“I have planned a surprise 40th birthday party for my wife at Volt Restaurant in Frederick, Maryland, and I’m looking for an event photographer. My wife is usually the one who selects our photographers, as she’s very particular about photography. (She’s not interested in staged photos at all.) But the last few years, we’ve been busy, so we haven’t had a lot of photography done. I have inquiries out to other photographers as well, but I like your event photography the best.”

I once photographed a couple on the front steps of Volt Restaurant because they liked the building, and I even had the opportunity to photograph award-winning Volt owner and chef, Bryan Voltaggio, at the 2013 Taste of America Gala, but I had not actually experienced the restaurant previously.

The group sampled from the Tasting menu as, from time to time, Volt’s sommelier entered to introduce different wine selections. The most impressive moments of the evening though, came when a new dish was served and 7 or so servers entered the room to simultaneously lay down a new dish in front of each guest. My description may not sound like much, but it really was quite the experience! Happy chatter and laughter dotted the evening, and a good time was had all around. Happy 40th birthday to Caraline!

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