My story..
I am very blessed and grateful to be married to my bestfriend, lover, mentor, a man who is after God’s own heart. As a mother of three super active boys and being the only girl in the family has it’s perks but I know I will always be out-voted when it comes to “going shopping” 🙂
I love photography, interior design, fashion design and going on adventures with the boys! –also love eating noodles! 🙂
By the grace of God, I am a cancer survivor. I wake up daily choosing joy and thanking Jesus for his love..
What people think about our work
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Where do I begin? I planned my wedding with a limited budget from 3000 miles away. We searched for vendors via internet and vendor lists from our venue.. but they were either overpriced or we went on the website and did not like their pictures. The pictures were either too cheesy… like the couple staring at each other in matching outfits… or they captured all of the flaws of the couples. Finally, we stumbled across Maxwellstudios photography’s website. We were impressed with his eye and the beautiful backgrounds to top it off. I wanted classic pictures and my fiance at the time wanted it more artsy … Wira’s pictures met the happly middle. We were also soooo glad to find his prices were lower than all of the competitors!! When we did meet him he was professional and very accommodating. My family and friends highly complemented our pictures and even asked for his card after seeing the engagement session photos. What more can I say… I’m very OCD and there is nothing bad I can say about this vendor.
Robert + Margarita
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Simply the best! We shopped around for a long time until we came across Wira’s website and we were amazed at the quality of his work. His creative and artistic ability is what sets him apart from other photographers. From the moment we contacted him he was very informative and his easy going personality made him great to work with. We live in Texas and even with his travel expenses he still cost less than most good photographers in the area. If you are like us and think that your wedding photos are one of the most important aspects of your wedding then choose Wira, you can”t go wrong.
Martha + Josh
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My husband and I had such a fabulous experience with Wira! He is extremely professional and personable and a joy to work with. He worked so hard to capture every moment of our wedding, it felt like he was everywhere at once! I am SO glad we found Maxwellstudios Photography, we ended up saving a ton of money and we are so pleased with his work! I highly recommend Wira for any event, our wedding guests are still talking about our “fabulous photographer”!
Brittney
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I learned about wira and his work by my sister seeing him photograph her friends wedding. She told told me how amazing he shots were. I soon checked out his website and set up an appointment. After meeting wira and seeing some of his work we asked him to be our photographer. We were incredibly impressed with the job that he did for our wedding! He was fun, easy going, and professional on our wedding day. All of my friends and family that have seen his work have been blown away by his creative shots! He was able to capture the moments in my wedding that I will be able to treasure forever because of the amazing work he did. I have already recommended him to some of my friends, and will continue to recommend his services to anyone who has a special event.
Ashley
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AWESOME TEAM!!! VERY CREATIVE AND ALWAYS ON POINT! VERY RELIABLE, PROFESSIONAL AND GREAT PERSONALITY! SEVERAL OF MY FAM MEMBERS ALREADY BOOKED WIRA FOR THEIR SPECIAL EVENT AS WELL!! GREAT COMBO WHEN YOU BOOK THE VIDEOGRAPHY FROM CHENDIT! IVE GOT PLENTY OF COMPLIMENTS ON ALL OUR PICS! I AM ALREADY THINKING OF FUTURE MOMENTS IN MY LIFE TO BOOK THEM FOR!! LOVE THEIR WORK!!!! SIMPLY…. AMAZING WORK!!!!! 🙂
Zoe
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Great photographer who is extremely creative and fun to work with. We LOVED our wedding pictures so much that we had a hard time deciding which ones to put in our album. Once we saw his work, we knew we had to have him as our photographer. Looking back on our wedding day, we will always remember how much fun it was getting our pictures taken. He made sure we got every picture we wanted. I loved how we were not on a time constraint. He was very available! We honestly could not have asked for a better photographer. Best money spent ever!! We will be coming back for future photography needs.
Sam + Sarah
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Wira is a blessing! He did both our engagement and wedding photo shoot. Very nice, reliable, super creative and easy to work with. Couldn’t be happier with the result, especially for the value 🙂 Since we were on a tight budget, we figured we would only be able to afford one of those “adequate” wedding photographers, but Wira totally blew us away with the quality of his work. Thank you for everything Wira!!!
Pricilla
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Wira was the best photographer we could have dreamed for! People compliment our photos so much, and we love how they turned out. Wira was fun to work with, quick to respond to our emails, and got the most amazing shots of our wedding. Most of the time, we didn’t even notice him there taking pictures of everything. His prices may have gone up since we booked him a year ago, but at the time, it was the best pricing we had come across, which was very good pricing compared to other photographers we looked at that had such a unique style like Wira has. He did our engagement session and wedding, and he was very flexible when we had to change the location of our engagement session at the last minute. We were worried to do our engagement session at the same location we would be married at, but he was so creative to find spots around the winery for our engagement session that he would not use for the wedding, so it turned out that it looked like we did the engagement session somewhere else completely, even though it was the same location. I could keep going on and on about Maxwellstudios Photography, but I won’t take more space. I would recommend him in a heartbeat. In a word, amazing!!
Sarah
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I had been looking around for a photographer for my wedding for a while and I just keep on running to the same problem, over priced generic photography, nothing inspiring or different. Until i was recommended to check out Maxwell studios by a friend that knew Wira. After our first meeting and seeing some of his work I was blown away by the quality of the pictures and by the crazy good creativity that Wira puts into his shots. both my husband and I, and our entire family were very impressed and pleased with Wira, he is extremely professional and very easy to work with, he has an awesome personality that helps all the camera shy people feel more comfortable and he achieves to capture the most candid and special moments. I definitely recommend Maxwell studios without any hesitation.
Yasmin
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Wira was exceptional to work with! He has such a great attitude and is so warm and friendly, you feel like he is one of your old friends when you meet and work with him. He is very professional and great with accommodating any request or changes we needed to make. He was great at blending in at the right moments so that you could enjoy your day and also was on top of taking photos we requested specifically. I would definitely recommend him to anyone, his photography is beautiful and he is a pleasure to work with!
Cathleen
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Wira was exceptional to work with! He has such a great attitude and is so warm and friendly, you feel like he is one of your old friends when you meet and work with him. He is very professional and great with accommodating any request or changes we needed to make. He was great at blending in at the right moments so that you could enjoy your day and also was on top of taking photos we requested specifically. I would definitely recommend him to anyone, his photography is beautiful and he is a pleasure to work with!
Nancy
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Amazing and Wonderful. Wira and his associates are absolutely the best. Wira’s work is simply spectacular. He just sent me some preview pictures and I was blown away with his artistic eye and attention to every detail. All of my guests were impressed with his professionalism and thoroughness. He took thousands of pictures and got every moment. Wira is truly a gem and he has a true passion for his work.
Chris + Tina
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Wira at Maxwell Studios was fantastic! He was super easy to work with and friendly and made the photo sessions fun for my husband and I. He seemed to know exactly where to be throughout the wedding to capture all the moments with friends and family without the photography being intrusive at all. My family, who are not big picture takers, even commented on how great they were. The photographs are beautiful and cool, and capture exactly the feeling we were looking for. Would HIGHLY recommend Maxwell Studios!
Chloe
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Absolutely beautiful pictures. Wira at Maxwell Studios was so fun-spirited and energetic, he made us sparkle for our photos. All of our guests felt at ease while Wira and his assistant “shot” the night away. We loved his attention to detail and his eye for THEEE SHOT!!! Thank you, Wira and Maxwell Studios Photography!
Jeanice
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Wira did our engagement session, and he was amazing!! I love his creativity and he has a great artistic eye. He was also so nice. We both felt very comfortable. Our pictures came back really fast. Thank you!!
Diana
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Where do I begin?! Wira, of Maxwell, is one of the most amazing photographers I’ve had the pleasure of knowing. He is professional, affordable, and soo very talented! He has amazing photo packages for engagement, wedding, etc… Priced so very affordable nearly anyone on any budget can afford him! I recommend you sign on with him for your engagement sesh, but come prepared… make sure you know exactly the type of pix you are looking for. He can and WILL duplicate any ideas, but you must be prepared if you know what you want. Look at his work … it really does speak for itself! Wish I could have had him for our Honeymoon in Kauai! Anyhow, I STRONGLY recommend using him…. I shopped so much for the right photographer.. remember.. just because you aren’t spending 4-5k on your phtographer doesn’t mean he isn’t good! Wira is proof of that!
Christina
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Wira was such a pleasure to work with, he did our engagement and wedding pictures and we couldn’t be happier with our decision. We met with him to give him an idea of what we had in mind and he was willing to work with us and our crazy plan to take some of our engagement pictures in the mud (we recreated the tough mudder run since my husband and I both did it and love the outdoors!). He was so flexible and patient. Everything went so smoothly on our wedding day and he edited the pictures so fast. It was great seeing all the pictures so soon after the engagement session and our wedding. He has a good eye so they turned out really great and we can can’t thank him enough for capturing the happiest moments of our lives! Special thanks to his brother who also took pictures with him on our wedding day. They were so great to work with!
Mery
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We were looking through some friends’ wedding photos and absolutely loved them. We asked who their photographer was, and they referred us to Wira from Maxwell Studios. From our initial meeting to the day of the wedding, he was nothing but a true professional. He makes you feel at ease, even if you aren’t that comfortable in front of a camera. He has a knack for capturing genuine emotions, and the photos definitely show it. We couldn’t be happier with our choice!
Arlene
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Wira was amazing. They customized a package specifically for our budget. And the quality was still absolutely incredible. They were patient and met all the needs of everyone in the wedding. They were able to even organize a crazy drinking wedding party with ease. I would recommend them to anyone having a wedding. The photo quality is so great that we had people constantly ask us how much we spent and who took our photos. A++ job, this was one of the easier and carefree decisions of our event.
Kathleen
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Wira and his wife were so awesome… even our guests were impressed! If it’s possible for 2 people to everywhere at once, this duo did it. Working with them were so amazing, they were professional, fun, and knew what they were doing. Wira had great ideas for photo ops. We got an awesome deal too! The pictures came out beautiful and I am so happy we chose Maxwell Studios!
Rona
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Seriously, look no further! Wira and Joy are such a pleasure to work with. So professional and easy-going. My husband and I were adamant about getting great quality pictures for a reasonable price. It took forever to find someone that can meet our budget ($2000). However, I was lucky enough to accidentally stumble upon MaxwellStudios while browsing online and I couldn’t be happier. Wira returned my initial phone call within minutes. We booked him a few days later. Ever since then, we emailed back and forth regarding little details for the wedding. He’s always prompt with his email/phone responses, which is a blessing for a stressful bride forsure! The day of the wedding, Wira and Joy came a few minutes early (what a delight :))to set up and such…and the rest of it ran as smoothly as anyone could ever dream of. He was also very patient, accommodating, and artistic with poses, lighting, and overall appearance to make sure that the bride and groom, as well as the bridal party looked their best! About less than 2 weeks, he sent us a preview of the photos that featured his favorites and we were so happy with the turned out, I couldn’t wait to view the rest! Roughly, a month after the preview pictures (6 weeks after the wedding), he mailed us the discs with everything; it all looked soo beautiful! It was also such a nice surprise that he gave us a printed copy of one of the pictures, free of charge! I also noticed that our package deal included 800-1000 pictures, but Wira gave us a rough estimate of 3000 pictures!!!! 🙂 I told him that my husband and I will definitely keep in touch. I just really want to recommend him to anyone who needs a photographer. He’ll make your life so much easier! You’ll be stress-free and happy, I promise!
Daphne
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We are writing to give our highest recommendation to Wira and Maxwell Studios Photography! Wira had his hands full with the large wedding party we had at our renewed vows ceremony. Our wedding party consisted of 13 adults and 9 children (8 under the age of nine years old). He has the most amazing talent handling people of all ages and was fantastic to work with! The photo shots he attained amazed everyone and exceeded our expectations! We are extremely grateful for the exquisite photos that captured the beauty and lasting memories of our special day. He is a professional of the highest caliber and we are confident you will not find anyone better!!! James & Terri Nichols
James + Terri Nichols
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A cheap photographer isn’t good, a good photographer isn’t cheap. Maxwell Studios is great, but their prices will unbelievably keep you within budget! If you’re at the point of looking through so many wedding pictures that you feel like you’re a borderline wedding stalker, that’s where I was. I took recommendations and compared countless portfolios and prices. I was nearly set on a wedding photographer until I received a recommendation for Wira – what’s one more portfolio after looking through hundreds? YUP, I loved his work! His edits aren’t overly saturated with effects, the use of natural light and epic scenery shots were what really drew me in. He clearly has an eye for the bigger picture and that’s exactly what I wanted – no cheesy photos, close up shots of our faces, etc. I know perfectly well what we look like and I didn’t want to hang a “LOOK AT US” photo up on our wall. Wira responded timely, sent me a list of (customizable) packages and their respectable prices. I was actually shocked at how reasonable his prices were, I was really expecting to see a larger number after that $ sign. Fast forward – we signed our contract and sent over a deposit. Our initial meet with Wira was our scheduled e-session. I was told e-sessions would be super awkward, but he made us feel extremely comfortable, like you were just hanging out with a buddy who just happens to carry a large amount of camera equipment. He told us to stand here, do this, do that. In my mind, I thought we were just standing somewhere random and doing whatever people in love do. WRONG, when I received our e-session & wedding prints, I recieved the most amazing shots with details of our surroundings, the beautiful sky as it was changing in the sunset and US standing right in the middle of all of it. GORGEOUS. I’ve blown up a handful of his photos (both wedding & engagement) on canvas, it’s basically a collection of our very own personal art pieces… I should really have Wira sign it.
Janet
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My husband and I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE Wira and his wife! 🙂 I had numerous recommendations but their styles were not what I was looking for. I randomly started clicking away on weddingwire.com and kept coming back to Maxwell Studios. After interviewing Wira for 1 hr (I had TONS of questions), I knew he was the one. The second photographer is his lovely wife, so they get each other. As they are capturing the special day, Wira will get the bigger artistic picture, but his wife will get the fine details that every bride worked hard on to complete the wedding! Nothing gets overlooked with them! I highly recommend using them. They are so talented, flexible and professional yet personable. You get tons of pictures of your wedding PLUS an APP to download onto your phone – So my husband and I tend to look at the picture frequently. 🙂 Very time efficient on the photos as well. I basically set my wedding date around their schedule! Please book them, they are amazing and we are in love with our engagement pictures & wedding pictures!
Teresa
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I wanted to make sure I left a review for this amazing team who shot our wedding in August. I found MaxwellStudios while doing an intense search for our wedding photographer. Let me start off by saying that I love photography and it was very important for me to find someone who took photos that I loved. I didn’t want only traditional posed photos, but wanted someone who could capture the moment and blow me away with their work. Once we found MaxwellStudios, we contacted them and set up a meeting with the photographer Wira. I had so many questions and Wira answered them so well and his portfolio was just amazing. Even though he was a little over our budget, we decided to cut back on some other things in order to get him. It was the best decision we made!!! We knew right away that we wouldn’t be disappointed when Wira let us peek at one photo during our engagement shoot. We were just blown away with the pictures we received for both our engagement and wedding pictures. We had 2 photographers during the wedding, Wira and his wife Joy, who were very professional throughout the whole day. They made us feel comfortable and we did not feel like they were invading our space. Their positive energy and their excitement while shooting made me feel happy and at ease that they were capturing great moments. I definitely recommend MaxwellStudios Photography!!!
Belen
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After spending hours looking for a photographer whose body of work displayed the perfect composition and attention to detail that captures the emotion in the moment, we stumbled upon maxwellstudios and knew immediately that this was our photographer. Wira is professional, personable and he made us feel at ease immediately. Wira had awesome ideas to get the perfect shots, playing off light and shadow. We are so thrilled with how our photos turned out we do not have one regret hiring maxwellstudios. Wira is uber-talended and you can feel how much he loves being a photographer – it shows in his photos. You would be nuts not to hire maxwellstudios as your event photographer. Look no further – you have found what you are looking for.
Maridel + Ray
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Wira and his team did a phenomenal job shooting our wedding. During the ceremony, he blended into the crowd and we never noticed him, which we loved. He was very professional and extremely accommodating when going a little off schedule. He knew his way around shadows and knew how to use the light to his advantage. He did an amazing backlit picture of us as the sun set that looks just magical. We are so grateful for the beautiful picture he took. We highly recommend!
Shane + Erin
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We want to apologize to Wira and Joy for taking so long to put in our review. If you do not used Maxwell Studios; you might as well not get married. They took pictures of my cousin’s wedding. When we first met Wira I told him how great my cousin’s wedding pictures were because the pictures seemed effortless. I can’t even recall Wira and Joy in the background taking pictures even though I was in the wedding party. They are so professional and so accommodating. One of my best memories of the day was when we went and took pictures during the break. We had our 5 yr old daughter with us and when she didn’t want to be in the pictures; Joy went out of her way to watch her and take individual pictures with her. Like I said before, they are so thoughtful and accommodating. We love our pictures of our wedding and could not have imagined using anyone else! I can honestly say I don’t have a single bad thing to say about Maxwell Studios!
Son & My Ngo
Son + My Ngo
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Absolutely loved working with Wira and Joy. From our engagement pictures to the day of the wedding they were phenomenal. They are so easy to work with and a pleasure to just be around. They made everyone feel very comfortable the entire day and were so flexible with my wants. They were both really organized and their experience definitely shined. They helped keep the day stay on schedule and made sure to capture all of the little details. I have no regrets booking Maxwellstudios photography and would highly recommend them! Photography was my number one most important vendor for my wedding and they definitely delivered.
Shannon + CHarlie
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Wira was amazing! He was both thoughtful and inspiring on the day of my wedding. He captured shots that I’d never thought of and also honored my ideas. The pictures he showed me on his camera during the day were BREATHTAKING! And his prices are so much more reasonable than most of the other photographers I researched.
Kerry
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Thank you so much to Maxwell Studios Photography for their services and our wedding photos! Wira and Joy are so wonderful to work with. They friendly, professional, flexible, punctual, and gave us the best pictures! They captured all our precious moments and fun ones too! Their pictures were on point and we were lucky enough to received preview pictures in as short as a few weeks after the wedding! We are completely happy with their work and highly recommend them. Thank you MAxwell Studios for capturing the loveliest day of our lives! 🙂
Shirley
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Our event was a “just-us” park wedding so I was looking for someone with great outdoor wedding photography skills. I was impressed with what I saw on their website and surprised at how affordable they were. What really sealed the deal was how responsive they were even though our event was going to be pretty small compared to what they’re used to. Wira, our photographer, showed up on time … even when we had to make the time earlier to accommodate possible traffic from another event in the area. He was personable and made us feel comfortable having him there before, during and after our wedding. He set up some really cool shots that came out great. We were really, really pleased and plan to hire Maxwell Studios again for a family shoot this summer. We would recommend them to anyone and, obviously, would use them again. They were the perfect choice for what we had in mind.
Keita
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Wira and his team were FANTASTIC to work with!! Not only were they all VERY PROFESSIONAL but most importantly his work is AMAZING!!!
My husband, Tony, and I LOVE LOVE our pictures!! He really capture our big day with every little detail!
Wira is also VERY accommodating and open to ideas and definitely comes with his own. You have a picture you like on Pinterest? He can replicate it for you if not better!
He definitely went ABOVE and BEYOND and was just a pleasure to work with!
We got the Diamond package and it was WORTH EVERY PENNY!!
HIGHLY RECOMMEND 🙂Candi & Tony
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I really can’t say enough good things about Wira and his team! I looked high and low for our wedding photographer and finally came across Maxwellstudios Photography. We were on a really tight budget and Wira was able to come down just a taaad bit more to meet our needs. My husband and I made an appointment to meet with Wira – and because of distance, he was willing to meet us half way. He was so laid-back and had such a great connection w/us. We left there not giving him an answer right away, but before we even got on the freeway, my husband and I decided to go with him and cancelled our appointment with another photog we had that very day lol.. cause when you know, you know 😉
Day of: He arrived not only on time, but just a tad bit earlier and made sure we were on schedule. We had a wedding coordinator that said she loved how easy it was to work with him because he always had a cool-head and always kept to the schedule. and most importantly, he produced BEAUTIFUL pictures. People to this day are complimenting us on our great photos. He listened to us and got the photos we wanted, and then some! I couldn’t be happpier!
Because photos are one of the most important investments that you will make, i say go with Maxwellstudios. i Promise you won’t be disappointed!!
Adriana
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When we were looking for a photographer to do our engagement and wedding pictures, we were VERY picky!! Came across Maxwell Studios a couple times and thought ‘ wow, their work is so good, we probably cant afford them!’ But decided to look into it. Met with Wira, an amazing guy, and decided after hearing how much we get and how affordable they were, we booked our engagement session. Our engagement session was so much fun and the pictures turned out so good that we couldn’t wait to see what he could do at the wedding. He was always very responsive and made us feel special. It is now a couple months after the wedding and we are SOOO pleased with how the pictures turned out!! He got them back to us so fast. We had so many pictures, it took forever to look through them, even after the edits. We are so proud to show off our pictures and couldn’t have asked for a better experience!! Maxwell Studios I would recommend you to everyone if I could!!! Thank you for your amazing talent, classiness and teamwork!!
Sunshine
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Wira at maxwell studios was such a joy to work with! Every time I emailed him with questions he immediately responded and on the day of my wedding he arrived way early and ready to start shooting! He was so nice and patient with all of my friends and family. When we got the photos back, everyone could not stop talking about how amazing they were. They look like something out of a bridal magazine! I really can’t say enough positive things about wira, he’s extremely talented at what he does. I will have these photos to help the memories last forever, and I am so grateful to have been able to have such an amazing photographer to capture these moments.
Melany
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