Grace MariaPhotography

Silhouette of a woman reaching out through sea grass at sunset

Grace MariaPhotography

Palm Beach County, Florida · available for travel

Portraits & Headshots

Students, graduates, business professionals; anyone who wants to capture a memory or a smile.

Senior portrait beneath a tree in warm afternoon light

Young woman laughing against a stone column in evening garden light

Full-length portrait on a brick path beneath a stone pergola

Young woman seated in beach grass at dusk, ocean behind her

Black and white portrait, hair caught in the wind on a waterfront deck

Portrait in low golden light beside a patterned tile wall

Black and white portrait seen through a window reflection

A woman in a floral dress walking barefoot on the sand as the sun sets over the water

Black and white portrait of a woman turning to look over her shoulder against a hedge

A woman laughing with her eyes closed, backlit by a pink sunset over the water

Couples & Families

Engagements, anniversaries, and family memories. Pictures captured to fill your home with images of those you love most.

Couple on a snowy overlook above a frozen lake

One partner carrying the other on their back in front of a snowy mountain

Close portrait of a couple in winter coats beside a wooden post

Eighteen family members gathered on the altar steps after the wedding

Weddings

Photography that follows your day. Getting ready, first looks, vows, blessings, greetings, food, kisses, and the last dance.

A bride and groom with their foreheads together beneath her veil, eyes closed

Guests blowing bubbles around the couple at an evening reception

Hands resting on the bride and groom during a blessing

Newly married couple holding hands outdoors in dappled light

A gilded processional cross in front of the church organ, chandeliers out of focus behind

Bride gathering her gown as she walks a hallway before the ceremony

Wedding guests lining the church steps as the couple kiss at the centre

A bride and groom on the steps of a Romanesque church, her veil trailing down the stairs

A newly married couple walking back down the aisle hand in hand as guests applaud

Bride and groom bowing their heads as the priest gives the nuptial blessing

A groom and his veiled bride laughing as they face each other at the altar

A bride resting her head on the groom's shoulder, her veil spread across the pew beside them

Events

Banquets, fundraisers, parish and school gatherings. The room before anyone arrives, the detail somebody spent a week on, and the conversations that are the actual reason people came.

Banquet hall set with round tables beneath exposed wooden trusses before guests arrive

Place setting detail with candlelight and a greenery centerpiece

Event program standing beside a candle and greenery on a linen table

Guest leaning over a silent auction sheet to write a bid

A priest crouching to talk with a seated guest during the reception

Two guests embracing in greeting among the tables

Four guests seated together at a candlelit banquet table

How I work

Grace holding her camera in the middle of an event she is photographing

We’ll meet at the location you select. In the first few minutes we can get to know the space and discuss how I can make your vision come to life.

Then, be your natural, wonderful self. Come ready to laugh, have fun, and be a little silly. It’s the unexpected moments that usually produce the frames you end up loving the most.

Finally, I get the photographs ready for you, delivered as an online gallery you can download at full resolution. What I want you to see when you open it is your best self — joyful, beautiful, and one-of-a-kind.