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Bride & Groom Portraits | Autumn Historic London Town Garden Wedding by Annapolis wedding photographer Lauren R Swann photo

Fall London Town Gardens Wedding – Mikey & Allison

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Good morning friends! Today, I am so excited to share Mikey & Allison’s Autumn London Town Gardens wedding with you! This whole day was lovely — as I had anticipated from the time Allison first reached out to me about shooting their wedding. Allison and I have known and spent time together over the last […]

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Man, oh man. So if you were around the blog last week, you saw that I posted some of my favorite images from my couples’ sessions for 2018.  I’m pretty sure that you’d agree, it wasn’t just a good year, it was a great year!  If for some reason you missed that post, hop over […]

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Wife, mama, wielder of light & joy, and capturer of moments.  I thrive off of conversation and genuine connection.  In between wrangling our kiddos, and hanging my husband, you'll find me dreaming up my next idea or creative endeavour.  It's these things that culminate to give my imagery a warmth and joy to them - the greatest compliment I could receive.

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