East Coast Loft is owned and operated by Jenn Kelly. A native to the Eastern Shore in Maryland with a little girl, Rylee, who is close to the same age as my daughter, Madelyn. Madelyn and I were so excited to join them at Terrapin park in Stevensville. Luckily it warmed up today to give […]

Today, I got to see and feel the joys of my children growing up in the technology age. My son Grayson, almost 7 years old (in July) and his twin sister, Madelyn have Apple iPads. They are in the first grade and are really excited about reading, writing and “growing up”. They had Samsung tablets, […]

Happy Birthday Pop Today, many are celebrating St. Patrick’s day.  My family will be celebrating my dad, Kelly Patrick (aka Pop).  He was born 64 years ago today.  He died almost a year ago (May 9th).  Since then we have had a lot of firsts as a family.  Today is no different. It’s his first […]

I have known Mike and Denise for many years. I knew them separately as individuals (prior to becoming “The Ladd’s) and then when they married. Over the years, I have had the privilege to watch their love grow. When Denise got pregnant with their first child, Landon, I knew she was going to be a […]

Kinder Farm Park Engagement

Bleues REAL wedding!

“Skiing is just a series of continuous recoveries”. This was shouted on the lift at Breckenridge, Colorado as we were going up to the top watching a skier fly over a hill and almost (almost being the operative word) eating a ton of snow. I have never skied in Colorado. I learned how to ski […]

A Year Review

It was the night before Christmas…and all through the house, my keyboard is clicking from the computer mouse lol~ We squeezed in just before the holiday a family session with Tyler, Craig and their 3 beautiful kiddos! We had the session right in our neighborhood near the clubhouse where we could find the only green […]

The Earley family is full of so many things I love and am familiar with! Public Safety, Parents who’ve been together forever literally glowing when they are around each other and twinsies 😉 I shot Brian and Rebecca’s wedding on my birthday this past October! It was a ton of fun! I enjoyed working with […]

Okay, so I wasn’t going to blog any of my sessions from October until now because we have been super busy with sessions (YAY!), however, I can not justify allowing these two little’s pics to go unseen with how precious they are! This is my third Christmas shooting this twinsie duo and this is my […]

This is one of my favorite stories of how I met a client. I work as a Fire Captain for a local department. Last year, we had a citizen drive to the front of our firehouse frantically upset because he saw a small kitten stuck in the engine compartment! We quickly went to work to […]

I was lucky to meet Jenn Kelly at a holiday vendor event in Bowie a few years ago. We became “facebook” friends then we became “real” friends, lol!  where we actually saw each other in person and our kids played together 🙂 .  Her daughter, Rylee is 7 and Deklan is 8.  They are close […]

Bleues On The Water Wedding

Quiet Waters Park Engagement

Kentmorr Restaurant Wedding

Fort Indiantown Gap PA

Historic Savage Mill Engagement

Downtown Annapolis Engagement

Kent Manor Inn Wedding

Steve and Bernie are having a BABY!!!  I met them while shooting my very first wedding (EVER~!).  When she contacted me I was delighted to capture such an amazing time in their lives! Up until this point, Charlie (their chocolate lab) was their only child. He has been adjusting to the new baby stuff in […]

Downs Park Engagement

Alexa’s grandmother, Betty was referred to me by an elementary school friend. Tis the season for senior portraits! These are always some of my favorite to do because the senior is ready to be out of high school and move into the next phase of their lives! It is exciting and {a little scary}. She […]

Schaefer’s Canal House Maryland

Columbia Maryland Wedding

Funerals Are For The Living Often, when I talk about death or dying, I say “funerals are for the living, not the dead”.  Further explaining that I didn’t really care much about what happens to me after I die. Why would I? I will be dead. I would insist that I didn’t want people to […]

Julia A little blonde haired, piercing blue eyed girl named Julia has turned 1!  I met her brother, her momma and dad before she was even born!  When I first started photography, this amazing family took a leap of faith in me and allowed me to take some fall mini session portraits. I’ve come a […]

Circle D Farm, Maryland

All Dogs Go To Heaven I went through the Fire Academy almost 14 years ago (I was 20 years old). When I graduated, I bought my first townhouse and almost immediately bought a dog.  It was around Christmas time. There was a breeder in Howard County that only had litters once a year. I went […]

One of my very favorite clients, Katie and her family received military orders and suddenly had to move :(.  I got a photo session of her sweet baby girl before they left, but Katie had already paid for another family session. So, Katie gifted the session to her long time friend, Julia! Julia and Katie […]

I met Joe and Cherie when Cherie was pregnant with baby Ella.  They were glowing and excited to meet their little girl for the first time. I was so excited to capture this!  During the shoot, we did a silhouette and took some pictures under “their tree”.  They had pictures under the tree when they […]

USNA | Annapolis, Maryland

I have known Kellee and her family for a long time! (We are talking school age!) She and her husband AK have created a beautiful family of….boys!  She is definitely the epitome of #BoyMom! They tried for one more and when Lord blessed them with a little girl! Due June 11, she will become the […]

I had the pleasure of meeting Katie and family last year when they contacted me for a photoshoot. We live super close to each other. I met Amy when she was just a few months old (she was a ham for the camera even then!) . So I was honored when Katie asked me to […]

White Marsh Wedding

If You Build It He Will Come  Many people have asked about the eulogy at my father’s funeral. Some wanted to know what I said who could not attend…..  I hope the words give you some comfort and my dads advice gives you strength.   When I wrote it, I printed each section in a […]

Chloe is a bit shy 🙂 Once she warms up though she has a magnificent smile and gorgeous hair (she should! Her mom owns an amazing salon!) She is getting excited to graduate. With a passion for art/photography and a plan to go to community college to expand on that, her time as a high […]

Tony and Monica already have one adorable little guy in their life, but decided for a table for four instead of three. They are overjoyed that Sebastian is going to be a big brother to a.. baby boy! Sebastian was super shy of my camera and lights, but we were able to sneak some shots […]

Tierney is graduating from Kent Island High School in a few short weeks!  She is super excited for her first year at Penn State and can’t wait to see what the future holds for her. She is going to Penn for Criminology!  She loves spending time with her family while she still lives and works […]

St. Mary’s Church Annapolis

I met the Collins when little Olivia was in her mom, Ashley’s belly! I had the privilege of taking a few pregnancy pics for them. This is one of my favorite parts of my job- watching family and kiddos grow! She has the sweetest little personality and her parents are so sweet to watch with […]

Lindsey won a free mini session with me by participating in a contest!  She is an amazing client and I have had the privilege of watching her very smart, beautiful twins grow up through my lens.  It is always a joy to watch them interact together.  Lindsey messaged me and asked if we could do […]

Billingsley House Wedding

I get asked all of the time “how did you end up a wedding and portrait photographer?” Well….my kids! In 2012 I was pregnant with my twins, Madelyn and Grayson. Just like every soon to be parent, I couldn’t wait to see what they looked like, how their personalities will be etc. I knew I […]

I have never had the opportunity to photograph a session at Savage Mills before, but my goodness is it an amazing place! I met Bobby and Ashley there to capture Ashley’s pregnancy. Her FIRST pregnancy!  Ashley and Bobby have been married for about 3 years now.  They are both passionate about public safety. Ashley teaches […]

Severn, Maryland Wedding

Visionary Art Museum Engagement

Our Family: We have really had an amazing second year so far in our business. We have grown and really met our client base. I have had a great time attending weddings, baby showers, engagement sessions, first birthday’s… the list goes on and on. We are so excited to see what 2018 brings for our […]

Codorus State Park Engagement

Kelley is GLOWING with happiness every time she glances down at her ring and the next big step these 4 are taking in their future! Donnie is so good with the boys and they are responsive to him! I really enjoyed this mini session- Here are a few of my faves 🙂

STATS: Ms. Ella Was born on November 10th weighing in at 8 lbs, 14 oz and 20.5 in long. SESSION: I was so pleased to get a message to come take her first professional pics since I had the pleasure of doing her momma’s maternity pics- When we arrived at their home, Ella was feeding. […]

Our daughter is completely in love with her stuffed pig, Pua. I “talk Pua” to her and she laughs and laughs. She wanted me to take Pua with me on my trip to Mexico because she said Pua loves cruise ship. So I decided to make her a children’s book of all of Pua’s adventures […]

Tampa, FL Cruise Wedding

Downs Park MD Wedding

Hey everyone!  We are holding a Holiday Mini Session on December 2, 2017 at Kinder Farm Park in Millersville.   These photos WILL be back to you quickly so you can make your photo Holiday Cards!  Please register on our website so you get contest updates! Did you know we are almost at 500 “likes”? I […]

(The images in this post were taken by an iPhone and not a professional camera) The City: We drive to NYC every year around our birthdays.  We were both born in October (12 & 16). We stay at the Holiday Inn express in midtown (Hell’s Kitchen) which is only a couple blocks from FDNY rescue […]

The Family: What a beautiful night for a photoshoot. Greg and Chrissy have a large family, but only 2 of them are ‘biological”.  You see, they opened their hearts and their homes to foster children that lead to adoption. The love this family has for each other is amazing! To see Chrissy interact with each […]

The Ark, PA Wedding