Maria does AMAZING work and she is wonderful to work with! Maria shot our engagement portraits and our wedding...we had to reschedule the engagement portraits (NC summer weather is unpredictable) and she was super flexible and accommodating. Then, our wedding fell on the weekend that hurricane Florence came through. Despite the chaos of last-minute guest cancellations, rearranging plans, and dealing with gross weather, Maria never hesitated in going on with the show and shooting absolutely beautiful portraits! She got great candids of us and our guests on the dance floor and throughout the reception, as well. We are so happy with Maria's work and highly recommend her!

My husband and I were very pleased with our wedding photos. We always get compliments about how beautiful they are. Working with Maria was a joy. She had her hands full because we had a very large wedding party, almost 50 people but she was able to stick to the schedule and complete all the shots we wanted in less than an hour including our couple portraits. I absolutely love our couple potraits, Maria came up with very creative shots. I highly recommend Maria for your wedding photography!

Maria was such a joy to work with as we were planning our wedding and on the big day itself. Her pricing was so much more reasonable than anything else I could find, and her style is beautiful! She is super quick to respond and very much on top of things. I'm so thankful for her!

Maria is absolutely fantastic! Prior to the wedding she provided me with a detailed questionnaire to make sure that on the day of the wedding she would capture the moments that were most important to me and my husband. She was very helpful in talking me through what to expect and she offered great advice for what pictures would be best and how the timing/order of the pictures should proceed. On the the day of the wedding she was so calm and cheerful, it really put me at ease. She was flexible and willing to go with the flow when things were not exactly running according to schedule. She is personable and did a wonderful job capturing all of the people in attendance at the wedding. Within just a few weeks she already had all of my photos edited and ready to go! She also posted a cute blog that included a handful of pictures. It was a great link to send out to family and friends that wanted to see some of the highlights. I would HIGHLY recommend Maria to anyone who is looking for a photographer; you will not be disappointed!!

I cannot say enough wonderful things about Maria. Maria has taken graduation, engagement, and wedding pictures for my husband and me and every photo session was phenomenal. If you're looking for someone who's easy to work with, extremely reasonably priced, and artistic, Maria is your photographer. She has a gift for personalizing photos to each of her clients. She works hard to get to know the couple before deciding what type of photos she'll take. We love Maria!

Maria was very professional, prepared, and enthusiastic. She captured all the photos we asked for in the time that we have her. We wanted photos before the ceremony and she was prompt and effective at that, allowing the wedding to start on time. She also had a second shooter who was awesome and no hassle.

Her policy on photo rights is extremely generous and her prices are fantastic.

Maria did my bridal portraits and the photography for our wedding, and now thanks to her, we will forever get to look back on those intimate and joyous moments she captured!

One of the best things about having Maria do my photography was that she was so on top of everything. On the day that your mind is spinning with a million things, I knew I didn't need to worry about any part of the photography except going where she needed us to be for portraits :) She went about her work easily adapting to us; she is so talented, organized and gracious!

When we got engaged, the first thing we knew we had to book was Maria Estes Photography! Maria’s professionalism, friendship, and quality is amazing. She did our engagement and wedding photos (which we would 100% recommend - we believe it made the wedding session even easier!) Our wedding day ended up rainy, and yet despite this, our wedding photos are stellar in quality, and her ability to track the best lighting, timing, and opportunities made those photos a treasure for us. Maria has the wonderful people skills necessary to personalize each session, with a keen understanding of the uniqueness of individual personalities and photo shoot preferences. Maria Estes Photography is always 5/5 stars!

-Noah & Abigail

I absolutely loved working with Maria. My husband and I started to plan for our wedding later than we should have, but Maria was so patient with us and went out of her way to make everything work perfectly! She is so easy to work with and really makes you feel like working with a friend who you can trust. Our pictures turned out so great! I have been obsessed with them! If you choose to work with Maria, you will not be disappointed!

We were wed on a cold, yet beautiful day three months ago on Dec. 7th. My wife and I spent quite a bit of time looking for a photographer that displayed quality pictures and decent reviews. That is when we stumbled upon Maria. She had places already picked out for couple's engagement photos, which we chose Falls Lake. On our wedding day she arrived on time and was ready to go. My wife and I decided to have our couple's portraits done directly before the wedding due to time constraints on the venue we chose. Maria was able to take photographs of everyone and the entirety of the wedding while remaining almost invisible. On top of all the professionalism Maria is very kind and seemed genuinely happy to be a part of our special day. She was able to edit and post teaser photos little by little. They are wonderful photos as she has a detailed eye and is quick to pick up on what appears to be important to photograph. Overall, we were blessed to have someone as kind and professional as Maria at our wedding and we recommend her to our friends.