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Citizens Ballroom Spring Wedding | Frederick, MD

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Citizens Ballroom Spring Wedding | Frederick, MD

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Chic Joyful Mt. Washington Mill Dye House Wedding | Baltimore, Maryland

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Chic Joyful Mt. Washington Mill Dye House Wedding | Baltimore, Maryland

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Warm and Rustic Dulany's Overlook Wedding | Frederick, Maryland

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Warm and Rustic Dulany's Overlook Wedding | Frederick, Maryland

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Some of the most unguarded, joyful moments I’ve ever photographed happened well past dinner. Give your people a reason to stay, and give yourself a night you’ll actually remember.

I still think about this Dover Hall wedding a year later!

Happiest first anniversary to these two amazing human beings and their Evergreen Museum and Library wedding!

We had so much fun and had such party!

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Some days, you photograph a wedding, other days you photograph a science fair, a dance party, and a love story all rolled into one!

The Franklin Institute was an amazing space for Erin and Nick’s Wedding, and I want to go back!

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Sun-warmed cheeks, grass stains, and some “wait, do it again!” moments are my fave. This little crew showed up ready to be a family, not pose like one. IMO, that’s where the magic lives.
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Spring in the DMV has a way of maki

Step one: meet at the National Cathedral.

Step two: pretend we’re in a small European garden for an hour.

Step three: walk to the nearest bar and toast to the fact that you’re getting married. A solid blueprint, if you ask me.

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PSA: your engagement photos do not have to happen in a field at golden hour. (they can if you want! but your favorite booth at your favorite bar is a love story too.)

Such a fun session!

Photos by Associate Lindsay
Edits by me

Some days you don’t have to chase the moments. They come find you!

Every relationship has its own inner language, and for Boo and Rob, lemons and pretzels are a part of that shared language. They even have tattoos of them, and a lemon purse wa

Hannah and Alex threw a spring wedding at DAR and somehow made one of the most iconic buildings in DC feel like the most intimate room in the world.

Marble, magnolias, and a couple who could not stop looking at each other. A perfect day in DC!

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