Your South New Jersey Wedding & family Photographer

We had the pleasure of working with Maria on our engagement photos and we are beyond thrilled with the results. From start to finish, the entire process was seamless, and the final photos exceeded all expectations. Maria's professionalism was evident from our intitial consultatiion, and she took the time to understand our vision, our likes/dislikes and ensured that every moment captured reflected the essence of our relationship. I wholeheartedly recommend Maria to anyone seeking a professional photographer for any engagement, wedding or family portrait need. She has a keen eye for detail, a passion for storytelling and the ablitlity to turn moments into memories.

We did our engagement session to get to know each other first, and I honestly have so much confidence in our wedding photos! Maria was helpful with telling us how to pose, finding great light, and amazing backgrounds. We went with Historic Smithville, one of her recommendations, and we got so many amazing photos that we had a hard time choosing which to use for our Save the Dates! There are so many we LOVE, and I didn’t expect that. Working with Maria is fun and easy, even for the guys- my fiancé was just as happy as I was (and he hates taking pictures!). You won’t be disappointed… we know we’ve found our photographer for all events for years to come.

We loved working with Maria. Before, after and during the wedding, Maria was professional, communicative and very knowledgable. She really helped us think through all of the details. On the actual day, we had some unknown variables with the weather and Maria was  extremely helpful and flexible on how to work with our constraints to get the very best photos. The actual photographs turned out to be far more beautiful and special than we ever expected. We highly recommend Maria!!

Maria was so kind and gentle and worked so well with our family. Our three year old was being a little difficult and Maria helped us get through it to ensure we would get the best photos. Her turn around time was very quick. We highly recommend using Memories by Maria and hope to make this a yearly tradition. 

We have always wanted to have our family photos taken in OCNJ. My husband and I grew up going there,  we got engaged at the 7th Street surf beach, and now we take our family of 6 there yearly.  We have always had our photos taken by a family friend, but this year we contacted Maria after looking at her gorgeous photos online. Our exprience was wonderful. The pictures we receieved turned out beautifully. She was engaging with our kids, and our kids were up for anything she suggested to make it fun. Our family would highly recommend her for your beach photos.

We booked a last minute trip to the shore for our anniversary/babymoon. On a whim, I messaged Maria on the slight chance we could book a quick maternity shoot while we were there. Not only was she so quick to respond and accommodating to us, she was so fun to work with and the pictures are gorgeous. They will be cherished forever!