Joy & Mark. A Holiday Season Wedding in Baltimore.

It's not very often you meet people from large families.  The way I met this couple was through a fantastic make-up artist, Amie Decker, that I work with often.  Her husband is one of eight kids whose sister, Joy, was getting married. Have I confused you, yet?  Mark, the groom, has a large family as well. So, this was truly a family affair. 

I was so thrilled to have been asked to document this wedding.  When you see all of the siblings in a room together, you can feel the energy of closeness.  It's so wonderful.  Not to mention how much in love Joy & Mark are.  I mean gaga love.  And they are both so beautiful inside and out. 

The theme of the wedding was feathers, gloves, and a bit of a vintage feel.  The Belvedere in Baltimore was the perfect backdrop for their event.

Many congratulations to this amazing couple and their lovely, big families.

A special thank you to Elisha, who helped create beautiful images of their day.

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Meet Jack. A Newborn Session with the Poray Family

I'm excited to start off the New Year with a New Life.  This is Jack Poray, little brother of Charlie.  Jack is basically a minature version of Charlie.  You can see it in his eyes and his tiny mannerisms.  He showed up earlier than planned.  This, of course, was a bit stressful for Paige who hadn't painted his room and was still in the midst of the Christmas rush. This is a good sign that Jack has plans, big plans, and nothing is going to stop him.

Look out 2010!

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A Newborn Session with David Michael DeVito Jr.

Yay.  I'm so glad to be blogging again. It's been a little while. The little elves in our studio have been very busy placing orders for the Holidays. Can you beiieve it's Christmas so soon?

Meet David jr.!  Big, huge, lovely eyes like his beautiful mother, Kara.  Look how fabulous she looked during our pregancy session.

I went on location for their newborn session, which i love to do and highly recommend.  I love the aura of a home with a new life in it. There is definitely a warm-fuzzy feeling that surrounds you.  Is there such thing as calm chaos?  Because, that's what it feels like.  All is right in the world with new baby and, oh, gosh, no I don't have time to do mundane chores and I'm still trying to figure out how to unfold the stroller to put in the car and buckle baby in.  It's amazing, because in 2 months time, you'll be doing everything with one hand.

Thank you so much David & Kara for allowing me to document something so precious.  xoxoxoxoxo

I love the little smirk on his face.  Must be having a happy little dream.

I love toes!!!!

Just waking up to photographer.  Hello little person.

I love how little David is connecting with daddy.

Quiet moment with mom.

I LOVE this family photo with Max (the dog), who was making certain to protect baby from person with camera.

The two Davids.

Dreamy...

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Holiday Portrait Palooza!

Thank you to all the families who dressed up in their bows, ties, and tutus for our annual Holiday Portrait Sessions.  It was so much fun and it was so great to see you again.

Happy Holidays!

Hugs,

Mary

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Meet Max...I mean Ethan. A Newborn Session.

Max!

So, I made this image I was so excited about when Linda was pregnant.  They knew they were having a boy and named him Max.  They were pretty sure because they bought the letters for his room.  I wanted to use them in an image and it turned out great!  I was imagining it hanging on the wall in his little room. 

A few weeks later I hear from a dear friend and client of mine that they changed his name to Ethan after he was born.  And so my fabulous Max picture is just a memory. 

Here's Ethan.  Beautiful and sweet.

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Sarah & Keith. A Post Wedding Session at Patapsco State Park.

Sarah & Keith had an amazing wedding.  Not because they swanked it out, but because every step of the way they made certain it was a little piece of them to share with family & friends.  And it worked.   For our post-wedding session they chose to go near the place where Keith first proposed to Sarah.  Patapsco State Park is a favorite hiking place for them.  So, we went there to document their session.  The day was beautiful.  Warm Fall weather, which is a little odd.  But, I'm not complaining.  Clearly, these two are very much in love.  Thanks Keith & Sarah!

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Evan. Almost Walking!

Evan & his family are doing one of our Life Stages sessions.  This was Stage 5 of the 6 session package.  So, I've seen this little person grow since he was in the belly.  The change is amazing. This was Evan as a newborn. For this session Cassidy & I met at Cromwell Valley Park, a favorite place of mine, to let Evan see a few new sights and sounds and to see what happens.  He thoroughly enjoyed the leaves, the grass, the shadows, doing his little crab crawl and mommy!

Here are a few of my favorites.

I want that leaf!

Evan's crab crawl is so cute.  So innovative.

A little shadow chasing.

He's so close to walking!

Yummy light.

I just love his little tongue.  So cute.

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