Best thing to happen to me this whole wedding process, aside from marrying the love of my life
It’s been 4 days since the wedding and I have received over 300 PREVIEW PHOTOS. Yes, you heard right.
4. DAYS.
300 . Preview. Photos.
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I could ever have wedding photos this beautifully shot with a multitude of precious moments so thoroughly captured. There is no doubt that Mariam has an undeniable, god-given talent as a photographer, her portfolio speaks volumes for itself. But what stood her apart from the rest was how genuinely kind and thoughtful and easygoing she is. I must have spoken with close to 150 photographers before meeting Mariam. I am extremely high-maintenance and can be soooo picky, especially when it comes to something as important as wedding photos.
When we met with Mariam, there was no BS lip service, no unrealistic promises. No arrogance or haughtiness as I’ve felt with other photographers. We felt so at ease, as if we were speaking with a long-time friend. Immediately after our initial zoom call, my husband and I locked eyes, and said “she’s the one”. We had booked her on Mariam and Umair’s 7 year anniversary, and on that same weekend, she was visiting LA and popped by our venue and hotel to scope out shoot locations. I was like ?? This lady is insane. But like, in the best way.
Through the many months that followed leading up to the wedding, Mariam kept in contact with us, checking in and making sure we were hitting our deadlines, calming my nerves, hyping me up, etc. And she was so flexible with all the changes and switches we've had to make, regarding timelines and whatnot. We would talk about funny shows we were watching and swap titles, there was not a dull moment with her. It’s been an absolute honor to get to get to befriend someone as funny and effortlessly cool as she. Day of the wedding, Mariam arrives earlier than our start time to help get everything in order. Even my bridesmaids kept commenting on how well organized, resourceful, and professional she was while also making the girls feel comfortable. She perfectly captured all the tender moments, the funny moments that I had only heard through the grapevine, so to see those moments captured on film was an absolute shocker to me. She was everywhere, all at once.
I’ve gone through many of Mariam’s full wedding albums so I had pretty high expectations of her going into this. Fast forward to 4 days post-wedding, to say that my expectations have been exceeded would have been a massive understatement. And mind you, these are just preview photos. Everything from the aesthetic to the posing and direction she gave us, resulted in STUNNING photos. I had no Idea that I could look this good, but Mariam worked her magic. Everything I could’ve possibly asked for, all the shots I had in my inspo were replicated. Not a single thing was missed, not a minute late we ran, all thanks to Mariam. You truly won’t be able to find as skilled and professional a photographer as Mariam without shelling out at least double her asking price. Trust me on this, I’ve thoroughly researched 150+ of them.
We booked a photographer, and were lucky enough to come out of it with a badass friend. Thank you Mariam, you have been such a blessing in our lives, we are lucky to have had the opportunity to work with you. I can’t even recount all the ways you’ve gone above and beyond in helping us plan and making our day so special. We cannot thank you enough for all that you’ve done, and we cannot wait to see more of your beautiful work with the next lucky brides and grooms.
Sorry there are so many photos, I couldn't pick just a few to share, every single shot was amazing. I am absolutely blown away by the talent and love that Mariam exudes. What an incredible woman.