As Spring quickly approaches I have lots of good stuff in the works - including a NEW and IMPROVED BLOG and website that I am working on right now, new pricing and the announcement of NEW SPRING MINI MARATHON Sessions.

I have been so frustrated with this broken blog that I have been posting primarily on my Facebook Page….but soon I’ll be back up and running with some pretty new things that I hope you will all enjoy viewing!! I hope that you have enjoyed your winter months and I look forward to hearing from you all in the spring!!

hugs!!!

jen

These sessions are limited and fill up fast, so don’t wait too long to book your session!

Please email me directly at jen@jlowephotos.com if you are interested and I will email you the information and details directly!

That being said, until the situation is resolved (which doesn’t look to promising at the moment!) please feel free to view all previously posted blog entries on my blog, BUT check out JLowe Photos on Facebook for updates and pretty NEW pictures!!!

Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your continued support!!

hugs!

jen

This was a particularly awesome session because Amie has been doing an incredible job on her new diet program and looks AMAZING, so of course she needs some new AMAZING photos to show off all of success!! Check out a few of my favorites!

Of course I had to get some of the girls!! So funny, these two girls!!

Look at this pouty face - classic!!

and this is the whole family!! (you can see more of Stephanie’s session below!)

And seriously - these two are so in love….I LOVE these images!

Amie- you look AMAZING! Hope you love these as much as I do!

Stephanie is the FABULOUS Amie Decker’s sister and is also patiently awaiting baby #3 who will be arriving next month! We had an AWESOME session on her parents farm in Sykesville! Check out some of my favorites!!

Can’t wait to meet the baby!

Travis is one super senior! I really enjoyed meeting him and his family on a hot and sunny afternoon! Baseball is a pretty big part of Travis’ life, so we incorporated it into his session, as well as his awesome family and dog! Check out a few of my favorites!

The brothers and family…

How cute are his parents?!

His Dad coaches one of his baseball teams…

And now on to his passion…

Travis - enjoy your senior year!! And have a great baseball season!

I started off the day at Kati’s parent’s house in Nottingham, where the girls were ready to go….just waiting to get into their dresses and have some fun taking pictures! We then headed over to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Rosedale to photograph the guys and the ceremony.

From there it was time to party! The reception was held at the Hillendale Country Club and was a lovely venue, both inside and out. We got to take advantage of the beautiful golf course for photos and the party was ROCKING all night long!

Here are a few of my favorites, but you can CLICK HERE to see their slideshow!

I love this moment between Kati and her sister!

The girls….

And the guys…

Casual portraits of the bride and groom…

And some fun reception picts…

A tequila toast in honor of grandma - a family tradition I’m told!!

And this is the “Alligator Crawl” - another family tradition…can’t say I’ve ever seen this before, it was pretty hilarious!

And of course a few pretty details…

Andy’s Aunt made both of these cakes!!

Kati and Andy - I hope the honeymoon was AMAZING!! Enjoy each other everyday! I can’t wait to see what the future holds for you guys! Keep in touch! hugs!

It was so nice of Marshall to give all the hair to Mira!

Marshall and Mira - you are the cutest! Can’t wait to watch you grow!! Be good to your mommy and daddy!

Here are a few of my favorites from our session!

Isn’t Flynn SO cute?! He has grown SO much since I shot him as a newborn!

Flynn has a ‘pacifier addiction’…..he has one (or 3 or 4) at all times…so I thought it would be appropriate to capture some of that for future bribery!

This is one loving grandma!

Welcome to the world Graydon!! Can’t wait to watch you and your brother grow!!

Brandon, Susan and I actually first met at Nick and Candice’s wedding, so I knew before we even had our first official meeting that we would have a good time together! I honestly was so thrilled to be able to work with them - from the very beginning they had such fun ideas for their wedding day!

So, we all know that no bride really envisions rain on their wedding day, but we all know that there is always a chance, especially here in Maryland….so as I headed over the Bay Bridge towards Brittland Estates in Chestertown and it was pouring down rain I was feeling a little worried for Susan. But there was really no need at all….I got to the manor house, where the entire bridal party was hanging out, working on projects, and everybody was VERY calm, even the bride.

The skies cleared just a enough that they went ahead and had their ceremony down by the water….and as it started and Susan started walking down the ‘aisle’ I was a little bit weary of the dark line of clouds behind her. The skies were really AMAZING and the ceremony was really sweet and personally…and then the skies opened!! It started to POUR DOWN RAIN, but their guests just popped up their umbrella’s and their awesome ushers ran umbrella’s over to cover the bride, groom and girls and the ceremony went on until Reverend Beckner said ‘you may kiss the bride!’. It was a first for me, but one that will not soon be forgotten!

And for all those who worry about NOT getting cute photos in the rain - this wedding will prove that theory wrong! We got to do some really great photos outside, around the grounds and even got to go back down to the water when we got a little break in the weather!

And the party?! WHAT A PARTY! Because they had the property for the entire weekend this super fun party raged on into the wee hours of the night! I am only disappointed that they decided to jump in the pool hours after the reception officially ended…and AFTER I left!!

And my post would not be complete without a special shout out to all the awesome vendors who made Susan’s vision of her wedding day possible:

Smooth sailing courtesy of the super sweet Erin Zierfuss of Waterview Events

Beautiful makeup by the brides friend, Anna Wolfe

Flowers from Country Beautiful

Adam Palinkas from Baltimore Video Productions

AWESOME food by Milton Braunstein from Milt’s Catering

Another beautiful cake from Fiona’s Cakes

Amazing DJ-ing by Wes Bedsworth and Jason Fratto

Susan also got some super cute things from ETSY - the new place for all things cute and creative!

So, here are some of my favorites, but CLICK HERE to see their slideshow!

Oh my goodness - how cute are these two!!?

I love when the groom sees the bride for the first time!

And then the skies opened!!

Some fun portraits! How about this hilarious jumping shot?

And of course lots of photos of the bride and groom!

This just makes me laugh!

And of course, the party!!!

And of course, some pretty details for you!

I have to preface these - Susan baked ALL the cookies for her ‘cookie buffet’! She had 6 varieties of cookies and they were ALL A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!! Holy cow - they were DELICIOUS!  I told her she should go into business! She was even kind enough to send me home with A LOT of left overs, which is always a big hit with my girls! (Thanks Susan!! )

Susan and Brandon - you guys are AWESOME! I truly enjoyed spending your wedding day with you all and can’t wait to see you guys again soon! Don’t be strangers!! big hugs!!

You see, Candice was due to give birth to their first child on Tuesday….but she went into labor in the wee hours of the morning on Sunday, just a few short hours after Nick got home from the wedding!! And although Candice was TOTALLY bummed not to go the Susan and Brandon’s wedding I just kept thinking what a good thing it was that she didn’t go, because she would have been much further from the hospital if she had gone into labor at the wedding!!

Anyhow, these two are another super special couple to me! I photographed their engagement session and then their wedding and NOW I get the supreme pleasure of meeting and photographing their brand new gorgeous son! They truly went from clients to friends at our very first meeting and I just love them to pieces! Now I get to love on their new baby boy!! So, without any more delay, check out a few of my favorites!

Candice truly has the beautiful ‘new mommy glow’ - I LOVE this photo of her and her new baby boy!

While Zac was having a quick snack, I took a little time to photograph Candice’s niece, nephew and sister! They are as cute as they were when they were in the wedding and their daddy is deployed right now, so I thought these would be nice to send him!

This one a REAL ham!

Now back to Zac!

And Zac has a really cool Dr. Seuss themed room - check it out!!

Candice and Nick - Congratulations on that beautiful baby boy! Can’t wait to watch him grow! He is blessed with truly wonderful parents whom I am happy to call my friends!!! big hugs!

Happy Birthday Xander! Can’t wait to watch you grow this year!!

Did Jessie get wet? yes.

Did she get dirty? yes.

Is the dress ‘trashed’? Definitely NOT.

But we did get some super awesome photos!

Now, I have known Jessie and Jeremy for a LONG time and I was as thrilled as their families to hear that they were FINALLY getting married.  They had a super intimate wedding on Chincoteague Island with their immediate families, in front of an incredible sunset - how romantic is that? So, do you see the pattern here? These two are pretty non-traditional, so I knew we would have fun with their session and get lots of non-traditional images in their wedding attire!

Here are a few of my favorites, but you can CLICK HERE to see their slideshow!

This little addition is their almost 2-year old son, Jack, but he was definitely NOT in the mood to take photos, despite our best intentions….we tried!

It was a REALLY hot day and when we headed down to the rocky stream there were HUNDREDS of butterflies all swarmed together on the ground, which I have never seen before. They were really EVERYWHERE and I was able to get really close and take some shots, which I couldn’t help because I was fascinated! Aren’t they pretty?

See? Is he not ADORABLE?! I was pretty bummed that he wasn’t in the mood, but hopefully my lens will get to see his face again another time!!

And then we got to the deeper water and these two wanted to go ALL THE WAY IN, so of course I say ‘GO FOR IT!!’ It was so hot that it actually felt REALLY good!

How this for a family portrait??! Jack was happy in the rocks and the water!

Jessie & Jeremy - CONGRATULATIONS! So happy for you all!! I had such a fun time at your session!!

Tina is another one of my clients that was/is a very special teacher, now my friend, and also my client!! I feel lucky to be able to say that because she is WONDERFUL! And I only wish that I was going to be able to be there for her wedding….but it’s ok because I DO get to photograph her ‘at home’ reception next month, so it’s all good!

Anyhow - we got their session done LAST WEEKEND, despite the kind of crazy, threatening weather, just in time. We had SO MUCH FUN! Brandon is HILARIOUS and I’m really not sure if I’ve ever laughed so much during a session! They are such a fun couple!! But it’s LATE and I want to get this posted before they get on that plane to Vegas, so check out some of my favorites from their session and CLICK HERE to see their slideshow!!

We had a little audience yelling at us - how funny!!

Brandon is a real crack up! You can see it in a lot of his photos, like this one for instance…

If you haven’t been able to tell so far, there were some crazy stormy skies headed right over us during the session and I couldn’t resist a few shots of the crazy skies…nothing quite like really good stormy skies!

Brandon was up for some jump-action, which I always love! He did NOT disappoint!

Tina and Brandon - HAVE FUN IN VEGAS!!! Can’t wait to see pictures and hear all about it! I’ll be thinking of you both!! big hugs!!

I met Isa, Ella and Luca last winter when they had a big birthday bash that I got to photograph! They are so cute and so much fun, so I was super excited to meet up with them at the park for a fun summer session, even though it was insanely hot! This session really captured each of their individual personalities, which makes me happy!

Here are a few of my favorites from their session!

I brought lollipops with me….I may have given them out too early with this crew!!

See you guys soon!!! Thanks for sweating it out with me!!

I reconnected with my good friend Laura on FB a few months back - and couldn’t have been happier! We met in elementary school when her family moved to Maryland and we went to school together all the way through elementary, middle and high school. We did Girl Scouts together, spent summers at the pool, were on Yearbook together, went to Prom together and Senior Beach Week…..you get the drift…there is A LOT of history there! And we lost touch and hadn’t seen each other in at least 15 years, so I couldn’t have been more excited to meet up with Laura, her hubby Walt and her two adorable kids, Collin and Chloe for a family photoshoot up in Bel Air! It was a hot and sunny morning - like we’ve had all summer this year - and we took some cute photos, played at the playground and had a delicious lunch!

Here are a few of my favorites!!

Collin is a VERY serious boy, so we captured a little bit of that personality here…

Collin was REALLY happy when he was playing!!

Chloe was a happy, happy girl….until we took the bubbles away! Poor baby!

I love this one….it’s the tongue out I think!

I’m pretty sure she couldn’t be any cuter!

Laura & Walt - THANKS for a great afternoon! I can’t wait to see you all again soon!! big hugs to you all!!!

I started the day with Liz and the girls at a private residence on Gibson Island where they were joined by the always awesome Amie Decker Make-Up and Hair. There was lots of hustle and bustle at the house while everybody did their part to get all the finishing touches ready for the wedding.  From there it was off to St. Margaret’s Church for a lovely ceremony, with some exceptionally beautiful music performed by good friends Chris and Jennifer Hopper. And no wedding is complete without a super fun reception! It was back to Gibson Island Country Club for cocktails out by the water, touching toasts, great dancing, a big hopping party with music by the Jack Faulkner Band and a sparkler send off! It was a great night for all!

A special shout out to the other awesome vendors:

Gorgeous hair and makeup by Amie Decker Make-Up & Hair

Super smooth wedding day coordination compliments of Erin Zierfuss of Waterview Events

Pretty flowers from Murdochs

Always yummy cake from Fiona’s Cakes

A special, delicious ice cream treat from Highland Creamery

Great music by the Jack Faulkner Orchestra

Here are a few of my favorites, but you can CLICK HERE to see their slideshow!

We had to do a bit of coaxing to get the flower girl to participate in photos - this shot cracks me up!

The guys were all for the jump shots!

Some great details, of course…

Liz and Dave - thanks so much for sharing your wedding day with me! I hope you had an amazing honeymoon and look forward to seeing what the future holds for the both of you! Congratulations!

This little angel girl was SO adorable! I got to go and meet Piper and her awesome parents when she was only a week old and we had a great session! She really was “brand new!” and so tiny! Her mom and dad moved into a new house only 1 week before she was born - talk about having a lot on your plate, huh? Well, these two didn’t seem phased at all - two of the nicest people you could meet! Here are a few of my favorite images from our session!

Welcome to the world Piper! I can’t wait to watch you grow! See you soon!

It is so funny to watch little ones try to blow bubbles!

A little stink fave - so funny!

This is Ryan - he is ALWAYS smiling!

Love you guys!! Thanks for allowing me to capture your family memories!

And this is the little mommy - she was SO cute! She LOVES Delaney!

Welcome to the world Delaney!! You are precious!

This is his serious face….isn’t he adorable?!

and he has the best smile!

We tried to do a few ‘beachy’ shots, but Charles was NOT a happy camper near the water or in the sand, so that ended pretty fast, but I do love this one…

Happy Birthday Charles!!

Hey Jen,
Rather, Hola from Espana! We finally found some free wifi and thought it wouldn’t be right to not take a minute to say thanks. We truly enjoyed working with you on our wedding day…we can’t even imagine what the day would have been with anyone else. Your easygoing demeanor just helped to ease what could have been extra stress due to the imperfect weather conditions. We appreciate you standing in the rain juggling two cameras and an umbrella….talk about talent! We also really, really appreciate all the countless hours you put in on Saturday. You really went above and beyond. I hate to say it…but we decided to jump in the pool hand in hand in our clothes later in the evening. I guess as more time passed and more champagne was consumed the better the idea sounded, haha. Wish we’d just bitten the bullet and done it sooner, but oh well.

We hope you made it home in one piece with plenty of cookies for your girls!

Attached is a message we took earlier…

(awww-they made a ‘We [heart] JLowe’ sign!! so cute!)
Many, many thanks….muchas gracias!

-B & S

Did I mention that I LOVE MY CLIENTS?! I DO, I really, really do!!

B&S - thanks for sending me love! It really means the world to me!!

‘What time is it in California??!! Whose idea was a morning session?!’

I KNEW Mike would be up for a little crazy jumping and he did NOT disappoint!!

Vanvisa & Mike - I am SO excited for your wedding day! We are going to have a great time!!! Until then - many hugs and stay out of trouble !!!

Here are a few of my favorites, but CLICK HERE to see the slideshow!

Getting ready/goofing around - whatever you want to call it!

Karen’s friend and fellow singer, Nicole Bowers did a great job with Karen’s make up! And she was super fun!

Kellie Wanveer from Studio 1612 was responsible for the gorgeous hair!

Beautiful ceremony…

This shot cracks me up! I can’t believe he stuck his tongue out at me!!

Some portraits…

A sweet first dance…

And some more reception fun…

And of course some yummy details…

Lovely flowers from My Flowerbox.

Another lovely cake from Sugarbakers.

I also have to give a shout out to Kim Chomicz, the wonderful event planner who kept the day running nice and smooth!

Karen & Chris - thanks so much for allowing me the honor of photographing your wedding day! I had a great time and hope that these memories will live on forever for you!! hugs!