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I'm a hopeless romantic who finds great joy in creating and capturing connection and beauty wherever I go. These are the people I have the honor of photographing.

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Hey yall, I'm Mandi! 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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Hi, I'm mandi.
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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Couples

Jerusalem Mill Engagement | Angelina + Shawn UP inspired Jerusalem Mill Engagement by Chesapeake Charm Photography

Jerusalem Mill was the perfect place to celebrate Angelina & Shawn’s engagement and snap some super sweet photos of them!  These two are big Disney lovers (one of the reasons I’m SO excited to work with them!) and they love the movie UP – so we used it as inspiration for some of their photos. […]

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Portraits

Wong Family | Baltimore Maternity Session Maternity Session by Chesapeake Charm Photography at Hampton Mansion in Baltimore

When my sweet friend Alyssa reached out to me about photographing her and her family for maternity portraits, I was over the moon! I photographed Alyssa and her husband Pete as they were expecting their first child Gianna, and it was such a pleasure! This time around, we headed to Hampton Mansion in Towson.  It […]

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Wedding

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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Chesapeake Charm

LJ’s 1st Birthday | Cromwell Valley Park Baltimore Maryland Birthday Cake Smash by Chesapeake Charm Photography

When Kieu, one of my best friends from middle school, asked me to shoot some last minute birthday photos for her insanely adorable son, LJ, I was ecstatic!  I first officially met LJ and his dad, Joey, at Jessica & Chris’ wedding in April.  LJ was the most adorable little ring bearer, Joey was a […]

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Wedding

Jess + Chris | Hillendale Country Club Wedding Baltimore Golf Course Wedding by Chesapeake Charm Photography

I was so happy that Jess & Chris’ big day was the start of my 2015 weddings! I could not have asked for a more fun, hilarious couple to work with and I just had a blast at their wedding! From the gorgeous details, to the sweet sentiments and gestures honoring Chris’ late mother, to […]

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Portraits

Brooke – Class of ’15 | Jerusalem Mill Senior Portraits

Last fall, I had the pleasure of photographing Brooke’s senior photos!  We were lucky enough to have TWO sessions together, one at her high school, and one at Jerusalem Mill.  I never got the opportunity to blog about our sessions, so with her upcoming graduation and State Championship softball game coming up, I thought this would […]

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