The Inn at Perry Cabin | St. Michael’s, MD

The family & I finally got a chance to get away for a few days. I literally had to force us to do this because we have been talking about getting away for several months now and with wedding season quickly approaching it was now or not until Summer time. We picked The Inn at Perry Cabin because we wanted to go somewhere close by and quiet so that we could just escape and do nothing but spend time with Chloe, eat and sleep. Here are some analog exposures we took during our trip. I used our Fujifilm 210 Wide Format camera on this trip. There’s just something about analog film that I continue to love and it just keeps me shooting.

The resort was very comfortable and offered us a cosy room with a fireplace in the room. The view of the water from our balcony was so perfect and tranquil. The service and staff in the hotel were amazingly friendly and felt like family during our short stay. Everything we had to eat was amazing. There are 2 restaurants at the resort and both are stellar however, both are on the pricy side so if you are looking for a quick and cheaper food option i would recommend taking the short drive to town. Our stay was completely off-season and in the middle of the week and a lot of businesses were closed but at the same time there was no wait anywhere we went and it was like the resort, town and surrounding area was our private place to drive around and explore.

We so needed this and are feeling recharged and ready for the up coming wedding season!

WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards 2014

I have always said i had the best clients in the world and Sarah can attest to me always bragging about my clients in the most random times of the day. I was always so bad about asking for reviews but in 2013 i tried my best to ask as many of my couples to write something about us and i’m so proud and honored to be a couples choice for 2014! We are such a small footprint on the talent that is out there today in the wedding business but it’s reviews like Esther + Jeff’s that make all the hard work worth it in the end.

Esther + Jeff – “Andy is the BEST combination of talent and work ethic; his artistry is incredible but witnessing how hard he works was what really put us at complete ease. Over the 6 months between the engagement and wedding, we grew to appreciate Andy even more–not only for his professionalism but for his friendship. At the end of the day, we felt like we were being photographed by a friend who we trust and respect. A vendor relationship can’t get any better than that!

Andy responded to every single one of my e-mail inquiries (and there were MANY of those) promptly. His responses were always transparent and thorough and he was able to inject humor into these exchanges–a huge plus! It was clear that Andy approached these e-mails as a way to build a relationship by taking time to hear out and understand his client.

We took our engagement photos in Chicago and this is where Andy truly set himself apart as someone who goes above and beyond for his clients. He was incredibly gracious with his time and resources–we can’t thank him enough! We started shooting shortly after lunch and stopped at around midnight!! We don’t know how Andy did it, but he was able to lead the shoot effectively while making sure that we were at ease and having fun! We even scored a late-night shot at the bean after Millennium Park was closed. It was just us and the bean at night with the skyline behind us. Magical!

Before our wedding day, Andy made sure that he was up to speed on our day-of timeline. And as promised he and his second shooter, Ginger, arrived at the venue promptly at 6 AM for our 10:30 AM ceremony to take the detail shots. Andy kept things moving efficiently and he was able to capture all the tender, goofy, memorable moments of our wedding. We were absolutely thrilled with our pictures when we saw that SincereLi had really captured all the warmth and beauty of our wedding day.

Thank you for everything, SincereLi! We love you!”

Chloe's First Snow.

This year has definitely been the toughest one for us. I knew i had to make the decision to take on fewer clients and pretty much just work fewer weddings. From the beginning of when we started this business i wanted to help and photograph as many couples as i could even if it meant taking away time from my personal life. That’s how important photographing couples’ weddings was for me. I knew right from the start that being asked to photograph someone’s wedding was a complete blessing and honor and i treated every client and wedding that way and still do. However, when Sarah was pregnant with Chloe i knew that i didn’t want Chloe growing up remembering her daddy always working on the weekends and as hard of decision it has been i decided to take on only a little over 1/2 of the clients that you typically did so that i could have more time with my family. Even though that decision was the toughest one i had to make since i have been photographing weddings, when i see how happy Chloe is to play in the snow with her mommy + daddy i know i made the right decision. Being able to photograph her and being there for all her firsts makes everything worth it.