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Last week was crazy busy. Like, can’t catch my breath – nonstop insanity, busy. And I don’t know what I would have done without my two sweet interns that are shadowing me for another few days! They have been keeping busy in the office and around the city helping me with so many things!
On Thursday, we spent the early afternoon at Krista’s house putting together new DIY projects for Bayside Bride. We all had a good time creating summer content over the kitchen table! And I know that you are going to absolutely LOVE these upcoming features! They are so cute!

And then we headed out to the garden… I went home with an entire bag of fresh spinach and lettuces. Best salad ever.


Friday was a long day of editing, emailing, pre-blogging, cleaning gear, charging batteries and getting everything ready for the busy weekend ahead! Thank goodness for my sweet husband Hugh who helped me get everything done on time… Weeks like these remind me of how lucky I am to have him in my life! He is a constant source of “zen” for me! (And did I mention that it’s our One Year Anniversary this weekend? Time flies!) It feels like just yesterday that we were walking down the aisle surrounded by our friends and family.
Lauren & Chris | Elkridge Furnace Inn & Downtown Annapolis Wedding




You may remember these high school sweethearts from their Romantic Beach Engagement session last year! Well, on Saturday – I had an amazing day photographing their wedding from sunrise through sunset! My earliest (and longest) wedding of the season was filled with laughter, tears, and more joy than I could ever express in words! Chris and Lauren are an absolutely incredible couple! I’m so excited for these two and can’t wait to share more from their special day on the blog, Wednesday!
Maddie grabbed this quick shot of us at the end of the day – Ahh! Love it!

Kirsten & Jesse’s Engagement Session | Prince Frederick, Maryland




Yesterday, I took a one hour road trip south to a gorgeous private estate on the Patuxent River to photograph Kirsten & Jesse’s Engagement Session! We spent two hours running around Jesse’s Family’s gorgeous property… soaking up every little minute of sunlight! I absolutely ADORE these two and their cute preppy style! Everything about this session was simply breathtaking… Absolutely everything!
I can’t wait to share more from this shoot with you on Thursday… And I’m even more excited to be photographing their wedding at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club this summer!
PS – Ten Weddings down. Twenty-two more to go. This year is flying by!
May 19th, 2014 at 5:37 am
Beautiful! Love the engagement shoot 🙂 Can’t wait for more!
May 19th, 2014 at 7:21 am
Lovely shots and a fun weekend!
May 19th, 2014 at 7:23 am
Wow, you sure are going to be very busy shooting weddings this year. 🙂 Can’t wait to see more.
May 19th, 2014 at 7:24 am
Wow. That last shot from the engagement session is just stunning! I can’t wait to see more! Beautiful sneak peeks and it sounds like an awesome day on Friday too!
May 19th, 2014 at 7:30 am
Happy (early) 1 year anniversary!!! So exciting!! Time really does fly. I wouldn’t mind if it would just slow down for a few days. Love all these photos and as usual can’t wait to see more!!
May 19th, 2014 at 8:47 am
I love these weekend recaps you are doing!! Makes me so happy to see more of your wonderful personality on the blog so everyone can get to know how amazing you are!! 😉 Love you!
May 19th, 2014 at 9:15 am
ummm amazing!!! can’t wait to see more, i’m obsessed!!
May 19th, 2014 at 9:44 am
Gorgeous, your work is incredible!!! Ahh another Chesapeake Bay Beach Club wedding coming up 🙂 Can’t wait to see that!
May 19th, 2014 at 11:05 am
I’m so glad the salad turned out well! I can’t wait to see photos from those gorgeous shoots this weekend!!
May 19th, 2014 at 11:31 am
Absolutely stunning! And love being busy with amazing events, right? 🙂
Can’t wait to see more!
May 19th, 2014 at 11:51 am
That last shot is amazing!!
May 19th, 2014 at 12:15 pm
Happy anniversary! Love the wedding and e-shoot!
May 19th, 2014 at 1:28 pm
Yay! Fun wrap up – can’t wait to see the blog posts for those sessions! 🙂 And happy almost anniversary! That’s crazy!!
May 19th, 2014 at 6:55 pm
that was a crazy busy week! but a fun & beauty-filled one! I need someone to grow me some lettuces! 😉 Happy Anniversary – that was such a quick year!
May 19th, 2014 at 9:44 pm
So I’m slightly obsessed with Krista’s dog. Ok, a lot obsessed. 🙂
May 21st, 2014 at 10:42 pm
Really like that last shot!