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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Newborn Photography

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My friend Violet and her fiancé, Bill, had a beautiful preemie baby girl on August 9th at 2lbs 8oz. and this last Tuesday, they were able to welcome their baby girl, Liliahna, into her new home. Violet and Bill have anxiously been awaiting the day they were able to bring their baby girl home to her beautiful owl […]

Preemie Baby Girl Lifestyle Newborn Session | NJ Newborn Photography

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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 […]

Lifestyle Newborn Baby Boy Photo Session | Central NJ Newborn Photographer

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Newborn Photographer

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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 […]

Lifestyle Newborn Photography Baby Girl Portrait Session | NJ Lifestyle Newborn Photographer

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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 […]

3 Week Old Lifestyle Newborn Photo Session | Central New Jersey Lifestyle Newborn Photographer

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Child Photographer

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Kate and her family came to visit me in my home studio in Lavallette, NJ on April 4th. Here is a preview of Kate’s cake smash portion of her 1st birthday portrait session. As you can see, she ended up enjoying it! Things started out a little hairy, lol, but she ended up loving her first […]

Kate’s 1st Birthday Cake Smash Portrait Session | Candid NJ Child Photographer

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Lifestyle Newborn Session Preview ~ Brenna | NJ Newborn Photographer Here is a preview image of my friends, Kara & Tom, holding their baby girl ,Brenna, at 14 days new. Kara and I went to high school together and I was so excited when she contacted me about photographing her newborn baby girl. They welcomed me into […]

Lifestyle Newborn Session Preview ~ Brenna | NJ Newborn Photographer

Newborn Photographer

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6 Month Old Baby Pictures | Central New Jersey Child Photographer My friend Heather’s 2nd baby girl, Katelyn, had her 6 month old photo session with me in August. I had a few outfits in my studio that have not been used yet because of the size of the babies I have had in the […]

6 Month Old Baby Pictures | Central New Jersey Child Photographer

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1st Birthday Portrait Session | Central New Jersey Child Photographer Mark was such a happy child at his 1st birthday portrait session with me at the end of June. The weather was perfect and the sunset made for such gorgeous light. We decided to do the photo session at Windward Beach in Brick, NJ because […]

1st Birthday Portrait Session | Central New Jersey Child Photographer

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Newborn Photo Shoot NJ | Mercer County NJ Newborn Photographer | Princeton NJ Newborn Photographer Baby Lucas is a newborn baby that was born 10 days early and just after Valentines Day, Feb 15th! Did I mention that I love to photographing newborns?! They are so precious and sweet. I am so happy for my friends Anil […]

Newborn Photo Shoot NJ | Mercer County NJ Newborn Photographer

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St. Robert Bellarmine Christening | Monmouth County NJ Event Photographer One of my boyfriends friends, Mike, is married to a woman named Alison. Mike and Alison had a baby girl a few months ago and named her Alexandra. They live in CA, but came home to New Jersey for the baby’s Christening. The funny part […]

St. Robert Bellarmine Christening | Monmouth County NJ Event Photographer

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