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Welcome to the Maddie Ray Blog — home to all of the goodness I capture from both weddings and portraits. It’s the little things, I’m tellin’ ya.

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Texas June weddings are known to be a little hot. Ashley and Dalton’s day was no exception. It was a warm summer day for a beautiful east Texas wedding, but it was also so beautiful!! I don’t know what it is, but the light on warm, summer evenings is just magical. I left Ashley and Dalton’s day knowing that I was in love with their sunset portraits and as a photographer, there is no greater…

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First wedding back post the corona virus madness and boy let me tell ya… it was a good one! Felt like we were on top of the world getting to work again and spend time with one of our couples! I couldn’t have handpicked a more trusting or fun bride and groom to break our time off streak! Madison + Connor had the perfect attitude when it came to getting married in a pandemic. Their…

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I have a deep love for “First Looks” and what they provide for my couples on their wedding days! They awesome, but not everyone is aware of how awesome they are because they get caught up in how “un-traditional” it is and they immediately write it off.  I can talk about those brides because I almost was one of those brides. I wanted a REACTION….I wanted Cody  to be so surprised and overcome with joy…

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Every now and then I’ll take a picture and I just know that I nailed it. It immediately gets stored in my mind as one of the “Top 100” shots I’ve ever taken!! Still… with every new wedding season that comes I often wonder if I’ll be able to top the year before! Will I be able to nail it? Will I get better the next year?! I guess I never want to just stay…

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