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30 Wedding Day tips | You wish you knew before your wedding day | Tips from photographers and wedding vendors | South jersey wedding photographer 30 Wedding tips you wish you knew before your wedding day. I love photographing weddings because it is such a joyful day, and everyone wants to help make the day perfect […]

30 Wedding Day tips you wish you knew before your wedding day | Tips from Photographers and wedding vendors

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Romantic Renault Winery Wedding
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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 […]

South New Jersey Weddings | 2021 Weddings | Memories by Maria Favorites

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South Jersey Weddings
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Amanda and Andrew | September Wedding | OCNJ and Family home A warm September wedding. Amanda and Andrew could not have asked for a more beautiful day to get married in September. Amanda and Andrew started the day on the beach in Ocean City, NJ  and ended the day saying their vows on the front […]

A warm September Wedding | Ocean City NJ | Amanda and Andrew

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Ocean city NJ beach wedding
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Romantic Beach Engagement Session | Beach Engagement Ocean City, NJ | Corinne and Mateus Engaged Romantic Beach Engagement Session.  Corinne and Mateus met me in Ocean city, Nj on a beautiful summer morning in September.  These two wanted a quiet beach with a pier for their engagement session.  We decided that the 14th street beach […]

Romantic Beach Engagement Session | Ocean City New Jersey | Corinne and Mateus

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Ocean City NJ Engagement
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Rebecca and Matt A beautiful wedding on a rainy day Windrift Resort wedding.  Rebecca and Matt planned their wedding on the beach in front of the Windrift Resort in Avalon, NJ. Well, Mother nature did not cooperate with their plans, and it rained. All plans had to change. This was one of those times where […]

Windrift Resort Wedding | Avalon New Jersey | A rainy wedding day | Rebecca and Matt

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Engagement Session at Batsto St. Park | Spring Engagement session in South Jersey | Celine and Shea Engagement at Batsto Park.  There is a historic village at Batsto State Park that is one of my favorite locations for photo sessions.  I love all the old buildings in the historic village.  They offer such a great […]

Engagement at Batsto Park | South Jersey Engagement Session | Batsto State Park | Celine and Shea

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Engagement at Batsto Park
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Ocean City NJ Proposal | NJ Beach Surprise Proposal | Zach and Alexis engaged Ocean City NJ Proposal. One of my favorite sessions to photograph are surprise proposals! I enjoy them wherever they are but love them when they happen on the beach.  Zach and his mom contacted me the beginning of April about photographing […]

Ocean City NJ Proposal | NJ Beach Surprise Proposal | Zach and Alexis

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Ocean city NJ proposal
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Why you should book your Engagement Session with your Wedding Photographer 4 Reasons to book engagement sessions with your wedding photographer. Planning your wedding can be very time consuming. The thought of adding one more thing to your list like engagement photos can make you wonder if you should even bother.  Well, there are many […]

4 Reasons to book Engagement sessions with a wedding photographer | South NJ Wedding Photographer

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South Jersey Engagement Photographer
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Ocean City NJ Family Beach Session | Where should I have my family beach session? | Ocean City, NJ Ocean City NJ Family Beach Session. Ocean City has been voted the #1 Family beach resort for many years. The resort town of Ocean City, NJ, is an island on the coast of south NJ.  The […]

Ocean City NJ Family Beach Session | Guide to help chose where to have your beach session | Ocean city New Jersey

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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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