The original request
Using the photographs Samantha supplied of herself and Josh, her wedding dress and her engagement ring, create a complete wedding portrait collection that felt warm, believable and personal.
Digital wedding portrait story
The wedding day Samantha & Josh deserved to see
Samantha found Maria through a social-media thread featuring Maria’s shotgun-wedding images. She asked whether Maria could create something for her too, explaining that a car wreck meant she never got to have her wedding.
What was done
- Used Samantha and Josh's couple portrait as the identity reference for their recognisable features, expressions and natural connection.
- Matched the lace, silhouette and delicate detail of Samantha's real wedding dress, together with the distinctive shape of her engagement ring.
- Developed one consistent visual story across ceremony, vineyard, coastal and quiet portrait settings.
- Refined the suit, florals, light and background details so the collection felt like one beautifully photographed day.
The result
A cohesive digital wedding album that gave shape to a day circumstances had taken away — tender, celebratory and made especially for them.
OMG, thank you so much 🥹Samantha
The finished collection
Every image, part of one story.
18 finished portraits