2013: Looking back

To try and sum up the past year of business in words would be futile—so, I'll use photos since just one is supposedly worth about a thousand.

*With a minor caveat—being that the first half of the year was really spent birthing this new venture, it's difficult separating what was solely business-related versus personal. Still, everything here ended up impacting the business in one way or another. So, yea.

Spent the first few weeks of January in Chicago during Abbie's residency interviews

And while there, took family photos with the Reyes family

Adorable nephew Devon

Fractured my clavicle while snowboarding which sidelined me for all of February

After three months of interviews and coffee shops, got awesome news that Abbie matched here in MD!

Took portraits of some of the youth group later in March

And promo material for these little singers' fundraiser

Shot my first maternity session in April

Then headed to the Philippines

Where we got surprised with a wedding shower by Abbie's sister and closest friends

Got married on 5/12/13, two days after I turned 26!

Check out our wedding video from MyPhotato on Vimeo!

Made the most out of the trip with a stop in Boracay with the brother and cousins

Finalized the paperwork and moved into our condo in Baltimore end of May

And wrapped up the month with an engagement session in DC

More engagement action through June

As well as a calendar shoot with the Miss Vietnam DC organization

Even squeezed in my first infant shoots to round out June

Played a bit through July

August saw the first wedding since being back

And where I had my first mechanical bull encounter

Spent a chilly September morning with the talented Culture Shock DC peeps

Along with my brother, completed the Nikon Holy Trinity

October was the perfect time for a Fall engagement session

And family portraits

More love and colorful trees through November

Registered as an LLC at 9:10am on 11/12/13!

Joined the PPA beginning of December

And then reconnected with these two growing families

Saw an old friend tie the knot

And on the last weekend of December, covered my first out-of-state wedding in the Windy City, the same place where I started out the year!

Talk about going full circle. 

All in all, quite the eventful year, and however cliché, look forward to bigger and better things for 2014!