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The benefits of working with an event planner Working with an Event Planner. I have photographed many bridal couples and many of them have had a great experience from start to finish. BUT some of them have had so many problems they wished they had hired someone to do it all for them.  Let’s face […]

The Benefits of working with an Event Planner | Lauren Dabney | At Last Events, LLC

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‘ What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.”  -Karl Lagerfeld Preparing for a Family Session I am so excited that you have booked a family session with Memories by Maria Photography. It may be because your kids have changed so much, and you haven’t had […]

Preparing for a Family Session | South New Jersey Family Photographer | Most asked Questions and Tips

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Congratulations to Alissa and Matt Married on October 18, 2019 Meet Alissa and Matt Ocean City NJ wedding. Alissa and Matt met five years ago through a mutual friend. At first, Alissa wasn’t interested in Matt. Little did she know how wrong she was. After, hanging out sporadically for six months Matt and Alissa both […]

An Ocean City NJ Wedding | The historic Flanders Hotel | Alissa and Matt

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Meet Amelia and Jona “In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.” — Maya Angelou NJ engagement session. Amelia and Jona chose their home, in Mullica Township, for the location of their engagement session.  When we start to plan […]

Amelia and Jona | Spring Engagement Session | Mullica Township, NJ

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Hilary and Bill’s Wedding Meet Hilary and Bill The Grove at Centerton wedding. October 27, 2019. These two met on a dating app called Bumble. They knew they both were onto something good when they had their first date eating sushi and bonding over corny jokes. And the rest is history. Bill and Hilary got […]

South New Jersey wedding at The Grove at Centerton | Hilary and Bill | Pittsgrove, New Jersey

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A baby makes three Princeton University Maternity session. Meet Chinmay and Manorama, they are expecting their first baby in the new year! Chinmay contacted me about photographing a maternity session for his wife and himself. These sessions are some of my favorite, so of course I said yes! And when he suggested we meet at […]

Princeton University Maternity Session | Chinmay and Manorama | New Jersey Family Photographer

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Meet Kristina and Perry A Longwood Gardens Engagement Session. Meet Perry and Kristina. They met while working at the same company in New Hampshire. Kristina joined Perry’s team in 2015 and sat at desks next to each other. Work required them to pick a Saturday to work and they coincidentally picked the same day. They […]

A Longwood Gardens Engagement session | South New Jersey wedding Photographer | Kristina and Perry

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Meet Brittany and Jon “I choose you and I’ll choose you. Over and over and over without pause, without a doubt, in a heartbeat, I’ll keep choosing you.”  -unknown Estelle Manor engagement session. Springtime is a fun time to have an engagement session.  The trees and flowers start to bloom and can add beautiful scenery […]

Spring Engagement session | South New Jersey Engagement | Estelle Manor Park

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Meet Ashley and AJ “Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart.”   -anonymous South Jersey Engagement session. AJ and Ashley met at a mutual friend’s party. They exchanged snap-chats that night, but it was awhile before either reached out. They talked on and off and slowly something started to […]

South Jersey Engagement Session | Historic Batsto Village | Ashley and AJ

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Wedding day Timeline Creating a Wedding timeline is so important!! Creating a wedding timeline. The one item I include in every wedding package is custom timeline creation. Sometimes putting together all the pieces of the wedding day puzzle can be challenging, and other times they fit together very nicely. During our first meeting, we usually […]

Creating a Wedding day timeline | NJ wedding photographer | South New Jersey Wedding Photographer

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