Starting this December with a trip to Malawi, Africa to help build a school, we are planning a year-long Adventure to explore all 50 states and 9 different countries.
Our goal is to learn what AMAZING marriages look like in different cities, states, countries, and cultures. Along the way, we will document our journey and what we learn from each couple, to share with as many people as possible! We will be “trading in” our house in Baltimore to live in a small RV. The RV will take us through the contiguous United States and Canada with excursions outside the RV to Hawaii, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, St. Lucia, and Africa!
Ahh… you guys. Katie and Travis are so near and dear to our hearts! They met on the Freshmen Hall where I was the RA at Bucknell University! Ryan and I watched their love blossom right before our eyes! ;) Ten years later…after years of travel and school and work all over the world…they tied the knot and said I Do! And we were the blessed ones to be able to capture it! What an honor!
Katie and Travis’ Inner Harbor Baltimore wedding was so much fun! I am pretty sure I can speak for every single person there- it was one happy celebration! They filled their day with so many meaningful details… Katie’s earrings were the earrings her dad gave to her mom on their wedding day. Her “party” dress was actually made from her mom’s wedding gown! (SO AWESOME!) Their cake topper was the same cake topper Katie’s parents used for their wedding! and the list goes on and on. Those details were just a small sampling of the love that surrounds them!
It was such an honor to see their AMAZING smiles and witness the happiness in their hearts to finally be married! ;) Even when Deacon Mark announced them as Mr. and Mrs. Smith instead of Mr. and Mrs. White… ;) they laughed and said it was the best thing that could have happened! ;) They are AMAZING like that! ;)
YAY for HUGE smiles, lots of laughs, emotional tears, and happiness all around! Katie and Travis, we could not be happier for you! SO much love now and forever!!!! Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Smith I mean, Mr. and Mrs. White! ;) Love you guys!
Huge thanks to all of the wedding professionals who helped make Katie and Travis’ wedding celebration so magical!
A few weeks ago we received a package we had not been expecting! We opened the package and it was a handful of The Knot Magazine that featured Laura and Richie’sBrittland Estates wedding! SO EXCITING! We knew it was going to be featured, but wasn’t quite sure of the release date! Let’s just say it was an awesome surprise and so much fun to have it in our hands!
The next day, we received another package we had not been expecting! We opened the package and it was a handful of Inspire Weddings & Marriage! Ohh my goodness! This one we had been anticipating so much because we were featured as Contributors!!! We wrote an article for the magazine! How crazy is that?!?! Not only did they feature the article, but it was illustrated with Jessie and Mike’s engagement session! What an incredibly special honor! The extra exciting thing is that we will be contributing to their magazine on a regular basis! SO crazy exciting! Their editors and team have such a beautiful mission to help inspire AMAZING marriages and we are so excited to be a part of their efforts! Go get this magazine friends… married or not! ;)
And then the next day… crazy week, my friends… we received another package we had definitely not been expecting! We opened the package and it was The Knot (NATIONAL MAGAZINE!) Eeeek! Months ago we had been contacted by one of their editors asking us if they could use one of the images from Lisa and Matt’s wedding at the Peabody Library. Of course, honored, we said yes! But to be completely honest, the lead time for print publications is so long (months!) and so much can change in that time, that we never fully believe it is happening until we have the magazines in our hands! ;) Well, we have them in our hands and it is real! ;) The picture is pretty small… lol… but one of our images is featured in a national magazine! What an honor!
That wraps up our crazy week of mail! ;) But definitely doesn’t wrap up all of the excitement and gratitude that is in our hearts when we see our images and our couples spreading their love around the world! Here are a few other recent publications featuring Liz and Ryan photography! ;)
One of our main goals in everything that we do… in life really… is to spread love. To share happiness and not only be an example of love to the world, but to share examples of love with this world! It is not always about the perfect picture, or the perfect location, or the perfect light… it IS always about love.
As I was editing Ali and Phil’s Annapolis Engagement Session, there were so many moments where I just stopped and could not help but be reminded of the love they share. Ali and Phil are so easy going! They are go with the flow in the best kind of way and we just love that! Their engagement session consisted of a stroll around Annapolis on a beautiful summer evening and it was magical!
Ali and Phil… We hope these images are a lifelong reminder of the beautiful love you share. When you look at them, we want you to feel loved in an incredibly special way… because you are loved in that incredibly special way! ;)
With the launch of AMAZING Life Together months ago and our desire to truly use our talents in a meaningful way, we have had the absolutely incredible opportunity to meet some AMAZING couples and gift them with a photography session that not only leaves them with unforgettable memories but touches our hearts in big ways!
We usually walk into these sessions with a happy heart knowing we are capturing photos that our couples will cherish now and forever… but we always walk away with so so so much more than that happy heart! Photographing and filming couples who believe in their love and work really hard to make their relationship as AMAZING as it can be, inspires us in big ways!
Megan and Kyle participated in the AMAZING Life Together #AmazingSimpleLove Instagram (@amzlifetogether & @Liz_and_Ryan) challenge just a few weeks ago! They shared with us the simple things that they do together to make their marriage AMAZING! And in doing so, they were the lucky winners of the Anniversary photo session that we gave away!
Megan and Kyle live just a short drive from Chicago… so we met up with them while we were out there photographing Cathy and Jeff’s engagement session! They are incredible! and they shared their love story with us so that we could share it all with you over at AMAZING Life Together! Please take a moment to go see the photos from their Chicago Anniversary Session and read their love story! We know there is always something to be learned from everyone and we are so excited for the honor to be able to share it!!! Thank you Megan and Kyle for sharing your beautiful example of love with us!
