spence photographics blog

taylor and james at the naval academy

david spence — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:08:21 +0000

i love naval academy weddings! and my most recent one for amy raab photography was no exception! the chapel at the academy is one of the most breathtaking places for a marriage ceremony. the grandeur and history of it all is a lot to take in, but oh, so fun to photograph! the day started at [...]

our favorites of 2009!

david spence — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:52:18 +0000

i put together this little video of my favorite images from the past year and wanted to share the love! thanks everyone for making 2009 my best year yet! looking forward to things to come in 2010!

liz and chris at the tidewater

david spence — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:24:08 +0000

my last wedding of the year was a familiar one. it felt as though i was in a time warp. it felt this way because almost half the people attending were the same folks at one of my weddings from last year, katherine and darren. this time, it was katherine’s little sister liz who was getting [...]

classic baltimore nuptials

david spence — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:03:55 +0000

I first met with Meghann and Brian way back in the spring and have been waiting for this wedding all year, my final one of 2009 for Amy Raab Photography. WOW! I had the time of my live and came out with loads of awesome images. From start to finish, the day – and the [...]

katie and jim at antrim 1844

david spence — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:26:43 +0000

november, my last month of the year for weddings, started out with a bang. gorgeous weather. intimate outdoor ceremony. super cool folks. dance party usa on the dance floor. and a really awesome young couple. perfect for the first of the last. i had never met katie or jim before their wedding day, but as par [...]

oaks elegance and style

david spence — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:25:08 +0000

the end of fall in maryland is one of the best times of year, and even better when the weather is amazing! amy raab and i shot our last wedding of the year together in style with liz and dan at the oaks in royal oak, maryland. wow! the fall colors rocked! and the people [...]

lisa and diron

david spence — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:09:20 +0000

rain, rain, go away! those were my initial thoughts the morning of lisa and diron’s big day. just please stop raining, i thought as i drove down to ridge, maryland. we have a nice little outdoor ceremony and cake and champagne toast afterwards, just quit! we have beautiful open spaces for gorgeous image making, stop! but, [...]

lauren and robert

david spence — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:57:24 +0000

number two wedding of october and second of the weekend, lauren and robert’s day started out with unbelievably nice weather on the eastern shore. this was a small and short gig for me, as associate photographer for amy raab photography. but, what big hearts these two had! it was a pleasure being a part of [...]

river farm elegance and style

david spence — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:50:08 +0000

my first gig of october was at the northernmost of george washington’s five farms. nestled on the potomac river, just south of old town alexandria, river farm is one of those venues where there isn’t a bad place to photograph. the whole farm and farmhouse is just gorgeous! this one was a second shooter job with [...]

kari and james

david spence — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:40:52 +0000

kari and james are librarians. they love books. they love each other. so it was fitting that we started their pictures at the c. burr artz library in downtown frederick. stacks and stacks of books all to ourselves. not having to worry about being quiet, not that we did make lots of noise anyway! they were married [...]