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Jessie & Art’s Engagement Session at Fifer Orchards – Dover, Delaware

admin — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:55:56 +0000

Jessie & Art chose Wyoming, Delaware near Dover, for their fall engagement photos. They first mentioned Wyoming Mill Pond, but after driving around the area for a bit, I passed by Fifer Orchards and was quickly excited by all of the beautiful color and sunlight beaming through the exhausted peach trees. I am so thankful to the people at Fifer Orchards for allowing me to shoot these photos on their property.

The setting couldn’t have been a more perfect for the fall backdrop that Jessie & Art were hoping for!

Jessie & Art’s Dover, Delaware Engagement Photos

“T” Family Pictures in Longwood Gardens

admin — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 04:28:23 +0000

I had a great time taking photos of the “T” family one hot summer day at Longwood Gardens – one of my favorite locations to take portraits!! It was such a scorcher that morning that the staff at Longwood were actually giving out free water! Thank goodness for these two beautiful, sweet children and their easy going temperaments.

Miss T & Mr T’s reward for being such good subjects was a jaunt around the cool water-play area of the children’s garden at Longwood.

Thank you to their mom for letting me spend so much time to make sure I got all of the photos we needed!!

Rebecca & Tim’s Engagement at Rocks State Park – Maryland

admin — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:53:14 +0000

I feel so lucky that Rebecca and Tim chose Rocks State Park as the location for their engagement photos in early spring of this year. I had never been to this location or even heard of it before Rebecca asked that their photos be taken there. Not only is it gorgeous, but the area is important to Rebecca because she spent a lot of time there when she was younger. In fact, if it weren’t for Rebecca’s efforts, this local treasure wouldn’t be a part of the Maryland State Park system. Rebecca, along with other students in her school, helped fund the purchase of this land by the state, which prevented the area from potentially being turned into a development. Could you imagine this beautiful waterfall becoming a part of some neighborhood’s community property? The waterfall and the nearby “King and Queen Seat” can also be seen in the movie “Tuck Everlasting.”

This was a very adventuresome engagement shoot. We hiked quite a way to get to the falls and in trying to get -below- the falls, we had to cross a tree that had fallen over the river. We even passed a few snakes along the way (I saw -one-… but I know there must have been more!! hah!!)

Remember that I mentioned us crossing the river?? This is how Tim accomplished that feat – by walking across this fallen tree. Rebecca and I crawled (I with my backpack and she with her purse.) Thankfully, there is no photographic evidence of our ever so graceful crossing.

Rebecca & Tim’s Kilgore Fall’s, Maryland Engagement Pictures

Trisha & Brandon’s Engagement at Gunpowder Falls State Park – Maryland

admin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:20:26 +0000

Trisha and Brandon requested Gunpowder Falls State Park in Maryland as the location for their Fall engagement shoot. From these engagement portraits set against a colorful fall backdrop, we created an the engagement album / wedding guestbook they used during their reception. The wonderful thing about using an engagement album as wedding guestbook is that wedding guests sign the album much like you would a high school yearbook. Instead of merely a book of signatures, you get a book filled with beautiful sentiments and well wishes from your friends and family. This keepsake is something you’ll be more likely to put on your coffee table and reminisce with throughout the years than would be done with a traditional signature based guestbook.

Trisha & Brandon’s Bel Air, Maryland Engagement Photos

Melissa & Will’s Engagement at Battery Park in Old New Castle – Delaware

admin — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 06:59:49 +0000

I will be photographing Melissa and Will’s wedding this November, and they chose Old New Castle as the location for their engagement session. I love this little town so much because of the rich history surrounding so many of the buildings. This is the town where William Penn first landed in ‘The New World.’ In fact, the anniversary of his landing is right around the corner – October 27, 1682. Since I first moved to the Mid-Atlantic area around 11 years ago, Old New Castle has always been one of my favorite local treasures to explore.

One of my favorite parts of our day – perfect for Halloween – was this creepy decoration staring out onto the street below. Thanks to Melissa and Will for letting me indulge in a little of my macabre sense of humor.

I can’t wait to see how beautiful Melissa looks on her wedding day!!

Melissa & Will’s Old New Castle, Delaware Engagement Pictures

Crystal and Dan’s Engagement at Federal Hill – Maryland

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:47:58 +0000

I met Crystal and Dan at Trisha and Brandon’s wedding in May. I’m so excited that they hired me to be the photographer for their wedding in 2011!

Crystal and Dan chose Baltimore for their engagement portrait location and Crystal mentioned wanting photos in front of the “LOVE” letters at the American Visionary Art Museum. While searching around online to check the place out, I learned about the Baltimore Love Project, so before we headed to the museum, we took a few photos in front a Baltimore Love Project wall. It was just a “lovely” day all around.

I’m so lucky to have a wonderful husband who was willing to tag along and carry some stuff for me – most importantly, my lights, so that I could try out a few new things. I am very happy with how the off camera flash wall photos turned out! I hope my vision is what Crystal hoped for when requesting this location!

Crystal & Dan’s Baltimore, Maryland Engagement Pictures

Matt & Heather’s Family Portraits in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:06:20 +0000

Last week I headed to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware to take some family photos of Matt, Heather and their two beautiful daughters. After we each made about 10 loops around the main thoroughfare and found parking spots, the fun began! Since I’m based in northern Delaware, I do not get to take many photos on the southern Delaware beaches, so I enjoyed the change of scenery.

Matt & Heather’s Family Pictures at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Be sure to check out this slideshow to see some more photos from our session.

Family Pictures in Gibraltar Gardens – Delaware

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:27:50 +0000

When my daughter started school last fall, I was a bundle of nerves, but mostly excited and happy for her to experience new things. She is a very social little girl and loves to be around other children. I knew she would have fun making new friends and learning like a sponge, as children have a tendency to do. Little did I know that I too, would make a new friend at her school!

On one of the very first school days I met Crystal. I heard her mentioning that she was headed to the local gym to workout — which is where I was also going to kill some time while my daughter was in school. We ended up going together and were pretty much together every school day since, as we headed to the gym or park to exercise together.

This summer she and her family wrapped up a long chapter and moved away to begin what I know will be some of the most joyful moments of their lives. I will miss my “exercise buddy” this fall when my daughter starts school again, but mostly, I’ll really miss a great friend.

Below are a few photos I took of Crystal and her family at Gibraltar Gardens in Wilmington, Delaware.

Family Photos at Gibraltar Gardens in Wilmington, Delaware

Family Pictures in Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 05:44:24 +0000

You may recognize the beautiful woman (Nina) in these photos from some of the portfolio photos on my website. I first met her via a friend: Ruben of Studio H Photography. He’d first worked with her through Model Mayhem and Nina and I were introduced during a photoshoot he invited me to. Oh, I guess I should mention -which- beautiful woman, since there are obviously two! Nina is the one in the bottom row/middle of the black and white photos. The other lovely woman is her mother.

Nina contacted me to shoot a family portrait session with her family in Longwood Gardens, PA as a gift to her mother for Mother’s Day. Yes, please! A beautiful family in a beautiful location, on a beautiful day with beautiful lighting. I couldn’t ask for more.

Below are a few of my favorite photos, but I plan to post a few others soon, plus photos from a recent wedding and another session with another beautiful family.

Isn’t the brotherly love sweet? After being with them all day, I could really tell how much these two brothers cared about one another. They picked on each other like brothers often do, but the bond there was obvious from the moment I met them.

Longwood Gardens Family Photos

Julia & Caleb’s Engagement Guestbook – Dover, Delaware

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 05:12:51 +0000

In early April I met Julia and Caleb in Dover, Delaware and we rode around to several interesting locations to take some engagement photos for their wedding guestbook. We had a nice day driving around and stopping at various out of the way places to take photos. When I gave Julia a little sneak peak via Facebook she wrote, “Blonnie—These are sooooo beautiful!!! Wow!! I’m speechless!! Thank you soo much!” I’m so happy she likes them and she seemed equally as happy when she picked up her album today!

Below are the spreads from their wedding day guestbook with the images I created from the day. Stay tuned: soon I’ll post some pictures of the actual album after printing. I know they’re both excited (as am I) for their wedding this coming Saturday!

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