Annapolis Boat Engagement Session | Lesley and Clayton

Engagement, Love, Stories Documented  //  11th June 2013

Okay… we say this a lot. But, we are so incredibly blessed by the clients/friends that come into our lives through our photography business! When we finished up Lesley and Clayton’s AMAZING engagement session, we were pretty much without words. There were multiple moments while we were shooting that we verbally said, “WOW! We are on a boat right now!?! Is this real?!?”

Lesley and Clayton’s engagement session was like a dream for us! Since our very first meeting with them, they shared their love for hanging out on Lesley’s family’s boat. This boat has incredibly special meaning to them and we could just tell it had a special place in their hearts. As soon as they mentioned Flying Angel, we knew we had to do their engagement session on the boat!

We started the evening with some photos in Federal Hill, just steps from their current residence. Then we made our way down to Lesley’s childhood home in Annapolis for the start of their Annapolis Boat Engagement Session. As soon as we made our way down to the boat, Lesley and Clayton both lit up. The comfort and excitement they share when they are on Flying Angel is so great to witness! Here we were jumping all over the boat (lol… seriously, I am sure it was a site to see!) doing everything we could not to fall in… and they were calm as calm can be! ;) We had a blast with them out on that boat and are so grateful to have had the opportunity to capture these photos that I know they will cherish now and forever! ;)

Lesley and Clayton- we love you guys! Thanks for being so adventurous with us and sharing your beautiful hang out with us! And HUGE HUGE thanks to Lesley’s mom and Nick for being our fearless drivers and navigating the gorgeous waters of Annapolis on sail boat racing day! Can’t wait to see you all again soon!

 

Baltimore Engagement Session | Brooke and Kevin Love Story

Engagement, Love, Stories Documented  //  2nd May 2013

When we first met Brooke and Kevin, they told us about their fun hobbies and things they like to do together. And in that moment we fell in love with them! ;) They are two of the coolest people ever and when we are with them we feel like we could ask them questions forever about all of the fun things they do! ;)

Let’s see… they are foodies. Like legit foodies and always have a good recommendation for a new place to check out! (For those of you who are as curious as we are, they just recommended the Mini Bar in DC- whoa! Check it out! That is some AMAZINGNESS right there! ;) They also recommended Of Love & Regret in Canton!) Brooke and Kevin are huge Ravens fans with season tickets and all! They have the cutest yellow lab, Izzy, who loves the water and likes to hang out at the dog beach! Kevin is a photographer and he takes pictures of abandoned buildings. Not just any abandoned building… he travels the world doing this, friends! ;) How cool is that!!!?!? Brooke has this AMAZING heart and talent for working with kids with developmental disabilities. She has dedicated her career to that and her passion and dedication to helping children and their families pour from her heart always! Ahhh! They are AMAZING!

We could go on and on, but I am sure you already agree that they are pretty darn awesome! ;) Brooke and Kevin, you rock our world! ;) Thank you for being so much fun and being an inspiring example of following your passions! We loved every minute of your Baltimore engagement session and we cannot wait for your very special wedding day! ;)

Surprise Proposal at Sherwood Gardens – Samij & Stef – Love Story

Engagement, Love, Stories Documented  //  25th April 2013

She said Yes!!!

Ohh my goodness! Being part of a surprise proposal makes us feel a little bit like we just arrived at Disney World! ;) It is pretty magical to say the least!

We received Samij’s call asking us to capture his proposal to his beautiful girlfriend while we were sitting in the lounge at Bucknell during one of our most recent trips to PA. This is totally ironic because we actually went to college with Samij! Perfect timing, right? ;) We are always so excited to hear from the groom-to-be, but hearing from Samij made us want to jump up and down with excitement! ;) (And, I may have actually done that in the middle of the lounge at Bucknell! ;) It’s a happy place, my friends! ;) )

Being able to capture this magical moment for Samij and his now fiancé, Stef, was such an AMAZING honor! The day was perfect and those tulips at Sherwood Gardens were in gorgeous bloom! As we watched them wander around the park, I could not hold back my smile! (Apparently at one point Stef saw me and thought it was weird that I was smiling at her! Lol!… I couldn’t help it! ;) )! Happy and magical are just two words that don’t leave my mind when I think about their propsal! We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to capture these special moments in their love story!

Samij… thank you for making sure these moments were captured! We know you and Stef will look at these years down the road and remember that beautiful day that you had to convince Stef to go see the tulips ;) … and your hearts will be full with the AMAZING emotions of those moments when you got down on one knee! Stef and Samij, what an honor for us! We are so excited for you as you begin this incredible new chapter of your love story!!! CONGRATULATIONS!

 

Eastern Shore Beer Tasting Picnic Engagement Session | Kait and Adam

Engagement, Love, Stories Documented  //  23rd April 2013

Ahh these two! They are such an AMAZING example of why we love what we do! When we first started our business, we were so excited about the opportunity to meet other couples. We had just moved to Baltimore and thought maybe we would meet couples who would eventually become friends. Who knew that could happen?! ;) As time went on in our business, we realized that the business introduced us to so many AMAZING people whom we not only call friends, but also definitely consider a part of the Liz and Ryan family! ;)

We are so grateful that Kait and Adam are two of those people who walked into our home as potential clients and definitely walked out as friends! As we chatted about their love of beer and all things sports (over beer and cupcakes, of course! ;)), we knew within the first 5 minutes we were going to be friends!

Kait and Adam are AMAZING! ;) (Honestly, I was trying to come up with another descriptor, but no other word was good enough to describe them! ;) ) As we were planning their engagement session, we knew they liked beer (that is one of the many traits that attracted Adam to Kait! ;) ) and they happen to have a love of beautiful water views… so, why not have an Eastern Shore Beer Tasting Picnic Engagement Session (or beer-nic if you prefer!??! ;) ) Within just a few days Kait and Adam pulled together the most perfect date night with no detail left unturned! Kait even made the blanket for this beer tasting picnic! AMAZING, right?!? ;)

After spending the afternoon with Kait and Adam, we were not joking when we said that we would repeat that Saturday over and over again and be completely happy! ;) It is funny how when you work with your friends turned family, it just doesn’t feel like work at all!! ;)

Huge thanks to Kait and Adam for pulling together such a magical date day and having so much fun with us during your engagement session! We had a blast and honestly cannot wait to hang out again in just a few weeks! ;) Thank you for welcoming us in and making us feel right at home! (Ohh and huge thanks to Kait’s mom and dad too! They greeted us after the engagement session with the most AMAZING subs and homemade pie!) What a special treat! ;) So grateful!

Snowy Upstate New York Cabin Engagement Photo Session

Engagement, Love, Stories Documented  //  4th April 2013

Before we even started this snowy upstate New York cabin engagement photo session, Tom promised us this was going to be the most fun we have ever had. To be honest, I had no doubt; we were in for a treat!

Tom & Laura and Ryan & I actually go “way back” to my first year at Bucknell. Tom and I lived on the same hall and Laura was on the next hall over. Within just a few hours of being on campus, we all pretty much were inseparable! For the longest time, we knew Tom and Laura had a “thing” going on, but it wasn’t until the start of the second semester that it “secretly” became the real deal. ;) They did a pretty good job of hiding it for awhile! In fact, fast-forward 9 years and I just found out last week that they “almost” shared their first kiss in my backyard! ;)

Spending the weekend with Tom and Laura at Laura’s family’s cabin in upstate NY for their engagement session took us right back to the days of hanging out in Smith 2C & 2D. We reminisced about the good ole’ days, but in the strangest ways we felt like we were right back in our dorm rooms having the time of our lives! Between the snowball fight, the grocery store run (buying way too much food- typical for us), and building a fire in the CRAZY cold, we laughed until our cheeks hurt! ;)

Tom and Laura… this was, in fact, SO MUCH FUN! We had a blast celebrating your love and capturing your AMAZINGly FUN relationship! We love you guys and are so incredibly honored and excited to be a part of your wedding! Thank you for introducing us to mountain pies and taking us right back to those days on 2C & 2D and loving every minute of it!