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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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Scott + Lizzie | Surprise Proposal Downtown Annapolis Proposal Photographer

Scott & Lizzie’s first date was held along the shores of Weems Creek in Annapolis, MD where Lizzie taught Scott how to stand up paddle board! Well, at least she attempted to…Scott forgot to bring a paddle with him! Oops! It was only fitting for Scott to propose to Lizzie in the same place where […]

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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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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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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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My Life By the Bay

Weekend Recap | May 16-17

This weekend was packed with nothing but FUN!  I started off the weekend with a fun night out for my friend Krystal’s birthday, and got to see some friends I hardly ever see, so that was amazing!  Saturday morning, I got up bright and early to photograph Kelly and Jason’s wedding day at Our Lady Queen […]

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Top Ten Tuesday | Photography / Wedding Blogs

As you all know, I’m still sort of new to the blogging game!  Although I’m still trying to stick to somewhat of a blogging schedule, and I sometimes find it hard to think of topics to write about, I have been a blog-reader for a few years now.  I wanted to share a few of […]

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