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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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Harpers Ferry Engagement Photos

engagements

I so enjoyed getting to meet Amanda, Ryan, and their sweet dog Capitol during their gorgeous Harpers Ferry engagement shoot. The sun was shining but the air was pretty dang cold, yet Amanda still rocked a summer dress and looked absolutely stunning in it. (Don’t worry, we threw a coat on her every time we […]

Harpers Ferry Engagement Photos

Jen & Vinod’s Sugarloaf Engagement Shoot

engagements

Jen and Vinod are just the absolute sweetest of couples. They compliment each other so well, were so warm and welcoming to me, one of the most polite couples I’ve ever met, and despite their nerves were willing to completely trust themselves in my hands. For their engagement shoot, I met up with them at […]

Frederick MD Fall Engagement Shoot

engagements

Ben and Sarah met back in 2015 through the Bumble app and quickly discovered a shared love for traveling, spending time outdoors and on the water, and hanging out with friends and family. Since 2015, they have traveled to Vegas, Florida, Canada, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic where Ben happened to pop the question on […]

Frederick MD Fall Engagement Shoot Dog Engagement Pictures Mary Sarah Photography

A Beautiful Fall Sugarloaf Mountain Engagement Shoot

engagements

Bailey and Steve couldn’t have asked for a prettier day for their Sugarloaf Mountain Engagement Shoot. After two months of almost straight rain, I was starting to wonder if I’d ever photograph outdoors again! Thankfully, they had a crisp fall afternoon with even a little sun at the beginning of the shoot. Bailey and Steve […]

Sugarloaf Mountain Engagement Shoot Maryland Wedding Photographer Mary Sarah Photography

Loch Raven Reservoir Engagement Shoot – Baltimore MD wedding photographer

Weddings

For all of Hailey’s friends: if Hailey ever offers to have you join for her a picnic, you better go to that picnic because it’s going to be freakin amazing! When Hailey mentioned she was going to pick up a blanket and maybe a cupcake or two, I certainly wasn’t expecting a beautifully styled picnic […]

Loch Raven Reservoir Engagement Shoot Baltimore Wedding Photographer

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 […]

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

Piney Run Park Engagement Shoot – Kyle & Heather

engagements

Engagement shoots are so fun because they give us time to get to know our couple better and showcase their interests and personalities.  Heather and Kyle are both dog lovers and as such wanted to incorporate their family of four puppies into their engagement shoot. We met at their home to get pictures in their back […]

Piney Run Park Engagement Shoot

Brookside Gardens Engagement Shoot – Sammi & Ben

engagements

When Sammi first reached out to me about wanting to find a “fairytale” like location for her engagement shoot, I was a little stumped. I started brainstorming, researching gardens, ruins, etc. and finally heard about Brookside Gardens. When I mentioned the possibility of a Brookside Gardens engagement shoot to Sammi it turned out that her […]

Brookside Gardens Engagement Shoot