My husband and I were lucky enough to have met Marissa at a Bridal Fair, and instantly felt she is passionate about not only her work, but the people she takes pictures for. Not only that but she has very nice competitive pricing. Marissa kept very close contact with us once we decided she was the photographer we had chosen ( no one else came even close). I am not so much a wedding woman, so to me I didn't think we needed all the extra stuff... engagement photo's, seeing the bride, etc... I just wanted to get it done. Marissa went ABOVE and beyond for our families and us to make sure that we went the extra mile for all of that. And if we were forgetting something on that special day when it's a zoo, better believe Marissa is right there to tell ya what to do next. Through all the phone calls, engagement session, pre wedding planning, and day of... Marissa never ONCE seemed like a photographer... granted she was sneakily getting all these amazing shots, but she was just apart of the family and taking great photos. You could just get the vibe of how badly she wanted to help make that day, that much more special and captivate all of the little things when you least expected it. She even had her sweet husband along for the ride to help her and snap some good candid shots too. Totaling a little less than 1500 photos in a matter of 11 hours. I could go on and on about how amazing Marissa is... and MariRickPhotography. But at the end of the day all you have is your memories and the photos, which are the most important part. With the engagement photo's, it had us EXCITED for our wedding day... turned out beautiful and we had fun and were extremely comfortbale with her. With the wedding day, it left us knowing we will continuously and faithfully be returning to MariRickPhotography for every other special occasion/professional photo's we need... not only for the amazing pictures, that we are so grateful she can do her work extremely effortlessly and beautifuly, but she is now a friend that we can lever let go of. Love you Marissa, and thank you and Jason for being great additions through out our Wedding Experience. read more