Mary Zita Payne Photography

Mary has taken pictures for our family for a number of years - our yearly family photos, special birthday parties, and most recently our wedding. She makes the experience fun, and stress-free, which is reflected in the beautiful moments she always captures. Our girls love having their picture taken by Mary’s magic cameras, and camera-shy mom, and “family pictures are my nightmare” dad, always come around with the help of Mary’s fun approach. Her amazing pictures aside - she’s also super fun to hang out with! We recommend Mary to anyone needing their special moments documented.

Mary first photographed my family 2 years ago for Mother's Day. Our two year old woke up feeling a bit under the weather that day and was not his normal happy self. Mary worked extra hard to make us all smile and she took the time that was needed to ensure we got the perfect photos we were hoping for. Since then, she has captured our photos three other times and we have never been disappointed! We love her style, ability to capture the beautiful colours and her hilarious personality that makes every shoot feel like so much fun. We can't wait for all of our future shoots with her as I can't imagine anyone else helping us to capture our three children's growing up.

Mary makes a family photography session a breeze.. no pressure, makes kids feel comfortable, comes up with beautiful and creative shots.. and she products beautiful quality photos in a convenient format and nice quantity. She is flexible and professional. We have been so pleased the 3 times we’ve hired her :)

After following Mary's incredible photography for some time, we finally booked family photos. We had such an amazing time with her and loved every picture! She truly makes you feel at ease and has the most refreshing, hilarious, warm personality.

Yup. This is the one right here. Will I be using Mary anytime I need a photo shoot in my life (maternity, family, anniversary exc) ? Yes ma’am. Mary did my ceremony and reception (2 separate days) and absolutely blew us away by how comfortable she made us feel. If you Wana feel beautiful, laugh your head off, end up with the most stunning pics ever and make some memories and a new friend hire Mary. Love this chicky!!!

Listen. Her pictures speak for themselves. She's a true artist and master of her craft. That is without question. But what you might not know is that she is an absolute pleasure to be around. She is amazing with kids and toddlers - who can be a little wild on a normal day, let alone in a photoshoot or at a wedding. When you meet Mary, you instantly want to be her best friend (Mary are you reading this? haha) . Her heart shines through with every image, and her demeanour puts even the most apprehensive photee (that's a word) at ease. I look forward to every shoot we have together. Thank you Mary!

We were very fortunate to have Mary as our photographer for both our engagement shoot and wedding day! The photos were amazing and she captures all the special moments. Mary is so sweet and hilarious to be around, she definitely makes any session fun! Can’t thank her enough for being so accommodating with our plans as we navigated all the constant changes that were made throughout planning a wedding in 2020! Thank you Mary you’re the best!! 10/10 would recommend again and again!

We used Mary for our engagement and wedding photos. I can't imagine using someone else as a photographer. Not only are her pictures incredible, she is just a great time to hang out with. She takes the time to get to know you, makes photos less uncomfortable, and makes the entire process enjoyable. She has an incredible talent for capturing the happiest moments without staging.

Mary was absolutely amazing to work with! She was our wedding photographer and did our engagement photos. After our engagement photos we were so happy with the results we hired her to do a family photo shoot with our extended family. She made the whole experience so easy and relaxing and she got some absolutely incredible pictures we will cherish forever.

Mary did our engagement photos and wedding photos and we are so happy with them! Not only do the pictures turn out great but she's really fun and puts you at ease. The guests at our wedding loved her too!