Kim and Toby were married in Maryland in September 2019, photographed by Acromatico, a family-run photography and brand studio working across South Florida and New York City. It was the studio's last wedding of the summer season, captured on a clear day with ideal weather.
For this destination wedding, the Acromatico team made the road trip up to Maryland, riding along to Taylor Swift's new album. The day arrived with the best weather and clear skies, a fitting close to the summer wedding season before the cooler, moodier months the studio looks forward to in the North East. Kim was one of the chillest brides the team had worked with, and Toby one of the funniest grooms, with a few choking-up moments that had everyone tearing up.
One frame stands out: a black-and-white shot of Kim sitting and looking out the window before putting on her gown. She had just shared a letter from her little sister, who passed away at a young age and left Kim the note and a candle. The note never made it to the wedding, and the moment was captured in a single image. During the first look, mosquitoes were eating everyone alive, yet Toby kept Kim laughing the whole time.
“She had just shown us a very special letter from her little sister that never got to make it to her wedding, all captured by one shot.”
Good to know
Maryland sits on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast, bordered by the Chesapeake Bay, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Delaware, with Washington, D.C. on its southern edge. For couples planning a Maryland wedding, the state offers a wide range of settings within a short drive, from Chesapeake waterfronts and the Eastern Shore to the rolling countryside west of Baltimore and the historic streets of Annapolis, the state capital.
For an out-of-area studio like Acromatico, Maryland is a reachable drive from both New York City and the broader Northeast corridor, which makes it a practical destination-wedding stop. Late summer here brings warm, often humid evenings, so couples planning an outdoor first look or ceremony should budget for insect protection and a flexible timeline around dusk, as Kim and Toby's day showed.
