Barnegat Lighthouse State Park | Spring Engagement Session | Kristen and Nick LBI Engagement Session. Kristen and Nick wanted to have their engagement session on the beach. After going over several choices, they decided on Barnegat Lighthouse state park in LBI. I love this location and have photographed several sessions there, so I know where […]
Romantic LBI Engagement Session | Long Beach Island Engagement Session | Amy and Drew Romantic LBI Engagement Session. This engagement session at one of my favorite Long Beach Island locations was romantic and fun. Amy and Drew met me at the Barnegat Lighthouse for their session. They spent many hours on this island and climbed […]
2021 Weddings | South New Jersey Weddings | Maria’s favorites South Jersey Weddings. This year I chose not to do my photo of the year contest. There was no time to get it all together this year. I also had a busy year, and I felt it would be too hard to narrow down images […]
Sara and Dan | Engagement Session | Barnegat Lighthouse, Long Beach Island, NJ LBI Beach Engagement Session. I adore doing engagement sessions in locations that have a meaning to the couple I am photographing. Sara and Dan have a special connection to LBI and wanted to have their session on the island they love. These […]
Julia and Austen | Beautiful Beach Wedding | Cape May, NJ Cape May Beach Wedding. I have said before that I just adore photographing beach weddings and this wedding made me realize this even more! Julia and Austen were truly a photographer’s dream couple. They were so sweet, so in love and posed so well […]
Cape May Engagement Session | South Jersey Engagement Session | Julia and Aaron Cape May Engagement Session. Julia and Aaron knew they wanted to have their engagement session on the beach when we first started to make plans. I suggested that we go to Cape May. Cape May has always been one of my favorite […]
Tommy and Jessica | Cape May Surprise Proposal | Jersey beach Engagement Cape May surprise proposal. I just love capturing these moments in a couple’s story! This was the 11th surprise proposal that I have had the pleasure of photographing. The proposals have been on docks, on the beach and under a gazebo on a […]
Photo of the Year 2020 | Memories by Maria Photography | South New Jersey Photographer South New Jersey Photographer. Photo of the Year 2020. Wow…what a year! I cannot thank my clients, family and friends enough. Your support of my small photography business through this global pandemic was very appreciated! In March, after my first […]
East Point Lighthouse Engagement Session | Cumberland County Engagement Photographer | Sara and Matt East Point Lighthouse Engagement Session. I love lighthouses. I was so excited to go to this lighthouse again to do Sara and Matt’s engagement session. It was my third time to use these grounds for an engagement session. The area around […]
