MEET YOUR NEW ADVENTURE BUDDY

I'm Barbara, a candid, documentary wedding photographer in Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and destination weddings worldwide. I’m also an adventurer and passionate about life and the world we live in!

I was born in Brazil, raised in Portugal, lived in Germany and am currently living in Maryland with Darrion, my other half. We met in 2008 in Prague and it was definitely one of those love-at-first-sight cliché stories. I’m such a romantic! I believe in fairy tales, love candle-lit dinners and dancing to Van Morrison under a starry sky. 

We have a hilarious Australian Shepherd called Tulkas who can do full 360s spin on air and two cats, Canya, who believes she’s a dog and follows us in every single hike we go for, and Círdan, a street cat we found that only wants to eat and lay on the couch. We also welcomed our daughter, Melian, to join our family in 2022. She’s the sweetest thing in the entire planet and we are completely enchanted by her. If you’re a Tolkien fan like Darrion is, you might recognize all these names we picked.

When I’m not working, I’m basically with these guys and Darrion, most likely traveling, playing disc golf, cooking or having spontaneous dance parties. When Spring comes, besides shooting weddings, you’ll find me playing in my vegetable garden and hop-yard, visiting my bee hives, or kayaking. And when Fall comes around, you better believe that we’ll be jamming around the bonfire and eating apple pie.

So yeah, I love both nature and city-life! I feel lucky I live on a beautiful piece of property surrounded by trees, birds and deers and still so close to main cities like Baltimore, DC, Philly and NYC. The perfect combo!

Fun Facts
Fun Fact #1

Often I mix up the words ‘Chicken’  and ‘kitchen’, so if I tell you ‘Let’s take some photos in the chicken’, you know what I mean

Fun Fact #2

I watch endless hours of funny dog and goat videos on youtube

Fun Fact #3

I never know the difference between 'push' and 'pull', which makes it for a lot of awkward moments trying to open doors in public

Fun fact #4

I love to draw and sing but I'm terrible at both

Fun fact #5

I’m pretty sure ‘cheek’ and ‘chick’ sound exactly the same. Same like ‘beach’ and ‘bitch’, ‘live’ and ‘leave’, and ‘piss’ and ‘peace’

The craziest thing I’ve ever done

Being on a research vessel in the Arctic Circle for 3 weeks in January, where the sun never rises, while filming a documentary called ‘Into the Dark’

A lucky moment in my life

Meeting my other half in a random hostel in Prague and marrying him 5 years later

An adventure I’ll never forget

Backpacking through South America by myself for 3 months

An embarrassing moment

Falling into a baptismal font while the couple was happily doing their recessional

A thing I’m proud of

Moving to the USA and starting my business from zero, seeing it grow every year, and being able to meet so many amazing people along way

Things I love

Dogs (a lot!), cats, goats and all furry friends 

Pizza. Pizza. Pizza!

Backpacking and camping

Natural soaps and stationery

Gardening and medicinal herbs

Being barefoot

Crafts and handmade pottery

Watching live music

Crystals, candles and incenses

Summer evenings

Vintage and second hand stores

Maps

Craft beer and red wine

Mountains, beaches and forests

Earth Tones

The smell of rosemary and lavender 

I care deeply about my relationship with my couples. I believe that fostering that connection will allow me to capture more authentic moments and document who you really are.

I know how stressful and overwhelming wedding planning can be (been there, done that!), and I want you to know that I'll be there with you, for you. I’ll communicate with you every step of the way, help you find the best location for your engagement session, give you a ton of tips, recommend vendors, help you plan your timeline and be prepared for your wedding day. I got your back!

Let’s Boogie!

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