Weddings & portraits · Toronto & beyond
I photograph the parts of a wedding you'll actually remember — your grandmother's hands, the ten minutes you two stole away, the room losing it when the band starts. No stiff line-ups, no three-hour portrait session in a field.
Six frames from recent seasons. Full galleries are shared privately with each couple — ask and I'll send a link to a complete wedding so you can see how a whole day reads.
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I'm Maya. I've been photographing weddings in and around Toronto for [number] years, and I still get nervous before the ceremony starts — in the good way.
My background is in documentary work, which is a fancy way of saying I'm more interested in what's actually happening than in what would look nice arranged. On the day I work quietly and close. I'll give you a handful of directions when you need them and otherwise stay out of the way. Most couples tell me afterwards they forgot I was there, which is the highest compliment this job gets.
I shoot on two bodies with prime lenses, mostly available light, and I don't use a flash during the ceremony unless the room genuinely can't be read without one. I edit everything myself — warm, true-to-skin colour, film-leaning grain, no orange-and-teal filter that will look dated in four years.
Direct, calm, and quick to laugh. I'm good with nervous people and better with grandparents. I'll tell you if your timeline is going to hurt you, and I'll never make you do something that feels stupid for the sake of a photograph. If you want a photographer who'll direct every frame like a magazine shoot, I'm not that — but I'll happily point you to someone who is.
Prices below are starting points and include travel within Toronto. Custom timelines are welcome — most of my couples end up somewhere between two of these.
Half day
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For city hall elopements, intimate ceremonies, and celebrations that don't need twelve hours of coverage.
Most booked
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Getting ready through the last song. The package that covers a full, ordinary, enormous day without you thinking about the clock.
Portraits
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Couples, families, headshots, or just you. An hour or two, somewhere that means something, no posing required.
Travel outside the GTA is quoted separately. A [percentage]% retainer holds your date; the balance is due [number] days before the wedding. Full contract shared before anything is signed.
Tell me the date and a little about the day. I answer every enquiry myself, usually within two working days.
If your date is already taken I'll say so straight away and point you to photographers I trust. If it's open, I'll send availability, a full price sheet, and a couple of complete weddings to look through before you decide.