Maya is truly the best wedding photographer you can possibly book - I met her when she shot my sister's wedding a few years ago, and she made such a great impression with her friendly, kind, calm demeanor and beautiful photos. I was so lucky to win an engagement shoot with her a few months after getting engaged myself, and as soon as we got our sneak peeks (I think.. 5 hours later?! Incredibly fast!) we knew we needed her as our wedding photographer too. My now-husband and I are super awkward behind the camera, but Maya made us feel so comfortable and gave us plenty of suggestions on how to pose that felt natural.

We wound up having to reschedule our wedding to a few months later, and Maya was the first person we contacted - I refused to book a day she wouldn't be available for - and she was so easy and accommodating in switching us to the new date.

Fast forward to our wedding last month in Indio, and I can not sing Maya's praises enough. She showed up early, brought a second shooter, and was the perfect friendly face to spend all day with. She got through family portraits quickly, worked with all our various ideas, and captured every magical moment of the day perfectly. Our timeline ran so late and behind schedule, and Maya was so easygoing and stayed until she felt like she got all the pictures.

We got our sneak peeks less than 24 hours later, and our full gallery a month after the wedding - which is incredibly impressive considering how much footage I'm sure she had to work with. My husband and I were in tears reliving the best day of our lives through her lens and I can't begin to put into words how much her pictures have meant to us. She captured all the smiles and tears and got footage of so many of our close friends and family that we will cherish forever.

Don't hesitate for a second to book Maya! I can't wait to book her for maternity and family shoots in the future, or use really any excuse to work with her!

ENGAGEMENT + WEDDING + MATERNITY

Maya is the most talented and professional photographer I have ever met. I hired Maya in 2016 to do our engagement photos in Palm Springs, CA which turned out so beautiful. Honestly... I am very awkward at getting my photo taken, but she made us feel relaxed and comfortable by politely guiding us on different poses to use. I was so impressed and thankful for that, because we had so many great photos that came from our session.

She went on to do our entire wedding photos in Temecula, CA in 2017. She captured every moment that I had envisioned and asked for, which was important because we had many family members and friends who flew out to be at our wedding. I was so stressed out that day, but she was extremely patient, calm, and helpful. I still look back at our wedding photos and think about how lucky we were to have found her to capture this special time in our lives.

When my husband and I found out we were expecting our first child in 2020, we had moved to Denver, Colorado. We knew we wanted to reach out to Maya again to see if she would be interested in taking our maternity photos. Then COVID happened. We contacted Maya unsure if she would be able to come out to Colorado, as my Dr. strongly recommended me to stay local and not travel during these strange times. Maya was quick in her response to let us know her availability, and was extremely understanding, affordable, and accommodating in the event we would need to reschedule due to unforeseen circumstances.

Luckily, everything worked out perfectly. She was so easy to work with, like usual, which was even more appreciated as I was finishing my degree in school while also trying to prepare for our babies arrival. We just had our maternity shoot here in CO and received some sneak peak photos and I immediately started (happy) crying when I saw them. This has been such a challenging time for my husband and I, and to see how amazing these photos turned out - I truly cannot express how grateful I am to have them. Especially because none of my family has gotten to see me, or celebrate in person my pregnancy, sending them these photos were just as emotional for them, too.

We are forever grateful for Maya and I hope this review expresses what an amazing photographer she is. If you are looking for an experienced, dependable, and overall wonderful human being to capture a special moment in your life - please consider Maya. Thank you Maya!

I could not recommend Maya Lora Photo enough!! Choosing to work with Maya was honestly the easiest and best decision we made for our wedding. After getting engaged to my fiancé, I had been shamelessly stalking Maya’s photos on Instagram for a few months and was in love with her photography style, so I knew exactly who I wanted to reach out to when it came time to start contacting vendors! We ended up going with a package that included both engagement and wedding photos; it made so much sense to have the same photographer for both so that we could get to know each other before the big day! We took our engagement photos in Joshua Tree when the weather was freeezinggg but Maya recommended some great shooting locations and had no problem braving the colder temps and driving all the way out from OC to meet us! It was so windy and I was convinced there would be 0 decent photos of us, but when Maya delivered the photos I was shocked to see how many beautiful shots she was able to capture in those conditions! We honestly loved every single one of them and it was so hard to decide which photo to use for our save the dates.

I could also not say enough good things about Maya’s team on our wedding day. I was (needless to say) a total wreck with stress the morning of, but Maya and her team made everything so easy and I was able to relax knowing I was in such capable hands! Maya had recommended that we take some time for couples portraits during sunset, and I'm so thankful we did!! Our photographer/videographer team was so much fun and took all the stress out of the day - those are honestly some of the moments we remember most.

Beyond that, I was so impressed how quickly Maya delivered our beautifully edited photos, and I’m still in awe of how she captured us so perfectly on that day. Maya was everything we could ask for in a photographer and more, and we couldn’t imagine having worked with anyone else!