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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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Modern Book Themed Engagement in Asbury Park | Rustic NJ Wedding Photographer Megan and Michael met me for dinner on the boardwalk in Asbury Park before their engagement session was to begin. They live in Boston so we had a lot of catching up to do since they had hired me several months ago. We had […]
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Rustic Engagement Session | Monmouth County Wedding Photographer | New Jersey Engagement Photographer Lauren & Justin have been friends of mine for a long time. When they got engaged last year, I was so excited for them and had my fingers crossed in hopes that they would ask me to photograph their wedding. I was so […]
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Picnic Engagement Session with Dog | Union County Wedding Photographer Jane & Edward found me through the Fearless Photographers website where I have a listing. I met with them for a consultation and a few days later they contacted me and told me that they would like to book me as their wedding photographer for their wedding this […]
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Kat & Nick wanted to have their engagement pictures taken in Central Park in New York City. We picked a lovely day in May to travel into the city so we would have some flowers blooming in the pictures. We walked around the park for about 2 hours talking about their wedding plans and stopping […]
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Monmouth University Fall Engagement Session | Modern NJ Wedding Photographer Chris asked Meagan to be his girlfriend in the very same spot that he asked her to be his wife, which is where our engagement session started this past October. Both Meagan & Chris pointed out to me a spot in the back of Wilson Hall […]
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Golf Course Engagement Session | Unique Monmouth County NJ Wedding Photographer Taylor & Rob met at a holiday party at work!!! What?! Yes, they both work at the Spring Lake Golf Club and met for the very first time at the clubs holiday party! The funniest part of meeting with them and hearing about their meeting […]
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Manasquan Beach NJ Engagement Photos | Love Me I Do Photography | Wedding Photographer NJ | Monmouth County NJ Photographer Paige and Michael picked Manasquan Inlet in Manasquan, NJ for their engagement pictures because Paige is from Manasquan and loves the beach. She met Michael through mutual friends around 5 years ago. She moved to Connecticut, where […]
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Spring Lake Honeymoon NJ Photos | NJ Wedding Photographer While taking pictures at Disha & Jigar’s wedding, I asked them if they will go on vacation and have a honeymoon. They said, “yes” and when I asked them where they were going, to my surprise, they said ,”Spring Lake”! I said, “Spring Lake, NJ”? They […]
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Hacklebarney State Park Engagement Photo Session | Love Me I Do Photography | Morris County Wedding Photographer Meghan & Patrick told us that they wanted to have their engagement session at Hacklebarney State Park in Long Valley, NJ because Patrick had proposed to Meghan there and they go to this park on a regular basis to hike with […]
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Nautical Themed Engagement Shoot | Manasquan NJ Wedding Photographer | Love Me I Do Photography Rachel and Bob wanted to do a nautical themed engagement session at their family’s dock and boat in Manasquan, NJ. We met with them at the home just before sunset and took pictures for about an hour. Rachel and Bob are also […]