epic adventure this way
Alabama-based Elopement Photographer Covering the East Coast and Beyond
cheers to the beginning of forever!
It's that feeling you get when you are in your lovers' arms all wrapped up as though you are one body all warm and cozy. It's the way your eyes freely dilate when you see the person your soul burns for. It's the flutter you feel right before your lips touch. It's that knot in your throat, not because your nervous, but because you are so dang excited to see your partner that your body forgets how to survive without them next to you. I want to see and feel that within your wedding portraits.
A wedding photographer that has pivoted into destination weddings and elopement photography for many National Parks, Mataya has captured passionate couples in every stage of love for nearly a decade. She brings her desire for adventure and servitude for her elopement couples and adds a little southern charm to the experience...
She believes a couple's wedding day, whether that be tucked away in the Rocky Mountains or riverside in the Smokies National Park, should be intimately tailored and wildly authentic to who they are as a couple. Starting forever with the one who rattles your soul should be so deeply desired that you feel it in your bones.
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Danielle + Brandon
real, authentic, genuine
If you’re considering booking with Mataya, DO IT. She has such a sweet, caring soul and makes each shoot so much fun. She is there to make you laugh, giggle, and have the best time while getting the perfect shot. I will 10000% book her again. Thank you for all the help even after our day was all done. You’ve been the best.
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Danielle + Brandon
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Mataya is wonderful to work with and has such a great personality. SHe makes you feel comfortable during sessions and her photography skills are so good. These will be pictures I will cherish for years to come. Book her!
Ashley + Nathan
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Mataya is wonderful to work with and has such a great personality. SHe makes you feel comfortable during sessions and her photography skills are so good. These will be pictures I will cherish for years to come. Book her!
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ashley + nathan
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Mataya was an absolute delight to work with. From the first conversation to the day we met she was very professional and made us feel very comfortable. My husband doesn’t love taking photos but Mataya made him feel comfortable and captured our wedding day beautifully.
Matt + Jena
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Mataya was an absolute delight to work with. From the first conversation to the day we met she was very professional and made us feel very comfortable. My husband doesn’t love taking photos but Mataya made him feel comfortable and captured our wedding day beautifully.
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matt + jena
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I could not have asked for a better photographer to capture our day. Thank you again, they were perfect. I am so happy you were the photographer we got to be there.
Sarah + Matt
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I could not have asked for a better photographer to capture our day. Thank you again, they were perfect. I am so happy you were the photographer we got to be there.
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sarah + matt
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