m.e.

We had our newborn baby early… She was expected to arrive on September 5th, and came early on August 20th! She is just precious and so perfect. We are truly blessed.

We had a house fire and are currently staying in a hotel until we can head back to our house, and so I won’t be answering emails, etc while we take care of everything. Thank you for your understanding. Right now I am not sure what the timeline is. Please do not worry about your photos, they are all 100% safe.  :)

I have a bunch of sessions that are actually blog ready, and Katy has most of them edited and ready for clients. Thank you for your patience as the past week has been quite crazy and unexpected.

We are just thankful that we are all safe. God is so good and we feel so blessed.

Thanks again for your patience and understanding.

m.e.

You might remember them from their engagement session in the blizzard. You can check it out here.

Jessica looked gorgeous!!!!

Before I share the photos, thought I would mention a few of the vendors who helped make their day fabulous.

Venue: Grey Rock Mansion

Florist: Roberta Salcedo

Band: Cry Monday

Hair and Makeup: Victoria and Albert Salon

We took a few minutes for portraits at the church….

And then we did the remainder at the Grey Rock Mansion!

To view more images from the day, click below for the slideshow:

http://meaghanelliott.myshowit.com/aello_wdg_7_31_10

Thanks Nick and Jessica for being amazing clients!

m.e.

Kim (mommy) was telling me that she was at Home Depot…getting some things to work on some house projects, and labor started…and her precious baby was here!

So cute! Love her expression!

Here is the sweet family… Joey, Kim, and Julianna…

Loves little toesies….

Love Kim’s face…. Such a sweet moment of mom and daughter.

It was a long day for Julianna…and I we tuckered her out.

Thanks Joey, Kim, and Julianna!!! Such a sweet, sweet family!

m.e.

Sarah will be a senior this fall at Atholton High School. We ventured down to Old Ellicott City last week… and had a blast! She was awesome!

A little about Sarah:

She plans to go to college at either Chapel Hill or University of Delaware

Her dream job: athletic trainer for a professional team

Favorite part of high school: meeting new people and homecoming!

Favorite movie: Sex and the City & Stepbrothers

Idea of a perfect day: hanging out at the beach with friends

Favorite Music/Artist: Lady Gaga

If you had to live on 2 kinds of food they would be: pineapple and chips with salsa

Favorite place to hang out: neighborhood park

Favorite season: spring

Flip flops or sneakers: flip flops

Favorite ice cream: strawberry

Favorite job you’ve had: never had one but volunteers at a hospital and LOVES it!

Hobbies: Field Hockey, traveling

Neat or messy: neat…. usually

Movies or books: books (when I have time)

Favorite TV show: weeds, south park, the office

Favorite place traveled to: Sorrento, Italy

Facebook or myspace: Facebook

Favorite color: green

Beach or lake: Bethany Beach

If you won the lottery what would you do with the money? save some, donate some, and go on a trip around Europe

What is something you want to do in your lifetime? Save someone’s life

If you could have dinner with any 3 people from past or present who would they be? Will Ferrell, Audrey Hepburn, and Patrick Dempsey

Thanks Sarah for an awesome session! I hope that the rest of your summer is AMAZING!

m.e.

So, I headed out to Marnie’s parents farm, Goose Green Farm… which was absolutely gorgeous, and we took some photos… Marnie looked fabulous!

Gorgeous gal…. gorgeous light….

The newlyweds…. Would LOVE to see their wedding pics!!! Aren’t they cute?!

LOVE!!!

Marnie changed out of her dress and we did some lifestyle shots around the property…Had a blast and they were troopers!

Thanks Marnie and Karl for a great session!

m.e.

We shot their engagement session in Old Ellicott City… a place that they love to spend time, and we had a blast! They were super into having a theme…. and they looked so cute!

LOVE the birdcage veil.

They spend many days enjoying the weather… reading, enjoying each other’s company…The sweetest light of the day!

Got a little carried away… and picked a few from the yummy sunlight here… It is my absolute favorite light to play in….

Thanks Faith and Rob for a great session! Can’t wait until the wedding!!!

m.e.

They got married last October… and it RAINED! So, we headed back to the Cloisters for some more photos…. to take advantage of the beautiful outdoor scenery!!! Such a gorgeous place… and a gorgeous couple!

Since getting married… they bought a new house… got a dog… and are just enjoying each other! It was so good to see them again. I will say that I thought Kevin was super shy… turns out he is not shy at all… Must have been the wedding day jitters…

I LOVE this light!

Thanks Kevin and Megan!!!!

m.e.

Stephanie is the other (often better) wife that I am referring to. Not only does Josh head over there for some much needed man time, Stephanie makes dinner for the boys every week! So, generally speaking I am off duty on Wednesday evenings…..and quite honestly, I am terrible in the kitchen to begin with. Wednesday is the day that I have always known my husband would be fed well… no thanks to me. For his sake I wish every day was Wednesday… He did not marry a domestic goddess, and I am the very first to admit that!

Stephanie and Randall, thank you for being so wonderful to Josh all of these years and taking care of him…. and being so kind and generous in every way. We appreciate you more than you know!

I did a family session with this family about a week ago… and we headed over to the local park… Randall and Stephanie have 3 boys… Caleb (the oldest), Ian (the middle guy), and Lucas (the teeny guy)…

They are gorgeous children!!!

Super sweet kiddos…. but Stephanie and Randall’s hands sure are full with 3 boys!

Stephanie and Lucas…

This might be one of my favorites of the day…. Here is Ian!

And the whole family…

This little guy is BRAVE!!! He was 100% fearless, and would have climbed anything if he were just tall enough…

Caleb….

The future football star… Maybe he will play for the Steelers?!

Thanks Randall and Stephanie! We love you guys!

m.e.

He is just a little charmer! He will be turning 1 shortly…and he did such a great job, especially considering the heat that day that we shot.

Ethan and daddy!

I have to say that this is my favorite photo of the session. It is so much fun to spend time with new parents… I think I love it because I am about to head into that journey myself and I am excited, but also frightened… The photo below of Therol and Ethan honestly makes me tear up. I look at it and it makes me feel selfish for the parts of our pregnancy journey that I wanted to turn back… I just look at that image and see the  P.U.R.E.   J.O.Y.  that Therol has on her face because she loves being a mom so much. I adore it, and it is a reminder that the new chapter of our life will be scary, yes, but also the most amazing journey that Josh and I will ever take. Thank you Therol for showing me how amazing parenthood is by your simple interaction with Ethan.

He is getting ready to walk…. needs a little help right now, but I am sure that he will be cruising around in no time!

The Happy Family…

Love, love his eyes!!!!

The sign clearly said, “No Wading,” but it was hot…. and it looked fun….

Thank you Alex, Therol, and Ethan! I had such a great time with you guys. It is such a blessing to watch my clients lives grow and change. It is such a privilege to document!

m.e.