tyler and kevin

emily and ricky

AVONDA AND MYCAL

Leading up to and on the day of the wedding, Brea made sure we had relevant permits for photography. She made sure she was clear on the schedule. She was extremely detail oriented and timely. Trust me when I tell you that her and her team do not miss a single moment – from my ugly crying, romantic glimpses, to goofy laughter, she is an invisible artiste! In short, there are not enough words.

In many ways, Brea was not just a photographer, not even just a photojournalist, but became a trusted extended member of our friendship circle.

Click here to see more from Mycal and Avonda’s engagement shoot in Baltimore and wedding at the Salamander Hotel in DC!

Where do I begin? My wife and I were absolutely blown away by her and her team! When we first met, Brea went to great lengths to get to know us individuals and as a couple. She asked us specific questions about our story, our personalities, and our vision for the wedding. When she described her photography style as “photojournalism” with an emphasis on capture moments, we couldn’t have been more excited! Suffice it to say, she and her team did not disappoint!

Our engagement shoots (which were two fold) included shots at a local gym and Baltimore’s scenic waterfront. When our friends saw the photos, they were blown away. In fact, they called her the “light master” because she has total control of light. This is important because my wife and I were concerned about the variance in our complexion. However, Brea’s work spoke for itself! She is totally a “master of light”!

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Phenomenal photojournalist who captures each moment!

avonda and mycal

To sum up Brea in a nutshell, our best man sent us a note after seeing the final photos saying simply, “thanks for reminding me how bad our own wedding photographer was.”

Brea has been with us to capture our proposal, our engagement photos and now our wedding day. We can’t wait to work with her again one day, and know she will be our family photographer for life.

Click here to see highlights from Emily and Ricky’s wedding at The Mt Washington Mill Dye House.

Brea is absolutely phenomenal. She captured so much beautiful and raw emotion from the day, that brought us to tears just looking back at the pictures. Her photos will leave you speechless. Brea’s specialty is really capturing those candid moments throughout the day. She works hard to make you comfortable acting natural around the camera and it really pays off when you see photos of moments that you didn’t even realize you wanted on camera.

Her team is just as talented as she is. We had Jim and Courtney helping for our wedding, and the three of them worked so seamlessly together. Brea even stepped in to help, above and beyond the expectations of a photographer when we needed a quick hand with hair touch-up, wedding gown buttons and flowers.

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Incredibly talented photographer!

EMILY AND RICKY

The day of the wedding was another exemplar of their creativity, vision, and patience. We were married in Old Ellicott City on the hottest day of summer, and we set out to take photos around the city at high noon. My partner and I were sweaty, cranky, and immensely thankful that Brea, Jim, and their third assistant were there to magically make the process still fun despite the circumstances. Same as the first photoshoot, they took shots in areas I didn’t know existed and at angles that confused me, but when we got the photos back every single one made me beam. The town looked magical, and they captured the anticipation and excitement that was laying underneath our complaints about the heat!

During the wedding, I barely registered they were there. I am sure that was partly due to being so busy with the day and overwhelmed by the outpouring of love from our family and friends, but I’m also suspicious that maybe Brea and her team ARE capable of magic and made themselves invisible. The photos highlighting the dancing, conversation, and tender moments make it look like the camera was up close and in our faces, but they truly were not!

Camera magic, I can not explain it any other way. I do not know how she and her team do it, but I am oh so glad we had her on our team to do it. I am even more thankful that she got to know us beyond the lens of her camera, that we got to know about her, and that I can confidently say that I had an ally and a friend as my photographer at my wedding.

Click here to see highlights from Kevin and Tyler’s Dungeons and Dragons themed wedding at Main Street Ballroom in Ellicott City, MD.

I put off writing this review because I know I can not do Brea justice with my words, but I need to start somewhere and I need you to know how capable, professional, talented, and FUN she is as a photographer.

From the first virtual consult, we knew she was the right fit. She connected effortlessly with my husband and me and chatting with her on Facetime felt more like catching up with an old friend than it did meeting our photographer for the first time. Any anxiety I had about the photo-taking process (which was a lot) was dispelled and I found myself getting excited that someone would be documenting the day. For a shy, introverted, and self-conscious guy like me that is saying something!

Brea was wonderfully flexible with us and allowed us to select a package that included engagement photos, but opt out of taking them at the typical time folks get those done before the wedding day. We elected to instead have a relaxed family shoot (with our pup, Oscar) in the Spring of the next year, and she accommodated that as a part of our package.

That family shoot day was a blast! Her assistant, Jim, was a champ that day and handled our strong dog despite Oscar’s best attempts to drag him around by the leash. I was anxious about looking and feeling awkward on camera but her instructions, suggestions, and guidance were effective, efficient, warm, and patient. There were some poses and angles that I could not fathom making good photos, and I was proven incredibly wrong when we got those photos back. Every single one captured moments, emotions, and attractions between my partner and me that I did not know a camera could capture. We got edits of her favorite shots that same night, and the complete portfolio was done shortly after that. The turnaround was weeks before I anticipated!

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Came for the photography, left with a friend (AND INCREDIBLE photos!) 

TYLER AND KEVIN

rebecca and ryan

molly and martin

rachel and joe

We have no idea how they did it – we didn’t even sense them in our space, but they captured every moment of the wedding many different ways from every different angle.

We also didn’t realize how much we would appreciate the speed with which Brea delivered our photos. Literally less than 24 hours after the wedding Brea had sent us some some sneak peaks, which was such fun to have – it capitalized on all the wedding energy and we got to share them with family and friends. This was the best money we spent and not only did we get photos we’ll cherish forever, we really felt like we got a friend in Brea and are so excited to work with her again throughout our lives!

Click here to see Rachel and Joe’s wedding at the Belvedere in Baltimore.

I think my husband and I may be more excited about Brea’s unbelievable photos than we are about getting married to each other. (Kidding! Kind of.) Honestly, we’re just totally obsessed with Brea’s work. We could sense from the very beginning of wedding planning that her images, which are filled with joy, energy, action, color, and intensity, were exactly how we wanted our day captured. After looking at a few photographers who seemed to just take outdoor photos in natural light, we were so excited to find Brea who is a was brilliant at lighting and indoor venues.

Working with Brea and her team was easy, fun, and low-stress – so appreciated during the planning process. Brea helped us think through timeline and details, but on the day of was so flexible as things inevitably shift around. We just loved having her, Tommy, and Brooke with us on the day of. They were all there for laughs, helped wrangle family, and ensured we got all the special moments of the day captured. 

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Unbelievable photos, even better people.

RACHEL AND JOE

With four weeks before our wedding, Brea understood completely and willing to work with us, even whipping up a new wedding timeline now that we no longer had our day-of planner. Brea encouraged us to be our “weird selves” on the big day; she caught some of our favorite moments, ones that reflect our personalities. Throughout the day Brea did a great job not disrupting these moments as she weaved in and out with her camera. She felt like one of our wedding guests … who just happens to take amazing pictures.

What we found in Brea was not only a photographer (and new friend) to capture this chapter of our lives, but someone to capture the rest of our lives. In addition to wedding ceremonies she does family photos as a day in the life, capturing an average day of a family. As we plan to grow our family over the years, we know that we will continue to hire her and look forward to a home with a gallery wall filled with pictures she took of our family from the beginning.

Click here to see highlights from Molly + Martin’s micro wedding in DC.

We couldn’t have asked for a better photographer for our engagement and wedding; we feel so fortunate to have found Brea. When searching for our engagement photographer, we looked for pictures that were warm and charming (not stiff poses and/or blinding bright skies). What made Brea stand out from the rest was her portfolio, a literal showcase of those small moments people often miss, but, when caught on camera, can be treasured for a lifetime.

During our engagement session Brea did a tremendous job showing us how to pose in a natural way that would create beautiful pictures. After seeing our early morning cherry blossom pictures we knew there was no one else we wanted to photograph our wedding.

Fortunately, Brea was willing to travel for our Colorado wedding. Unfortunately, because of COVID we had to scrap our original wedding plans in Colorado for a “minimony” in DC at the last minute. 

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Our Photographer for Life

MOLLY AND MARTIN

Our wedding photos are absolutely stunning – we have received so many compliments from our family and friends. It rained (a lot) all day, and Brea made the most of it – finding great spots around the hotel for our couple’s photos and taking truly magical shots of us in the rain at night. She went above and beyond in every way. Hire her! Seriously! Do it now!

Click here to see photos from their engagement session in Minneapolis.

Click here to see more from their wedding at the Box House Hotel in Brooklyn, NY!

Hiring Brea as our photographer was one of the best decisions we made. Her vibe is exactly what you want on your wedding day – friendly, calm, and great at taking a million pictures of the wedding ceremony/reception without guests even realizing she is there. Her colleagues Jim and Brooke were also wonderful to work with.

A few days before our wedding, my father ended up in the hospital and we weren’t sure whether he would be able to come to the wedding. We started making a tentative plan to have our ceremony at the hospital, and when I told Brea, she immediately asked where and when and said she would be there (even though the ceremony would have been outside of the time we had booked her.) She really is the best. Luckily, my dad was able to come to the wedding and Brea beautifully captured how everyone felt as he spoke at our reception.

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Above and beyond!

REBECCA AND RYAN