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Jan 12

I know I say this every year, but 2025 was a top contender for one of my favorites ever. We had 34 weddings, countless engagement sessions, some really special documentary family sessions (check out my family work at LifebyBrea.com), and other miscellaneous awesome shoots – like my step daughter’s promo photos for her school musical, […]

Dec 11

Christa and Nate were our final wedding couple for 2025, and we closed the year out in style! I’m thrilled to be sharing the highlights on the blog today! The Couple From the couple: “We met through our mutual friends, Brian and Libby Taylor, at the Frederick High Wheel Race in 2023. Although we had […]

Nov 25

Nicole and Greg‘s wedding this weekend at The Butterfly Room was so wonderful and we absolutely loved being a part of it. The Couple When they first met, Nicole had zero interest in Greg. Over the next few weeks, their paths continued to cross and something (or someone) told her to go for it. She […]

Nov 24

This session is very special to me. Chris is a former coworker and good friend of mine (of nearly 20 years!), and he and Amanda have been together more than half that time. Needless to say I was beyond thrilled when they got engaged and we started chatting about their wedding plans. When it came […]

Nov 20

This past Sunday I had a blast meeting up with Caroline and Mason and logging lots of steps around Georgetown. We were assaulted by the wind for large chunks of the shoot but even with the aggressive gusts we got lots of great photos and had an awesome time. We walked all around the neighborhood, […]

Nov 19

I don’t pick favorites but… Kelsey and Hunter‘s wedding was probably the most fun ever? You’ll see what I mean when it’s time for the photos! The Couple Kelsey and Hunter’s story started in their freshman dorm at the University of South Carolina—Go Gamecocks! What began as a chance college connection grew into something much […]