Abbie + Justin | Engaged

Abbie and Justin are high school sweethearts. And I don't think they could be any cuter if they tried. All we had to do was tell them to get close and yummy for the camera, and they did it so naturally...as if we weren't even there. This was their first professional photo session, but you would never have been able to tell by watching them. When they looked into each others' eyes, you could feel their amazing connection. When they smiled at each other, I wanted to swoon. We could have photographed them all day! They were referred to us by one of our favorite couples, Kim and Jeremy - thanks, K+J! Abbie and Justin love hanging out at their house, watching football (they're HUGE Ravens fans), taking walks with their ridiculously cute dog, Grizzly, and hanging out in Baltimore where they're getting married. So Drew and I made sure to cover all of those activities, plus a little more. We had a blast! Check out their slideshow HERE. After the session, we went to Nacho Mama's in Canton, where they treated us to a wonderfully delicious dinner. Mexican food is the way to our hearts :) Thanks again for the fun, guys! We can't WAIT for next weekend!!

***Click here to watch their slideshow!***

Leigh + Mike

We can't wait to shoot Leigh and Mike's wedding this weekend! Back in September, we met them in Old Town Alexandria to talk about their day and check out their venues. They are a super cool and laid back couple, and I just know that their wedding is going to be unique and spectacular. At the end of our meeting, we had a couple minutes to snap a few shots of them. They are so cute. Meet Leigh and Mike :)

Marisa + Brendan

Marisa and Brendan are AWESOME. They're getting married in two weeks, and we cannot wait to celebrate with them! We met at their church a couple weeks ago to go over last minute details. Then they took us out to lunch at Rams Head Tavern where we had a lot of fun getting to know each other. They were so easy to talk to - we just clicked right away! And despite the heat, they were also willing to let us snap a few pics of them, which made me very happy :) Check them out!

Marisa is 1/2 Italian and 1/2 Thai, hence the sweet tattoo.

M + B, we'll see you guys soon! :)

Tottie & Dan

This is Tottie and Dan...our first official bride and groom of 2008!! Tottie grew up in Columbia and went to my high school, but amazingly, I didn't meet her until after college when Lindsay introduced her to me. She and her fiance, Dan, are so sweet and cute together! We had an awesome time walking around with them at Lake Kittamaqundi and getting some fun shots. We're pumped for their wedding next month!! A special thanks to Lindsay for coming out to keep us company and holding the reflector...and for trying to make them laugh, although Tottie said that looking at my weird facial expressions was good enough for her

  



  



  



  


View their slideshow *HERE*! It's set to one of Tottie's favorite songs :)

Erin & Taylor

I have to say a huge thank you to Michelle Rose of Three Blondes and a Camera for this session. As most of you know, Three Blondes were our wedding photographers, and they have been a HUGE inspiration to Drew & I. Before we got married we weren't sure if we wanted to get into wedding photography because it seemed so stressful. But after seeing how Michelle, Lisa, Jamie & Laura worked during our wedding, our minds were changed. They were so professional, but still knew how to have fun. Our guests were impressed, as well. Michelle is the kind of person that you immediately feel comfortable with the second you meet her. Well, we've been keeping in touch, and she was nice enough to invite Andrea and I to second shoot Erin & Taylor's engagement session with her...and we had such a great time!! She's been so generous with her advice, and I'm grateful that I was given the opportunity to shoot alongside her and learn from her :)

As for Andrea, she also got married last year and is a Three Blondes bride. Not only do we have our wedding photographers in common and love photography altogether, we're also Asian and have white husbands named Drew! How weird is that? She randomly found our blog after she googled Three Blondes, so she left a comment, and that's how we became friends! Gotta love the internet. She just joined forces with her friend Renata and they've officially started their photography business. Their work is awesome! Check out their blog to see some of their recent stuff.

On to the models, Erin & Taylor... what a sweet couple. They are a product of match.com - proof that it really can work! They're getting married in May at the Ceresville Mansion, so Michelle thought it would be fun to go to downtown Frederick for their session. That area was perfect. I had no idea it was so cute! In addition to outdoor shots, we were able to get some shots of them inside Starbucks and upstairs in Brewer's Alley where they're having their rehearsal dinner. AND Michelle brought her video light! It was so cool to shoot with that for the first time. I definitely have to buy one of those now. So enough babbling - here are some of the shots I grabbed...

  



  



  



  



  



  

And three lovely ladies: Michelle, Erin...


and Andrea :)

Katie & Mike continued...

Katie is the sister of Drew's good friend, Charlie.  She and her fiance, Mike, are getting married next month at the beautiful Castle at Maryvale...we're so excited for them!  Here are a few of our favorite shots...

 

 

 

Katie & Mike - sneak peek!

Here's one of our favorite images from the engagement session we shot yesterday.  Look how happy and in love these two are...it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside :)  More to come...