Addison Mae Astlin | My Baby Girl
Some of you may have noticed there was a brief break in blog posts over here at Valerie Michelle Photography. No need to worry, we are still up and running, but we had to take a small time away to welcome our baby girl into the world! Addison Mae Astlin made her...
Anna & Jon | Sykesville Engagement Session
When Anna reached out to me about photographing their engagement session I couldn't have been happier! It had been so long since I had spent time with Anna and not only was I excited to be able to catch up with her, I was so happy I could be a part of their wedding...
Cait & Billy | Rocklands Farm Wedding
OH....MY....GOODNESS...! I don't even know where to begin! I am SO happy that I can finally say Cait and Billy are married!! It has been such a long time coming, and anyone who has ever known them, knows they're absolutely meant to be! Cait and Billy met in middle...
David | Downtown Sykesville Senior Session
I first met David and his family a few years ago through mutual family friends. It is ming boggling to me that David is already about to enter his senior year of high school at Century High, as i'm sure his parents agree that time has flown by! David has grown to be...
Matthew | Holden Beach Senior Session
I can't believe that Matthew is already a senior in high school! Matthew grew up down the street from me, and spent a good amount of time at my house as him and my brother were are good friends. He is practically a second little brother to me. It is so crazy to think...
Ward Family | Charlotte’s 3 months
As an expecting mother myself, I was so excited to meet Amanda, Derek, and their precious baby girl Charlotte for her three month session. As we were ironing out details for the session it was funny to learn that we live in the same neighborhood, it was by far one of...
Ashley & Bryce | Mckeldin Patapsco Engagement Session
I was so excited when a friend of mine, Lauren, contacted me about booking an engagement session for a mutual friend who recently got engaged, Ashley! Lauren and Ashley's fiance Bryce compiled a plan to surprise Ashley with their engagement session. I met them at...
Natalie & Charlie | Patapsco State Park Engagement Session
I loved that I had the chance to meet Natalie and Charlie and photograph their engagement session at Patapsco State Park! Natalie and Charlie are getting married in October at a winery in California, how cool! They always enjoy visiting wineries together so what...
Lauren | University of Maryland Graduate
Today I finally have the ability to catch up on all of my blog posts! I am starting this off with a great friend of mine, Lauren! Lauren and I were best friends in school, which begun in kindergarten. Lets be completely honest I probably spent more time at her house...
Jenna & Matt | Eldersburg Engagement Session
I first met Jenna about ten years ago, maybe more, when I played softball with her younger sister. Over the years we have stayed in touch, and when she started dating Matt is was obvious how truly happy she was! This is what made having the chance to photograph their...
Jen & Chris | Circle D Farm Wedding
I have been trying to catch up on editing a few weddings I second shot at the end of last year. This just so happens to be one of them. I photographed this wedding alongside the gorgeous Brooke Tyson who was their primary photographer. I started at Chris's parents...
Cait & Billy | Rocklands Farm Engagement
This engagement session is one I have been looking forward to for a while now! Cait and Billy have been friends of mine for somewhere around six years now and their love story is one I have followed the whole time. Cait and Billy are high school sweethearts who were...
Megan & Mike | Herrington on the Bay Wedding
Megan and Mike were the definition of happy couple! There was never a moment when they weren't smiling or laughing, that goes for all of their friends and family as well. It was so moving to see a couple so deeply in love and so entirely happy with each other inside...
Lutz Family | Patapsco State Park | Mckeldin
Growing up in a court full of kids that are mostly your age, results in a set of close knit family members who are not blood related though sometimes I think we should have been! No matter how much time passes between seeing them, Catching up is a breeze as if there...
Emilee&Family | Christmas | Pine Valley Farm
I first met Bethany and Brandin during highschool, actually little Emilee attended my high school graduation! She was itty bitty then of course! But she has only continued to get more and more beautiful as she has grown up! And my goodness she has gotten so big since...