Vanessa Marie Photography

When you hire your wedding vendors, you don't expect them to turn into your friends. From the moment I spoke to Vanessa, I knew I wanted her to be my wedding photographer. At our first engagement session, she was so sweet and knew exactly how to direct us. My husband and I are terrible at posing for photos and she directed us perfectly resulting in magical photos. On our wedding day (9/12) she made sure everything went seamlessly and stayed in constant contact with me. She even went as so far to find bobby pins for me to make sure my veil was secure. Her husband, Jorge, was an absolute blast and you can see the love they have for each other. I plan on using Vanessa for future family sessions and any other photography needs I ever have. Vanessa is truly an absolute gem and I promise hiring her for your wedding is the best thing you will ever do!

Since meeting Vanessa and her husband, Jorge, almost three years ago, we have now worked with them through an engagement photoshoot, two postponements, a 14 person COVID wedding, and a (finally!) our larger wedding at the Ryland Inn. Their team was never anything less than professional and supportive, and they always delivered beautiful pictures.


My wife found Vanessa on Instagram and immediately fell in love with her soft, elegant, style of natural light photography. But in addition to taking stunning photos, we also wanted to find someone with experience who could help us drive the schedule for our wedding day. After a great consultation, it was obvious that Vanessa was the perfect fit.


Our wedding was originally scheduled for April 2020 and in late March it became clear that we would have to postpone. In the space of a few hours, we had to get a new date from our venue (April 2021) and also confirm the availability for each of our vendors. During that stressful time, Vanessa was easy to get a hold of and extremely gracious and understanding about the situation.


Unfortunately, by April 2021 we still weren't comfortable holding a wedding for 150 people. Again, Vanessa was extremely gracious about postponing and worked with us to create a custom package for the small COVID friendly wedding that we decided to have on short notice instead.


When we finally had our full-sized reception in September 2021, Vanessa and Jorge were bubbly, energetic, and kept everyone on schedule with ease. I can't overstate how important Vanessa and Jorge were to the success of our wedding. We had a blast taking pictures! At one point while taking group shots, Vanessa led the bridal party in singing Baby Shark to cheer up our flower girl who was tired and approaching a meltdown. Later, after the ceremony, Jorge kept everyone laughing while Vanessa shuffled people in and out of the frame for family pictures. We were so impressed how charming (but still assertive) they could be while managing a 50+ person group!


We will go back to Vanessa again and again (and you should too)!

We had the best experience with Vanessa, and her husband Jorge. Not only are they insanely talented photographers, but they truly added in making our day run as smoothly as possible. They are the sweetest, kindest couple, and helped to make sure our day SO relaxed and fun. Vanessa was a big help with little things, like helping with my veil, being sure I had proper accessories for detail shots. If I forgot something or ran into an issue, she was there with a solution. Besides how wonderful they are as people, our photos truly express exactly how we experienced our wedding day. We are obsessed! Hire them!