About this vendor
Mariah Joy Photography is a wedding photographer located in St. Louis Park, MN. Owner and photographer Mariah Bwale is passionate about using photography to capture the connections between people and the beauty behind every person. She is passionate about getting to know her clients and delivering a quality service to ensure that their day is as memorable as possible.
Mariah has always been fascinated by the world of photography and dabbled in photojournalism before falling in love with weddings. During a trip to Kenya, Mariah had the privilege of documenting a few weddings and knew that this is where her passion lay. She enjoys adventurous weddings and adapts quickly to new challenges.
Mariah understands how special a wedding day can be and hopes to immortalize the happy moments of that day through a series of unique images. This is why Mariah Joy Photography’s services come packed with tips and timeline help. As an active collaborator with other creative entrepreneurs, Mariah is happy to offer referrals to other vendors that she has worked with. Before you’re due to walk down the aisle, this photographer offers exciting engagement sessions that will prepare you for your wedding day photoshoots. She is excited to travel to destination weddings and elopements in order to document your wonderful journey.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Same-Day Edits
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Reviews
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5
out of 5.010 reviews
We are SO grateful that we booked Mariah as our wedding photographer. She was amazing, and she went above and beyond in every sense. We had a multi-day and multi-state wedding, and...
she turned the fun, chaos, and love into the art. Our guests all talked about how amazing of a photographer she is. She was interested in getting to know our families, our bridal parties, and our guests. She attended our mehendi and groom's dinner as she knew it meant a lot to my husband and I and our families, and she was so friendly. Mariah is a wonderful human, and her photography is outstanding. We wanted a candid documentation of our day, and she did that while also making sure to capture every important detail. We highly highly recommend working with Mariah.
Mariah was an absolute dream to work with! She brought amazing energy, knew how to get our bridal party to listen & focus and put in so much time and effort to make our wedding wee...
kend special. Our venue canceled on us due to flooding a week before our event, and Mariah was there to give us recommendations and be ready to find locations for photos with the venue change. She is the ultimate hype woman and someone you will love to have around you all day. We could not recommend her more!
It was quick, fun and easy. From booking to payment and to receiving our photos. Mariah made the whole process so easy. I love that. I get overwhelm when it gets to complicated jus...
t to book, pay and/or how to access our photos when we get them.
During the photoshoot, she and her assistant was so warm. Welcoming and easy to work with. Mariah, my husband and I go way back. We all went to the same college. It has been about a decade since we seen her but when we saw her, her kind and friendly personality made us feel like it was just yesterday that we hung out. Her work is amazing. She is incredible at capturing candid shots and any memories you want captured. She definitely has the vision and talent. 100% recommend her! Btw, not only did she get amazing photos of my family and I, she got some beautiful headshots for me. She went way beyond than what we asked for. Thank you Mariah!
Mariah was a joy to work with. We got some very beautiful pictures and have recommended her to several people. She does a good job of handling difficult multicultural families. Mar...
iah works like she is part of the family and is invested in the outcome of your photos. We used her for our wedding and one year anniversary shoot. We enjoyed that she was willing to be flexible with us to come up with a package we were all happy with. We will likely use her in the future again!
Mariah and her team really captured all of the emotions of our wedding day. The pictures are gorgeous and we loved working with her upbeat personality! Her team was fun to work wit...
h and it really shows in the photos.
As always, Mariah exceeded our expectations for our wedding! We worked with Mariah for our engagement photos and our wedding, and we still receive amazing feedback about our photos...
from our family and other wedding guests. She is a gifted photographer and we really appreciated her ability to navigate the stress of a wedding day with grace! We highly recommend her for any event!
Mariah has a ton of energy throughout the entire day. She has a good vision for how the day should look and shots that should not be missed. Her second shooter Ben was also amazing...
! She was willing to meet several times before the wedding to discuss how the day would look and make sure any specific shots that you would want would be included. She is super friendly and I would highly recommend her for your wedding!
Mariah is absolutely amazing! My husband and I can not say enough wonderful things about her. We had both our engagement photos and wedding photos taken by her which turned out bea...
utiful! Mariah is so easy to work with and we loved that she could be anywhere and have a vision of how she could use the space. She was able to capture so much detail and emotion in the pictures and we loved her passion for what she does.
It’s very rare to meet a person and instantly become overwhelmed with joy and confidence that your friendship will blossom for years to come. Of course, that happened when I ...
met William; from the first, second, and third times our eyes locked before he approached me and never left my path. Never did I expect it to happen at my cousin’s beautiful wedding last June when I met Mariah Joy.
Mariah’s spirit and beautiful sense of self have brought me an abundance of joy since the day I met her. We instantly became friends and talked several times throughout the year before William and my wedding. In fact, we became such good friends we started spending time together outside of wedding planning events and she even blessed us with her presence at my bachelorette party!
Mariah and I grew so close I invited her to join my wedding party and family to stay in the Musser Mansion Friday through Sunday. She arrived Friday evening just in time to start relaxing and having a good time and she instantly fit in with everybody. She was an instant blessing, and once again, a JOY!
The wedding day could not have been more perfect. Having complete confidence in your photographer and assistant is such a blessing! Not once throughout the day was I concerned that I wouldn’t get the perfect shot! She even approached me and said calm reminders such as “Hey!-you had told me you wanted to get a photo here or of this—should we go do it or skip it?” That is the thing about Mariah-- she gets to know you and your fiancé and your vision for the wedding day. She spends the time and effort to make sure she knows what the bride wants and how to bring her peace and comfort at such a beautiful, chaotic time in your life. She captures the beauty of EVERY person so naturally. We had so much fun with Mariah the weekend of the wedding!
When Mariah posted a sneak peak of the photos two days after the ceremony, I fell to my knees sobbing tears of joy! I never, ever imagined that I would have a PERFECT photo of my wedding day! Well, I not only had one. Every single photo I look at takes my breath away! I am speechless, absolutely overjoyed, and forever grateful to this beautiful pure spirit that is Mariah Joy.
Mariah Joy is a natural. That is the bottom line—all I can say when I describe her photography. She makes every person feel beautiful and alive, inside and out. Mariah is extremely professional, AMAZING at her job, a JOY to be around, and most of all, a forever friend!
For any couple/family/individual seeking a photographer, I PROMISE YOU, you will be nothing but overjoyed with Mariah’s beautiful photography. Her talent is undeniable. We will treasure these photos every day, forever.
THANK YOU MARIAH!
Can’t wait to do family photo sessions with you for years to come! xo
Mariah is absolutely amazing! Words cannot describe my experience with her. She truly loves what she does, which shows through her extraordinary work. She's personable and incredib...
ly talented, and captured a lot of "raw emotion" shots of my wedding guests as well as my husband and me, something I truly admire. She also went above and beyond any expectation I had for my vendors. She took the time to get to know our family, friends and wedding party by attending our rehearsal dinner. She even stayed until the very end of our wedding even though I didn't schedule her to do so. She is full of life, and is someone I'm glad was able to share in our wedding day.
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