This is one of my favorite posts every year. It’s always memorable going through a year’s worth a work and trying to selecting images that best represent the previous 12 months. This year… well, we all know how this year has been. After photographing Jen & Jake’s wedding in February, I didn’t photograph another wedding for almost 6 months. During a prolonged hiatus, I was able to spend some much needed time with our growing family, as well as start a portrait brand (you can check that out here). Once things opened up a little bit and I was allowed to get out there and work again, I reunited with previous clients for maternity and family sessions, and the backyard and intimate weddings began picking up steam. In a typical year I would maybe photograph one outdoor wedding, and usually have two or three smaller micro weddings- this year I had 12! Some were wedding venues that completely transformed their available space to make outdoor weddings happen, like Rachel & Joe’s at Springfield Country Club, while some couples took it upon themselves to create a perfect backdrop for their vows, like Megan and Gersain did in their parent’s New Jersey yard. From Pennsylvania to Maryland, engagements to weddings to maternity and family sessions- here are a few of my favorite images from the past year: