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Connor Studios Photographs Featured on District Wedding

Friday, December 18, 2009 at 12:26pm

Just got a link from our friend Hillary at Special Events at Union Station that Union Station was featured on the District Weddings Blog. The five photographs they ran of Union Station weddings were all Connor Studios photographs. :-)

Check out their blog. It’s a great resource in the D.C. area for wedding ideas.

Posted in Links | Tags: connor studios, district weddings blog, speical events, union station

Kara + James | Eastern Shore Wedding, Chestertown, Md.

Monday, December 14, 2009 at 4:00am

When Kara went off to tour around Europe, her father told her one thing — DON’T fall in love over there. Like most daughters, Kara didn’t listen and met James in England.

Their wedding and reception was a wonderful mixture of spiritual and fun. They took over Brittland Manor in Chestertown, Maryland on Maryland’s Eastern Shore to get ready and hold the reception. The ceremony was at St. Dennis Church – a beautiful little church in Galena.

Driving over the Bay Bridge for the wedding, the Fall colors seemed to just explode. The only problem was that the clouds were going to start exploding as well. I don’t know what it was with rain and Fall in the area but this year, they were just not cooperating. Judging by the dance floor, nobody seemed to mind too much. James’ family and friends all came over from England for the wedding and seemed ready to have a great time.

The best part was a pit-stop made by the bridal party on the way from the ceremony to the reception. I am sure that liquor store doesn’t see a lot of brides and grooms sweeping in much. Made for great photographs.

Their first dance was sung by a friend and was so sweet. In all my years of photographing weddings, I don’t think I have photographed a friend sing for the couple and it was a wonderful personal touch (probably helps that she was a great singer as well).

But absolutely nothing could top the cuteness of the ring bearers!

To view all of their photographs, click here. (password is Kara’s maiden name – all lower case)

Posted in Details, Preparation, Reception, Uncategorized, Wedding | Tags: brittland manor, chestertown, connor studios, eastern shore, kara and james, katie falkenberg, maryland, michael connor, st. dennis church, wedding photography, wedding photojournalism

Julie + Mike | Union Station Wedding

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 10:50am

We can’t say enough about Julie and Mike’s wedding! All of our Union Station weddings are absolutely gorgeous and theirs was no exception.

Julie and all of her bridesmaids were absolutely beautiful and couldn’t have been nicer. Mike and the guys were just as nice and I can appreciate anyone who can appreciate Johnnie Walker Blue on an important occasion.

It was our first time photographing at Holy Rosary near China Town. I can’t believe we haven’t been there before — what a beautiful church! After the wedding it was off to Union Station for good food and good fun.

Mike is a huge (and I emphasize HUGE) Redskins fan so Julie surprised him with a Redskins Groom’s Cake. After this many years of photographing weddings in this area, I am surprised I never saw a Redskins cake until now. (as an aside, I have a bride and groom next year who’s colors are burgundy and gold – no accident) After bringing it out, everyone sang “Hail to the Redskins”. It was just one of those fun personalized moments.

To view all of Julie and Mike’s images click here. Password: Julie’s maiden name (all lower-case)

Posted in Details, Portrait, Preparation, Reception, Wedding | Tags: holy rosary church, julie and mike, katie falkenberg, michael connor, redskins cake, union station, wedding photojournalism

Meg + James | Hunter’s Oak (River Plantation) Wedding

Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 7:50pm

Meg and James’ wedding on the Eastern Shore was absolutely beautiful. It was the first “Fall” wedding of the season – beautiful trees, cooler weather…

Their wedding was at Hunter’s Oak and their reception was just up the road at the River Plantation in Queenstown, Maryland. Hunter’s Oak is absolutely amazing and I will highly recommend it for any bride looking for a location on the Eastern Shore. I could go on about it, but just look at the photographs.

Some of our favorite photographs come from Meg and James seeing each other for the first time. The day was pretty windy but the amazing thing was that the wind died down for their ceremony.

The bridesmaids and groomsmen were a ton of fun and the night turned out just like the sunset – perfect.

To view the rest of their photographs, please click here. The password is the Bride’s maiden name (all lowercase).

Posted in Details, Portrait, Preparation, Reception, Wedding | Tags: andrew harnik, fall wedding, hunter's oak, maryland, meg and scott, michael connor, photographs, river plantation, Wedding, wedding photojournalism

Jenny + Scott | Chesapeake Bay Beach Club

Friday, December 4, 2009 at 1:59pm

Jenny and Scott began our incredibly busy October wedding season and unlike most of the rest of October, their day was absolutely gorgeous (no rain!).

Their wedding and reception was held at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club just over the Bay Bridge in Stevensville, Maryland. It is definitely one of our favorite places to photograph. You really feel like you are removed from the hustle and bustle and can just relax in a beautiful setting. On top of that, the Beach Club service is wonderful!

Jenny looked absolutely stunning in her dress and her nieces couldn’t have been cuter. Scott and his groomsmen were a ton of fun as well – as you can tell from the final photographs. We couldn’t have had a nicer sunset across the Chesapeake Bay when we were finishing group photographs.