Christina + Fred Married {The Mansion at Valley Country Club, Towson, Maryland}

I just love Christina and Fred. I knew after their engagement session last summer that their wedding would be one for the books.

They are super laidback and quite possibly the easiest couple EVER to work with! They are both the kindest, friendliest people, and it’s no surprise that they fit so well together. They truly bring out the best in each other and I feel so honored to have been able to capture a glimpse into their love through my camera! At her OWN wedding, Christina continued to check on me and make sure I had eaten and gotten dessert, had water, etc throughout the entire day….. talk about thoughtful.

While editing these photos, I couldn’t help but smile as i went through the images and saw everyones happy faces. Their love truly filled up the whole room.

Christina and Fred got married privately at the Towson Courthouse in the morning and then celebrated at their reception with all their friends and family in the evening at the beautiful Mansion at Valley Country Club.

It poured for hours prior to their reception, and then completely stopped right before we headed outside for their first look and portraits! Such a blessing!

Thank you Christina and Fred for trusting me to capture this special day. I wish you years and years and years of happiness and wedded bliss. Enjoy every second of your honeymoon in Florida!

I will never forget the joy in Christina’s face when she turned around and saw herself in the mirror!!! You are so beautiful girl!

um STUNNING!

pockets were an absolute necessity for this girl! so many photos throughout the night of her showing them off to everyone ;) I love it! it’s truly the little things, right?!

Fred and his best man! These two go way back! Don’t be fooled by their tough look, they are both the sweetest most genuine guys!

my absolute favorite. You’re literally glowing, so much joy!

Maryland’s famous Otterbein cookies! so delicious!

Dress | Lily’s Bridal and Prom Boutique Website

Florist | Stacy Bowen

Ceremony Venue | Courthouse Baltimore County, Towson, MD

Reception Venue | The Mansion at Valley Country Club

DJ/ Entertainment Services | Music Masters

Cake | Cake by Jason Hisley

Catering | The Mansion at Valley Country Club

Grooms Attire | Christopher Schafer Clothier

Favors | Otterbein Cookies

Guestbook and Welcome Sign | Dave Taylor’s 3D Wood Art

Announcing Baby Webster!

Tommy and I have very exciting news to share!!! We are expecting our first child this August! We are feeling so blessed and so excited to welcome this little love to our clan.

We found out in early December and it was SO hard keeping the secret with all the holidays!! Somehow we made it through Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New years Eve and all the holiday parties in between. I got really good at making mocktails or accepting wine and having Tommy drink while no one was watching.. ha!

We shared with both our parents asap. We told my parents with a Christmas ornament. They were 100% speechless and so so so surprised! We shared with Tommy’s parents on his dad’s birthday a few days before Christmas! My father-in-law always gives us scratch off tickets, so I have started giving him them on special occasions, too! I found these awesome scratch offs that say “We’re having a baby!!” underneath. Both my FIL and MIL were also in shock and so very excited!

THANK YOU so much to my friend Marie (from Marie Medina Photography) for taking these photos for us. She just launched a new website and needed some photos so after capturing some for her, she captured these for us! She’s amazing and perfectly captured exactly what I had in mind!

We can’t wait to meet Baby Webster this summer!

quick snack break….. :) featuring my signature one eye roll

Marie just launched a new website and we used a bunch of confetti for her shoot prior, so we decided to use some for ours too since we already had it!!! :)

Meet Baby Hadley Grace {Baltimore, Maryland Newborn Photographer}

Lindsay and Todd debated whether or not they would get newborn photos taken, and I am SO glad they decided YES! Their first baby, Hadley Grace, came earlier than expected on October 26th with a head full of beautiful red hair and gorgeous blue eyes! She was alert and super content during our session!

Her amazing flamingo-themed nursery was so well done! Everly little detail was amazing.

I loved meeting you, Lindsay and Todd! Thanks for choosing me to capture this special time in your life!! Enjoy these sweet photos!

look at that sweet smile!!!

Hank hasn’t quite gotten adjusted to all the attention on someone else ;)

Such a little innocent sweetheart!!

You’re so beautiful, Lindsay!

Love this idea!

The Wilner Family {Centennial Park, Howard County Family Photographer}

Fall is my absolute favorite time of year to take photos! You really can’t beat the colors and the beautiful autumn sunlight!

After having to reschedule with the Wilner family because of the rain, I was so happy to have a sunny day. It happened to be the windiest day yet and also very chilly, but they somehow managed and smiled through it all!

Shannon and Sean are high school sweethearts and even from the hour I spent with them, it was so evident how much they love and care about each other. They are amazing parents to their two-year old girly, Taylor!

Apparently her school recently called Shannon to inform her that Taylor would not take her photo on picture day.. After this session with her, I am absolutely shocked! She was a saint and it was like she was made to be in front of the camera! Even through her shivers she continued to look at me and smile. Just so sweet!! We took frequent breaks so she could bundle up in her momma’s jacket to warm up :)

Enjoy these sweet Fall family photos.

Little Taylor trying to keep warm in her momma’s coat between photos :)

Her eyes are just amazing!

LOVE.

She waited until the end but totally worked it for the last few photos! Strike a pose girl!

Kenni Bell {Baltimore Newborn Photographer}

When one of your best friend’s cousins gets pregnant, you get excited. But when they ask you to take newborn photos, you get reeeally excited!!

Meet Kenni Bell. She has the best hair ever! It’s just like her daddy’s! Her momma, Ashley, did an amazing job with her “under-the-sea” nursery. All things mermaid and starfish! 

I always am happy when families have a swaddle or two that they want to use in the photos! They really make the photos more personal and special. Well, not only did Ashley have a “swaddle or two”, she had about 25!!! (First born probs, am I right?!) Talk about a newborn photographers dream!!! So many choices and as you will probably be able to tell from the photos below, I couldn’t decide, so we used about 10 of them! 

Thank you, Ashley and Scott, for welcoming me into your home. Congratulations again on sweet Kenni Bell. She really is a cutie!!

Enjoy these photos! 

Ashley’s sweater from when she was a baby!

Can’t forget Aunt Dani!

Baby Sawyer {Baltimore Newborn Photographer}

 As many of you know, I am a part-time newborn photographer at Mercy Hospital. On an average day, I see between 10-20 babies! As exciting and adorable as they all are, there’s something so special about meeting one that I know I’ll be able to watch grow up! 

What’s even more special is that his momma is my cousin and used to babysit me back in the day!

My cousin, Carly, and her husband, Brian, recently welcomed home their second boy, Sawyer. I loved getting to meet him a few weeks back. He is a tiny little one and so sweet and alert!

It was really neat seeing his older brother, Rowe, with him as well. It seems like just yesterday I was visiting their home after they welcomed Rowe to the world!

Rowe did great with Sawyer (even though there might have been a little m&m bribery...)!

Congrats Carly & Brian! 

Such sweet brothers!

Nothing like a little candy bribery to get Rowe to smile :)