Annapolis Wedding Photographer and Portrait Photographer

Sweet surprise this morning! Rachel Kim and I shot this amazing set which was styled by Christine Penny of Angelberry Organics, and it was picked up by Rock 'n Roll Bride! Thanks everyone for making us part of your great team! We're psyched to be featured on one of the largest and coolest blogs in the biz! We're international:)

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I am psyched to have been voted by my clients to be among the "best of the best" wedding vendors in the region  for the second year in a row! I am so lucky to have the opportunies I have had to work with so many great couples, and I can't think of anything I'd rather be doing as a career. Thanks to everyone who voted for and trusted me with their wedding day memories; let's do it again this year!

Kim and Phil’s wedding was a dream come true for the both of them. The two were high school sweethearts, and had been together for eight years before finally walking down the aisle at St. Mary’s Church in Annapolis. Kim, spending weekends as a kid on her grandfather’s sailboat, dreamed always of a wedding overlooking the bay at the Annapolis Yacht Club. After the emotional ceremony at St. Mary’s, performed by Phil’s uncle, a Deacon, the couple headed to the Annapolis Yacht Club, just a minute down the street. In-between we took a trolley photo tour of the city, via Discover Annapolis, capturing some awesome candids of the couple!

Tricia Johnson, from the Annapolis Yacht Club, kept the day progressing in an orderly and smooth fashion for the entire party. Virginia Florist, out of Alexandria, accented the club with simple and stunning floral arrangements. K Rose Cakes created a simple single tier cake, a beautiful cream white creation. The Elements performed throughout the entire evening, keeping everyone glued to the dance floor until the final sparkler farewell.

At the end of the night, the father of the bride surprised the couple with a white horse drawn carriage. Kim described this final addition as a truly fairytale ending to a perfect day!

Congrats to Kim and Phil!

Allison and Jason knew each other from the time they were little kids, running around Freestate Airport together. Both Allison and Jason’s parents kept planes at Freeway Airport in Bowie. The families became very close friends, and the two eventually fell in love. They were married many years later at Allison’s parents gorgeous private Davidsonville home, beautifully landscaped by her family’s landscaping and construction business, Grass Roots Landscaping and Construction. I love shooting weddings at private residences because of the emotional attachment the couple has to the location.

The coordinator for the day, Amy Willmarth of Wedding Savvy, Inc, was awesome to work with and kept everything and everybody on schedule, working great with the entire team of vendors from the hair stylist Lisa at Jeanie's Salon in Annapolis to the tent company, to make sure the day was flawless. The Main Ingredient team, lead by Kailey McMonigle, provided excellent food and top-notch service, and Annette’s Cakery’s Annette Drew created a beautiful three-tier cake. The beautiful gown that Allison wore was chosen from Mary's Bridal in Annapolis. Steve Hoffman, from Good Note DJ’s, provided awesome music for the evening, and Blooms Florist decorated the venue with gorgeous floral accents. Reverend Bill Teyssier served as officiant.

The couple, both pilots and aircraft mechanics, Jason for the Texas State Troopers, and Allison private pilot, graduate of St Louis University and an Aerospace Engineer, had a flyover from Freeway Airport during the ceremony. The weather was off and on throughout the day, so an alternate cermony location at the home was chosen and tented by Party Plus in Baltimore, but the storms held off until after the reception. Some wonderful shots of Allison’s dad after seeing his daughter for the first time in her dress turned out to be some of my favorites of the night. Jason and Allison snuck away from the party for a few minutes, and we got some cool reflection shots in the pool. We even got to play around with sparklers towards the end of the evening!

The next day, we got some awesome trash the dress shots on some historic cars, and a few cool photo's of the couple walking through a field.

Congrats to Allison and Jason!