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Welcome to the Chesapeake Charm blog, a journal about recent sessions and maybe a little bit of behind the scenes, too!. 
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Wedding Venue Bucket List | Chesapeake Charm Photography Maryland Wedding Photographer Chesapeake Charm Photography

As a Maryland wedding photographer, I have gotten the privilege to travel all over this beautiful state and visit so many wonderful places from the Eastern Shore to Western MD! I’ve been to farms, properties, and private residences that I never even knew existed.  Being in this industry has opened my eyes to so many […]

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Behind the Scenes with CCP | 2018 Behind the Scenes with Baltimore Wedding Photographer Chesapeake Charm Photography

Well, another amazing year of weddings is in the books! Every year I am so grateful for the amazing clients that choose me to capture their wedding days, and every year I somehow learn to love my job even more than the year before. The people who I am honored to photograph are the reason […]

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Sammie + Drew | Charleston, SC Engagement Dreamy Pastel Downtown Charleston South Carolina Engagement by Chesapeake Charm Photography

Sammie & Drew. Oh my gosh. I don’t even know where to begin with these two! I’m so glad our paths crossed and that they chose me to be their wedding and engagement photographer! They are Maryland natives who are currently living the dream in Charleston, South Carolina, so when then topic came up of […]

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Wedding Wednesday | To Smash or Not to Smash? Cake Smash Wedding Tradition

Cake cutting – a long lived wedding tradition which has evolved from the ancient Roman tradition of breaking a white cake over the bride’s head to symbolize the breaking of the bride’s virginal state and to bring good fortune to the newlyweds.  In other cultures, the cutting of the cake originally symbolized fertility!  The bride would cut […]

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Kelly + Jason | Royal Blue Baltimore Wedding Essex Maryland Wedding Photographer

Kelly & Jason’s beautiful royal blue Baltimore wedding was such a great time!  With a bridal party of 21, it was bound to be! We started the day off in Essex, MD where the ladies got dolled up, flower crowns and all! The ceremony was to follow, and it was not only beautiful, but eventful! […]

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Maggie & Carlos | Rockfield Manor Wedding Harford County Maryland Wedding Photographer

Maggie & Carlos’ Rockfield Manor Wedding in Bel Air Maryland was so amazing!  It was truly wonderful to see these two amazing families join together and have the time of their lives. The ceremony was beautiful, and the reception was so fun!  Dead ’til Friday, an 80’s cover band, got everybody up on their feet […]

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