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Maria Sharp Photography

Maria Sharp Photography

Cleveland, OH
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    Liz Sent on 09/05/2017
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    I am so incredibly glad that we chose Maria as our photographer. From day one, I knew it was going to be a great experience. She is very laid back and funny, yet professional and made sure to understand the vision we had for our wedding. Having your picture taken is always weird, but she has a way of making it comfortable (or at least helping you to accept the awkwardness) and because of that...her pictures turn out GREAT. We love our photos and so many of our friends have told us that she really captured who we are as a couple in the photos....and I couldn't agree more. You'll want to remember your special day, and if you choose Maria I promise you will have the greatest memories in the form of pictures :)
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    Katy Sent on 07/12/2017
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    Maria was the best to work with! She is so much fun and easy to work with! We had such a great wedding day, much to do with how professional Maria is. Picking a photographer was worrisome for us, as neither of us love having our picture taken, but she made it so natural and engaging throughout both our engagement and wedding pictures! She is so much fun to work with and she has been super helpful through every step of the wedding process! She is wonderful at her job and a pleasure to work with, we couldn't recommend her more!
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    Michael Sent on 10/30/2016
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    Maria was an awesome photographer! Neither of us are very comfortable in front of the camera, but she had lots of photo ideas and was good at prompting us. The photos of our wedding day came out fantastic - she got great shots of us, but also all the key members of the wedding party and lots of great candids. It was so nice to see all the moments we had "missed," and both sets of parents were highly impressed by them as well. She was really friendly and fun to work with!
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    Anna Sent on 07/18/2016
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    Simply put Maria was beyond amazing. I was a pretty nervous bride who does not really like being in the spotlight. I was very nervous about taking photos because of how shy I am but Maria made everything very natural and easy! I LOVED her style of capturing real moments, not creating tons of poses (but she did help us pose when needed :) ). She was very fast and efficient the whole day and up to that point. She acted as so much more than a photographer as well. Without her I would have had no idea how to create such an efficient wedding day schedule. She acted as a friend and was a huge help all the way through the wedding. She played a huge role in everything going so smoothly the day of the wedding despite the fact that she was so behind the scenes. She made us feel incredibly comfortable and I could not recommend anyone more highly than her. She is willing to work with packages which made it affordable for us and I could not be happier to spend every penny that we did. We can't wait to see our pictures after seeing so much of her stunning work! She was an absolute blessing and so fun to work with.
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    Mary Sent on 08/01/2016
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    Maria is extremely kind, thoughtful, and very talented! She went above and beyond our expectations. We had the best experience working with her and highly recommend her! She was in contact with us throughout our engagement and even invited us to her studio for snacks and champagne to view our wedding photos together for the first time. Her personal brand is on point down to every detail. You can tell she loves what she does.This is exactly the type of person you want to work with.
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    Rachel Sent on 07/29/2016
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    Choosing a photographer was top priority when I was planning our wedding, after all these images will last forever! When I stumbled across Maria I thought she was amazing, and when she agreed to shoot our wedding on her birthday I KNEW she was amazing! During the process she was extremely knowledgable in the wedding timeline and pros and cons of different situations. She touched base a few times prior to the wedding just to go over everything and make sure we were comfortable, which was so nice! The day of the wedding she was a true gem- helpful but not intrusive; she quietly captured all of the best moments of the day and we ended up with gorgeous, candid shots that truly show the best sides of our friends and family! I couldn't recommend her more highly!
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    Bruce Sent on 08/02/2016
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    She is an excellent and detail-oriented photographer. It was a great pleasure to have worked with Maria. She got a detailed schedule ready before our wedding. That was really helpful for both us and herself. She just got everything perfectly ready each time we went to meet her in her cute, clean and well-designed studio. We love the photos and videos she made. We will definitely contact Maria again if we need any photos taken in the future.
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    Molly Sent on 07/01/2016
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    Maria is a fantastic photographer! She's professional, easy to work with, quick to respond and beautifully captured my wedding. She has a true gift, and I am so glad she was apart of our day!
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    Maria was excellent in every way. She was extremely flexible to work with in both communication and payment method; this was very helpful as we were planning an Ohio wedding while living in North Carolina. We were also extremely please with the quality of the photos we received from her. Shes possesses a great ability to capture the authentic feel of a moment on our wedding with interfering at all with any of the festivities. She also went the extra mile to put a very professional yet personal touch on her services, my wife and I enjoyed her very thoughtful gift of a movie and popcorn in the stressful months prior to our wedding.
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    We had a very small out-of-town wedding and Maria was wonderful in working with us to create a package that made sense for our wedding (fewer hours, lower price). We were asking her to travel well outside of Cleveland (around 3 hrs away), so there were also reasonable travel fees involved. I hadn't met Maria in person before the day of the wedding, but very quickly knew we were in good hands! She was professional and good with direction during the portrait time, but also very inconspicuous in her work during the ceremony and while getting candids. I never once felt badgered or like I couldn't wait for her to leave. Even my husband was impressed and he wasn't sure he wanted to do the whole photographer thing at all! She was great in interacting with my family made everyone feel comfortable. And the photos! The pictures captured the day beautifully and I'm very thankful for the many tiny moments that she managed to freeze in time. Highly recommend.
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    Melissa Sent on 10/20/2015
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    Maria went above and beyond through the entire process. Her professionalism is truly above average. We are tremendously pleased with the moments she captured. Thank you endlessly Maria!
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    Abby Sent on 10/02/2015
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    Honestly - Maria was amazing. The level of care she takes in the prep work - from setting up meetings, touching base, reviewing what you are looking for in particular and what you want out of the pictures, seeing what she can do to customize your experience - it's outstanding. On top of that, her actual style of interacting during the event is awesome. She is very low key so that the process isn't forced or strained - you don't end up with canned shots. They're all incredibly natural and intimate. And the finished result was everything I hoped my wedding pictures would be. The shots are so perfect, I feel like I'm going to be come a very vane nut job with a million framed wedding photos just because they're all so beautiful that my husband and I can't narrow down what all we want to get printed. I don't usually gush when I'm reviewing services. She earned all the praise I can give her.
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    Sarah Sent on 09/24/2015
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    Maria was a pleasure to work with. Our engagement and wedding photos turned out better than we could've ever imagined. Maria puts detail into every aspect of the process. She's very responsive, professional and courteous. I would highly recommend her to anyone!
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    We have been thrilled since day one with Maria as our choice for our wedding photographer. During the planning phase, she was very quick to respond, as well as thorough and thoughtful in all interactions. On the day of, she was early (love that!) and flexible with all of the moving parts and craziness that comes from so many people getting ready and moving around to the various locations. She was friendly, happy and upbeat throughout the entire event. You can tell that Maria loves what she does and her photos are the proof that she is really great at it! We would highly recommend Maria, our wedding photos are incredible!
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    Yasmeen Sent on 07/23/2015
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    Maria was such a pleasure to work with on our wedding day. We had used her for our engagement session, which was a wonderful way to see how she worked and how we worked with her. On both sessions, she was professional, friendly, communicative and easy to work with. My partner and I both felt very comfortable being photographed by her, and simply did our thing and let her work her magic!

    Maria's photos are absolutely gorgeous, and transport us instantly to our magical day. Our friends and family love them too, and we couldn't be happier with her work!

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    Binnie Sent on 06/15/2015
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    Maria's work is beautiful. Her ability to capture candids helps you recreate the feeling of your special event. She is a pleasure to work with.
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    Worked quickly under pressure due to a last minute time crunch crisis, and still managed to give us fantastic, candid, in-the-moment shots of our special day.
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    Suzie Sent on 11/14/2014
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    Maria was an EXCELLENT choice as our wedding photographer. From start to finish, she was extremely professional, flexible and knowledgable about the entire wedding process! She was very prepared and organized every time we met including our wedding day! Maria was super easy to get along with and was open to hearing our ideas and integrating what we wanted into how she shot the photos.
    She had a VERY fast turn-around with the photos - we had them back within 3 weeks! She did an absolutely perfect job of capturing the emotions of the day. We have already received multiple compliments from family and friends on the pictures-- we could not be happier!!!!!! We would strongly recommend Maria Sharp Photography!!!
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    Alyshia Sent on 08/20/2014
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    Maria was the best! She captured my wedding night perfectly, all the pictures were so beautiful. I could not have asked for or imagined another photographer. Her assistant Jess was very nice and took great pictures as well!I highly recommend Maria Sharp! You will not be disappointed!
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    Maria did an excellent job with our engagement and wedding photos. The pictures turned out exactly as I had hoped and her website accurately represented the quality of her work. I would highly recommend Maria!
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    Megan Sent on 01/12/2016
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    I can't say enough good things about our experience with Maria Sharp as our wedding photographer. I've had little to no experience with photographers in the past and was planning a wedding on a fairly strict budget. We placed a very high value on getting a good photographer for our wedding because we knew this was one of the most important investments we would make.

    After reaching out to a few people, we found Maria through a friend. I instantly loved her portfolio and could tell she places high value on her work. During the process she did her research to help me and my fiancé select photo locations, and get a better sense of who we are as a couple and what we wanted from our photos.

    Maria exceeded all of our expectations and really captured everything we wanted. She has a great eye and made us feel relaxed and comfortable under her guidance. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a Cleveland wedding photographer.
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    Laura Sent on 02/27/2016
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    Maria is an incredible wedding photographer. She captured moments from our day when I did not even know she was standing near us. That is to say, she will let you enjoy every moment of your day without being obtrusive, but yet you get to see all of the special moments when the photos come back. She also got our photos back to us remarkably fast. The photos tell a story and they are beautiful.

    The included engagement session was wonderful and it was smart given that neither of us are used to having our photos taken professionally. Working with Maria was also just really fun.
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    Maria was a sweetheart. We really enjoyed having her capture our special day. She was very accommodating of our needs. Her photos capturing the scenery, candid shots, and our first look turned out wonderful. In some of our larger groups shots, people's faces were hidden so we felt that it would have been helpful if she was more assertive in moving people.
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    Rachel Sent on 11/15/2015
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    I truly don't even know where to start my review. My husband and I knew Maria as an acquaintance (through one of my bridesmaids) for 5-6 years now. Once we got engaged and were deciding on a wedding photographer, it wasn't long before we booked Maria. I can easily say that was one of the best decisions we made in the entire planning process! We had a long engagement and a lot of planning ahead of us--Maria was there to help along the entire way. She was available to lend opinions, provide knowledge, and be a wonderful listening ear! Booking Maria definitely brought us closer together as friends, and I will forever cherish that.
    As for the photography itself, I am blown away each time I look at our pictures! We receive so so many compliments on the quality of both our engagement and wedding pictures (and that definitely gives me even more reason to show anyone with eyes!) Maria's style and technique were exactly what we were looking for. She made sure that we were comfortable with all decisions made and all of the suggested poses. Maria would guide us into a pose but then allow us to be ourselves while she became a fly on the wall. This led us to the most amazing pictures! Maria truly captured the real us: all the laughs, smiles, looks, and love.
    I would (and do) recommend Maria to anyone and everyone! She puts her entire self into both her work and her clients, and welcomes puppies to join! :)
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