Jamie & Deanna are Married | Bethany Beach Wedding on the Shore | Wedding Photographer, Dana Marie Photography

What a day, the days that fairytales are made of, for real.  When I arrived I heard about trucks being stuck on sand that day, items arriving broken or wrong, having to walk a mile on the beach to set up because of said stuck trucks, you name it - it went wrong.  The biggest being the loss of the grooms ring on the sand on the way to the ceremony.  Needless to say, this my friends is what real fairytales look like.  Getting through the adversity, going through trials with your best friend with a smile on your face and sand under your toes, knowing your ring is lost on the sand and still looking into your love's eyes with wonderment and excitement and trusting that everything will be ok because my friends everything will be ok.  The ring was found and cheers could be heard down the beach as these two lovebirds delighted with joy.  What a beautiful evening wedding right on the beach, the sunset was absolutely gorgeous and the air just the right temperature on this gorgeous September evening.

Beach Family Portraits for Jeep Week, Dana Marie Photography | Ocean City, MD Photographer

Loved meeting this sweet family on the beach in Ocean City during Jeep Week for their beach family portraits.  Their kids were so cute and loved being out in the sand right at sunset.  The tide had left the coolest largest tidal pools right down the middle of the beach and we had the most fun playing in them together.  One of my favorite photos was her holding daddy's hand from behind, so sweet <3

Beach Senior Portraits, Dancing Photos | Ocean City, MD - Dana Marie Photography

This little lady has some serious moves!  When she told me she was a dancer on the phone my mind raced with all the fun things we could do with beach sunsets and cool lighting for her senior portraits.  We met on the beaches of Assateague and shot some posed portraits right on the beach and near the dunes.  We moved the session over to the bayside and caught a gorgeous sunset over the bay followed by some fun dancing backlit shots.  I put my speed lights right into the water to capture these gorgeous images and was ecstatic with the results.