we're marah & arastasia

meet the team

I've been a wedding photographer for 10+ years now! I've truly captured so many amazing love stories, and I'm so honored and grateful for the many opportunities that I've had to do so. Additionally, photography isn't the only way I capture beautiful wedding days. I now offer Live Wedding Painting as one of my creative services. 

hello. I'm arstasia

welcome

1.

maternity & newborn photography

wedding & engagement photography

live wedding painting

services i offer

I'm a Leo... like to a T. (lol)
I definitely am outgoing and extroverted! and I'm always up for an adventure and adding variety into my life!

ya girl loves seltzers, black cherry white claw is superior of course. lolol.
Soup is my favorite food, and I've been vegetarian since I was 14 years old!

I love to understand people. I'm constantly listening to podcasts about mental health and psychology, and I can talk to people all day long. In 2021 I started my own podcast, Passion & Potential with a mission to empower other creatives to chase their passions in life and embrace their potential

for my 27th birthday my best friend surprised me with skydiving! it was incredible and I would hands down do it again!
You can read all about it here on my blog!

I started painting by complete accident. My senior year of high school I needed an art credit to graduate, realized I kinda liked it..
Now i'm painting murals, painting weddings live, and creating art content to inspire other artists to pick up a paint brush again!

I'm obsessed with the ocean, and my mermaid heart THRIVES when I get to photograph coastal weddings. A spontaneous road trip to the ocean is something that happens way more often than my mother likes lolol.

fun facts about me

I've been on the Arastasia Photography team since 2022 and I gotta say I am so passionate about what I do in life! I started my career as just assisting with wedding days as a second shooter, but now you'll find solo packages offered by me as your lead photographer!

i'm a wedding & couples-in-love photographer

hello, i'm marah

2.

wedding photography

engagement photography

senior portraits

services i offer

Now I'm painting wall murals, and i'm obsessed!!

My family calls me RaRa, or RaRaRee because I couldn’t pronounce the M in my name as a kid. so instead of marah marie, i was rararee. 

Now I'm painting wall murals, and i'm obsessed!!

I’m a Scorpio, and I actually do think it’s accurate! They’re known to be extremely passionate, which is maybe the first word I’d use to describe myself? They’re also known to be driven, brutally honest, observant, focused, ambitious, and the “witchiest” sign which I LOVE for me hahaha. 

Now I'm painting wall murals, and i'm obsessed!!

I'm obsessed with cucumbers, Harry Styles, & the dessert tables at weddings.

fun facts about me

morgan J.

Marah captured our engagement beautifully and made the moment SO special for us! Her energy matched our excitement and was so prepared with fun poses and prompts to capture every aspect of our engagement. She sent us sneak peeks and the full gallery so quickly, too! These are photos that we will cherish forever!

marah's testimonials

victoria m.

Marah is AMAZING- I literally cannot say it enough. She brings such good energy to the shoot & captures absolutely everything you could have thought of plus some more! Literally one of the cutest, sweetest humans with such an amazing talent. She provides next day sneak peaks which will leave you wanting to do another shoot ASAP! I’m looking forward to working with her again in the future, 10/10 recommend. Thank you again Marah, you’re the bomb!

julie z.

Marah is fantastic! She really has such a gift for capturing the very best of you. I hired her to take my (now fiancé, at the time) boyfriend and my pictures for our second year anniversary as a surprise to him. From the very first sneak peak we were FLOORED and so in love with her work; even more so when we got our full gallery. We have had the photos she took hanging in our house for almost a year now and as two people who don’t like having their pictures taken, we never get tired of looking at her work. They are are truly so wonderful!

victoria M.

Marah is AMAZING- I literally cannot say it enough. She brings such good energy to the shoot & captures absolutely everything you could have thought of plus some more! Literally one of the cutest, sweetest humans with such an amazing talent. She provides next day sneak peaks which will leave you wanting to do another shoot ASAP! I’m looking forward to working with her again in the future, 10/10 recommend. Thank you again Marah, you’re the bomb!

hailey s.

Marah is the best! She is so fun to work with and makes you feel comfortable while getting your picture taken. You can tell that she is really passionate about what she does and puts her all into her work!

makenna & dylan

jillian & brennan

mandi & ron

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