When talking about locations for their engagement session, Mary told me one of their favorite places to hang out was Cogan’s Pizza in Ghent.  I’d never been before, but the whole area is just awesome, so we went for it!  The team at Cogan’s was awesome and let us take some photos on the patio, then […]

As Nancy, the bride, was slipping on her wedding shoes and you could see and hear the rain beating against the window of her fourth floor hotel room.  It was a sight that would make most brides nervous, but Nancy just laughed it off and continued about her day.  Nothing could stop the joy in […]

One of the most popular commercial products we offer is a library of photos.  It’s a great way to get photos of your products, as well as for social media, website headlines, and head shots.  My goal going into this shoot was to give Jeanne (the owner of Cookie Text) a library of photos to […]

It’s time I admit it: Sometimes I don’t blog.  The truth is, I love blogging.  I’ve been blogging consistently since the summer after 8th grade.  I’ve even met wonderful friends through blogging– friends that I’ve never met in person, and a few I have. But I have two rules about blogging: 1) It doesn’t come before real […]

Hey friends!  Josh is going to be taking over some blogging here and there, so we thought today would be a great day to kick it off! Ashley + Zach are just a fantastic, funny, and hilariously sarcastic couple.  They’re real and hold nothing back when they talk to each other.  Having not met them going into […]

From the very beginning, Maura was clear on her wedding planning process: Hire the right professionals and don’t worry about anything.  And it worked!  She was so relaxed on her wedding day, and everything ran very smoothly.  Each vendor and coordinator was on top of their game and easy to work with! As for Maura […]

When you take good care of your clients they share your name, and that’s exactly how I ended up in Ocean City, Maryland on Monday!  After emailing for months and planning their wedding, I finally got to meet Brittany & Carl (& their sweet dog, Gus!) for the most perfect evening.  Not too hot, perhaps […]

I’m totally loving the hand lettering and watercolor look lately.  It’s so beautiful, complicated, simplistic, and messy all at the same time… kind of like life.  And as much as I love a cheap download to print myself, an original piece of work is just incredible.  And that’s exactly what Cartesterson INK is doing! 100% […]

I rarely say this, but Facebook has knocked it out of the park for business pages lately!  So often Facebook is a struggle for businesses.  It’s a great marketing tool for sure, but the rules change constantly and paying for advertising doesn’t guarantee better results. I’ll be the first to admit that I sometimes stick […]

As I wrote about our house updates earlier this week, I realized that there is a definite theme in our home decor… and in our lives!  We love to remember where we came from.  We both grew up very differently from how our daughter will grow up.  Neither is better or worse, but there are […]