I’ve got new portraits for you today – let’s head to downtown Frederick for this gorgeous family session. But first! It’s my birthday today, but I wasn’t served breakfast in bed. No, instead my three-year-old kicked open my bedroom door at 6:00 AM shouting out, “WHERE IS THE CAKE?” I get it. I established this […]

I write to you this evening from the Pit of Despair, a place where three of us have succumbed to a highly unpleasant combination of cold symptoms and the others are waiting to go down, too. I’ve been wearing the same cardigan for two days, and the pockets are stuffed with Halls (one pocket for […]

Love is what carries you, for it is always there, even in the dark, or most in the dark, but shining out at times like gold stitches in a piece of embroidery.  -Wendell Berry What an absolute joy it was to photograph Olivia and Craig’s wedding day at Dulany’s Overlook! Olivia leaned into her Italian […]

And I remember being younger and my mother told me the truthFind someone who grows flowers in the darkest parts of youTake heed when things get hard and don’t you ever turn aroundYou’ll find someone, someday, somewhere that grows you to the clouds Zach Bryan, Sun to Me Her sister-in-law messaged me just a few […]

I’ve been really lucky to work at Dulany’s Overlook in Frederick, MD a few times this year and Rachel and Andrew’s sun-soaked day was one of the best! I loved all the soft, lush bouquets, the blush, peach, and mint color palette, the soft candlelight reception in the barn – so many gorgeous details woven […]