over and played in nature and on Harley’s motorcycle, We then ended the day at Katie’s Ice Cream in Grantsville, Maryland and caught the last bits of the setting sun with ice cream to refuel us from our adventures.
Rocky Gap Engagement Photos|Rocky Gap State Park|Western Maryland Engagement Photographer| Flintstone, Maryland |Western Maryland Couples Photographer
Ivy and Ryan came out and played with me at Rocky Gap State Park in Western Maryland for their engagement session. We wandered all over the park and chatted, having a nice evening together. We even got to sneak in some shots with Ryan’s jeep which comes from winning it at the casino that is also inside this vast state park. I can’t wait for these two to get married lovely humans to get married in September!!
Swallow Falls Engagement Photos|Deep Creek Lake|Swallow Falls State Park| McHenry, MD |Deep Creek Couples Photographer
Adam and Morgan met up with me in Oakland, MD, then we wandered over to Swallow Falls State Park, and then ended the day at Deep Creek Lake State Park and watched the sunset.
I have known Morgan forever thanks to her being a year younger than me in private school. So I figured what better way to spend the day then stumble around the area around where they are getting married, and just take our time taking their engagement photos and catching up.
We spent the time chatting about life after school, how her and Adam met, them living in Aspen, Colorado and having a puppy named for that life adventure. Adam enjoys photography as well and does some wonderful work with landscapes and we chatted about his love coming from getting into astro photography out west. It was a nice day spent wandering about with an old friend and a new friend. I can’t wait for their fall wedding in Garrett County, MD!!
Hocking Hills Engagement Photos|Hocking Hills State Park| Logan, Ohio |Ohio Elopement Photographer
Rinda and Daniel eloped in Hocking Hills Ohio in the spring of 2021. We spent a day at their rental home with their friends and family having a ceremony. Then we woke up early the next morning to wander the park early before anyone else got there and had a total blast. We hiked through upper falls, Old Man’s Cave, and then the Old Man’s Cave Waterfall. Hocking Hills is one of my personal all time favorite spots, so it was wonderful to actually capture it with such an amazing couple.
Swallow Falls Engagement Photos|Deep Creek Lake|Swallow Falls State Park| McHenry, Maryland |Deep Creek Couples Photographer
Brian and George spent a lovely February day wandering around Swallow Falls State Park with me for their engagement photos. These two love birds had know each other since high school and reconnected and fell in love years later. It was wonderful to enjoy the surprisingly warm day while wandering through the woods and listening to the story of their love. We even had a great time having a nice icicle wand fight and just got to goof off and giggle together.
Promised Land MX | Western Maryland Couples Photographer | Oldtown, Maryland
Solomon and Lauren opened this fantastic motorcross track in Oldtown, Maryland called Promised Land MX. So we had a wonderful day drinking, riding, bikes, and goofing off on the land.
Rocky Gap Engagement Photos|Rocky Gap State Park|Green Ridge State Forest | Locust Post Brewery| Western Maryland Engagement Photographer| Flintstone, Maryland |Western Maryland Couples Photographer
Sometimes bopping around is well worth the adventure. K and J popped up into town and we hit some great spots in our engagement session journey. We hit Green Ridge State Forest, Rocky Gap State Park, and then stopped at Locust Post Brewery for beers to wrap up our adventure and chat while checking out Tony’s fantastic art. I loved getting to capture the energy of this fabulous goofy duo in their own element on what is a typical date night adventure for them, but in my backyard. Thanks for driving up and catching some of the beauty of Western Maryland.