Mary Dougherty Photography

Mary was an absolute pleasure to work with! I found her website and blog and was immediately blown away by her talent and creativity. We booked her without even looking at another photographer and couldn't be happier! She was organized and professional the day of our wedding - but most importantly, she captured gorgeous images that we'll have forever. Last but not least, her pricing is a la carte - which allows you to mix and match / create the package that works for YOU. Can't say enough great things about Mary. Book her now! :)

I love Mary.She is fantastic.She is a very professional young woman. She has a very amazing sense of photographic style. It is photo-documentary as well as traditional when needed. She is flexible and works with your schedule. She is also able to make recommendations for timing and scheduling of the wedding day etc.She did our engagement shoot as well as our wedding photographs. The engagement shoot was so much fun. She used the engagement shoot photographs to make a guest book for our reception, and it was amazing as well. Our wedding day was awesome. Mary showed up right on time with her assistant for the day, MarieClair. They got right to work shooting all of the little details and then the getting ready and then did our first look. We have only seen a few of the wedding day photos so far but I know they will be incredible. They worked in the background and were very unobtrusive. She even stayed a few extra minutes to make sure she captured our grand exit from the reception. Again, fantastic. I cannot recommend her any more highly. She is incredible. Check out her website or her facebook page.

Mary is an amazing photographer! Her work is breathtaking. One of the things I liked the best about my wedding photos is that there is at least one picture of everyone that was at my wedding. We had 130 guests so she was all over the place taking pictures left and right. She really treats her customers like their wedding is the most important even though she is really working on weddings every weekend you wouldn't know! She is interested in the people lives involved in the wedding and the little details of the wedding. I would recommend her to anyone who wants unique, special wedding photos!

Mary was everything we had hoped for in a photographer and more! She was professional, artistic, creative, fun to be around, and made us feel totally comfortable in front of the camera! Her photographs are modern and fresh-- and we have so many wonderful memories documented that it will be hard to choose which ones to include in our album. She offered great direction for the portaits and found perfect moments from our special day for the candids. When I flipped through the proofs for the first time, I felt like I was reliving the day. She captured not only the deatails from our wedding day that were physically beautiful, but somehow she was able to convey our emotions as well. We would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone, and she will be the first number we dial in the (far) future when we have children that need portaits as well!

I wouldn't have used another photographer even if they were free! Mary provided excellent, professional service. She is so incredibly talented; her work absolutely takes my breath away! I have a large family, and was so organized in making sure we got all the shots in that we needed. She is so creative and captures every moment of the wedding flawlessly. She is fantastic about staying in contact with her clients and always followed through. I can't say enough about how wonderful she is. Absolutely perfect, I wouldn't look anywhere else!!

If I could describe Mary's work in one word it would be AMAZING!!!! She captured everything that me and my husband wanted in our wedding photos and more! Everyone who has seen our wedding photos comments on how beautiful they are and how all the shots are clear, vibrant, and crisp. Mary's eye for detail is a true art form. The great thing about Mary is that while she works she's non-intrusive and isn't bossy. (You could barely notice her during the ceremony and reception and she managed to capture lots of fabulous images!!).Mary has a very calming presence -which as a bride really put me at ease that day. Mary is also available for travel - She came to Portland Oregon to shoot my wedding. Mary was the PERFECT wedding photographer - flexible, calm, professional, fun, artistic!!! I recommend her to anyone and everyone!!

If you want excellent, artistic photography, Mary Dougherty Photography is perfect for your wedding. My wife and I were blessed to have been parts of weddings where Mary was hired prior to our own wedding day to see how well she worked with everyone (parents, coordinators, wedding party, bride/groom). When we first were engaged, we knew that we wanted to have Mary as our photographer. We booked her within the week. On top of it all, Mary agreed to travel from Michigan (where she was shooting a wedding) to New York to do it. During your wedding, you'll hardly notice Mary as she captures every angle of your ceremony, and you'll be wowed by her artistic eye when the proofs of your portraits, wedding party shots, and other photos become available. Hands down, Mary captured our wedding so vividly, our memories of that day will never be forgotten.

My husband and I can't say enough about the quality of Mary's work, her professionalism, artistic eye, etc. From the photographers I've met, I would say she's hands down one of the best in her field. Mary is easy to work with, responds to messages immediately.... and keeps in very good touch. Not to mention she's fun and has great ideas! During our wedding, she caught priceless expressions and glimpses of action that we were too busy to notice. We are SO happy and LOVE our wedding photos!

The photographs Mary takes are amazing! She captures each moment so thoughtfully and artistically. She makes you feel comfortable in any setting. I recommend Mary to anyone looking for a photographer whether it's for a wedding or for family portraits. You'll have beautiful pictures to help you remember your special day.

Mary was a GREAT photographer for our event. I didn't have many ideas as far as what types of photos I wanted to have, but Mary was able to roll with the events of the day and put her own creative spin on "capturing the moment." She produced some loads of fabulous candid shots, but was also very helpful in guiding us for our portrait photos. We couldn't be happier with the product she has given us and the memories that she's captured that will last a lifetime.

We hired Mary as our photographer a few months ago. Although we have not had our wedding yet I am sure that the photos will turn out great. We had an engagement session with her and I was more than thrilled when we got the pics back and they were exactly what we had hoped for. Very fun, fresh, candid photos that I know we will cherish forever. She is also very laid back and easy to work with. At first I wasn't sure that we should spend quite the amount of money that we did but now I know I would have regreted anything less. She even went above and beyond to edit a couple photos for our save the dates and that meant the world to me. True quality work.I would highly recommend her! The engagement pics are on my bio if you would like to see.

Mary took the engagement pictures as well as wedding pictures for my husband and I and they turned out absolutley beautiful. We could really tell in every step of the process that photography is her passion, because of the quality and professionalism she showed. We were looking for a photographer who would add a little more fun and creativity as opposed to a lot of cookie cutter wedding photos that we had seen in the past. We ended up with very classic romantic wedding photos that we will cherish forever. We have found our family photographer for life and I would HIGHLY recommend Mary without hesitation!

From the beginning of our wedding planning up until hopping in our get away car - Mary was an absolute pleasure to work with. She was flexible and calm throughout the entire process, which I appreciated very much. I would definitely recommend her services for any of your photography needs, as she has an amazing artistic ability.

We were so happy with Mary Dougherty's photography for our wedding. She is very professional and always on time (she still managed to travel to our wedding in a huge snow storm!) She also made my husband and I feel very comfortable in front of the camera. Mary caught all of the important moments of our wedding day, and also captured the fun and unique photos we were looking for. We couldn't be any more excited about how our photos came out!

Mary was a wonderful photographer - she was very professional, while at the same time making me feel very comfortable! She was so much fun to hang out with throughout my wedding weekend, and fit in very naturally with myself and my bridesmaids as she was photographing us, and didn't make us feel uncomfortable at all - it just felt like having another friend around! Because of this, not only did she take some wonderful posed pictures, but she was also able to take some amazing candid pictures that truly capture the mood of the moment, and that truly show my bridesmaids, my husband, and me being ourselves! She was also very flexible to my schedule and very responsiveness, especially as the date got closer and I came up with more and more questions! She worked really well with my schedule after the wedding as well, and was readily available to help me get my album put together and get me whatever pictures I wanted! I definitey reccommend Mary to photograph any event, especially weddings!

Mary Dougherty is the most creative and professional photographer that I've ever witnessed. I had the privilege of having her photograph my own wedding December 2009. It snowed an unexpected 27" the day of, but she was so awesome about figuring out some tricky challenges due to weather. She drove out a night earlier than supposed to so she wouldn't get stuck in Harrisonburg and miss our big day! Not only was she insanely reliable and flexible, but the photos that she captured were beyond what we could have ever imagine. Even aside from the fact that they're my wedding photos I would consider them as artwork. Seriously, she's the best!

My husband and I got married 2 months ago and we could not have been happier with our wedding photos!! Mary has a very artistic, fresh and innovative style. She did a wonderful job capturing each part of our special day. I never felt like she was crowding us at the wedding, infact at the ceremony I didn't even realize where she was and when she was taking pictures. When we got them back my husband and I kept saying, "how did she take all of these without us knowing!" She has a quick and smart eye. One of my favorite pictures was a candid that she caught of my grandmothers. Their expressions are priceless and Mary was quick to catch those moments throughout the night. I appreciated how easy she was to work with and be in contact with. I love our pictures and would highly recommend her to everyone!

Mary Dougherty is a very talented and gifted photographer. She was super easy to work with and be in contact with. I was able to meet with her before hand to discuss how I wanted my wedding to look and what my vision was for the wedding just so she could be on the same page as me. She had great ideas for poses and captured candids beautifully! She was very innovative and her style is very artistic. She really was my dream photographer and had great package prices to offer. She was timely in getting all of my pictures back to me after the wedding. I am having so much fun looking through them and reliving my wedding. Plus, it was so much fun to see things that happened at the wedding that I just didn't get to see. Mary is the best!

Mary photographed our engagement and wedding photos. I loved Mary's work from the first time I found her. She had a young and vibrant perspective - mixing portraits and interesting, creative candids. I would have never predicted that some of the photos that came back would become our favorites. Mary and I discussed ideas I wanted to see but came ready with her own ideas. Because of her we have some amazing night photos that I would not myself have asked for - we trusted her completely. It helped to work with her in the engagement session so that we were more comfortable, and were subsequently willing to trust her judgment. To contrast from a friend's photographer who was rude and bossy towards guests and interrupted the bride's conversations... Mary is visible, and always around when you need her but otherwise unobtrusive. Our day was just that much smoother knowing that we had a great person like Mary as our photographer. Definitely contact Mary Dougherty Photography and see what she has to offer.

As soon as I was engaged I went straight to Mary. I had been looking on her website and blog for some time, so I was so excited to be able to hire her as our photographer! Mary took our engagement and wedding photos and they are just beautiful. I love her attention to detail, and especially how she captures the importance of those things that were important to my husband and me on our special day. I would HIGHLY recommend Mary Dougherty :)

Mary Dougherty rocks at taking photos. She sure knows how to capture a moment! She did my engagement, bridal, and wedding day photos. She was flexible with her time and willing to do whatever was comfortable for my husband and I. She responded quickly to any questions we had and she was a thrill to work with. She can take any scenery and turn it into something extraordinary and amazing. She is very artistic, creative & unique with her work. We are 100% satisfied and we simply love our pictures!!!

Mary's work is beautiful! We were more then pleased with our photos. She has an ability to capture the day perfectly. It was soo much fun to experience the day all over again. She works very well with you as a couple and has the ability to make you feel comfortable in front of the camera. She takes a wide variety of photos and her creative edge makes the pictures more then just photos, but artwork, something you want to show everyone else, and hang on your walls! I would highly recommend her to anyone, not just for weddings!

Both my husband and I were thrilled to have Mary Dougherty take out photos. She was extremely flexible and willing to work around our schedule. She has the ability to turn every location into a possible backdrop. Her fun and artsy personality allowed us to enjoy our time and leave feeling relaxed. She made taking photos fun and easy and I would recommend her services to every couple.

My husband and I had the BEST experience with Mary as our photographer for our engagement session and wedding. She was very flexible and made us both feel comfortable in front of the camera. She is great at catching the non-posed pictures which I LOVE! And awesome and seeing pictures and capturing them in a different view or light. All my friends and family who have seen her work want to use her as well in the future because of her great work and professionalism! I would recommend her with GREAT confidence to anyone who is looking for a photographer to help you capture important memories in your life!

Mary Dougherty was wonderful to work with. She was professionsal, responsive, and very flexible. She was an excellent value compared to other photographers, even with travel costs added in. My husband and i absolutely LOVE our wedding pictures, and the online viewing gallery makes them easy to share!

Mary did a great job capturing our wedding. She's an excellent photographer who goes around unnoticed during your day, capturing special moments and unique shots. I appreciated her willingness to be flexible in working around our wedding schedule as well as giving us a say in the kinds of shots we wanted and the locations we'd like to use. She does a good job balancing her own artistic opinion with customer wants and needs.

Great photos... that's the bottom line right? Mary has a great eye and can capture a variety of different styles. We have traditional photos that my Grandparents can enjoy and some cool/hip pictures that my generation loves. My wife has them displayed ALL OVER THE HOUSE! We loved that we have all the pictures on a DVD that we can view or print whenever we want, it makes for a great value. Mary is very professional but also very kind and friendly. It was nice having her around and she never made anyone feel unnatural or awkward. Very easy to work with and no worries about ever getting taken advantage of. I can't say enough good things! A bridesmaid from our wedding is already using Mary in her upcoming wedding!

Mary is a wonderful photographer and did a beautiful job of capturing my husband and I in our engagement and wedding photos. We are so happy with how they turned out! She is so easy to work with and makes everyone so comfortable, even when doing crazy shots! I would highly recommend her to anyone!

Mary was excellent! I was so pleased with my entired experience of working with Mary and would highly recommend her. She was professional yet fun, creative, classic, flexible and definitely captured my wedding day beautifully! I am so pleased with my pictures and continue to hear great compliments to her creativity and quality of pictures. You should definitely choose Mary Dougherty photography to capture your big day. I'm so glad I did! :)

Mary was an excellent choice to capture unique, classic and memorable photographs of the biggest day of my life. She was easy to work with throughout the entire process, promptly responding to my emails and calls, and respecting my time schedule as well. She was creative in the shots that she took, while not being too "out there". We all felt very comfortable in front of the camera with her...I think because she made things feel fun and natural. I am completely satisfied with my wedding pictures and love sharing them with friends and family. I highly recommend Mary Dougherty Photography for your big day! :)