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My name is Marianne Bley. I am a wedding, newborn & branding photography specialist. My home studio is located on Chadwick Beach Island in Lavallette, Ocean County New Jersey 08735.
I am passionate about capturing life's milestones, both big and small, for couples and growing families and assisting them in preserving their images by creating stunning wall displays and tabletop heirloom products to grace their living spaces with the ones they hold most dear to their hearts for generations to come.
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As a wedding photographer that offers a personalized boutique experience to my clients, I stress the importance of getting to know my clients on a slightly more personal level before the wedding day. Wedding photography is an intimate art form and I feel that I deliver the best results to my clients when I sense that we have a shared interest […]
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Last Saturday, I photographed an intimate beach wedding at McLoone’s Pier House in Pier Village, located in Long Branch, NJ. Jessica and Brian were married on the beach and Brian’s daughter, Gabriella, was the one and only special bridesmaid. It was a very beautiful ceremony and afterward, they hosted a luncheon at McLoone’s for their close family and friends. […]
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My friends, Stephanie and Tim, had their second child a few weeks ago, a little baby boy, Mason. I was asked to come to their home and take pictures of little Mason and his older sister, Ella. Mason was about three weeks old at the time of his portrait session. Ella was actually the very first newborn baby […]
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On Tuesday evening, I visited Megan and Chris, friends of mine who were married last June in Pennsylvania. They just had their first child, Finley, a beautiful baby girl. Finley was 2 weeks new at her lifestyle newborn portrait session with me. She certainly put up a tough fight (Her photo session was three and a half hours long!) but it was so worth it […]
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This blogpost is the last post of a series of 4 showcasing the joint vision and work of several local NJ wedding industry vendors. I organized the shoot and gave the group minimal inspiration/direction and they each brought their own aesthetic to the table. I am incredibly thrilled with the outcome and so impressed with the team that I was […]
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This blogpost is the third post of a series of 4 showcasing the joint vision and work of several local NJ wedding industry vendors. I organized this shoot and gave the vendors minimal inspiration/direction and they each brought their own aesthetic to the table. I am incredibly pleased with the outcome and so impressed with the team that I was able […]
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A few weeks ago Susan contacted me about photographing her newborn baby boy that was to be expected over the following weeks. I was so excited when Susan sent me the news that baby Aiden was officially with us and that I would be meeting him soon to take his very first professional newborn photos. We decide […]
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This blogpost is the second post of a series of 4 showcasing the joint vision and work of several local NJ wedding industry vendors. I organized the shoot and gave the group minimal inspiration/direction and they each brought their own aesthetic to the table. I am incredibly thrilled with the outcome and so impressed with the team that […]
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This past April, I approached several local New Jersey wedding vendors that I thought had similar visions and taste at me and we all collaborated on a wedding styled shoot. We decided to pursue all 4 ideas that I was conceiving so this blogpost will actually be the first of a series of 4 showcasing our joint vision and work. I really only gave […]
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Keely and Ed were married this past Saturday at the Ryland Inn in Whitehouse Station, NJ. They both got ready at the Branchburg Hyatt House and had their first look at Leonard J. Buck Garden in Fall Hills, NJ. We were so thrilled that the weather ended up being perfect for their special day. Below are a few […]
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Wedding, newborn & first year photography celebrating your love, growing family & life's milestones in a timeless and classic fashion.
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