Another year, and my sweet niece Mackinzie is another year older.  I took a look back when I photographed her four-year-old photos, and I just cannot believe how much she’s grown!  *sigh*  Take a look at how much she’s changed!

David & Becca tied the knot on a beautiful November day in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  It was such a joy to see all the details of their special day come together, all their friends & family join forces, and create the fairytale wedding that Becca & David had planned.

Becca is my new step-sister and it has been a great joy to get to know her & her fiance, David, through their whole engagement & wedding process.

Enough blabbing from me, just take a look at their special day!

Getting ready…

Their first look…

Some fun with the bridal party…

(and I’d just like to point out Drew, my step-brother, on the far left.  White boy can jump!)

And now on to the wedding & details…

Joy, and her sister Hope, were some of the first friends I met when my family moved to Maryland so many years ago.  And it was such an honor & delight to be able to photograph her engagement to David.  To see her so utterly happy made me quite emotional.  During their session I wanted to cry with happiness, and even more so during editing it.

Enjoy their photos…

Occasionally I get the photo session that I have to keep under wraps until it can be presented as a gift to a loved one.  That’s the case with Devin & Steph’s session.  They sweetly planned to give their family some photos of themselves for the holidays.  But man, if you know me, keeping secrets is so hard!  Steph let me know recently that I could share their lovely photos.  Yeah – a weight off my shoulders!

We met up in Patterson Park in the autumn and they brought along their sweet dog, Nimbus.  We had a great day, lovely weather, and plenty of pups for Nimbus to make friends with.

Enjoy their photos!

It has been a whirlwind of holiday photos up in this place!  Whew!  I LOVE the holiday excitement, and the Christmas photos that go along with them, but it can be a bit tiring on these editing fingers!

I’m super excited to take a different direction for a bit with some senior photos of the lovely Emily!  Emily is one of my models for Rockbridge Academy.  She is a beautiful girl, and her heart is equally as beautiful, too.  We had never met in person before her photo session, but she was so sweet & funny & welcoming that I felt like I was with an old friend – an old friend who is much younger than me, but you get my point.

Enjoy Emily’s photos in Downtown Annapolis.  Oh, and Emily’s mom, who helped picked out most of her outfits – yeah, I’m calling YOU the next time I need to dress myself!