erin & daniel - maryland wedding

erin and daniel's wedding was held at the wayside inn bed and breakfast in ellicott city, maryland; originally planned for an outdoor, lakeside ceremony, the event was pulled entirely indoors due to the rain that day. but the cozy warmth of the inn…

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fall family portraits

one of my favorite family sessions from 2013! safiya invited me to her family's house to do some backyard portraits with her little boy, faiz, her husband and her two sisters; i got there with just enough time left in the day to catch the tail end of some pretty magical autumn evening light…

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zehra & saad: richmond, va mehndi & shaadi

zehra and saad got married in a lovely, two-day event last summer in richmond. the nikah (wedding ceremony) and mehndi were held at the stonehenge country club and the wedding at the hilton short pump. zehra is one of the sweetest brides i have ever worked with…

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anjum & amaan - baltimore walima photography

the final day of anjum and amaan's wedding festivities came about two and a half months after the wedding day itself; their grand, gorgeous walima was held at the sheraton baltimore north hotel just before thanksgiving 2013. it was pretty cold…

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anjum & amaan - cleveland wedding photography

we had a gorgeous day, and night, at the cleveland marriott downtown at key center, for anjum and amaan's wedding in september. the day started out with a special ceremony for amaan and his family called the "sehra," which involved a family member ceremonially placing his pagri (turban) on his head, accompanied by prayers for the wedding…

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