Let’s be honest, traditional guest sign-in books are a thing of the past.  Lately couples have been trying to think of new creative ways to make sure they remember all the special people who attended their wedding.  Well guess what?  I’m here to make your job easier.  Because what’s better than showcasing your beautiful engagement photographs with a custom 8×8 leather bound flush mounted guest sign-in album.  Umm, winning.  They are way fancy, and custom designed with your engagement photos.  Many of my couples use them as coffee table books after the wedding, which I think is an absolutely perfect way to remember the day.

Here’s a look at Amanda and Sonny’s guest sign-in album with their engagement photographs from Annapolis, Maryland!  The album is 8×8, and here you can see the size comparison to Maggie and Seth’s 10×12 vertical wedding album.

Love the stamp imprinting on the front and the inset photograph.

The pages are printed on archival quality photo paper with lay-flat binding.

The layouts are designed clean and simple with lots of white negative space for guests to leave notes of well-wishes and sign their names.

Pork chops.  Who even knew there were so many choices?!  Center cut?  End cut.  Rib eye.  Yadda yadda yadda.  Oy.  I had no idea.  I just wanted the good ones for shake n’ bake.  Dude, quit judging.  I’m the MASTER of Shake N’ Bake!  I glanced over my shoulder to the magazine rack and saw where the wedding section was and knew what the last cover looked like and knew that it wasn’t there any more.  I grabbed whichever pork chops I was looking at and ran over to the rack of neatly stacked magazines.  I picked it up and looked at the date.  Spring/Summer 2012.  I hastily flipped through the pages looking for something familiar.  And there they were.  And were they ever.  Like, a whole lot of them.  And there I was.  In the meat department of my grocery store looking through a magazine with my images in it.

I feel so honored to be published in What’s Up Annapolis Weddings and it makes me so happy for all my couples that were featured in it.  So thank you to them for trusting in me, and for the magazine for wanting to use my images.  And yes, I bought my grocery store out of stock.  So if you live in Bethesda, you might have to go to a different grocery store to pick one up.

Mary Anne and Gus’s adorable milkshake bar was featured, because really when isn’t a milkshake bar a good idea.  That’s right, always.  Then this beautiful image from Katie and Mike’s wedding at The Oaks in St. Michael’s.

Nicole and Mike’s beautiful Annapolis wedding, which was held at the Westin was featured in their Real Weddings section.  And I wish you could just bottle up the love that those two had that day, it was adorable.

And Jamie and Corey’s stunning September wedding at the Hyatt in Cambridge.  Then Jill and Jeremy’s July garden chic wedding at the Aspen Wye River Conference Center on the Eastern Shore.

They were my dreams, my goals.  On a neon pink post-it note.  It’s four years old now, and the writing is wearing off since I wrote it in pencil, but it’s still legible.  They would be the parameters of the level of my success.  And slowly but surely items have been crossed off, as the post-it remains tucked away in my desk drawer.

This goal has been a long time coming, and although it’s crossed off, I still have more to go.  More post-it notes, more goals to meet, more dreams to chase.  I’m so excited to unveil a new look to Megan Beth.  Spring 2012.

I knew it was going to run, I just didn’t know where or when.  But this, this I was blown away by.  I was expecting this week, and then I got a email in my inbox this past Friday, the story ran today!  I thanked her profusely and then checked out the article on the internet.  Wow, the newspaper, they used MY image, I felt quite honored.  I went on with my day, and headed over to my dad’s to eat dinner.  My phone rang and I looked at the text message.  It was from my mom.  Front page baby!  And my response?  NO FREAKIN WAY.  And like any proud mother would, she bought three copies.

So if you happened to check out The Capital newspaper this past Friday, you might see one of my images ON THE FRONT PAGE.  And I promise, more from Meredith and Ryan’s hurricane wedding this week!

I feel so honored to have some of my photographs recently featured on a few local wedding blogs!  Both Bayside Bride and United with Love are such great resources for Maryland, DC, and Virginia brides.  They’re full of information, inspiration, and so many wonderful ideas to help you plan your wedding.  Head on over to Bayside Bride and click here to check out locations for engagement sessions.  And click here and here for some great ideas from United with Love.

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So.  Three years later, I finally have a new desk.  And, boy IS IT FANCY!  It took a day to get everything set up, but I’m swooning over it’s super sleek white design.  And I swear it came with some secret productivity built in!   Plus, some great news, this is just the start of some much needed changes going on over here.  Can’t wait to share everything with you.  What does your work space look like?  Messy?  Organized?  Fresh and clean?  Rich and bold?  Let’s hear about it!  And just for commenting, one lucky commenter will be randomly picked for a $25 iTunes gift card.  I know, easy peasey.  Only catch?  There must be at least 25 comments.

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I’m so excited to share with you that Katie and Mike’s dream wedding from the Oaks Waterfront Inn in St. Michael’s, was chosen to be featured on Bayside Bride! Click here to check out the feature!

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From the very beginning of my business I have made sure that I provide only the very best products for my clients.  They are investing a lot of money for my services, so I want them to have the best products that are available.  I get all of my canvas gallery wraps from Simply Color Lab (formerly Simply Canvas) and they are one of the best in the industry.  They have top notch customer service, and do not disappoint.  Most of my collections include canvas gallery wraps as they can immediately take an image and make it into a stunning piece of art.  They’re versatile, easy to hang, and look absolutely beautiful.  My suggestion on canvases; the bigger the better.

The one the left is a huge 20×30 canvas from Katie and Mike’s wedding at the Oaks Inn in St. Michaels. And then Carrie and Matt’s wedding at Woodlawn Farms on the right.

The corners are tightly wrapped for a seamless look.

And the back comes already wired to hang.

And here’s the canvas I just ordered for my living room.  It’s a 20×30, but honestly I wish I would have gone bigger for that wall.  Excuse the close-up of Alberta–she hates this photo of herself.

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I was so excited when Janie of The Bride’s Cafe contacted me about featuring Markus and Michelle’s gorgeous little engagement session in Mount Vernon, Baltimore, Maryland.  Head on over by clicking here, check out their feature, and leave some love!  And if you are interested in having me photograph your wedding or engagement session, please contact me here. Happy Friday!

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