
I was 18 when we met. He was 22. He used to drag me to baseball games in the Spring and Summer and each time I hated it…sitting through a 4 hour game that I knew nothing about. But it was still 4 hours that I got to sit next to him. He was new...

Did you have a good weekend? I did. Know why? I spent 8 hours photographing one of the most fun and sentimental weddings, then I slept. For 10 hours straight. It was beautiful, and on this Monday, I woke up feeling refreshed. I have a little 3-week break from weddings in July, but my weekends...
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It was a beautiful day in Baltimore on Saturday when two people tied the knot. Remember this fun couple at the vineyard? Well, they are now Mr. and Mrs. Becker! Congratulations and catch more of their goodness next week!
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Oh, hello. I love babies. Do you know this about me? It’s true. I got my baby fix big time last weekend, when I met little ZJ for the first time! We’re talking about serious cuteness. And red hair. And the brightest blue eyes. I know what you’re all wondering… What does “ZJ” stand for?...
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Nicole and I bonded instantly when I asked her to sit down – 8.5 months pregnant – in the middle of a bug-filled field. She gave me a look, and I immediately empathized with her. I had met my match – a client who hated bugs just as much as me and was borderline unwilling...
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She waited anxiously in the air-conditioning. She was surrounded by her closest friends and family in a small room just off the historic Maryland State House in St. Mary’s City. She kept checking the window to see who was there. Everyone kept telling her to stop looking for her groom! The time had come, and...
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The storm was chasing us down the Patuxent. Heather could have told you that an hour before it hit… it kept blowing her hair in her face. Regardless, they didn’t let anything stop them from hanging out by the water and chowing down on some ice cream. It was 90 degrees and 99% humidity, after...
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She resembles a baby doll. Fair, porcelain skin, rosy cheeks and feathery strawberry-blond hair. I would have taken her home with me, but I think she would be missed too much. Cora May. I met up with Sara and Lee on their little slice of farmland a few weekends ago as my lovely client friend...
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