What a fabulous way to wrap up my Maryland wedding season before heading to San Diego!  Anne and Joe were married at Swan Harbor Farm in Havre de Grace, Maryland and they couldn’t ask for a better more beautiful day in late October than the one they got.

 The night before their wedding it absolutely poured, and although the weather reports were coming in that it would be sunny and warm on Sunday, I still had a concern that it had rained too long and too hard for the ground to dry in time for their wedding.  Well I, like Anne and Joe woke up on Sunday morning to see a gorgeous Maryland fall day.

 Joe’s son and daughter played a big role in their wedding day as Tim walked his grandmothers down the aisle, and Lauren was a flower gi … errr … Junior Bride’s Maid (I was quickly corrected about the role and responsibility Lauren would be playing in the day by Lauryn herself!) After the ceremony we rode down to the dock overlooking the Chesapeake Bay and took some photos of Anne and Joe.

Anne is a hokie and although Joe isn’t officially, he has been adopted into their world.  If you don’t know what I mean, Virginia Tech fans are like none other, and every VT wedding I have shot in the past has paid tribute to their alumni.  Anne and Joe’s was no different, in fact their family and bridal party ran into the reception in VT style to Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’.  The entire reception was a blast and the weather held out throughout the day so that people could enjoy dancing under the tent as well as wandering the grounds of Swan Harbor Farm, or playing Twister! 

Check out a few of the images in the slideshow below, if you want to see the rest, register to view their wedding photos on Pictage.   

Jennifer and Matthew had an amazing day and this was the first wedding of the year where I felt like we were actually enjoying some of the Fall colors.  Jennifer and her girls got ready at Jennifer’s Maid of honor’s house.  Nicole Palermo did the makeup for the girls while Ella did the hair.  After getting ready we went outside for a few photos of the girls before the ceremony.  The weather was awesome and the gold color of the trees looked sooooo amazing against the reds and oranges of the girls dresses and bouquets.  

After the ceremony and some portraits in the amazing light Jennifer and Matthew had an incredibly fun reception at the Towson Golf and Country Club.  The whole day was elegant, but once the music started, the club came out in the bridal party as well as the families! I don’t know how to explain how crazy the dancing was other than to say … dancing man with an umbrella, dancing man with a chicken hat and bridesmaid dancing in her bridesmaid dress in one shot and in sweatpants and tank top in another … think ‘baggy sweat pants and reeboks with the straps …’ I honestly had to check the time stamp on my images, check it out the first image taken at 10:29:09 

the second image taken at 10:30:01

I had a real blast at Jennifer and Matthew’s wedding, and I’m sure they did as well as the rest of their bridal party.  Check out the slideshow below to see a few more images from their wedding!

Hello to everyone that’s been checking and waiting for an update.  It’s taken a long time to get across country and to get all set up but it’s official.  Internet is active now, I’m working on catching up on all my emails that I’ve missed for the past couple weeks and looking forward to traveling back to Maryland in a week.  I have a couple weddings to post from before my trip out West so keep your eyes open for that in the next few days.  Otherwise, the weather’s beautiful, sunny and near 80 today! Keep checking in and I’ll keep updating!Evan