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I'm a little behind on the blogging, so this shoot is from a couple of weeks ago. We were planning on shooting in downtown Snow Hill, Maryland, and the day of it was raining. Hard. We decided to go ahead with the shoot unless it was raining so hard you absolutely could not see, using umbrellas as needed. The couple was amazing and fun and gooorgeous, and I can't wait for their wedding next year.

The rain created this amazing mist off the river, and it looked like a fairy tale.

The orange umbrella reappears!

Is it just me, or is this the quintessential christmas card?

I love. This. Photo. To me it looks like a still from a french film.

The idea on this pose was to look very Norman Rockwell-esqe. I think it worked.

Hollywood glamour in a small small town.

not their church, but gorgeous nonetheless

Not their church, but I love churches.

Hearts!

She's a shoe girl, too, and half our meetings are just talking about our latest acquisitions.

Labels: engagement, maryland, snowhill

This wedding had a ton of firsts for us: first cake smash, first sparklers, first time we've taken over 2000 photos, one of a only a few where the groom actually liked to dance. And it was amazing fun. This was one of the most detailed weddings we've seen this year, and the setting was absolutely breathtaking. Add to that a very photogenic couple and adorable wedding party, and it was one of those weddings where I say "If I can't take good pictures of this, I just need to pack up and go home." I think we managed, though.

There were tiny touches of adorableness everywhere I looked.

The friends of the bride were amazing, and kept her laughing pretty much the whole time.

This particular bridesmaid looked like Rachel Bilson. Only prettier. The whole wedding party was gorgeous.

Flats! Perfect for dancing, right?

So this makes me laugh, because the whole "when shall we update the nail polish" thing turned out to be quite complicated. Obviously we decided that getting into a wedding dress with soft polish was way too difficult, so we went with the after-dress touchup.

Champagne has a calming effect, don't you know?

L managed to look completely timeless, I thought. Seriously though.

I was jealous they got to put their feet in. I wanted to!

The mother of the bride did all the flowers, and this was her first attempt. Didn't she do an amazing job?

I walked in on L and her dad having a quiet moment of prayer as they waited for the ceremony.

From where she sat, she could look out and watch everything that was going on, but no one could see her. It was perfect and lovely, because she was hidden, but not shut away from everything that was going on.

The dinner tables were set up behind the ceremony area, and I grabbed this shot of a centerpiece shortly before the ceremony began. Isn't the light amazing?

Waiting for everything to begin.

The processional was long, but beautiful.

Fact: to grab this shot I totally had to cheat. The flower girl forgot to drop any flowers on the way down, so I pulled a few petals off a rose that was tied to a nearby chair. But I like it.