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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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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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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

Our Proposal Story!

engagements, Personal

9 Years ago today as the sun set over Assateague Island, Brent Rader got down on one knee and asked me to marry him! At the time, Brent and I had been together for five years and I knew the proposal was coming. In May, we went ring shopping at Golden Nugget Jewelers in Philly […]

Linganore Winecellars Engagement Shoot

engagements

Get excited cuz this Linganore Winecellars engagement shoot features Sammy Stakem who in my unbiased opinion is one of the coolest people ever and has also been one of my best friends since 4th grade. If you need proof, below you will find a picture from my 4th grade birthday party in which I (the […]

Linganore Winecellars Engagement Shoot

Lavender Field Engagement Shoot {Mike & Brittany}

engagements

I have always wanted to do a lavender field engagement shoot but had no idea there was one so close to us! When Brittany suggested we check out Soleado Lavender Farm I felt like a kid in a candy shop as I scouted out their website and instagram. This place is seriously gorgeous and I had […]

Maryland Lavender Field Engagement Shoot

Country Truck Engagement Shoot

engagements

After four reschedules and an engagement shoot that got cut in half due to the rain, I was starting to think that Jess and David were straight up cursed when it came to the weather.  Thankfully, our sixth try brought us a beautiful summer evening and I’m hopeful their luck holds out for their Lodges at […]

Country Engagement Shoot Frederick MD

Franciscan Monastery Engagement Shoot – Amy & Marc

engagements

If this Franciscan Monastery engagement shoot proved anything it’s that Amy and Marc are able to remain positive despite serious crazy shenanigans trying to ruin their day.  I met Amy a few summers ago through a mutual friend after Amy moved down from Pittsburgh and then we discovered we would be teaching at the same […]

Franciscan Monastery Engagement Shoot

Harpers Ferry Engagement Pictures: Tyler & Michaela

engagements

Remember that March snowstorm that came out of nowhere and covered up all my daffodils turning them into a sad, droopy mess?  Yeah, that was the day we were supposed to take Michaela and Tyler’s Harpers Ferry engagement pictures. Needless to say we rescheduled, and honestly I did a little dance when it snowed because it […]

Harpers Ferry Engagement Shoot

Paris Engagement Shoot {Destination Wedding Photographer}

engagements

This summer I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Paris for a five day photography workshop with renowned photographer Scott Robert Lim.  I had never done anything like this and found myself both excited and incredibly nervous as the course crept up.  As soon as I stepped into the apartment where we met every morning […]

Paris Engagement Shoot