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    Mary did a wonderful job documenting every aspect of this fabulous day, from beginning to end. Candid photos, formal photos, color and B&W -- all were beautifully done. The wedding was outside in a mountain and river setting. The scenery was beautifully highlighted and incorporated into the photos. Mary has a great eye for detail - she captured the essence of the day perfectly.
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    Barb Sent on 05/23/2018
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    As a amateur photographer who’s used to being on the other side of the lens, I have to say your working with us was awe inspiring, Mary. I was completely comfortable and confident. You worked hard and were thoughtful about capturing our special day. Thank YOU! Double dose of admiration at your finesse. Can’t wait to see the pictures,

    Mary Sandoval's reply:

    Thank you so much, Barb!!
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    Clare Sent on 05/15/2018
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    Stunning photos that capture the emotional high of the day each time we look at them. Mary is a real "Wedding Photojournalist," not just a wedding photographer!!! Spontaneous interactions stirring with emotion between the brides, guests, and the natural surroundings were captured beautifully! Our pre-wedding meeting with Mary at the site of the wedding made us feel so at ease and confident. Mary is a true professional that takes her craft seriously and wants to get to know you enough to make you feel natural and confident. And she works HARD, continuously taking photos nonstop for every minute she was hired for. We get raving compliments on the photos from all we have shared them with. We feel very lucky to have found such a talented, committed, kind and professional photographer as Mary!!

    Mary Sandoval's reply:

    Thank you so much, Clare!!!!!!!!!
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    Verronica Sent on 05/29/2018
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    Mary is just wonderful!! She has an eye for capturing the essence of who we are as family in such a genuine, loving way. The pictures show our connection and bond as a family as well as husband and wife. We will treasure these photos for years to come. Thanks so much Mary!

    Mary Sandoval's reply:

    Thanks so much, Verronica!!!
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    Amber Sent on 02/27/2019
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    Mary is amazing

    Mary was so sweet and so fun to work with! She is very professional and very knowledgeable. I love her eye for things and how she captures special moments. She is very detail oriented. She was laid back me and my fiancé /husband had so much fun with her and felt very comfortable around her. I would highly recommend her to anyone not just someone looking for a wedding photographer. She flew in town for our engagement pictures and also for our wedding. At first when I told my fiancé at the time/husband now that I had found someone I wanted to use because I liked her style of how she took photos. I loved the way she captured things. When I told him she wasn't local I could kinda tell he thought I was crazy because there are sooo many local photographers. But let me tell you Mary was worth every penny and I would give her even more! I am so thankful she took time away from her family to come capture my wedding. She in incredible at what she does!! 5 stars doesn't do her justice. Thank you so much Mary for your time and for your amazing abilities at taking photos!!! xoxo
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    Angela Sent on 10/04/2017
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    Mary was phenomenal... to say the very least. I fell in love with her ability to capture such precious moments after she photographed my brother's wedding. When I began the search for local photographers for my own wedding, I kept looking back at her photos, wishing she could do my wedding as well. I went on a limb and asked if she would be willing to drive to Virginia Beach for my special day. She happily agreed and I could not have been more happy with the photos! Beautiful photos of any special day are worth it all. They allow us to reflect back and remember all the different moments of our special day. So thankful for Mary and her incredible ability to capture so many precious and beautiful photos.

    Mary Sandoval's reply:

    Thank you SO MUCH, Angela!!!
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    Leah Sent on 08/17/2017
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    We absolutely loved working with Mary for our wedding! We chose her as our photographer because we loved her style - it's real, and beautiful, and so much more interesting than the cookie-cutter wedding photography out there. We're so glad we did - she was an absolute professional, she was flexible when our venue changed at the last minute (!!), which resulted in scheduling changes too. And she was so lovely and easy to work with. But as if that wasn't enough, the pictures were GORGEOUS! She captured our wedding beautifully, and in a style that absolutely fit us. Mary is wonderful, and she has our highest recommendation.
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    Julia Sent on 07/21/2017
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    Mary was wonderful and super responsive, we ended up changing things a number of times as we reached our wedding day and she was able to accommodate us. The pictures turned out beautifully!

    Mary Sandoval's reply:

    Thank you so much, Julia!!
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    Our time with Mary was so precious. She was so easy going and professional in the same time. She captured the best moment when I proposed to my fiancé in Italy and we are so happy with our photos. She's a true artist. We can't wait for her to photograph our wedding as well.

    Mary Sandoval's reply:

    Thank you very much for flying me over to Italy for your proposal!
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    Huma Sent on 02/21/2017
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    Mary was the most wonderful photographer a bride and groom could ask for! We chose her because her pictures seemed to tell a story of emotions, candid moments and memories for life, and we were not disappointed. Mary documented our two day Pakistani-Bengali-American wedding festivities - the profile picture on this site is from our Henna day - with patience, flexibility, and with a beautiful and unique vision. And there was so much to capture - the wonderful decor on both days, the guests' henna patterns, the choreographed dance my friends organized, stealing the groom's shoes and the ransom negotiations (!), the laughs and tears all weekend, the way the groom held my hand throughout the ceremony and prayers as I was overwhelmed with emotion, the wonderful winter lights at the venue.... I could go on and on!

    She met with us a few times before the wedding to get to know us better and made us feel completely at ease. She even talked me out of a wedding makeup trial meltdown one day :) and was always available via email, phone, and text. We were bowled over by Mary's artistry and warmth, which allowed us to relax and enjoy our photography sessions... even my husband, who is notorious for not smiling and generally looking woebegone in pictures! He was so comfortable with Mary, he kept grumbling under his breath about the other photographer for our out of state post-wedding reception and lamenting Mary's absence! Our wedding pictures came out so beautiful - the way Mary captured the joy, emotions, and beauty of both day cannot be described in words.

    My husband and I are extremely grateful to Mary for being part of our wedding and documenting it in such beautiful, elegant, and meaningful ways, and hope to have her be part of our future milestones as well. Thank you so much, Mary!

    Mary Sandoval's reply:

    Thank you so much , Huma!! I hope I will get to work with more people like you guys!! It was my honor to witness and photograph your beautiful wedding.
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    Marie Sent on 01/24/2017
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    I don't even know where to begin. Mary was wonderful from when we first spoke via skype up until our wedding. She was very patient with all of our questions and extremely responsive to our emails. When we had our engagement session, she really made us feel comfortable- which in turn produced some beautiful pictures. On the day of the wedding, she and her team were on time and knew exactly what to do when it came to taking those picture perfect shots. We ended up taking our portraits at the Jefferson Memorial and it was FREEZING that day! I was afraid that our faces would show that in the pictures but once we received them, she had given us some beautiful shots that will have to be framed! I'm so happy we ended up choosing Mary and will definitely look to her for any future portraits or photo sessions.
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    Kristina Sent on 12/30/2016
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    Mary took our engagement and wedding photos, and we could not be more pleased with the results. Overall, we were incredibly impressed by her artistic approach, professionalism and kindness. Highly recommend!

    Mary Sandoval's reply:

    Thanks so much, Kristina!! I loved working with you guys!!
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    Mary was so responsive and really open to our requests for what we envisioned for our engagement photos. We had our session on a cold November morning and brought our rambunctious dog along, which she was totally cool with! Our photos were ready when promised and turned out great. We've gotten many compliments.

    Mary Sandoval's reply:

    Thanks so much! It was great working with you guys!
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    Kirsten Sent on 10/04/2016
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    I cannot possibly say enough good things about Mary. She is a true artist and absolutely wonderful to work with. I was really worried about how our engagement and wedding would photograph. We had a very small budget for our wedding and I am not a natural in front of the camera and can sometimes have panic attacks when being photographed. Mary put me totally at ease. By the end of the engagement session I was laughing and having a great time. The wedding was similarly wonderful. We only had 15 minutes for couples photos and it was grey and drizzly. Somehow she took the most beautiful photos of the whole wedding with terrible weather and light. If you love the look of a beautiful romantic vintage photo and you want to hire a true artist and professional, definitely hire Mary. You will have no regrets and hundreds of exquisite photos to remember that special day.
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    My pictures are phenomenal! There are no words to describe how gorgeous they are and how wonderful of a job Mary did! I couldn't be happier. I am so thankful for everything she has done. Not only does she care about doing an amazing job, she really does care about you and will work with your schedule. She is fabulous photographer and an even better person. Stop looking for a photographer, do yourself a favor and contact Mary :)

    Mary Sandoval's reply:

    Thanks so much!! One of my favorite weddings!!
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    Kate Sent on 12/15/2015
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    Mary was an amazing photographer for our November 2015, and I would recommend her to anyone! Photography was definitely a huge priority for our wedding, given it's one of the few tangible things you'll have after the day is over. I spent a long time looking, and met with a number of photographers in the area. At the same time, we were also on a budget, so while I was willing to spend a greater percentage of our overall budget on photography than most, we were still very mindful of cost. Mary was the perfect fit. She has a beautiful style, but at a price that's very reasonable for this area. Not to mention, she's so pleasant to work with and really puts you at ease. My fiance is not a huge fan of pictures, but has a great smile, and Mary got him to relax during our engagement photos and wedding day so that we walked away with so many great photos of us and our wedding party. She was also very flexible and changed the date of our engagement photos last minute when our original date predicted rain. I am so thrilled with all of our photos and will definitely book Mary again for future photo needs!

    Mary Sandoval's reply:

    Thanks so much! It was so great to work with you guys! Hope all is well!!
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    Ionut Sent on 11/07/2015
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    Golden eye photographer! The photos are unbelievable!!! Easy to work with, patient...a true pleasure the shooting experience overall. I hope to see you soon Mary. Kisses!
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    Mary is AMAZING! She was very flexible as to how to use the time allotted in the contract: instead of engagement photos, we had Mary take photos at the rehearsal dinner and reception we had the night before the wedding. These photos were such a hit that we have multiple friends and family using the photos she took for their Christmas cards.

    I am not a photogenic person, and did not have a great idea as to what I wanted the day off, but Mary's vision turned out to be better than anything I could have imagined. She took gorgeous photos at every stage--getting ready, at a park with my sisters, at the church, during the ceremony, portraits with my now-husband, and during the reception. She sent me the photos incredibly quickly, and they blew me away! It's the perfect mix of classic poses my parents and family want to have, and quirky, impromptu shots that reflect who we are. Mary should charge way more than what I paid, the photos were worth twice what we paid!
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    Caitlin Sent on 11/04/2015
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    We cannot say enough wonderful things about Mary. From our engagement photos to our wedding day, her service was impeccable and her talent is beyond reproach. Not to mention her turnaround time is amazing - we received our wedding photos just two weeks after our wedding! And there isn't a bad photo among the bunch. She has an incredible eye for photography and an uncanny ability to capture the most precious moments as they happen. You will absolutely love having Mary capture your wedding day!
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    We are over-the-moon thrilled with Mary’s work! From the beginning she was very cordial and flexible to understand our needs. She met and exceeded all our expectations for punctuality, quantity and quality of images, and overall professionalism. Most impressive to us was her ability to use the morning light in a way that resulted in a lovely, romantic feel to our photos. From the formal poses to the most candid moments, she captured so much.
    We are very grateful, Mary; thank for a joyful experience and for sealing this moment in time for us!
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    Calai Sent on 05/09/2016
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    Working with Mary on our engagement session in Romania was such a great experience. Not only we were so happy with how the photos turned out but also for the way she made us feel for those two ours. It was a truly photography experience, we'll always remember that day spent with her and with each other. We can't wait to have her back to photograph our wedding in Italy.
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    Mary did a fantastic job for our wedding this summer! The portrait photos were exceptionally well done – she really has an eye for framing and using the environment in her compositions. From our first communication she worked with us to get a sense of our personalities and what we hoped to capture. The engagement photo session was also a lot of fun and she captured some great moments. We're both very happy with the way Mary captured our wedding. Great memories! She was an excellent communicator throughout the process. Really focused on details, even down to the charming packaging of the final USB. We are definitely recommending to Mary to our friends!
    - Leslie & Brian
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    I'm not one to give out full stars so easily, but Mary made the shooting so easy and the outcome so beautiful that I had to reflect her in my rating.

    Mary was incredibly attentive to who I am and to what these shots meant to me. She really captured my vision through her eyes and lenses. I honestly feel that she is an up and coming talent and I'm really happy I got to work with her.

    She was very intentional about understanding my style and preferences, and started everything off with a nice conversation and verbalizing that if at any point I felt uncomfortable (we were shooting on the streets of New York City) that I should feel free to say so. Needless to say, the calm and affirming pre-shoot Mary was constant throughout the whole day of shooting-- even though it was cold, crowded, and a race against the sun (she knows her lighting).

    I could not have felt more comfortable and myself. The lighting and the colors came out great; the photos are just beautiful.
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    I'm not one to give out full stars so easily, but Mary made the shooting so easy and the outcome so beautiful that I had to reflect her in my rating.

    Mary was incredibly attentive to who I am and to what these shots meant to me. She really captured my vision through her eyes and lenses. I honestly feel that she is an up and coming talent and I'm really happy I got to work with her.

    She was very intentional about understanding my style and preferences, and started everything off with a nice conversation and verbalizing that if at any point I felt uncomfortable (we were shooting on the streets of New York City) that I should feel free to say so. Needless to say, the calm and affirming pre-shoot Mary was constant throughout the whole day of shooting-- even though it was cold, crowded, and a race against the sun (she knows her lighting).

    I could not have felt more comfortable and myself. The lighting and the colors came out great; the photos are just beautiful.
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    Mary is an amazing photographer! She has the eye to capture beautiful moments!
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