March 2021 with Precious Pics | Annual Wedding & Engagement Report | Photography & Videography

March is the month the wedding calendar starts breathing again. The destination-heavy February crowd winds down. The April rush hasn't started. And the Mid-Atlantic couples who said "we'll plan this once the weather breaks" finally get their first wave of outdoor options.

Here's what March 2021 looked like. Thirteen couples, nine weddings, four engagement sessions, seven states — including the first mountain wedding of the year up in Evergreen, Colorado, and a two-day ethnic wedding in Upper Marlboro.

1. Rachel & Cody — Winchester, VA (engagement)

Engagement session at Blandy Experimental Farm — the State Arboretum of Virginia, which is what almost nobody outside the horticulture community realizes is one of the best free park venues in Virginia. Classic, elegant, bright-and-warm edit.

2. Stephanie & Jimmy — Maryland (engagement)

A North Point State Park engagement — the waterfront, the old pier pylons, the kind of industrial-meets-natural frame that reads as intentional even when the light is flat. Airy and warm edit.

3. Tyler & Kevin — Salt Lake City, UT

Memorial Park wedding — 4-hour photography coverage, classic and elegant, soft-and-warm finishing. March in SLC means the snow is mostly gone from the park trails but the mountains behind the city are still capped. Short coverage works for park weddings when the guest count is under 50.

4. Karen & Bronzen — Tacoma, WA

A Flaming Geyser State Park wedding — 500 acres along the Green River, and the kind of outdoor venue that gives you the full PNW wilderness aesthetic without leaving a 90-minute drive from Seattle. Photo & Video Collection. Classic elegant, bright and warm.

5. Gillian & Steven — East Brunswick, NJ

Classic Videography package with drone coverage at Park Chateau Estate — one of the most-booked New Jersey banquet-hall venues. Soft-brown edit. This was a videography-only booking, which is rare but happens more often than couples expect when they've hired a photography-only friend and want a pro video crew.

6. Shearly & Michael — Miami, FL

Precious Collection at The Vintage Venue in Miami — two photographers, one videographer. Candid photojournalistic with classic and art-key. Bright and airy edit. The Vintage Venue is one of those spots where the pre-existing aesthetic does most of the work — exposed brick, big windows, minimal styling required.

7. Jordin & Jordan — Evergreen, CO

The first Colorado mountain wedding of the year. Precious Collection — one photographer, one videographer. Candid, photojournalistic, cinematic. Bright and airy edit. Mid-March in Evergreen is a gamble: you might get late-season snow, you might get mud. This one got sun.

8. Michelle & Jeremy — Annapolis, MD

Basics Package at the Governor Calvert House — a historic inn on State Circle that's one of Annapolis's quieter wedding venues. Soft and warm edit.

9. Cassidy & Coby — Lake Mary, FL

Classic Package at Lake Mary Events Center. Photojournalistic, bright and airy. Lake Mary is the quieter side of the Orlando metro wedding scene — couples who want central Florida access without the Disney-area traffic.

10. Melissa & Axel — Sammamish, WA

Basics Package at Mary Queen of Peace — a church ceremony with video coverage. Classic elegant with art-key. Bright and warm.

11. Sabreen & Aziz — Upper Marlboro, MD

A two-day ethnic wedding at The Camelot — our dedicated two-day collection designed for South Asian, Muslim, and other multi-day ceremony traditions. Classic elegant, airy edit. Two-day coverage has its own pacing: day one is usually ceremony and family, day two is reception and celebration, and the photographer and videographer are different hands on each day.

12. Paige & Casey — Graham, WA (engagement)

An Arboretum Park engagement session. Candid, romantic, airy and warm.

13. Amber & James — Miami, FL

Second Vintage Venue wedding of the month. Precious Collection — two photographers, one videographer. Candid photojournalistic with classic and art-key. Bright and airy. The same venue, different couple, different team — which gives us a useful reference for how much the coverage style matters vs. the venue itself.

That was March.

Seven states in four weeks. The first mountain wedding. The first back-to-back Vintage Venue weekends in Miami. The start of the season's geographic spread, before April opens it up fully.

If you're planning for next March — check venue availability early. March weekends are cheaper than April weekends almost everywhere and the light is nearly the same. Start a conversation here.

Sincerely yours, Precious Pics