I am Sarah, a mother of two girls, a wife to a wonderful husband and the owner of Sarah Michele Photography. Employed previously as a labor and delivery nurse, I switched over to full time photography six years ago. I could not be happier that I made the transition from helping to deliver life- to capturing it. I specialize in family, wedding and newborn photography and I strive to capture those moments naturally and how they happen. Being a mom, I realize that our children grow before our eyes every day. Before we know it, our little baby that we bring home from the hospital is hopping on the bus and heading off to school. Because of this, I believe that photographs should be more than pictures that are just taken at an event. They should be treated as memories.

Basically photos should serve as time capsules of your family and friends. A picture should tell a story- every time you look at an image it should bring you back and fill you with a flood of emotions. Whether it is a photo of your wedding, or a picture of your newborn son; looking at that image should help you relive the moments that are displayed within the photograph. Photography should never feel staged, posed or forced- a photograph should capture someone naturally during an experience.

From the moment you said yes and the day you say “I do” leads up to the moment you carry your first baby inside of you. Then fast forward to the time they take their first breath, lose their first tooth or cut their own hair and then suddenly are packing their bags for college; these are the moments you want to remember. These are the moments that make up your life. These are your memories. This is art.

As Chief Creator behind the lens as SMP, I have captured more family memories, wedding vows and squishy newborns than I can count! SMP was featured in David Tutera’s A Bride’s Life, Bayside Bride, For Real Weddings, Bridal Guide Magazine and Labella Africana. Recently I launched a photography focus solely for small businesses as well as created workshops for new and budding photographers. Booking currently for 2017 and 2018 weddings that are local, I also am willing to cover weddings abroad. If you are looking to invest in your family or wedding photography please contact me by following the links below!

COMPANY: Sarah Michele Photography

WEBSITE: http://sarahmichelephotography.com/

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I’m so excited to be featured on the Basic Invite blog today! First I want to introduce myself. My name is Lindsay and I am a Portrait and Wedding photographer based in Annapolis, Maryland. Although I love my little historic town, I serve couples all over Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia!

I love photographing couples in love and especially ones who like to have fun in front of the camera! I believe those are the best pictures, when you see people laughing and having a good time. I want to capture the true personality of my couples.

I’ve always loved being outside in nature and getting that breath of fresh air. That's where I started my love of photography. I would spend hours outside taking photos of flowers and anything I could find in my parents backyard. My style is definitely light and airy and now that I’m taking photos of people, I like to put them outside in natural light!

The shoot I decided to share on this blog is of my most recent styled shoot. We called this shoot a windswept beach styled shoot because when we got to our location, the wind was crazy! Thankfully it was only blowing in one direction, so we were able to use it to our advantage!

Styled shoots can be stressful but once everything is together, they are so much fun and the end result is always amazing! I was able to work with some awesome vendors who I will list below. So if you’re getting married in the Maryland area you should definitely check them out! We used a beach in Southern Maryland and also had a bridesmaid model to add some variety to the shoot! We did a variety of poses, some serious because our model was so gorgeous with the wind blowing through her hair and her dress! But also some of my favorite poses with laughter and tons of smiles! We definitely laughed A LOT during the process and off camera were our hair stylist and an assistant of mine setting up the table decor and quick! By the time we arrived we had less than an hour to shoot but I ended up snapping 600 photos! I couldn't have done it without everyone's help and we are all so happy with how everything turned out!

The list of vendors who helped put this shoot together:

Bridal Salon - Gamberdella Bridal Salon

Hair Stylist - Love Letters by Kayla

Makeup Artist - Kaity MUA

Wedding Planner - Enchanting Events & Design

Handmade Decor & Calligraphy - Grateful Heart Shop

Rentals - Baltimore's Best Events

Florist - Travis Floral Designs

COMPANY: 1783 Photography

WEBSITE: http://www.1783photography.com

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