Studio Snapshots

the life and times of Allegra’s Studio

 

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Susannah a portrait

 

I love doing bridal portraits. Dunno why. You would think as someone who specializes in documentary photography, I wouldn’t enjoy them so much but, shrug, I do. Here’s the latest one…

Oh wait.. I remember why I love doing portraits!!  Because life happens during portraits too!

 

Lucy and Alex

 

I’m off for a family day but I wanted to get a couple of these amazing images on the blog for the international community that was a part of this special wedding….

Congratulations you two!

 

Delivery Day!

 

:) Another album in da house! Emily and Alex were married this past spring in Richmond; they ordered the Modern album shown here…

I get asked if invitations can become a part of albums; for our matted books, we can use the actual invitation.  For the Modern books like this one, I try to make sure to get a photograph of the invitation with some of the decor.  It works well as an introductory page!

 

Susannah and Brandon

 

Wow! There was no end to the surprises at today’s wedding! It was a late night so I’m going to leave you with the most spectacular surprise of all from Brandon to his new bride.

Congratulations you two!  See you in the afternoon Sunday for a Romance Portrait Session!

And adding on, here are some immediate favorites from our Sunday session!

I LOVE doing these sessions!  We get to have fun without worrying about messing up the dress for that walk down the aisle, the bride gets to wear her dress again, and the couple gets to share just a little romance! :)

Credits
ceremony: Holy Cross Catholic Church
reception and catering: Boonsboro Country Club
florist: Rod Meeks
cake: Magnolia Foods, Montana Plains Bread Co, Boonsboro
gown: Melissa Sweet
bridemaids: Amsale

 

well done Hollywood.

 

 

Kristen and Jamie

 

Yesterday’s wedding was a sweet melding of two friends who went out on a first date and never looked back. :)

One of the things that you can do that will have the greatest impact on your pictures (other than just relaxing and having fun on your wedding day) is to hire a lighting company.

Many thanks to Dickie and the rest of her team from Easton Events!  Things always go more smoothly when there is a pro at the helm!

You can see more at their custom slideshow here!

Congratulations Kristen and Jamie!

 

New Products for our Wedding Clients!

 

I’m very excited to announce two new products for our wedding clients!

First we have this exciting new option for gift albums -a bound brag book!

Your choice of up to 95 4 x 6 images bound into a gorgeous silk book!

Secondly, we have a wonderful purse portfolio that features up to 12 favorite images!

Both are available in a selection of colors…

And here’s the best news of all!  The first client to leave a comment on this post will receive FREE TWO pocket portfolios! :)

 

Heather and Todd

 

I got to shoot Angelina Jolie’s wedding this weekend!!

Ok, not really but take one look at this bride and tell me if you don’t think she’s a dead ringer?!

We also had a gorgeous weekend!  I love outdoor vineyard weddings in general and when its in the low 70’s with beautiful skies, well you just have to thank someone…

 

Delivery Day!

 

Guess what the delivery truck dropped off? First let’s start off with a Small Portrait Album You get an idea of the size by my hand holding it here… and we have a Medium Portrait Book