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Maren Elizabeth

Gilbert, AZ | Serving the greater phoenix area

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  • Tibble Fork Bridal Pictures | Gilbert, AZ Photographer

    Couples | Engagements

    Tibble Fork Bridal Pictures | Gilbert, AZ Photographer

    Tibble Fork Bridal Pictures | Gilbert, AZ Photographer Kenna wanted pine trees for her pictures so I knew that Tibble Fork was the place for her bridal pictures. Tibble Fork is a great location of

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  • Provo Canyon Engagement Pictures | Phoenix Photographer

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    Provo Canyon Engagement Pictures | Phoenix Photographer

    Provo Canyon Engagement Pictures | Phoenix Photographer It’s been so wet and cold this Spring I was worried the snow wouldn’t even be melted from this Provo Canyon location. I went up a few days

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  • Spring engagement pictures at Burgess Orchards in Alpine, UT with a perfect view of the mountains. | Maren Elizabeth Photography

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    Burgess Orchards Engagement Pictures | Alpine, UT Photographer

    Burgess Orchards Engagement Pictures | Alpine, UT Photographer I love it when my clients suggest locations I’ve never been to before. I hadn’t even heard of the Burgess Orchards in Alpine, UT so I quickly

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    The Best Gift Ideas for Her | Gilbert, AZ Photographer

    The Best Gift Ideas for Her | Gilbert, AZ Photographer You’ve scoured the internet try to find the best gift ideas for her but nothing seems quite right. Well you’ve finally arrived, all your answers

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  • 33rd anniversary picures taken of my parents around their home of 30 years. Anniversary pictures are a great way to continue telling your love story. | Arizona Anniversary Photographer | Maren Elizabeth Photography

    Couples | Engagements

    33rd Anniversary Pictures | Arizona Anniversary Photographer

    33rd Anniversary Pictures | Arizona Anniversary Photographer I believe love is worth documenting at every stage but 33 year old love is especially precious. These anniversary pictures are of my parents. This is the love

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  • Big Springs Park engagement pictures in Provo Canyon, UT. This location is a short hike from the main parking lot across the bridge. Maren Elizabeth Photography | Arizona Photographer

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    Big Springs Park Engagement Pictures | Arizona Photographer

    Big Springs Park Engagement Pictures | Arizona Photographer That’s right! This is the same location as these family pictures. The specific location for these Big Springs Park engagement pictures is a short hike across the

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  • Provo river trail engagement pictures taken on the bridge behind the Riverwoods. It was the beginning of April and we got lucky and caught the blossoms without even trying! | Arizona Photographer | Maren Elizabeth Photography

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    Provo River Trail Engagement Pictures | Arizona Photographer

    Provo River Trail Engagement Pictures | Arizona Photographer These provo river trail engagement pictures were taken on the bridge behind the Riverwoods. There’s a parking lot across the street to the west from the Provo

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    Happy Thursday! Hang in there, its almost Friday!⁣ ⁣ Have any fun weekend plans?
    So excited for the sessions I've got planned this So excited for the sessions I've got planned this weekend! Stay tuned for lots of sneak peeks from one of my all time favorite locations!
    WORKING TODDLER MOM HACK 426 (don't ask me what th WORKING TODDLER MOM HACK 426 (don't ask me what the first 425 are):⁣ ⁣ Use bath time to your advantage. I don't know about you but my toddler LOVES bath time. She basically thinks its just swimming with shampoo. She hardly ever lets me get anything done these days but if I plop her in the tub she'll play for hours and I can get some work done on my laptop while I sit tubside (like planning my instagram content).⁣ ⁣ What best distracts your kids so you can get things done?
    𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗥𝗧⁣ You know how when you go to a museum or art gallery most of the pieces have super literal names?⁣ ⁣ For example "Girl with a Pearl Earring", everyone knows that one. Or "Woman Walking in Rain with Umbrella", that one's from the @ideamuseummesa's current weather exhibit.⁣ ⁣ So, please give me your best art show title for this picture. Feel free to go deep, symbolic, obvious, literal, or even snarky. ⁣ ⁣ Can't wait to see what you come up with!
    Sometimes sessions end in a tickle fight. 🤷 And Sometimes sessions end in a tickle fight. 🤷 And I'm okay with that. 😆
    I can't remember a time when I didn't think I was I can't remember a time when I didn't think I was chubby. And for a long time I thought that meant I'd never be loved, never get married, never have a family.⁣ ⁣ I feel so sorry for that girl now. The one who thought the world loved or hated based on the size clothes you wore.⁣ ⁣ My turning point came during my senior year of high school. While there were many things that finally led me to self love the first and most influential was my senior pictures session.⁣ ⁣ When I got my pictures back I saw a beautiful girl. After that there was no going back. that picture wasn't going anywhere and I had to accept the truth in it. For the first time I thought I was beautiful. For the first time when I looked at a picture of myself i didn't automatically think "fat". ⁣ ⁣ Coincidentally it was around the same time I got serious about my photography hobby. I recognized that the camera had power to influence the way we see ourselves, and I wanted to show people their beauty.⁣ ⁣ Most importantly I want Emi to grow up and recognize her beauty and eternal worth everyday both because of how I talk about and react to my body and because of all the pictures proclaiming it! ⁣ ⁣ This is why I'm a photographer. This is the gift I strive to give each of my clients, especially the little ones.
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