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Mara Smith Photography

Mara Smith Photography

Rockville, MD
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    Laura Sent on 08/17/2020
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    Mara is THE BEST around!

    My fiancé and I had a BLAST shooting our engagement photos with Mara!! It was our first professional couples shoot together. Neither of us knew how to pose or where. We only knew a general location and had sample photo ideas that we liked on Pinterest. Mara took care of everything and put us at ease! She helped direct our poses, found us beautiful backgrounds, and she made sure that we got all the shots we wanted and more! We got our finished photos sooner than expected and we have gotten so many compliments about how each photo is amazing and should be published in a magazine. Overall it was an extraordinary experience and we are so happy we chose Mara for this very important milestone in our lives. I highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for high quality professional photos!
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    Danielle Sent on 02/03/2019
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    Simply Amazing! Mark and Mara are the best!

    My wife and I were looking for a photography/videography company within the area that would capture the important and special moments on our big day. Everything was going perfectly! We had found the perfect venue location, Celebrations at the Bay, a year out. All that was left was for us to find was a photographer and videographer. However, we were worried that we would break our budget. We searched for months before we found Video Express Productions. From the beginning, Julie and Mark were very kind and enthusiastic. They welcomed us to their Virginia location to show us their previous works of art. At this time, we were able to see all the beautiful moments between the couples they had worked with previously. They were exactly what my wife and I were looking for! On our wedding day, they sent out the best of the best photographers, MARA, to cover our special moments. Mark and Mara were so amazing, that at times, I almost forgot that they were there. Video Express Productions supplied us with a photobooth so we could view all our friends and family enjoying themselves. This photobooth was very important to us because it allowed us to view special moments that we were not present for during the festivities. With the photobooth, we were able to see how excited our friends and family members were on our special day. They were able to joke around, be goofy, and have fun! Our videos, photos, highlight video were stunning and perfect. Mara's and Mark's quality and professionalism were well worth the prices and did not break our budget. Julie, Mark, and Mara were extremely kind, caring, and professional and have become a part of our family. WE HIGHLY recommend Mark and Mara to anyone who is planning a wedding. My wife and I definitely plan to use them again when we have family photos.
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    Mary A. Sent on 08/02/2019
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    Amazing Mara

    Mara is our photographer on our wedding day! She works professionally and very humble. My husband and I love her because she’s fun to work with. Her photos are amazing! She captured every special moment that we want to cherish forever! We love itttt!
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    Paris Sent on 01/07/2019
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    She’s so awesome!!!

    Mara was so wonderful to us on our wedding. She worked to get the best shots and was so patient with our sizeable wedding party. Thank you Mara!!!! We can’t wait for our pictures!!
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    William H. Sent on 02/03/2019
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    Mara is Simply Amazing!

    My wife and I had the distinct honor and pleasure of working with Mara for not only our engagement photos, but for our big day! For my wife, like most brides I suspect, in all the excitement, she’d forgotten a lot of details from the wedding. It was so nice for her and I to relive our day through Mara's photos. In looking at Mara's photos, we were so amazed to see certain details that she was able to capture. During the ceremony, Mara was like a Ninja in that we had no idea of her presence, yet she captured the best shots. To the person reading this review, please let us leave you with this: "Hire Mara for all of your photography needs. You won't regret it!" Her level of professionalism and eye for her craft is top notch. We look forward to working with Mara again in the future. She's the best!!
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    Staci Sent on 06/21/2018
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    What to say about Ms. Mara!! Unfortunately, we weren't able to use the photographer that we had lined up for our weekend engagement photo shoot so Mara stepped in just a few days before and she saved our lives! We're convinced that our paths crossed for a reason. Totally meant to be! Mara's soooo easy and fun to work with and the photos turned out amazing! And speaking of the photos, we were able to view them online just a couple of weeks after our shoot. Fast!!We're totally looking forward to working with Mara again in October for our wedding. She's the best!
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    Dana Sent on 10/01/2017
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    She gave us great poses to use for our engagement photo shoot. She was pleasant and professional.
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    Arasta Sent on 01/16/2018
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    Mara was extremely professional and friendly. She did a fantastic job in taking our wedding pictures! I would highly recommend Mara!
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    Mary Sent on 10/09/2016
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    Mara did an amazing job on my engagement photos! They were absolutely stunning! I was crying before the shoot but you could not even tell! She very calm and knows how to pose you. I highly recommend Mara to do your engagement photos and wedding. :)
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    Maria Sent on 01/10/2018
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    Mara's great! She loves what she does and you can tell that from her amazing photos! We used her for both our engagement photos and wedding day! Loved them all. Would highly recommend her.
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    Masumi Sent on 10/09/2017
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    I cannot say enough wonderful things about Mara's work! She did my wedding on Sept 16th, 2017, and she was incredible! During the entire time she was professional, on time, and enjoyed her work! She took gosh knows how many pictures, but was never in the way. Unless we were doing the pictures right after the ceremony or for our individual couples pictures, I never knew she was there. And from the preview pictures that I've received so far, I am excited to receive the rest!!!! Her assistant, Peyton, was also amazing! They worked well together, had amazing ideas on where to shoot, we couldn't be happier with what we have so far! I would definitely recommend hiring Mara for any event!!! Thanks again for everything you've done!!!
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    Tracy Sent on 11/14/2017
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    Mara is amazing, she is extremely professional and kind. She chose a location for us to take our engagement photos and it was breathtaking! She suggested props and poses during the photo shoot as well. I was very pleased. Mara was also my photographer for the wedding. SHE DID AN AMAZING JOB! I love her work and recommend her to anyone who is looking for a photographer.
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    Angela Sent on 01/07/2018
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    Mara is very professional,knowledgeable, and a very creative photographer. She took our engagement and wedding day photos. My wedding day was the best day of my life and she captured every moment of it. I will definitely refer her and look forward to during business with her again.
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    Chare Sent on 01/12/2018
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    Mara did our engagement and wedding photos and they all turned out excellent. She had great recommendations for locations to take the photos and poses and didn’t shy away from poses we wanted to do. She captured things about the wedding that I didn’t even know happened. When looking at the photos I feel like I am reliving the day.
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    Julie Sent on 05/21/2017
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    Mara captured our special day beautifully! We couldn't be happier.
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    Michelle Sent on 09/08/2017
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    Mara did a wonderful job at our wedding. Our photos are of great quality and she captured our best moments. Looking back at all our photos took us back to that wonderful and joyous day. I would definitely recommend Mara to my friends an family.
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    Scott Sent on 04/16/2017
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    Mara is an amazing photographer who has an incredible eye for framing a shot. But she is more than that, as we discovered. she captured so many intimate moments during our day that were natural and not staged that we are blown away. Her pictures not only tell the story of our wedding, but also, who we and are family are. My wife and I are so happy we hired her. She made our day even more special.
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    Ben Sent on 01/23/2017
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    Mara was absolutely perfect! This was for a surprise engagement at a local outdoor ice skating rink. She made me so comfortable ironing out the fine details for the perfect shot! Mara was very professional, accommodating, and organized throughout the entire process. The pictures came out more stunning than I could have ever imagined!
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    Christopher Sent on 01/17/2017
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    Mara was great!!! My pictures were fantastic and came out really well.
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    No complaints, we were happy with the service we were provided.
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    Quick turnaround time during a very busy wedding season.
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    Kelsey Sent on 01/03/2017
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    Mara was amazing with my husband and I from the start. We went to an open house at The Pros where they had many different vendors for video, photography, deejay. etc. When meeting the vendors as well as looking over their work, we thought Mara stood out by the gorgeous photos she took but also how personable she was. We selected a package that included both engagement and wedding photos and Mara was to be our photographer for both.

    Both my husband and I were pretty clueless at the time about photos "What should we do? wear? Where should we do it? etc" flooding poor Mara with questions. She however, gave us clear direction as to each and every aspect of what we needed to worry about as well as what we needed to communicate to her (like time, location etc.) At the engagement shoot, she made us feel at ease, which is difficult for two people who hate being in front of a camera. And our shoot was not a run-of-the-mill shoot. We (probably I) decided to be ambitious and request the session be split up between 3 different locations all in a couple mile radius, telling a story, if you will :) . Mara didn't stress us about time, though these were busy places with limited parking during rush hour. In fact, at times when I was looking at the clock, anxious, Mara, completely professional, was more interested in making sure the shots were great. As a result, it turned out beautifully, more so that I could've imagined.

    I know this review is long and I am almost done, but I couldn't leave without speaking about the wedding. Mara was fantastic under pressure, and having to rally a large wedding party and even larger groups for family photos, she never once showed if she was frustrated with us. Though young, she managed to have an air of authority to keep everyone organized and on task.

    The shots at the wedding, just like at the engagement shoot, were thoughtful, creative, poignant, just outstanding. I can't say enough about Mara and highly recommend her!!
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    Danielle Sent on 10/18/2014
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    Mara did amazing work for our engagement and wedding photography! Her quality and professionalism is impeccable. Highly recommend. xoxo
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    Denny Sent on 11/09/2015
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    When we went to the Martins event to look at photographer we were planning on looking at a different photographer other then Mara; but when we got to the event and seen Maras work and talk to her we instantly fell in love with her. She has great work and her photos stick out from the rest of the photographers. She was a very exciting and up beat person when we met her and that's what bonded us to her. After we book her she spoke with us often and exchanged emails talking about the type of photos we want for the wedding and exchanged ideas. Most photographers exchange one or two emails and then won't see you until the wedding day. Mara wasn't in it just for the pay check. She was into it like it was her own wedding and wanted the best for us. During the day of the wedding she was able to get the tons of people in our wedding party together and take the best pictures anyone could have ever asked for. Our pictures turned out amazing. We never had one issue or problem or complaint about Mara. You will not go wrong when you pick her to be your photographer. She knows how to get the job done, get the perfect picture and still be upbeat and happy on this wonderful but stressful day.
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    Denise F. Sent on 10/27/2019
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    Picture Perfect

    Mara captured the feel and emotions of our wedding with very natural photos. Both her formal and candid pictures were natural and polished. She was very unobtrusive and caught many moments that we weren’t able to personally be there to see but now have beautiful memories for our lifetime.
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