Casey and Matt were married on the brilliant but cold, auspicious date of 11/11/11 in Thurmont. Casey was the first bride I ever saw that was trembling with joy at the altar. The smile never left her face as she and Matt exchanged their vows. Their ceremony was touching and lovely and ended with a special "pinky kiss".
I have to give a major shout out to the couple and the bridal party, who stood through photos on the Maple Run Golf course and made it look as if they were not freezing when they were out there!
Anxious to get warm on their way to the reception, Matt and Casey snuggled for warmth in the final photos set against the backdrop of an amazing sunset!
Thank you to the new Mr. and Mrs Moser for allowing us (me and assistant Colleen) to be a part of your day.
Love this moment between Casey and her mother just before the ceremony.
Mat and Casey's special "pinky kiss".
Racing across the Maple Run Golf Course for sunset photos.
In love? Yes, but I think they were also snuggling for warmth on this one! Brrrrr!
Justin and Erin wanted a ceremony like no other and they accomplished just that. From the unique venue for their ceremony, overlooking Carroll Creek, to the reception site at the The Faux School, to the amazing food and "sushi" cake and the serious dancing that followed, this wedding was one of a kind! Congratulations to a couple so obviously in love with each other and with life!
I just love the way Erin was stroking Justin's hair as they were having their first dance.
My favorite photos are of joy.
A high five from son to mother on the dance floor.
A sweet moment on a pedicab and a beautiful night sky on Carroll Creek just before the storm chased us inside. Thanks to Macfawn's Green Rides.
I was so excited to be a part of the spring edition of the Frederick News Post's Elegant Living magazine which included a special wedding section. Many of the weddings of my amazing couples were displayed with articles on cakes, dresses and flowers and the cover, which is very exciting! The couples were excited too.
Thank you to the editors of Elegant Living for this great opportunity.
Ryan and Jess's wedding at The Purple Iris was featured on the cover and the inside opening of the section.
Ceresville Mansion, Boulder Ridge Lodge, Morningside Inn and Stone Manor were among the venues at which some of the dress, flower and cake photos were taken.
My son, forced to look at Mom's work on the cover and inside Elegant Living magazine.
A beautiful day and venue for the wedding of Ken and Karen at Hauser Estates Winery. Their ceremony was just before sunset and you couldn't have asked for more beautiful settings and people! We took advantage of the fading light to create some images that really sparkled with the warm sunset. We had so much fun at their engagement session, I knew that we would be able to make some unique and memorable images at their wedding, even as we got creative in the semi-darkness. Their ceremony, held just at sunset was on the top of the hill overlooking the crimson colored valley...breathtaking! And the two of them so enjoyed their wedding reception and their guests, dancing and laughing the night away. Thank you Karen and Kevin for making me a part of your amazing day.
Ryan and Jess are a couple I will always remember. We met and decided to work together nearly two years before their wedding. They were the first and only couple to meet me at 8 in the morning for their engagement session photos, dogs in tow and smiles on their faces. And they truly honored me with playing their engagement video slideshow on a large screen and dancing to it's music for their first dance as husband and wife at their wedding. I was so, so amazed and touched by this! Still get a little tear in my eye!
Their wedding at the Purple Iris in Martinsburg, West Virginia was the perfect day. The weather was spectacular and the venue was gorgeous. Ryan and Jess couldn't have looked more amazing. We captured their photos as a couple before the ceremony during a "reveal" which gave us time to take advantage of the real character of the grounds and the house. And the wedding ceremony was touching and hilarious at different times. Hilarious when Ryan and the entire bridal party performed an elaborate dance number following the ceremony.
I love this moment before the ceremony with just the two of them! How relaxed and happy they are in each others arms.
Happy is my favorite emotion to photograph and we had a lot of that at this wedding. :)
My good friend and great photographer Joe Crocetta, who worked with me all day, captured this radical robot move by Ryan at the beginning of his dance routine down the aisle. Too much fun!Thanks Joe for all your great images and ideas.
I really loved the lanterns and elaborately elegant archway gracing the wedding area but it was too sunny to capture the mood of it all immediately following the ceremony. So Joe, Colleen, my assistant and the happily married if a bit exhausted couple agreed to walk back there in the pitch dark to create this unique image.
End of the night and a fabulous day. Congratulations Ryan and Jess and thanks! If you want to see more, view the slideshow below.
