We feel incredibly lucky to have had Mary Dougherty as our wedding photographer. From the very beginning, Mary went above and beyond. She spent hours speaking with us and our planner over Zoom so we were well prepared going into the weekend. She even traveled to NYC to photograph my bridal fitting and to meet my mom, sister, and grandmother! Mary also did an engagement shoot in the city with my husband and me before the wedding, which helped us feel so much more comfortable and confident in front of the camera. This extra time and care meant that by the time the wedding weekend arrived, we already felt completely at ease with her.

Mary also took the time to truly get to know not only the two of us, but also our close family and friends. With a guest list of over 325 people, this made an enormous difference. She knew exactly who to focus on and captured every meaningful connection throughout the weekend.

Her photos are absolutely stunning and perfectly capture the emotion, joy, and energy of our wedding weekend. Mary has a remarkable gift for making everyone feel comfortable while still giving just the right amount of direction for posing. The result is a collection of images that feel natural, beautiful, and full of life.

On our 12+ hour wedding day, Mary even gave up the two-hour break she was supposed to have simply because she didn’t want to miss photographing more of our reception!

After the wedding, Mary spent months meticulously editing our photos, ensuring that every image was perfected with her signature attention to detail. She then helped us design the most beautiful wedding album. It is thoughtfully curated, timeless, and something we’ll cherish for the rest of our lives.

Mary is warm, talented, and genuinely invested in her couples. Working with her was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding, and we cannot recommend her highly enough to anyone looking for a photographer who will go above and beyond while capturing memories you’ll treasure forever!

Mary’s work truly speaks for itself — but the best part about her is HER.

We knew our photos were the most important thing for us since we would have them forever. We met with Mary, looked through her work, and hired her on the spot because we just KNEW we had to have her photograph our wedding. We didn't even meet with another photographer after we met her!!

My husband and I have never felt comfortable in front of a camera, so we were nervous going into our engagement session, but Mary immediately put us at ease. She has this amazing way of making you feel like you’ve been friends forever (also if you look through these reviews you will see this come up time and time again because it is SO true). We ended up having so much fun during our engagment session, and Mary even suggested a low-key activity that felt true to us — we took out a canoe, and the photos from that session are pure magic.

For the wedding weekend, we had Mary photograph our rehearsal, welcome party, and the wedding day itself, and honestly, I wish we’d had her there for even more — like our group hike the morning before the wedding and our family dinner on Thursday — because we are absolutely obsessed with every single photo she took.

It wasn’t just us who fell in love with her, either. Friends and family couldn’t stop raving about how warm, kind, and professional she was. She somehow managed to capture every single moment while being so unobtrusive that we barely noticed she was there. The photos aren't just incredible though, they make you feel. Spotting my siblings looking at us smiling in the background or seeing the most special moments with our friends on the dance floor. We couldn't believe everything she captured!!

Mary is beyond talented, but what makes her truly special is the energy and heart she brings to every part of the experience. We feel so lucky to have had her as part of our wedding.

Mary is truly phenomenal and we could not have hoped for a better photographer! From the first time we met, Mary was caring, attentive, and communicative. Obviously her photos are incredible–she frames everything so perfectly and has such a knack for capturing beautiful, candid moments. We especially loved how she uses both digital and film photography–the film adds so much uniqueness and depth. There are also so many wonderful moments that Mary captured of our guests, and we’ll cherish these forever. Our family and friends were blown away by Mary’s photos!

Beyond Mary’s skill as a photographer, her experience really shone through–she helped a ton with planning our detailed wedding timeline and even kept us ahead of schedule on the wedding day! For example, Mary suggested that we do our cake cutting before my dress change and the father daughter dance. We would have never thought to do this, but the logistics worked out seamlessly and we ended up with some incredible photos.

We also really appreciated how generous Mary was with her time. We felt really well taken care of–whenever we caught up with Mary, all our wedding stress went away because we knew we were in such great hands! Mary traveled all the way to New York City to photograph our engagement session, which helped us feel more comfortable in front of the camera on our wedding day. It made a huge difference and made us feel way more confident.

Mary always responded promptly to our emails and questions (and we had a lot!). She really exceeded our expectations by sending us previews within 24 hours of our wedding and sending us our full album within 2 months. I have no idea how she does it since she’s photographing a different wedding basically every weekend during the summer! Needless to say, Mary was a huge part of making our wedding successful and memorable!

Mary Dougherty is not only a talented photographer, but a true professional and delight to work with. At first, my husband and I were hesitant to book Mary as she was a bit above our budget, but we are now convinced that this was money well spent. She was clear about her pricing, took the time to do several planning calls to truly understand what we wanted, and advised us on the overall schedule for the day. She also sent us a lovely welcome gift that assured us were in good hands. Of course, the finished photos were exactly what we had hoped for. In addition to formal portraits, Mary captured the emotion of the day and documented the little moments that occurred without planning. Her pictures will be our most cherished and visible mementos from our wedding. Mary has our highest compliments and recommendation!

We originally hired Mary in 2019 to photograph our wedding in the Adirondacks in August 2020.
Mary was adaptable and supportive through the emotional process of rescheduling our wedding due to the pandemic. As we worked to figure out replanning our wedding in July 2021 at our home on Long Island, Mary was patient and steadfastly supportive through this arduous process and the significant change in plans. Mary also navigated us through canceling our engagement photos due to my fiancé having Covid in March 2020 and having to change wedding planners last minute in 2021.


Mary’s photographs speaks for themselves - they are absolutely stunning and timeless, evoking the intimacy of our day. When we viewed our wedding photos we were astonished about what she captured through her lens. She effortlessly captured the entirety of our day and created gorgeous images of memories we will cherish forever.


Mary is absolutely lovely to work with and her gentle energy shines through every interaction with both us and our friends and family. We cannot imagine our wedding day without Mary and would absolutely hire her again and will use her whenever we can in the future.

I can’t say enough for how wonderful Mary is! Not only her ability to capture incredible photos of our wedding day, but also providing the most beautiful album for us afterwards. Her professionalism, accessibility, responsiveness and creativity are unmatched. We decided not to use a wedding planner, and Mary was great in helping us coordinate the events of the day based on her experience. The album she provided is the most beautiful, high quality printing with a layout that just has us re-living the happiest day of our lives. She made us feel like we’ve been friends for years (and after postponing due to Covid it sort of turned into that), and I’m so grateful for the opportunity we had to work with her!

We've received our engagement photos and are absolutely stunned. When deciding to work with Mary, we'd looked through all the wonderful photos in her portfolio but it never actually occurred to us that we could look like everyone else she captured, yet somehow there we were! Clearly, obviously, she's the magic. We're so glad to have had this shoot with her, and are so convinced we made the best choice in choosing her to capture our wedding day as well.

If you have the chance to work with Mary, do it! In my opinion, there can be no one better.

Working with Mary for our wedding was an easy decision. We love Mary's natural and artistic style and wanted photos that would be timeless. We're both pretty awkward in front of the camera and Mary was so great at helping us feel comfortable and we had so much fun working with her. Mary was also so helpful as we navigated a wedding during Covid. With every hard decision and every change of plans, Mary was so supportive and understanding. Even though our wedding was so different than we originally planned, it was still the best day and Mary captured every moment so beautifully. Months later, we still can't stop looking at our photos.

Mary was amazing to work with. Not only did she capture incredible pictures from the best day of my life, she also helped my Fiancé in the planning process to make sure It was a dream come true proposal. She was professional and so personable. We Loved working with her and we will treasure these photos forever. Highly Recommend!!!!

Mary was delight to work with as a vendor! Her photography is absolutely gorgeous and she makes the process easy. She was very responsive and so friendly. I highly recommend booking Mary for a wedding or elopement ceremony.