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NEW BLOG LINK!!!!!

2011-04-04T14:17:00.004-04:00

Hi Everyone! I will be posting all my news, updates, and posting on my new blog site. Here is the Link:

www.RachelSmithPhotography.com/blog

Thanks!

Sagamore Farm

2011-03-22T10:26:00.011-04:00

What do the names Vanderbilt, Kevin Plank founder of Under Armour Apparel, and the great racer Native Dancer have is common? That would be Sagamore Farms, a historical site for winning horse breeds. Here are highlights from a raining but unforgettable night on the Farm with SmartCEO magazine. This place made me nostalgic for a cozy nap by the fireplace. The rain did hinder me from getting outdoor photos, but now I have a reason to go back for more. Enjoy!

Event Hosted by: SmartCEO Magazine, Catering by: Rouge Fine Catering , Event site: Sagamore Farms located in rural Baltimore

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Conservatory Engagement

2011-03-18T12:22:00.008-04:00

One of Baltimore's great charms is the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory. Mary Ann and Matt's engagement shoot was scheduled on a sunny but cold windy February day. But instead of goose bumps and red noses, we had a fun and exotic shoot inside the conservatory protective dome. Here are a few of my favorites!

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3100 Swann Drive Baltimore, MD 21217

Great advice from a fantastic wedding professional

2011-03-10T13:09:00.017-05:00

Are you shopping around for a photographer or are you seeking out a professional who will create for you the perfect wedding photo story? Whichever side you sit on, I recommend reading this article on how to pick your wedding photographer

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Brides Choice Award, Again!

2011-01-31T13:04:00.012-05:00

Press Release: WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Rachel Smith Photography has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Wedding Photography Services!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds.

Rachel Smith Photography stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

We are happy to announce that Rachel Smith Photography is among the very best Wedding Photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

Love at Antrim 1844

2010-08-19T22:23:00.010-04:00

6/4/2010

The Antrim 1844 is located in historic Taneytown Maryland. This gorgeous country venue a perfect place to say "I do". Can't wait to shoot there again on 2011!
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Wedding Favorites on the Water

2010-08-19T21:48:00.010-04:00

5/22/2010

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Perfect May Day For a Wedding

2010-08-19T20:24:00.015-04:00

5/21/2010

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Mazel Tov to Lovers in Baltimore

2010-08-19T20:08:00.004-04:00

5/15/2010

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Love at the Tower Club

2010-08-19T19:45:00.003-04:00

4/3/2010

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Love Birds

2010-08-19T18:52:00.012-04:00

3-27-2010

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Happy 4th of July!

2010-07-06T13:42:00.005-04:00

This year for the 4th of July Wendy Hickok had me join forces with her to help with a Marriott Waterfront wedding. Not only was it a great wedding, but I got the the bonus of shooting some fun images of Annapolis fireworks!

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May 8th

2010-05-15T13:50:00.005-04:00

Renee and Patrick celebrated their wedding day at the beautiful Grey Rock Mansion in Pikesville Maryland. These newlyweds mesh together so wonderfully. From day one, I knew working with Renee and Pat was going to be a great experience. They are genuine and fun loving people who know how to put on a great dance party. All the best to the Newlyweds!

New Engagement Gallery

2010-05-13T14:47:00.005-04:00

It has been a busy two years filled with some really fun engagement sessions. This morning I took some time to update www.rachelsmithphotography.com and show off some of these great sessions. Check out my website to see them all : )

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Rachel Rush Cakes

2010-05-07T15:43:00.007-04:00

On May 1st 2010 one of my dearest friends Trina, married the amazing Joe Smith. Not only am I super excited she is hitched to an amazing man, Trina and I are now both Smiths. Although we are not sisters by blood we have always been in friendship and now even more so in name : ) So continuing on with the name game, another very dear friend of mine named Rachel (she isn't a Smith she is a Miller) made Trina and Joe an unbelievable dessert spread of cupcakes and wedding cake. I knew she was good but I was floored at how great the desserts looked and even more by how they tasted! You can check out more of her cakes on her blog: http://rachelrushcakes.blogspot.com/

If you are having any kind of event that includes a cake or even cupcakes, shoot me an email and I'll hook you guys up! email@rachelsmithphoto.com

4-24-2010

2010-05-02T12:51:00.001-04:00

Andrea and Brian celebrated their wedding at Swan Harbor Farm. The forecast called for rain all weekend but the sun manged to sunshine almost all day. The first drop of rain was fell during the last song which makes me believe, when planning a wedding, it really is all about timing : ) Andrea's sister and Brian's brother both gave hysterical toasts. I'm putting them in the wedding history book as two of the most entertaining speeches. Photographing Andrea and Brian was a very unique experience. Andrea is a fabulous photographer and Brian must be use to being Andrea's subject because they both were such naturals. But what I really think made them so easy to shoot was because they fit together seamlessly. Their strong bond was very apparent and capturing this was a great experience. All the best to the newlyweds!

The Slide Show of wedding Highlights can be found at: http://www.rachelsmithphotography.com/Trojanowski/

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Celebrating in the Capital

2010-04-23T16:08:00.000-04:00

It's an honor to be the photographer for SmartCEO's fabulous awards ceremonies that recognized outstanding business leaders. This year the SmartCEO/Justin Bradley awards event was at the inspiring Homer Building in DC. One of my favorite perks about event photography is getting to see so many marvelous places filled with brilliant and diverse people.

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Summer in February

2010-03-03T10:29:00.000-05:00

The best part about winter is leaving it all behind for an adventure somewhere warm and tropical. Cozumel Mexico is just that kind of place. With a new underwater camera in my left hand and my SLR fisheye in the right, it was time for some fun in the sun and water!

Bob Marley Beach

Snorkeling at Corona Beach

The Locals

The Hardest Goodbye

Destination Photography

01-02-2010

2010-01-11T21:54:00.001-05:00

Congrats Claire and Kevin! Their January 2nd 2010 wedding was a terrific way to start the New Year. Claire and Kevin are blessed with very kind and easy going families and friends. It was a blast capturing their wedding at the luxurious Omni Shoreham Hotel D.C. www.OmniHotels.com. Lisa Nelson from Elegant Event Planning and Design www.eleganteventdesign.com did a fabulous job with day of coordination and I thank her greatly for introducing Claire and Kevin to me. Thank you Wendy Hickok www.HickokPhotography.com for joining me as second shooter and capturing such great photos.

Take a peak at the link below to see the day unfold:

http://www.rachelsmithphotography.com/weschler/

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A Snowy Saturday to Remember

2009-12-22T18:15:00.001-05:00

This year's wedding season ended in an unforgettable fashion. One Word, "Blizzard". My contracted jobs had ended November 27th, but to keep my point of view fresh I agreed to second for Carol Masica Dec 19th. The wedding took place at the Navy Academy in Annapolis and the reception was across the bay bridge at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club. Alison & Sean didn't let a little thing like a blizzard stop their wedding and I'm glad for it because the photos were a blast! Check out Carol's Blog to see more http://carolmasica.blogspot.com/2009/12/alison-seans-wedding.html Here are some of mine from the day.

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Shuckers That Are Saving the Bay

2009-09-23T09:53:00.000-04:00

Eating our way to a better environment....

The story begins with you standing by a gigantic body of water, its not the ocean but a bay you have discovered on the east coast, of a place that will one day be called America. The body of water is sparkling in the sunshine, and as you begin to wade out, you realize it is crystal clear for miles out and all the way to the bottom. You can clearly see schools of fish, racing crabs, and most abundant of all, towering reefs of oysters from the bottom of the bay, to the top of the water. What you have discovered is the Chesapeake Bay.

It breaks my heart that we have to now use our imagination to see this vision, because once upon a time, this was what the treasure of our region looked like. Lucky for us, nobody is more committed to cleaning the Chesapeake Bay than oysters. An adult oyster filters 50 gallons of water a day, and in the 19th century the abundant oyster population would filter the entire bay within a week. With the diminished number of oysters due to disease and harvest this job now takes the dwindling oyster population a year to filter the bay. BUT you can easily help this oyster population grow in population and in turn, clean the Bay. When you buy seafood, look for labels that say "Sustainably Sourced". If you don't see this label, demand your grocery store to carry such products.

Last night I had a chance to learn all about this topic at the Baltimore Aquarium's "Fresh Thoughts- Sustainable Seafood Series" http://www.aqua.org/freshthoughts/

Check out the link to learn more. "National Aquarium’s Fresh Thoughts sustainable seafood dining series not only offers a delicious evening out, it’s also a way to increase your understanding of sustainable seafood practices and to help you make informed choices." Source found at: http://www.aqua.org/freshthoughts/

Happy Shucking!!!

To learn more about oyster restoration, go to: http://www.cbf.org/Page.aspx?pid=1063

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Keeping it Cool on a Hot Wedding Day

2009-08-09T19:22:00.001-04:00

Mary Lou and Michael Dembik took the plunge July 17th on what we all believed to be the most humid and hot day yet in 2009. As far as I'm concerned, the most humid wedding I have shot thus far. But despite the relentless sticky air, Mary Lou and Michael kept their cool and gave me the chance to capture some great photos of them and their wedding party.

Mary Lou and Michael met at a Legwarmers show...I think it's safe to say it was a good idea leaving the 80's attire at home. Any extra spandex, scrunched socks or legwarmers would have made the heat unbearable and caused this couple to take a dive off the pier : ) Congrats you guys! I had a wonderful time being part of your big day.

Maryland Wedding Photography, Herrington on the Bay, Maryland

New Beginnings, New Babies, New Blogs : )

2009-08-02T18:13:00.000-04:00

Today I had a very exciting morning spending time with Maureen, Tommy and latest family edition, Ryan. I had the honor of photographing Maureen and Tommy's wedding back in 2006 and this morning was thrilled to meet their first born baby boy.

At 10 weeks Ryan is already quite the adorable model. He is now showing off his flirty smile that in no time will be making the girls go gaga over him.

Ryan was born taller than the average and Mom knows he is going to be a big boy in no time, so for now she steals as many kisses as she can. Dad will have to invest in a good pair of boxing gloves because Ryan is already really good at holding a tight fist.

I can't wait to see Ryan again when he learns to crawl and can chase the cat : )

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"What A Little Moon Light Can Do"

2008-02-21T09:47:00.000-05:00

Wait a while till a little moon beam come peeping through. You'll get bold, you can't resist him and all you'll say, when you have kissed him is oooh what a little moon light can do." ~Billy Holiday

Lunar Eclipse about 11pm

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Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes

2008-02-20T12:06:00.000-05:00

Anybody want to go for a W-A-L-K ???

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