I have met so many great families and couples. I am so lucky to meet the people I do and to gain their trust in capturing their lives. I love to really get to know my clients, I genuinely love to hear about lifestyles, funny things you do and where you live. I always love the feeling of meeting for the first time and mingling our personalities into having a great session. We will have lots of fun, and I can guarantee you will feel like you shined in your photos! Thank you to all of these great reviews and kind words. I treasure kindness.
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A Surprise Proposal at King's Family Vineyard
"Mary was absolutely fantastic we used her for a surprise engagement. She was very good with communication and putting up with us as we didn’t have much of a plan. She scoped the area and helped come up with the right location for amazing pictures. We took the pictures at a winery and she went out of her way to make sure we were able to have a photographer on site. Highly recommend her! Photos turned out great even with the amount of heat and humidity." Kayla
Engagement Session
"Mary was fantastic! She was very responsive leading up to the photo session and I felt like I already knew her by the time we met for the shoot. She did a fantastic job capturing us as a couple while putting just the right amount of emphasis on the locations we chose in the background (which were important to us). She was especially good at proposing different poses and catching just the right moment - all while being an absolute delight to work with. We will certainly be working with her again and could not recommend her more highly!" Angenette
Surprise Proposal at Tanners Ridge Overlook
"I would absolutely recommend Mary. My (now) fiance and I are not from Virginia, but love the mountains. I reached out to a number of photographers to get ideas of where to propose and how we could secretly capture the proposal. She was by far the most helpful, providing numerous locations that fit my criteria. Selecting her was easy for me at that point. She was punctual and extremely flexible with our travel schedule and working around the poor weather coming through the area. Lastly, and most importantly, the pictures are beautiful. We were excited to share them with our loved ones." James
Maternity Session
"Mary was an absolute diamond of a find! Can’t say enough good about our experience and we love our photos (maternity). Mary went out of her way to help me settle on the perfect location literally a day before the shoot because the first location I picked just wasn’t going to work (freezing temps and wind concerns). Book Mary. You will not be disappointed. Extremely professional with an absolutely charming and warm personality that puts you in a great mood as soon as you meet her!" Julie
A UVA Chapel Wedding
"Mary was a joy to work with. She was one time, very professional and our wedding photos turned out beautiful! She was very kind and respectful of our slightly altered scheduled that happened day of. She did a great job capturing all our key moments without the photos feeling forced. I would 100% recommend her and use her again."
Wedding Day!
Mary made our wedding photos feel so special! She made it very easy to be in front of the camera, especially for someone who is a bit photo shy 😏 relaxed, professional and kind. Thank you so much Mary for being part of our special day!!
