The sky was dark. DARK. “The storm will hold off,” Kyle said. Amy looked suspiciously at the sky, then to Kyle, then back to the sky. He stopped the car so she could get out and scout out the location while he parked. About two minutes later, the clouds released their rain. Like, a lot […]

Frances slipped the last button through its hole on the back of her sister Andrea’s wedding dress. The girls stood smiling at each other, Andrea now looking the part of the beautiful bride. Her best friends—the bridesmaids—waited down the hall to see the bride. Before Andrea could begin her walk down to them, Frances said, […]

We stood in the long, winding, garden pathways at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America. Sounds of birds mixed with the silence. Our lungs took in long breaths of the fresh, clean air. Our eyes danced from one statue to another. One plant to another. We found ourselves to be standing in […]

Drew held Alli’s hand in his own. He led her down the sidewalk, looking into her eyes and smiling. All of a sudden, Drew seemed startled and looked over his shoulder. He looked back at Alli, then back over his shoulder. We were starting to wonder what the heck was going on, until we lowered […]

Father Williams finished proclaiming the Gospel. The time had come to hear what Theresa’s friend of many years would share in his homily for her wedding day. Friends since orientation at Benedictine College, Theresa had watched Father leave BC for seminary, and last year she witnessed his Holy Orders. There we were, at Theresa and […]

Judy ran over to their car. Matt stood next to me. Baby Joseph sat upright in his arms. We were taking a break from photographing them so Judy could make a few outfit adjustments. As she grabbed a scarf and some pearls from the car, Matt warmed up Joseph. It was the type of cold […]

Winnie’s baby monitor emitted static on the kitchen table. She rolled over, and was just about asleep. My eyes darted from her monitor to my laptop. In Gmail I pulled up my email exchanges with Theresa, and carefully transferred the details onto a plain white sheet of printer paper. Interacting with details like this helps […]

We stood at the edge of the water. Our eyes fixed on the skyline of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Everything appeared gray under the clouds sitting in the sky. Gray, but beautiful. Our heart rates rose in excitement for the shoot, like they always do. We envisioned capturing their love story in various locations around us, […]

All eyes looked to Kris. Best man and cousin of the groom. He stood on Marshall and Caitlin’s left. The speech began, and the room quickly filled with the sweet sound of laughter. Kris had the crowd eagerly listening from the start, and Marshall seemed ready to be embarrassed in front of the whole room. […]

The late afternoon sun shone brightly on the water. Boats made their casual journey from one side of the bay to the other. From benches and from the walking path, passersby watched the water’s waves move. The breeze was cool, the sun, hot. The tree’s green leaves were just beginning to show spots of orange […]