Erin & Brandon at The Oaks...

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Wow, what a *beautiful* couple these guys are! I met Erin & Brandon over a year ago as they were trying to to get all of their wedding plans wrapped up early...before Brandon went over to Iraq. I could tell as soon as I met them that what they have together is as real as it gets. They are both so charming & gracious, down to earth, warm... and everything I hope to see in a couple that I am photographing.

The threat of heavy rain forced Erin & Brandon to move their ceremony from the grassy point overlooking the Miles River to the gorgeous covered pier, but that didn't phase them, not even a little bit. At the very last minute, the rained stopped, the sun peaked through and Erin (who was waiting patiently in the bridal cottage) knew that someone was looking out for her. The rain held off through the whole ceremony & long enough for us to stroll the grounds and leisurely take advantage of all the beautiful places that The Oaks has to offer before it started pouring again. It really did seem like someone up there pulled some strings...they had a perfect wedding day. A BIG thanks to everyone at The Oaks for making everything so nice!

Enjoy your Caribbean honeymoon and I will be in touch soon about your proofs!!

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Candace from The Oaks said...
"Erin and Brandon were wonderful to work with...and their wedding was beautiful! As always, Beth's photos are gorgeous. It was a pleasure to work with her again."

Julie from Blue Sky Films said....
Such beautiful pictures- Great work Beth!!

The bride & groom said....
"Beth- we can't thank you enough for all of your amazing work. . The day flew by so quickly, we were so happy to of had you there to capture all of our special moments." Erin & Brandon

Nicole from The Oaks said...

"...Your photos from Erin and Brandon’s wedding are great! Thanks... I look forward to working with you again soon!"

Loretta & her handsome boys!!

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This is a *perfect* time of year for beach portraits...not too hot, not too cold...hardly anyone on the beach if you time it right! Earlier this week I went down to the shore to do some family portraits for Loretta & her 2 boys. It was a bit chilly, but that's a price worth paying to get the backdrop...er, I mean beach all to yourself! Loretta's great... she & I met years ago when she cut my hair & I shot her wedding...and we have enjoyed a nice friendship ever since!

Thanks Loretta - hope you enjoy your pictures! Your online gallery should be available later today...I'll shoot you an e-mail when it's up.

Jennifer & Thomas

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A few weeks ago I had the good fortune to spend a *beautiful* spring afternoon at The Brampton Inn in Chestertown, MD photographing the wedding of Jen & Tom. What a class act both the bride & groom were...and if I could work at venues as gorgeous as the Brampton Inn for every wedding I would be in heaven!

Jen & Tom were picture perfect (as you can clearly see!) and Mother Nature really blessed them with the most picturesque spring day imaginable. The ceremony was beautiful in itself, but powerful to me on a personal level as well as it was conducted by Mark Mumford, who performed my own wedding ceremony 11 years ago.

From beginning to end, it was a perfect wedding day...one whose memory I will carry with me for a long time.

Thanks for letting me be a part of your special day, and please stay in touch!

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Jennifer said...

"Beth - Thank you so much for shooting our wedding. You did a wonderful job. These photos are spectacular!!! I can't wait to see the rest!"

~ Jen & Tom

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Jen also said...

"...The people at my office can’t stop talking about how great the photos look and how artistic you are. I would like to make sure I recommend you to people if they are looking, Is Baltimore too far for you to travel?"

~~~ Not too far at all Jen - thanks!!

CALIFORNIA!!!

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My son & I took a super fun, whirlwind trip to southern California to visit family last month. In a matter of 6 days we managed to squeeze in a day at The Wild Animal Park in San Diego, another day at Sea World, plus 2 days at Disneyland & Disneys California Adventure as well as watch my tough as nails (but cute as a button) niece play a great baseball game!! I have a ton of pictures...needless to say picking just a few for the blog was tough!

We stayed with my sister & her wonderful, most gracious family, who were *amazing* hosts. My 9 year son just had a blast visiting & bonding with his cousins Chris & Andrea (he hasn't stopped talking about them yet!), and spending so much quality time with my beautiful sister was good for my soul. We barely slept, we rode every ride in every park, saw everything we wanted to see and then some & made a lifetime of fun memories. I hope that one day we can do it again. Thank you Steph, Troy, Chris & Andie...we love you & miss you all terribly!!

Happy spring everyone! I am recharged after a long winter, and super ready to start what is shaping up to be a busy wedding season! Winter brought us CRAZY amounts of snow (snowpocalyse? snowmageddon? Snow My God!) , but my family was prepared with plenty of firewood & the new Jeep, so were did just fine! I spent alot of time creating wedding albums from 2009 weddings & getting those delivered to my lovely brides from last season. I was fortunate enough to have some of the prettiest & nicest brides last year, what a fantastic year for Acorn Photography!

I have several events that have not been blogged about yet, but now that I am all caught up on albums, hopefully I will be able to find some time to post more regularly. I hope you all are having a wonderful spring...and I look forward to seeing you over the summer months!