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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Jillian and Dave were married last Friday, Oct 9th at St Luke‘s Church in Toms River, NJ and their wedding reception was held at The Breakers in Spring Lake, NJ. The weather was gorgeous throughout the day until just about 6:15pm when the weather started to change. Luckily, we were able to take all of […]

Spring Lake Fall Themed Wedding at The Breakers | Unique Boutique NJ Wedding Photographer

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Jennifer and Shawn were married on Saturday Sept 26th at the Lavallette Gazebo in Lavallette, NJ. They were given the perfect day for their afternoon wedding ceremony along the bay front. The sky was overcast and the temperature was on the cool side but the day brought stunning clouds that created a picturesque scene for their wedding ceremony […]

Fall Lavallette Gazebo Wedding | Toms River Ocean County New Jersey Wedding Photographer

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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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On Saturday August 22nd, I had the pleasure of photographing one of the most emotional weddings that I have ever witnessed. Heather and Andrew had been dating for many years, they were even engaged for several years before last week but the long awaited day finally came and they were married in the stunning chapel at Brigalias in Sicklerville, NJ. There […]

Brigalias South Jersey Wedding Photographer | Best NJ Wedding Photojournalism

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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. […]

Intimate Beach Wedding at McLoone’s Pier House | Central New Jersey Wedding Photographer

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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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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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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 […]

Rustic Travel Themed Wedding Inspiration | New Jersey Jersey Shore Wedding 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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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 […]

Boho Jewel Tone Summer Wedding Inspiration | Monmouth County NJ Wedding Photography

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