Crafting Your Unforgettable Wedding: Unique Ideas to Personalize Your Day

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Mar 28

Written By Barbara Oliveira

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Barbara Oliveira

Cinematic LBGTQ+ Clocktower Engagement | Baltimore, MD

Celebrating the Best Moments of 2023

Let’s be social!

Happy Anniversary weekend to these two who know how to throw a party!

It was going down at the Dye House!

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Edits by me

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This wedding at the Tabard Inn in Washington, DC, a little historic inn dripping in personality, was a day right up my alley!

Allison and Nick had every bit the eclectic, vibrant, colorful, and energetic vibe they wanted for their wedding day!

And

Pride Month may be over, but celebrating this kind of love? That’s a year-round thing for me.

Over the years, I’ve had the absolute honor of documenting some of the most beautiful, hard-won love stories, couples from the LGBTQIA+ communi

Two worlds, one celebration! Dasal and Bryce brought every part of who they are to the Hotel Revival, and it was everything.

I love a multicultural celebration that really showcases everything that’s important to a couple. So much meaning in e

Kelly manifested a hot day, a summer storm, and dancing in the rain, and the universe delivered every single thing on that list.

We’re talking golden hour heat, dramatic skies, rain-soaked joy, AND a rainbow to close out the night. When the b

Ready for her photoshoot 😎

This is exactly why I love the candid, documentary approach to family sessions! That’s the kind of photo that goes down in family history.

Loved spending the day with my past couples and experiencing their familie

A quick heads up that I’ll be headed back to Portugal mid-summer!

If you happen to be there, or *want* be there, let’s make some magic 👀.

But, you can still reach me either way 😎.

Friendly reminder that you are allowed (encouraged, actually) to eat your own wedding dinner.

Sit down. Take a breath. Look around the room. This is the part where it all starts to sink in that you actually pulled this off.

I love a loud, happy re

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