Katherine + Mike | The Belvedere, Baltimore, Maryland Wedding

At the end of November I had the pleasure of working with Rachel Smith Photography on yet another stunning Baltimore wedding. Katherine and Mike were wed in a beautiful ceremony at St. Ignatius church in Baltimore with their reception at the Belvedere. This was my first time shooting at either location and I certainly hope it’s not the last. Both the church and the reception site were jaw-droppingly beautiful. My day started off at St. Ignatius where I met Mike and hung out with him until his lovely bride arrived. Guys being guys… checking the scores for the last time before the wedding.I love this portrait of Mike in front of the stained glass window. After the ceremony we headed to the Belvedere for some bridal party and bride and groom photos before the reception kicked off! Right after their cake cutting, Mike explained the story behind their wordy wedding cake. He had proposed to Katherine with a cake – which he had requested to have a simple question written on it, “Katherine, Will you marry me?” Well, as it turned out, when he went to pick up the cake it said instead “Katherine, You will marry me.” Not exactly the ideal way to pop the question. After some going back and forth with the bakery employees trying to explain why this wouldn’t work, he finally got them to understand what he was going for and remedied the writing on the cake. It all worked out and she said yes! And so they felt it was only fitting to also have writing on their wedding cake. I love this shot of the room with the amazing sunset out of the window. It took me a few tries to get the lighting balanced right for this one. Well worth the effort, I’d say :)The couple entered the reception to a perfectly executed choreographed first dance! And after some hilarious and touching speeches it was time to party!… and party they did! Congratulations to Katherine and Mike and thanks again as always to Rachel for having me along!