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HERE YOU CAN FIND FEATURED GALLERIES, WEDDING DAY TIPS, INSPIRATION, AND A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOURS TRULY!

Nothing rocked me like the loss of my own identity after becoming a mother. I had spent years learning who I was. Making mistakes and learning from them. Going through phases, friends, relationships, and apartments. All culminating into the woman I was right before becoming a mother.  I don’t mean as soon as the stick […]

How Motherhood Broke Me

May 6, 2022

Hello! I’m Leila, owner and photographer for Elle Marie Photography, and I’m so happy you’ve made it here. When it came to my own wedding planning, I was told by several vendors that before anything else, you pick your team based on the chemistry you have with them. Of course, their work is important, too. […]

Introductions

January 10, 2020

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