Anyone below look familiar???

If you follow the blog… you might recognize a few of these folks… on the left are Amanda and Ryan…. now they are not married yet, but I think that they have been to at least 7 weddings that I have shot., ironically I have even seen them at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club while shooting a wedding…. and they were at a different wedding there. Maybe they stalk me? I don’t know… (JK!), but regardless…. they are awesome and their dance moves rock!

The next couple is Josh and Angela… Remember them?? Yup…. awesome past clients….

And then you have Megan and Travis…. Yup, you got it, another set  of awesome past clients. (Meg is also Ryan’s sister)

And on the far right… Mandi and Danny….awesome current clients. In fact if you check back next week on the blog, you will see their engagement session! Unfortunately I am only able to share some of it with you, which is a bummer because it was really one of my favorite sessions ever. We got to go to a really amazing, top secret location, and I am not allowed to share those ones… However, I’ll entertain some guesses as to where we went….  :)

So all of these wonderful people were guests at Kristi and Jason’s wedding!

I saw this hanging in Kristi’s mom’s sewing room… and loved it. Not going to lie… I might have teared up.

I also noticed this in her mom’s sewing room and thought it would be a fun way to photograph their wedding date…

She looks amazing, yes??

Absolutely stunning!!!

Kristi and Jason are so sweet to watch…. She just wears this never ending smile… and Jason just makes her laugh endlessly. You know how some people just “work?” Well, they just all around “work.” We took some photos around the church before heading over to the Grand Lodge!

This is one of my favorite’s of the day… I saw this when I pulled into the Grand Lodge and parked my car… HAD to take them there for some photos….

At the reception Kristi sang Jason a song… incredibly sweet. People were crying EVERYWHERE. Not only did Kristi sing to Jason… but her dad played the piano while she sang…

Kristi and Jason, you are amazing clients… and have such wonderful friends and family!! I loved working with you! Jason….I knew you were a funny guy, but you and your buddies are quite a trip! You had me laughing all evening.

Click the slideshow here to see more images for the day!

http://meaghanelliott.myshowit.com/lanciotti_wdg_

And, one last completely random tidbit on shooting this wedding….

I was standing in the hallway eating dinner, when this cute couple (see below) came over to me and asked if I was Meaghan Elliott. Here I am thinking that they were engaged….or might be getting engaged and might want some info…. and when I said, yes I am Meaghan Elliott…. They said…

WE  JUST BOUGHT YOUR HOUSE!

So, so crazy, yes? So it turns out that Eric below is Jason’s cousin… what a small, small world it is. I mean, what are the chances?!?!?

So these lovelies are living in what used to be our house, and we couldn’t have asked for sweeter folks to live there.

And, I got to see them again the next morning, b/c I had chairs delivered there…. forgot to change over to the new address fast enough.

Wonderful to meet you Kira and Eric! I am sure we’ll be driving by in a few years to show Ainsley where she lived when she was a born…

And by all means… call me if you get engaged!

Happy Friday!!

m.e.

I met Ellen and Brad at Erin & John’s wedding. They danced like crazy…. I think she kicked me a few times with her amazing moves….  Here is a little action shot…

Seriously…. they are such a fun couple, and I can’t wait to shoot their wedding! I was so excited when Ellen emailed me about shooting their wedding b/c I remembered exactly who they were.  :)

For their engagement session we headed to George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate…. and it was AMAZING!! Such a beautiful place! 

I just have to say…. Ellen looked STUNNING! I believe this was a trial for her wedding makeup (am I right Ellen?)…. It looked great! I was sitting at my computer going through images and my Mother in Law came in and said…. wow, that girl is stunning!  :)

Couldn’t agree more.

And Brad was an absolute trooper. He wasn’t super excited about engagement photos….. but he hung in there, and did a fabulous job.

Thanks Ellen and Brad for such a great time.

And… for those of you reading… Doesn’t Brad have a familiar face? When we started the session I kept thinking he reminded me of someone…. and the more I looked at him, the more he looked like him…. I will let you look at the photos first before I share who I think he looks like. Turns out he hears it a lot…

Perfect couple. Perfect light.

This garden area was AMAZING… if only they were allowed to walk through it…. could make for some really awesome images….

Thanks Ellen and Brad for an awesome shoot! Can’t wait for your wedding next year at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club!!

Did you figure out who he looks like yet????

Ben Roethlisberger anyone?

Happy Wednesday!

m.e.

I had posted a little teeny sneak peek of Kate and Brynn on Facebook…. the craziness of moving and traveling on the weekends has got me a little behind on the blog here…

Kate and Brynn actually got married on the first of October…. on her family’s BEAUTIFUL property.  You can check out their engagement session here…which was also shot on their property. If you don’t know the story of how these 2 met… you need to check out that post…. Such a crazy/amazing story! Bryn is actually from Australia…He had so many family members and friends travel to the US for the wedding. It was so much fun!

Kate looked absolutely beautiful!!! Talk about a super calm, laid back bride…. She was awesome. It was a little bit cold for their day…. and it rained right after the ceremony, but they were still willing to have some fun with photographs in the rain.

Loved watching these girls admire Kate’s dress.  :)

Bryn checking for rain…..

Braving the rain…..  Kate had to be freezing!!!!

Totally worth it…

We just took a few in the rain and then headed inside to stay dry…

As you can see it was just a little bit muddy…..

At the end of the night we went out for a few more pics… It was barely drizzling… I was actually hoping for more rain, but we didn’t luck out…

Thank you Kate and Bryn for being such amazing clients! I had so much fun working with you and wish you the best in Australia!!!

To see a slideshow of the day, click here.

Lots of fun sessions to come on the blog!!!

m.e.

Where do I start??? Lots to say for this post, but Dave is getting on a boat… so I also want to be quick so that he can see the post!!!

So here it goes….. about 6 or 7 years ago I was teaching Kindergarten in the Baltimore City Public School System…..and I was sharing something at the faculty meeting…and was crying (b/c I thought I could change the world)  b/c I just wanted to help those kiddos….

And, there was another new girl at my school…. who just happened to be named Meaghan….spelled exactly the same way I spell my name.  She was the first person I met that spelled it the same…. and then it just so happened that she also went to Penn State! So fun! And from there…we talked… and talked…and talked…. and she has turned out to be one of my greatest friends….  She was in my wedding….we went to the Orange Bowl together…. a Cali road trip from San Diego to San Francisco…. then we both got pregnant… had babies…and our little girls play together, and we share mommy advice….and on and on and on…. and I really couldn’t be more grateful for her and her friendship.

So you probably wonder where Dave and Cara come in, yes?

Meg is married to Steve, who is just as amazing, and is a huge part of a lot of my memories with Meg. I just love them and their little girls. They are like family to me. Here is a little post on them: http://meaghanelliott.com/wordpress/2010/06/29/lorelais-first-birthday/

They are from Pittsburgh, Pa… about 20 minutes from our new house here…. (and I so hope her cute little family moves back!)

Steve’s twin is Dave, and so I was so honored and excited when Dave and Cara booked me as their photographer! I had the opportunity to spend time with Dave here and there as he was in town…. and then last fall we all (Cara included) went to the Penn State game at Fed Ex Field, and had such a great time together. Dave and Cara are super fun and sweet and energetic, and I had such a great time with them at their session!  I loved spending time with them and getting to know them, and b/c Meg and Steve are such a huge part of my life, I know that I will get to spend more time with them in the future, long past the wedding….

We did the engagement session in Georgetown…. Dave and Cara had done some hunting for some fun places and found this gem!!!

Michigan vs. Penn State. Sorry Cara…. have to go with Dave on this one. We Are…. Penn State!

Love it!

While driving down it was raining and pretty dreary… but as soon as we started shooting the weather was perfect! A little chilly….all the more reason to be cuddly!

This might be my favorite of the day.

Cara and Dave wanted a city session, b/c Cara loves the city! So we just ventured around and found some great places. They are actually getting married in Pittsburgh this coming New Year’s Eve, so they are officially my first Pittsburgh wedding! They are getting married at Heinz Chapel and their reception is at the Station Square Sheraton. So excited!

We stopped for some warm beverages….and a sweet snack. Dave ate his doughnuts before we could even use them for a fun photo. Very similar to something his twin Steve would do…..  :)

A sweet dance in the street….

Favorite.

We headed over the the monuments b/c Dave proposed at the Lincoln Memorial….

Thank you Dave and Cara for an awesome session! Can’t wait until New Years!!!

m.e.

I was so excited to finally meet Jeffrey and Kim… we had been in correspondence for quite awhile, but had not yet met. It was so much fun getting to know the two of them during their engagement session.  :) They were incredibly sweet to watch interact. You can tell that they are head over heels for eachother.

And they are friends with Lauren & Brian and Emmie & Carl! So fun!!!

They met at Kim’s best friends house when Kim was still in high school (Jeffrey is a few years older)…Jeffrey is in the Marine Corps so he was not living in MD. They ended up being Facebook friends….which led to Facebook chat, then video chat….then Kim went to see him in North Carolina when he came home, and they had an amazing weekend together… the rest folks is history.  :)

He is still stationed in NC, so they don’t get to see eachother on a daily basis, but try their best to see eachother on the weekends… Their love is sweet.

We did their session at Downs Park in Pasadena. Such a pretty location! I didn’t even know it existed.

So for the entire session I just couldn’t get over how much Kim looks like a friend of mine, Amber. I actually took this from her Facebook profile to show you the resemblance. And her husband happens to be in the Marine Corps. Jeffrey and Amber’s husband don’t look alike…. but don’t Amber and Kim?!

Kim and Jeffrey LOVE playing cards…So they brought a blanket along and played some cards in the grass.

One of her favorite things about Jeffrey besides his red hair and freckles are his dimples!

Stealing a dance and a kiss in the evening sunlight…

One of my favorites of the day…. 

On the way down to their session, our MINI started to run funny… and I had a feeling I might not make it home that night….

Well, on the way home the MINI started shutting down on me. It was making crazy sounds, and at first it just had the battery light on, but slowly that turned into 3 more lights on…. the power features locking up… the steering wheel locking up…. and then a red steering wheel light came on, as if to say STOP DRIVING… and since I couldn’t really accelerate or steer, and I had about a 25 minute drive left… I decided to pull over, and then it proceeded to die.  So 3 1/2 hours later I was rescued by a tow truck and a cab… to make my way home.

What does a photographer do in a car stranded on the side of the road for 3 1/2 hours? Play with my camera!  I didn’t want to drain my phone battery….. so I played around and experimented.  :)

And of course… saying goodbye to the MINI…..

Thanks Jeffrey and Kim for a great session!!

m.e.