Maris Plymale Photography

Maris was professional, realistic and super flexible with our non-traditional wedding! We could not thank her enough and recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer that is professional and so down to earth! However, we booked Maris for 2 hours of pictures (before the reception) because we wanted just a few pictures. It has been almost 3.5 months and we still do not have our pictures. I had to ask for our previews and I have been emailing for the past month asking when our pictures would be ready and sent to us. I understand that it is a long process and very involved, but, we only got 2 hours worth of pictures, and 3.5 MONTHS seems excessive. I hope that the rest of the pictures look as good as the previews!

y disappointing. If you value timely delivery of your photos and professional communication, I strongly advise looking elsewhere. We found Maris on The Knot as a local Rochester wedding photographer with great reviews and reasonable pricing. Initially, she was responsive, helpful, and friendly. However, communication related to setting up our engagement photo session was not excellent, with a few follow-up emails required to get all the necessary information. The session itself went well, and she made us feel comfortable in front of the camera. Unfortunately, that’s where the positive experience ended. Despite multiple follow-ups, it took almost 3 months to receive our engagement photos. We even begged her to send a handful of unedited photos just so that we had one to use for invitations. Her inability to respond meant we had to send our wedding invitations without the pictures we had planned for—a major disappointment and the only reason we really wanted engagement photos. The lack of communication from Maris (no response to multiple attempts at email, text, and message via the Knot) kept us in the dark and induced a lot of anxiety about sending invitations out on time. Then came the wedding in October. Maris showed up and took photos as expected, but once again, we were left waiting for three months until (February 1, 2025), to receive all of our photos. Repeated emails again went unanswered, or answered with a professional but detached version of “I’m working on it and will have it to you soon.” By the time we finally got our photos, the excitement of reliving those moments with friends and family had faded. Every other vendor we worked with was professional, responsive, and delivered on time—Maris was the only exception. In one of the rare responses we got from Maris before receiving the photos, she noted that a 12-week turnaround is normal. This may be true for her, but this was never communicated to us during the process. In fact, in our prep call before the wedding, we understood that she was trying to have a turnaround time of one week (she denies this, but that’s how my wife and I remember the conversation). Miscommunication regarding timeline aside, other photographers that we spoke to told us that they work to get albums to their clients within two weeks, and try to provide a preview within 48 hours, so to have to wait 8 weeks for a preview and 12 weeks for the remainder was a bit of a shock. Delays happen, but a complete lack of communication and dismissive responses are unacceptable, especially for something as important as wedding photography. If you want a photographer who values your time, communicates professionally, and delivers on their commitments, Maris is not the right choice. I expect any photographer I hire to take good photos—that’s table stakes. What you pay for is someone who acts as a professional, manages their time well, and can be trusted to deliver on your special day. Maris failed on every one of those expectations. This added significant stress to our wedding and was the only thing we truly regret about our big day. Save yourself the frustration—hire someone else and be sure to get a timeline expectation in writing before signing a contract.

One of my favorite things she did was that we had a pair of bridal sunglasses and she had most of our guests put them on and it was so funny and cute to see them wearing the glasses! She is really fantastic and I don’t think we could’ve hired anyone better.

. Being able to meet with her ahead of time for an engagement shoot really helped my partner and I get comfortable with being in front of the camera, and really helped us to make the most of our time on the wedding day. She really advocated for us to have the day that we wanted, and was just an all around joy to work with. We got our teaser photos back lightning fast too, and they were so emotional to see, she did a great job capturing our special bond. Thank you Maris!!