Pictures in the Pines 2010

I just had my first of two special holiday photo sessions this past weekend at South Mountain Plantation Christmas tree farm in Boonsboro. We had fantastic weather and the farm's location couldn't be more beautiful! All the families were great to work with and we created some unique images for their holiday gifts and cards. Thank you to all the families for coming!

Here is the link for the Plantation when you're looking to purchase your Christmas tree, wreath, roping or holiday gift from their shop. The Cline family are very welcoming and fun!
http://southmountainplantation.com/

I still have one more session to be held at ThorpeWood near Thurmont on December 5th and have time slots available . Another beautiful spot, but this time inside, in front of the fireplace, next to a 17-foot Christmas tree. Santa is even showing up for a few hours in the morning! Looking forward to it. I've been nice! :)
If you are interested in information and booking, contact me at info@kellyhahnphotography.com.

Loretta and her loveable Labradors

 A beautiful fall day, three energetic and much-loved Labs with their owner Loretta made for a fun photo session! I enjoyed capturing them romping and playing and just being themselves as well as a few "posed" photos which took some patience and a lot of treats! Thanks to Loretta and her "children" for a great afternoon.

The wedding of Karen and Ken

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.

The e-session of Kat and Russ

Now that we're having a chill in the air, it's kinda nice to look back on an e-session on the creek with Katherine and Russell. I took them to one of the favorite spots for my family to hang out on a hot summer day and we had fun posing and playing by the water! Thanks to you both!

The wedding of Jess and Ryan

 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.

Kenneth and Karen

Kenneth and Karen wanted their engagement session in Frederick where they had spent some time while dating. We had a beautiful day and took advantage of the unique character of the Frederick city area. They were great sports and tried all playful poses I asked them to try and their fun nature showed through in the photos. Thanks Ken and Karen for a wonderful day!

The wedding of Annie and Nate

Annie and Nate are one the sweetest couples I have photographed. During the wedding toast, given by Annie's father, it was revealed that Nate and Annie had been long time friends, all through school, and Annie had created a "new word" Meannate. As in, Me and Nate are going to do this and Me and Nate are going to do that. The two were good friends and then fell in love. That great friendship still shines through their every interaction together. Their wedding had loads of laughter and love. Thanks Annie and Nate for allowing me the privilege of being there to capture your day.

View the slideshow to see more!