A young girl with curly hair wearing a floral crown and an embroidered dress holds a bouquet of flowers outdoors, with a mountainous landscape and cloudy sky in the background.
A sign for Big Bear Cafe is visible in a lush garden with green foliage and colorful flowers, near a multi-story brick building with black-framed windows.
A pair of light blue high-heeled shoes with pointed toes, placed on a patterned quilt or blanket, with a dark wooden headboard of a bed in the background.

Baltimore Wedding Photographer | Film & Documentary Wedding Photography

Jordan Rymarz (formerly J. Sikora Photography) is a Baltimore, Maryland wedding photographer specializing in artful, documentary-driven wedding photography on film and digital. Her work is cinematic, nostalgic, and rooted in the feeling of a place - photographs that feel lived-in rather than staged, with an emphasis on honest moments, interesting light, and the people who make a wedding what it is.

Based in Maryland, Jordan photographs weddings throughout Baltimore, Harford County, Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and beyond. Her approach is especially suited to couples who want to be present with their people rather than perform for the camera. With a film-first approach and a thoughtful eye for the in-between moments, she creates photographs that feel like memories: imperfect, atmospheric, and entirely their own.

Wedding photography collections include thoughtful coverage of the day, a blend of film and digital photography, and tangible heirloom delivery. Photographs are made to be held, revisited, and passed down — not simply left in an online gallery.

Wedding Photography Service Areas

Jordan Rymarz is based in Maryland and available for weddings throughout the Mid-Atlantic and along the East Coast.

  • Baltimore, Maryland — Baltimore City and the surrounding area

  • Harford County, Maryland — including Bel Air and the surrounding countryside

  • Maryland’s Eastern Shore — including Chestertown and waterfront communities

  • Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay — waterfront weddings, historic properties, and private estates

  • Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia — destination estates, historic venues, and intimate celebrations

  • Coastal New England — including coastal Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and beyond

Travel is available for destination weddings and celebrations in places with a strong sense of character and history.

Wedding Venues

Jordan photographs weddings at historic estates, private properties, waterfront venues, garden settings, and intimate spaces throughout Maryland and beyond.

Venue experience and familiarity are particularly relevant for couples searching for a photographer whose work complements the atmosphere and character of their setting.

Venues photographed:

  • Big Bear Cafe — Washington DC

  • The Liriodendron Mansion - Bel Air, MD

  • Piney Grove Farm - Chestertown, MD

  • The Washington at Historic Yellow Springs - PA

  • Vandiver Inn- Havre De Grace, MD

  • Mt. Washington Dye Mill- Baltimore, MD

  • Engineers Club- Baltimore, MD

  • Hotel Revivalaltimore, MD

  • Ulysses Hotel- Baltimore, MD

  • Belmont Manor- Elkridge, MD

  • Chase Court- Baltimore, MD

  • Tenth Ward Distillery- Fredrick, MD

  • Visitation Hotel- Fredrick, MD

  • Sonny’s Pizza- Washington DC

  • Slate Ridge Brewery- Whiteford, MD

  • Carolina Yacht Club - Wrightsville Beach, NC

  • Klondike Cabins- State Road, NC

  • Coley Hall- Elkin, NC

A Documentary Approach to Wedding Photography

The approach is part documentary, part fine art: observing what unfolds naturally while paying attention to composition, light, movement, and atmosphere. The goal isn't to manufacture moments or turn a wedding into a styled production. It's to make photographs that bring you back to what the day actually felt like.

Jordan works primarily on film, with digital photography used selectively where it serves the day. Her work is suited to couples who value photographs with a sense of history, personality, and place — images that feel just as meaningful years from now as they do today.

Based in Maryland. Photographing weddings throughout Baltimore, the Eastern Shore, the Mid-Atlantic, and coastal New England.

Jordan Rymarz
Baltimore, Maryland wedding photographer
Film wedding photography · Documentary wedding photography · Fine-art wedding photography