anna + mateo

@annaandmateo

camera in my hand, baby on my hip 💃🏽| photographer + filmmaker 📷 | mamá 👧🏽👶🏼 | L&D RN 💉| educator for creatives + moms ✨| relentless optimist 🤍| 📍dmv
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when committing your life to one another is #1 but guest experience is #2… it’s THIS fun 💃🏻✨🇨🇴 the incredible @kara_hinchcliff of nouvelleweddings brought a little slice of colombia to maryland in the most insane way to celebrate the beautiful fusion of I&B’s cultures! our team was speaking spanglish all day (vamos!!!) and was truly blown away with the attention to detail from both an aesthetics standpoint and with alllll of the guest surprises. will a wedding without an hora loca ever be the same?! the cumbia was blasting, aguardiente flowing, & love abounding ❤️‍🔥 mil gracias por la oportunidad de capturar un amor y evento tan especial que transcendió continentes 🫶🏻🫶🏽 and so thankful for this excellent vendor team that made the magic happen! Planning & Design: Kara for @nouvelleweddings Photography & Videography: @annaandmateo Venue: @whitehalleventsmd Florals: @katecampbellfloral Hair & Makeup: @nofilterglam Catering: @linwoodsrestaurant DJ: @iammrstyles for @headliner.group Ceremony Strings: @tworiverschambermusic Officiant: Memorable Moments Dancers: @dancecarolinah & company Fire Eater & Aerialist: @eastcoastentertainment Rentals: @honeywoodrentals @paisleyandjade @soiree_eventco @selecteventgroup Linens: @reverie_social @nuagedesignsinc Draping: @voileandveil Lighting & Production: @goeventpro Invitations: @stephgcallig Day of Stationary: @amyscripts Transportation: @ridethoroughbred Golf Carts: @charmcars Antique Car: @lastingimpressionslimo Fireworks: @starfire_corp Meteorologist: @stillman.dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . #dcweddingphotographer #marylandweddingplanner #destinationweddingphotographer #colombiawedding #colombiaweddingphotographer #dcweddingvideographer #lakecomoweddingvideographer #marylandwedding #dcweddingplanner #editorialweddingphotography
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1 year ago
when we moved to the east coast in 2014, i was supposed to give up photography & throw myself completely into the world of nursing at hopkins. instead, i fell so much more in love with my craft in a beautiful new market and roped mateo into joining the business 🤍 we may live across state borders in virginia now, but we are SO proud to continue to serve the baltimore market & love every excuse to re-visit our old stomping grounds! which is why we’re beyond grateful to have been chosen by @wezoree as a top 5 photographer in baltimore! ✨ truly, such an honor— and among such talent, too! endless thank yous; so excited to be on this cool platform. to celebrate charm city love, we skimmed through some of our baltimore weddings over the last few years and grabbed a handful of goodies to share! we wish we had a million slides to share every last client and baltimore wedding but tried to fit in as many as possible 🫶🏻 it’s so fun to re-live these amazing weddings & to see how our work (and editing!!) has evolved over the last couple of years. to our clients, we love you so much and are so thankful you trust us to capture your days! it warms my actual heart to look back on these photos and remember how cool you all are 🥹 ALSO so grateful for the inspiring & remarkable industry community in the area & the amazing vendors who make it all possible. a special shout out to our loves @nouvelleweddings @victoriaclausenflorals who are featured in so many of these images, the @georgepeabodylibrary , & the rooftop of the @fsbaltimore ! we can’t get enough of these talented people and gorgeous spaces 💫
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1 year ago
I + B walked back down the aisle and into a full-on celebration: a sea of cheers and confetti and didn’t stop smiling for the rest of the night! It was one of those moments where you don’t just see the joy, you feel it in your whole body. People laughed hard. Cried a little. Took photos, hugged, grabbed second desserts. The room moved exactly how it was supposed to: naturally, fully, together. Every detail had a purpose. The layout, the pacing, the design—it gave them space to be fully present from beginning to end. That’s what we love most. Weddings that feel inviting and comfortable, like they’re unfolding in real time, not being executed behind the scenes. If that’s the kind of experience you want, we’d love to help make it happen! ❤️ Inquire through the link in bio. Planning & Design: Kara for @nouvelleweddings Photography & Videography: @annaandmateo Venue: @whitehalleventsmd Florals: @katecampbellfloral Hair & Makeup: @nofilterglam Catering: @linwoodsrestaurant DJ: @iammrstyles for @headliner.group Ceremony Strings: @tworiverschambermusic Officiant: Memorable Moments Dancers: @dancecarolinah & company Fire Eater & Aerialist: @eastcoastentertainment Rentals: @honeywoodrentals @paisleyandjade @soiree_eventco @selecteventgroup Linens: @reverie_social @nuagedesignsinc Draping: @voileandveil Lighting & Production: @goeventpro Invitations: @stephgcallig Day of Stationary: @amyscripts Transportation: @ridethoroughbred Golf Carts: @charmcars Antique Car: @lastingimpressionslimo Fireworks: @starfire_corp Meteorologist: @stillman.dan #charlestonweddingplanner #annapolisweddingplanner #marylandplanner
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1 day ago
There is a distinct difference between a wedding that is beautiful to look at and one that is beautiful to experience. The design is the atmosphere. It’s the textures, the light, the color palette, and the way the room breathes when you first walk in. It’s the visual soul of the day. The logistics are the heartbeat. It’s the timing of the first sip of champagne, the intuitive way guests move from the ceremony to the lounge, and the quiet transitions that happen so smoothly, they go completely unnoticed. When design and logistics are built in tandem, the day doesn’t just look cohesive—it feels effortless. The energy lands exactly where it should, and your guests never have to wonder “what’s next?” because the answer has already been provided for them. That kind of flow is the result of hundreds of intentional decisions made months in advance so that on the day of, the only thing you have to do is be fully present. That’s what we build for every couple we work with. Ready for a wedding that feels as good as it looks? Inquire through the link in bio 💌 Planning + Design: LynnAaron for @nouvelleweddings Photo + Video: @annaandmateo Florals: @victoriaclausenflorals Catering: @occasionscaterers Content Creation: @smittencontent Cake: @libertybakingco Lighting: @dangoldmanevents Stationery: @riverandbridge Hair: @tressartbyserena Makeup: @beautynthebrowpmu Attendant makeup: @caitlynmeyerpro @beautybysamia_ Strings: @popculturestrings DJ: djv_las @districtremix Linens: @reverie_social Rentals: @dcreventrentals Transportation: @ridethoroughbred Venue: @eventsatandersonhouse Getting Ready: @dupontcirclehotel Meteorologist: @stillman.dan Attire: @altonlane @jennyyoonyc @jimmychoo @leepetragrebenau @nadinemerabi Bride: @allieshelton_ Groom: @ronnie_willz #charlestonwedding #fullserviceplanning #eastcoastwedding #stressfreewedding #baltimoreweddingplanner
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2 days ago
A joy bomb of a Mexico beach wedding, for your viewing pleasure! ✨🌈🦄 Natalie and Patrick’s Cancun celebration brought folks as far as Alaska to this tropical paradise to partake in all the fun! From the groom’s pink suit (plus custom tie) and the bride’s personally designed colorful dress to the spin-to-order cocktail menu, you’ll want to take notes on this wedding! 📝 Comment “joy” for a link to the full feature on DestinationIDo.com 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜 Photography: @annaandmateo Bride + Stationery: @natterdoodles Venue: @finestplayamujeres Florals & Furniture: @velveteventsdesign & Decor Flores y Gazebos DJ: @dj_ivan_gomez Balloons: @youngandwildballoonco Ties: @gooddeacraftschool Suit: @menswearhouse Photo Booth: Print the Moment Makeup: Abigail Braun Hair: @hairby.donnaellen @virtuevegansalon
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11 days ago
coming from an era where every last blemish had to be manually removed in photoshop, it’s absolutely wild to see the way in which AI is being used in the photography world these days... and not always ethically (head over to @photo.stealers to check out the lore!). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ with news breaking this past week in the wedding world of a world-renowned wedding photographer getting caught stealing other photographers’ work (outright and also using portions of it to create “new” weddings using gemini), it’s more important than ever to focus on what’s most important: the human-ness of it all 🤍 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ art is innately human, and wedding days that are so full of a stunning range of the best human emotions are simply irreplicable. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ the relationship that we build with our clients & vendor partners is something that we deeply cherish and truly the reason that we’re able to capture imagery that makes you FEEL 🥹 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ so while we’re grateful that technology allows us to more easily edit out exit signs, we’ll stick to capturing the real emotion, real moments, & real beauty of it all! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . . . . . . #destinationweddingphotography #dcweddingphotographer #loudounweddings #greeceweddingphotographer #destinationweddingphotographer
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17 days ago
we could re-live this perfect day over and over again, and fortunately for us, we just had another chance to do so, as this beautiful autumn wedding was recently featured on @stylemepretty ! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ these two are the BEST type of people, and this was the BEST type of wedding day... joyful, relaxed, full of gorgeous personalized details, & so much fun. and it’s so fun to see it published on one of our favorite blogs! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ grateful for this couple and this absolutely incredible vendor team. all our love to Z&M! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo and Video: @annaandmateo Planning and Design: LynnAaron for @nouvelleweddings Florals: @katecampbellfloral Beauty: @caitlynmeyerpro @amandafioritahair @evamuah.dc @richardraybeauty Catering and Venue: @bcc1898 Lighting and Draping: @eventdynamicsinc DJ: Evan with @mydeejay Strings: @ washingtontalent Officiant: Laura with @ceremonyofficiants Content Creation: @smittencontent Linens: @reverie_social Rentals: @selecteventgroup Stationery: @riverandbridge Transportation: @ ridethoroughbred Attire: @kellyfaetanini @altonlane @azaziebridal Couple: @zahdolcevita @marshall_lawler ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . . . . . . #marylandwedding #destinationweddingphotography #stylemepretty #baltimorewedding #dcweddingphotographer luxurywedding dmvweddingplanner parisweddingphotographer virginiaweddingphotographer | Maryland wedding photos at the Baltimore country club | BCC wedding photos | autumn wedding ideas
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21 days ago
because every day is a wonderful day to celebrate this beautiful earth! 🌎🌱 it’s not lost on us what an incredible canvas the earth gives us for our work, and we’re constantly pinching ourselves to be able to capture the most beautiful love stories in the most stunning corners of the globe! and there’s no better view of natural beauty than from above, so here’s a compilation of some of our favorite drone captures that highlight the most insanely gorgeous “views from the office” 🤍 from the beaches of mexico to the rolling hillsides of provence to the rocky mountains to the emerald coast & all over our beautiful dmv, these places are even more meaningful because of the remarkable people who have brought us there 🥹 happy earth day! may you find yourselves in a garden center every week until september to plant something new... we know that’s where you’ll find us! 🫶🏻🫶🏽 . . . . . . . . #destinationweddingphotographer #destinationweddingphotography #virginiaweddingphotographer #italyweddingphotographer portugalweddingphotographer |destination wedding photographer and destination wedding videographer | drone shots from destination weddings
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22 days ago
Brenna and Becca’s wedding was a beautiful lesson in how to honor tradition while staying entirely true to yourself 🥹 Every element of their Jewish ceremony was reimagined to reflect their own partnership—from each taking turns circling the other under the Chuppah to both breaking a glass at the end of the ceremony. It was personal, playful, and so distinctly them. That same intentionality was woven into every aspect of the design. The checkerboard dance floor was a nod to the tiles in their favorite NYC restaurant, and the legal pads they used for their private vows were a perfect wink to their lives as lawyers. We even designed the ceiling installation to pull colors from the lesbian flag, making sure the entire day felt like a reflection of their story. One of our favorite moments was seeing guests pull up a seat at the couple’s custom banquette to share a selfie and a quick conversation during dinner. It created the perfect opportunity for Brenna and Becca to truly soak in the time with their people before heading to the dance floor. When a wedding is this thoughtful, you don’t just see the beauty—you feel it 🤍 We are so honored to have been part of this story. Which detail from their day is your favorite? Let us know in the comments! 👇 Planning and Design: LynnAaron for @nouvelleweddings Photo and Video: @annaandmateo Florals: @katecampbellfloral Stationery: @riverandbridge Beauty: @updosforidos Catering: @linwoodsrestaurant Entertainment: @washingtontalent @millenniumwta @popculturestrings Lighting and Draping: @eventdynamicsinc Stage, Dance Floor, and Seating Chart: @goeventpro Specialty Rentals: @smthingvintage @soiree_eventco Linens: @nuagedesignsinc @reverie_social Rentals: @selecteventgroup Transportation: @ridethoroughbred Fashion: @rebecca_schoneveld Getting Ready: @fsbaltimore Wedding Venue: @the_avam Welcome Party: @barcocina_baltimore Welcome Bags: @thetraditionbegins Content: @smittencontent #charlestonweddingplanner #dmvweddingplanner #weddingplanningtips #2026wedding
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26 days ago
one of those wedding days that gives us goosebumps (in the best way!) every time we think about it 🥹 a thursday afternoon wedding on the most idyllic autumn day, a stunning design featuring pattern play & botanical vibes, and a darling & kind couple with the sweetest love story at the center of it all 🪴 these two are a perfect reminder of what love really is, and we feel so grateful to have had the chance to capture a glimpse into it! all our love to J&J! 🫶🏻🫶🏽 Photo and Video: @annaandmateo Planning and Design: LynnAaron for @nouvelleweddings Catering: @linwoodsrestaurant Florals: @truefloral Grooming: @nofilterglam DJ: @mydeejay Strings: @hillchambermusic Venue: @theloombaltimore Rentals: @prettylittleweddingco @smthingvintage Linens: @nuagedesignsinc @bbjlatavola @stradleydavidson Stationery: @riverandbridge Attire: @altonlane Transportation: @ridethoroughbred Lighting and Draping: @eventdynamicsinc Getting Ready: @hotelulysses Grooms: @joe_ignatius3 @jonmcast . . . . . . . #destinationweddingphotography #washingtondcweddingphotographer #baltimorewedding #dcweddingphotohraphy #editorialweddingphotography baltimore wedding photography at the loom
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28 days ago
when the vision strikes & your bride is up for anything 🥰 that’s when the magic happens! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ because we believe that the beauty of it all lies in a culmination of the smallest details & moments with the grandeur of a wedding day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ and your wedding photos provide the lasting memories of all of it 🤍 we couldn’t be more grateful to get to create art & capture memories for the best clients… and call it work! thanks to @smittencontent for the bts! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Planning and Design: @lynn_aaron @nouvelleweddings Photo + Video: @annaandmateo Content Creation: @smittencontent Catering: @thecateringoutfit Florals: @floretandvine Strings: @tworiverschambermusic DJ: @ryanclarkva Hair: @theveilbridalco Makeup: @captivatingcomplexion Cake: @cakebloom Rentals: @mseventscville @skylinetentcompany Linens: @reverie_social @bbjlatavola Day of Stationery: @riverandbridge Transportation: @ridethoroughbred Venue: @keswickvineyards Meteorologist: @stillman.dan Bridal Attire: @francescasbridal @annebarge @christianlouboutin Bride: @homeloansbykendall Groom: @jdoro10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . #internationalweddingphotographer #dcweddingphotographer #charlottesvilleweddingphotographer #pippinhillweddingphotographer #charlottesvillewedding
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29 days ago
What can we say?! We don’t really have any other mode than “go all out,” but we also wouldn’t have it any other way! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While there’s beauty in intentional simplicity, as a full-service floral design studio, we don’t do anything halfway. When a vision for the overall design is set, we’re ALL IN and want the true impact to be felt... first and foremost for our wonderful clients, but also for our vendor partners and collaborators. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So let’s take your dreams and weave something extraordinary out of them! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Venue: @theloombaltimore Planning + Design: @nouvelleweddings @lynn_aaron Florals: @ victoriaclausenflorals Linens: @bbjlatavola Stationary: @riverandbridge Calligraphy: @jadascruggscalligraphy Rentals: @smthingvintage Photo & Video: @annaandmateo Cake: @anika.bushra.cakes Ceremony Chairs: @selecteventgroup Coupe Glasses: @glassiquecadeau Models: @ earthwerxs @ justnicktowns of @ theartistagency Hair + Makeup: @ amandafioritahair and @ kiate__ for @caitlynmeyerpro Dress: @eastcoastgowns Suit + Accessories: @hydecloset Bride’s Shoes: @loefflerrandall Pearl Earrings + Hairpiece: @elizabethbowerofficial Rings: @trumpetandhorn Black Gauze Napkins: @mosshound_designs Beige/Ivory Gauze Napkins: @byfernstudio Taper Candles: @yummicandles . . . . . #baltimoreflorist #marylandweddingflorist #baltimorefloraldesign #destinationweddingflorist #weddingflorist destination wedding Baltimore wedding florist | Destination wedding florist
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29 days ago