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Hi! I'm Mary Sarah

 I'm a Jesus follower, mac 'n cheese lover, and travel enthusiast. I specialize in wedding, high school senior, and lifestyle photography in the Frederick, MD area but am always down to travel. I'm a mama to two, married to my high school sweetheart, and am passionate about authentically telling love stories through photography and eating as much dark chocolate as I can. Stick around awhile to view the latest love stories I've had the privilege of capturing.

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A Rocky Mountain National Park Anniversary Shoot

engagements

A few months ago, Brent, Savannah and I met up with Brent’s brother James, his wife, Beka, and their daughter Ava and we all embarked on a Colorado adventure!  This was Brent’s first time to Colorado and while I had visited with my family when I was 7 years old, my only memories were of […]

Rocky Mountain National Park Anniversary Shoot

A Beautiful Winter Holly Hills Country Club Wedding

Weddings

We’re kicking off the 2018 wedding season with a bang!  Check out this beautiful winter Holly Hills Country Club wedding! For a January wedding, Tarek & Elizabeth couldn’t have asked for better weather (okay, maybe a little less wind, but it’s hard to complain when the temperature was in the fifties!). I loved their neutral […]

Beautiful Winter Holly Hills Country Club Wedding

Baking Engagement Shoot – Andrew & Kaitlin

engagements

I’ve had some pretty amazing engagement shoots lately, but Kaitlin and Andrew’s wins the prize for the most fun! This fun couple invited me to their home where they baked pizza for their engagement shoot! Pizza!! They initially told me they were going to bake bread and I thought okay, that will be cute if […]

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Lifestyle Frederick Maryland Maternity Shoot – Brittany and Justin

maternity

Brittany and Justin are some of our dearest friends and we couldn’t be more excited that in roughly four weeks they will be parents! Brittany found out she was pregnant on Justin’s birthday and surprised him that evening with a gift of a little onesie. For one of the first times in his life, Justin […]

Frederick MD Maternity Shoot – Drew & Jen

maternity

A few months ago, I was chatting with Jen on the phone when she dropped the huge news that she and Drew were expecting! I’m not one to get teary-eyed, but I started crying on the phone because this precious baby is literally an answer to over two years of prayer! The thought of them […]

Frederick Maryland Maternity Shoot

What DSLR camera should you buy for Christmas?

Education

What DSLR camera should you get for Christmas? Christmas is only ten days away (can you believe it?!) and I’m starting get a lot of people asking what type of camera I would recommend to take great pictures. I thought I’d take a few minutes and offer some tips to those of you thinking of […]

What DSLR to get for Christmas?

Frederick MD Engagement Shoot – Kevin & Michaela

engagements

When Kevin proposed to Michaela, he knew he was going to have to work very hard to keep it a surprise. The premise was pretty straightforward: Kevin’s birthday was coming up so he told Michaela that he would like to meet up with a few friends and coworkers for a small party at Il Porto […]

Frederick MD Engagement Shoot

Sykesville Maryland Engagement Shoot

engagements

Kat & Jeff’s engagement shoot was one of my favorite to date! The weather was perfect, the fall colors and lighting were gorgeous, and Kat and Jeff have such a natural chemistry between the two of them that it made my job so easy! About one minute into my consult with them, I knew that […]

Sykesville Maryland Engagement Shoot

Catoctin Hall at Musket Ridge Wedding Pictures

Weddings

When Brittany applied for a job at Sabor de Cuba, she never thought that it would lead to her meeting her soulmate. Mike’s brother, Nick, is the owner of Sabor de Cuba and Mike worked for him as a server. Brittany was hired as a hostess and after working together, the two realized there was […]

Musket Ridge Wedding Night Rain Picture

Musket Ridge Wedding – Alex & Lauren

Weddings

Alex and Lauren’s wedding was a series of firsts for Brent and I.  It was the first Penn State themed wedding we ever photographed (or attended for that matter) and let me just say, they rocked their theme! It was also the first wedding we photographed where the bride seemed more nervous about the Penn […]

Musket Ridge Wedding