he lucky couple that won my Valentine's Day giveaway session was Amylia and Rob who are my October couple getting married in Massachusetts. They were referred by my friend Courtney and already had their engagement session with her. I was sad that I wouldn't get to see or photograph them until then because I could tell from our Zoom consult that they were so fun. It must've been fate!

Some of you may or may not know but I love boudoir. I set up an Instagram account for my work @ohboudior_bymariel and I think that is one of the best 2021 moves I've made so far.

I always want my couples to be carefree, comfortable and definitely not this cold! The first sessions of 2021 was a blast to frolic around waterfalls, woods and trails.

I started this series last year when there were so many high hopes for 2020! For all the time spent in the house during quarantine I did manage to have an eventful year. Just like any January the feeling in the air is of re-birth and feeling fresh. I have so many ideas and want to redo everything in the house that I made Mike a bit nuts with all my research and talking about this or that.

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For all that 2020 has brought in terms of struggle and postponed weddings, I still have so many best of the year images to show off! There are some you've seen and some new but please enjoy all the highlights! If you want to see the original blog posts of some of these definitely go back and check them out!

The final month of 2020 and man what a year! I am super proud of blogging all year long and consider #marielmonthly a win! This time has been so tough for many of us but I just can't believe we've made it through! December kept me plenty busy and have tons of images to share....

Spreading holiday spirit hasn't been easy this year but we are trying! I really loved seeing some couples and families this year so some quick holiday sessions.