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large wedding vs small wedding vs elopement
Deciding on whether to have a large wedding is not solely based on how many people you know and love. It also heavily depends on the type of experience you want to share with your partner throughout the wedding planning process and the wedding day itself.
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I'm Donna Marie
An inclusive adventurous destination wedding and elopement photographer livin' in upstate New York. I'm here to empower all couples to create an intentional wedding day that focuses on the experience and the feels.
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Nothing could be cozier than a Christmas themed wedding, right? How about an amazingly styled Christmas wedding where every little detail held significant meaning? Legit, Shawn + Ryan’s wedding was an amazing day that I won’t quickly forget. AND I love that we’ve created an amazing bond as friends and hope to document their love […]
The Sackets Harbor Ballroom is a somewhat hidden gem when it comes to historic places to have your intimate wedding or elopement. It’s nestled right in the downtown area of Sackets Harbor with easy access to scenic places such as the Sackets Harbor Battlefield and the Lake Ontario shoreline. No matter the time of year, […]
When I was presented the chance to document S + R’s wedding in the Ashdown Forest in East Sussex England, I couldn’t contain my excitement. Their day was filled to the brim with so many amazing details, locations, and their amazing love story. Their wedding was the perfect ending to my travel abroad this year […]
Y’all thought I was joking when I said I wanted to photograph a chicken wedding, eh? It makes sense when you think about it:I love photographing weddings, and;I love chickens.Therefore, a chicken wedding was inevitable. Now, real talk, this isn’t the kind of content that you usually see from me. But let’s be real, this […]
C + J both live in another state and decided to have their intimate wedding on the shores of Lake Ontario with their closest friends and family. They booked a quaint bed and breakfast in Cape Vincent, Maple Grove, for themselves and their immediate family. Having everyone centralized made things a little easier for their […]