First, I start every review with this because it is the best advice I can give any bride during the planning process. Your planning process, your wedding, your life will be so much easier if you have vendors you trust on another level. People y...ou can rely on to know your vision, help you execute it, and handle little details/issues as they arise without needing to run it by you. As a COVID bride (eloped 7/25/2020, celebration 7/10/2021) we relied on our vendors two years in a row. Without their advice, coordination, and help, it would’ve been more stressful than it already was.
Maria was one of the biggest blessings for us in the wedding planning process. When we first met her, we immediately connected to her with her story and her personality is so calm and easy-going. Her wedding style is exactly what we were looking for, she had experience at our venue (Riverwood Mansion), and her work speaks for itself. The timeless look of her pictures is elegant and bright, while capturing the emotion and love on the wedding day. She knew how to make everyone comfortable in front of the camera for candid photos, but also helped direct focus on more of your standard pictures where you are facing the camera. Having a balance of both styles of pictures is something I didn’t realize I would want until after the fact - candid photos are beautiful but family often will want to print or save those standard photos where you and your husband are facing the camera. Maria has photographed my husband and I for our engagement pictures, bridal portraits, elopement ceremony, and our wedding celebration/ceremony. We have made a lifelong friend of her and will be continuing to use her for all our life events as she is truly so talented.