A L I T T L E M O R E
A B O U T M E
I love to hike and wander around finding caves, waterfalls, overlooks and more. I’m a history nerd with a huge wanderlust and a passion for anything from the past. I love my friends, I do everything I can to help them always. I love to travel to new places. I play music too loud always (yes I will be jamming out on the way to meet you). Coffee shops and cocktail bars are like home. One on one conversations of value are glorious. I will pick up cool rocks when I find them.
I’m pretty chill and pretty introverted by nature but I hype up with an extrovert in company (Autism and ADHD gives me the gift of gab and info-dumping). Awesome people fuel me and my energy. Watching couples in love makes my heart sing. I have all the dorky mom energy to fuel us during our adventures. We will laugh a lot, we will have a super awesome conversation at some point, and we will find some epic views to dance around in and enjoy.
As a child, I was raised by a single mother with an extreme wanderlust. Who didn’t blink or think twice when the opportunity arose to drive to Canada multiple times, or New Mexico, or even Kentucky, Luckily even then, I always carried a camera on me.
My journey with photography started formally in 2009 when I would capture bands in poorly lit venues. In 2010 I attended a college level summer art program art the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and learned how to use my new DSLR; as well as getting certified for various Adobe programs at the time.
Throughout the journey I wandered into wedding and lifestyle portraiture. I went to college for photographic arts and small business entrepreneurship at Frostburg State. I always knew what I wanted to do, but how to do it. So spending far too many years in college studying all of the things including wandering into Philosophy classes and falling in love. At the same time I worked a ton of various jobs in the service industry and marketing, while running my business, being a full time student, and restoring my 1950’s MCM Rancher.
I graduated in 2019, took my business full time that December, and now I am here full time capturing memories, making art, and traveling wherever to do so.
2025 Travel Locations
Yes, we travel over here!!
If you would like to tag onto an existing trip, you can.
If you would like to plan your own Adventure Elopement or Wedding we can do that as well.
Just pop me and email and we can fill our adventure cups together!
You can also check out my blog on planning your Adventure Elopement or Microwedding
"Maria will take you to magical places you never expected to find such beauty and there, she will make your family shine! If she sends you coordinates to follow, trust her! she does her best work in natural light and scenery, playing with warm golds and jewel tones from the earth. I have booked Maria for my wedding, a boudoir shoot, and now a family mini session and she ceases to deliver! She always makes you feel comfortable and confident in front of the camera and is great at directing even the most camera shy subjects. Her shoots are always fun, silly, and full of love. You will not regret!”— Caroline K.
