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My name is Meaghan Elliott, and I am a photographer based in the Baltimore/DC area.Here you will find some of my most recent work as well as some snippets from my personal life (photos and ramblings of my heart). I hope that you will visit often, be inspired, laugh, cry, and experience life'sjoys! I hope that you get to know me better and I hope to get to know you better too! Sooooo, leave me a comment and you will make my day! I feel so blessed to LOVE what I do and I LOVE getting to know my clients and blog readers!

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Archive for December, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving…….late :)

December 15, 2008
Yes, I just wished you a Happy Thanksgiving… and yes, it is LATE! I traveled through Thanksgiving this year because I attended a workshop in San Diego, and then had a wedding the Saturday after Thanksgiving… (plan on blogging that tomorrow or Wed!) I must say that as my plane landed on Thanksgiving evening, I had a mix of emotions running through my head…. I was excited to see my hubby as I had left him for 10 days…. I felt terrible that I left him that long… that I didn’t cook him Thanksgiving dinner… that for the first time in my life, I was not going to spend Thanksgiving with my family…. I wiped the tears from my eyes and made a decision that I plan to stand by. I shoot holiday weddings and have a holiday fee…. but I will no longer include Christmas or Thanksgiving on that holiday list. The truth is, nothing is more important than my family… and there is not a price tag that could be paid to keep me from them in the future. Try me. ;) I am so blessed to have the family that I do, and I can’t wait to see them this Christmas!!! (and next Thanksgiving!) 
So, with that said, I did make my hubby a Thanksgiving dinner soon after I got home and we had our own little mini Thanksgiving… 
Below is one of my favorite holiday wines. It is from Boordy Vineyards in Md, so if you are not local… Sorry!!! If you are local, go grab a bottle! On the back it says you can even warm it up… haven’t ever tried that, but maybe this season I will. It is a little bit sweeter of a wine… but different and delicious!

And for our dinner I made my first ever Pecan Pie! It was delicious (If I do say so myself). I have to say that this is one of my new favorites… Josh’s family introduced me to Pecan Pie.. I had never had it growing up, and it is just amazing!

I was excited when I got back from San Diego.. because I love hosting people, and I am in a Tuesday night Bible study with some of my favorite girlfriends… and I host for the month of December! So, I cut up some “Christmas Apples” ……

And made some kiss cookies… I know they look funny, but I always use Dove chocolate, because it tastes so much better than Hershey Kisses…not as cute, but yummy!

And then my friend Katy came… and I gave her a hug and somewhere in that transaction my plates of cookies and apples fell… on the TREE!  :)  If you know my dog Chester, this is like Chester Heaven. He loves apples and loves chocolate… so now there is melted chocolate drizzle and apples all over the tree….

And here is my dog, cleaning it all up!!! He licked it for about an hour… literally…. The tree was shaking… the star fell off… ornaments were falling off… and I in between photos… was holding the tree to keep it from falling over… that would have been a DISASTER!


I eventually got the idea to spray the tree with cleaner…. hoping that it would taste gross and it would keep him from licking the tree…. and hoping that it did not kill him!!! It worked!!! He still goes over to the tree once and awhile and sniffs it, like just maybe it would turn into Chester Heaven just one more time.   :)
m.e.

Just a Few Days Left….

December 14, 2008
Just a few days left for a few things…..Just a little reminder for you!

1. Portrait Session Contest: Time is running out. All entries must be received by December 30 @ midnight. No exceptions… sorry. I plan to take them with me on the plane to Atlanta where I will be spending New Years to start deciding on my winner.I have had some really awesome entries. Keep them coming… It doesn’t have to be long… Click here for the details

2. Cans for Comments: I will be taking the cans to the Maryland Food Bank on December 23rd…. Don’t make me go in empty handed. If you leave a comment I will donate a can. Even if your comment is “Put a can in for me…”  I will put a can in for you  :)  I have just a week left… My goal is 100.. Help me get there for a good cause!  :) Tell your friends! I will try to blog something everyday to give you things to comment about ;) If you are a first time commenter, I will put in 2 cans for you!

3. Christmas is coming! I am sure that you didn’t need a reminder for that…. but I did! I have been working to put in everyones holiday print orders and then it suddenly hit me that I needed to get on top of my own gift giving! 

Here is a little eye candy for you today…. Chester my dog. Just wanted to get him involved in the Christmas spirit.  I got pretty excited about this when it snowed (less than an inch) last week, and thought oohhh…we can get photos outside in the snow!!! I had the extension cord ready and everything. Let’s just say that not all went as planned. Have you ever strung lights on your dog? It wasn’t that he minded…. He actually really seemed to like it, but I had to wrap the legs so loosely in an effort not to hurt him of course, and so when he walked around the lights started falling off of his legs… and then that made things a bit interesting. I think next year I might try again…and not wrap his legs.

m.e.

Brianna + Brett

December 11, 2008
Meet Brianna and Brett! We went out one FREEZING morning before I left for San Diego. It was soooo cold and windy!!! They were troopers for sure! We headed out to the Liganore Winery for their session.  Gorgeous! I just loved the sky… It was the perfect winter sky… looked like a storm coming…but also pockets of bright blue. It was the first time that I got to met Brett, because he is an aviator in the Navy, and does not currently live in the area. They were a super cute couple…. laughing and giggling, and keeping eachother warm!




















Isn’t that an awesome sky?!?









I think that this photo might be my favorite!

This is the owner’s dog… Huge dog!!! Looked like a polar bear!!

We got a tour of the inside!!! How fun!

m.e.

Emily + Steven Part 2

December 8, 2008
Ok… it is here, Part 2 of Emily and Steven’s wedding. :) The first few are from getting ready at the hotel. Emily has the cutest niece… and she was in all sorts of pain and discomfort that day, because…. she had to go to the bathroom… and couldn’t.  :)  Poor thing was uncomfortable… but it was so cute… and luckily she is little enough that I can share this on my blog and not have to worry about embarrassing her in front of any friends or boyfriends, etc…  but Aunt Emily will have some funny pics to share with her when she gets older!
Here is grandma trying to brighten her spirits and her little upset tummy….

And here is the victory! I just had to post it because it was hysterical. Everybody was whooping and hollering and doing a little “poopy victory dance!”  And the best part, was when she announced that she went, Emily pointed and yelled, “I see it!”  And so I looked at her…. and sure enough… there is a lovely lump in her pants.  Too Funny. No wonder her little tummy hurt.  (Sorry if I have grossed any of my blog readers out. It was really  funny.)

Ok… back to the bride. Here are a few pics in the lobby of the Hyatt.


And here are the boys over near Emily and Steven’s cute little house!

Steven next to his road….

Emily and Steven got married at a church right across from their house. The church is called St. Mary’s, Star of the Sea.


Emily on the trolley waiting for all of the guests to go into the church.

Hanging out outside the church while waiting for the ceremony to begin….


Emily peeking through the door while waiting for the ceremony to begin.

Here comes the bride…






Just peeking at the bride and groom through a little hole in the pew.

The new Mr. and Mrs!





First dance…


Here are the name cards…. Steven actually designed them! He did an awesome job!


The invitations… Steve designed these as well. I just started having fun inside the Baltimore Visionary Museum…. with all sorts of ideas flowing for some details shots… and then the security guard came and kicked me out!!! Ok… so I did touch the art… Oops… But I had to?!?!? So enjoy the few shots that I got before I got kicked out… I was just getting started.





And I told you how awesome the flowers are, right?! Here they are… There are a lot of photos below of the different bouquets and centerpieces… and yes you do see eggplants, cacti, asparagus, feathers, and artichokes… the designs were made by Caroline at a Garden of Earthly Delights! Amazing, amazing flowers!!!














Here is their cake from Sugar Bakers…  I took a photo of it in the cool light… because these were the color lights that were shining on it. Funky!  :)

And Steven made this awesome photo mobile to hang full of photos of them and their friends. Isn’t it cool?!?


The toast…


They made CD’s for their guests as favors…. Cute!


The song…was not Walk Like an Egyptian despite what it looks like…


The paparazi….. wives of the groomsmen.

And the little kids dance circle….



Cake cutting got a little bit messy…

Emily says, “This cake is good!”



Dancing with grandma.






And the traditional picture of Emily and Steve…

m.e.

Giving Back!

December 8, 2008

I have really been thinking so much about how blessed I am… And in an effort to give back and bless someone else, I am going to host a little contest here over the next few weeks. 

Here is what I am giving away: A 1 1/2 hour portrait session, CD of high res files included.  :)
I would love to give this portrait session to a family/couple who just deserves to be blessed…. maybe you just love them to pieces… maybe they are going through some tough times and this would brighten their day…. maybe they are always blessing others and it is their turn….  
Whatever the reason, let me know! How you can enter: 
1. Submit an essay (no longer than a page), a video, a photography… anything…. telling me why they deserve to win!  Be creative!!!

2. Send all entries to meaghanelliottphotography@gmail.com. Please put HOLIDAY CONTEST in the subject line. 
3. Entries must be received by December 30, 2008 at midnight!

4. In your entry, please include your name and contact info!

*I will travel up to 50 miles (one way) to complete the session. If you want to enter someone who is not local and would be willing to help take care of a travel fee, you can still enter!
I plan to announce the winner at the start of the New Year!
Pass this along!!! 
Happy Holidays!
m.e.
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