Photography is an art of celebrating life around us as it is. We constantly use images to relive days + moments, and share those memories with our favorite people throughout our lifetime. They are timestamps into our lives + stories, filled with raw emotion + soul-filling joy. My favorite things to capture are those small, intimate, "in-between" moments between you and your people- ones that provoke gratitude + joy of your story + what has brought you to this place and time.
to come
decades
of your life for
continued joy + celebration
photos that provoke
I'm Maddie, the face behind the camera! I'm a wife, mom, full-time wedding + lifestyle photographer, and former pediatric nurse! I truly love celebrating. People, life events (your wedding day!!!), friendship, pups, and simple day to day joys like a sunny walk or a good latte with a friend. I approach photography with gratitude in mind. I want you to be able to look at your images and experience a soul-filling joy & thankfulness for this precious life and all that comes with it. There is so much good to celebrate, & photography is my favorite way of doing just that.
hey, hi, hello!!! I'm Maddie.
celebrating life through artistic imagery
madilyn rusin photo, est 2021
WEDDING & LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHER BASED IN DAYTON, OHIO
NATALIE + MATT
She is such a bubbly, creative, & wonderful woman to work with. It was so fun getting to know her during our engagement session, & the pictures were lovely & given to us quickly. On wedding day, she not only took STUNNING photos, but she also brought the best, celebratory energy to our day! I received many compliments from family/ friends/ guests on what a joy Maddie was as she bounced around taking photos. She made a timeline for our day that was easy to share with our venue coordinator & DJ, which really made our wedding day run smoothly and without stress. Now the photos themselves... they were dreamy, timeless, and full of life from our day. Maddie gave us an incredible amount of photos that were perfectly, not-too-heavily, edited. I seriously cannot stop looking at our photos. I love them and will cherish forever the memories that she beautifully captured for us!"
Madilyn truly made our wedding photography dreams come true...
MACKENZIE + AJ
From the very beginning, Madilyn's communication style was punctual, caring, and flexible. She went above and beyond to make sure our wedding day was exactly how we envisioned it. Madilyn worked closely with us to gather our timeline, photo shot list, and more, ensuring everything ran smoothly. On the day of, she was a true joy to be around - kind, with a smile on her face the whole time. Madilyn's work is highly valuable, as she has a keen eye for detail and captured the beauty and emotion of our special day flawlessly. We continue to use Madilyn for our Christmas card photos and other special occasions because we love her so much! We cannot recommend Madilyn enough."
Madilyn was an absolute dream to work with for our wedding...
SOPHIE + STEPHEN
From the moment we met over Skype, to our engagement and then wedding photos we loved every minute of working with her! Every small moment was sweet and captured perfectly and we are so happy to have such beautiful photos to look at each and every day!"
Maddie is an absolute joy to work with...
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KIND WORDS
what past clients are saying
Getting photos taken is no small thing. My hope is for you to feel free to be raw, to be genuine & to truly let go & HAVE FUN. This should be a date-night or family-fun night type of feeling! Lots of the couples I've served have said their engagement session felt like one of their favorite dates-- that is my hope for you, too. I'm stoked to walk with you through this process & make sure you guys feel known, celebrated and photographed in a way that makes you love each other all the more.
Experience
YOUR
IMAGES AS A MEANS TO TELL YOUR STORY
Photos give us opportunities to vividly recollect stories. I love the way they stir up emotion + nostalgia, bring back memories and give us another view into our life's experiences. I see photographing you and your relationship as an honor + a joy. I want to truly learn about your story, the things you guys enjoy doing together, how you met, all the things that make your life together so sweet.. All these things help me photograph you guys authentically, so that when you look through your photos in 20 years, you see yourselves as you truly were in this season of life.
My photography style comes from my heart of celebrating your life as it is. Your images will be true to life, full of amplified natural tones that allow you to relive these days as they were and how you remember them to be. My goal is for these to feel and look like you, so that you can use these to nostalgically and authentically tell your stories for all of your days.
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR STORY!
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I absolutely love photographing families and milestones in your lives. Whether that is just yearly family photos, a new baby (or fur-baby!!), or a graduating senior, I love documenting these seasons of your life. I hold mini sessions 2 times a year, and book 1 hour sessions throughout the rest of the year. Once you inquire, we can chat through your hopes for the session and set a date!
FAMILIES, MATERNITY + SENIORS
My two most common wedding packages include an engagement session! If your package does not include a session, you can still add that on, too. These sessions are my favorite. I will send you an engagement questionnaire to get to know you two more + learn more about your vision. I'll send over an engagement session guide to help you think through your vision + we will plan it together! Engagement sessions are 1-1.5 hours long, include two outfits, and up to two locations within a 15 minute drive of each other!
ENGAGEMENTS
Your wedding experience should feel like a celebration through and through. This engagement season is SO special + I want to make it feel that way through your experience here. I totally understand how overwhelming the wedding planning process can be, and I will walk with you through this season to help in any way I can. I take on a select number of weddings a year to ensure I can be present with each couple, get to know your story, + show up on your wedding day to celebrate you as a new friend + your #1 hype woman.
WEDDINGS + ELOPEMENTS
Have a brand or a small business you need updated photos for?! I'd love to work with you on this. We can chat through your company's needs and create a package that best suits you. We can work yearly together, biannually, quarterly, or just a one-time shoot. Go ahead and inquire, and we will hop on a call to talk through more details!
BRANDS
LINDSAY + CALEB
"She captured moments I don't have the words for and when I look through my wedding gallery, I feel all the emotions I felt that day."
TORI + JOE
Choosing Madilyn Rusin Photography was the absolute best decision that we made for our wedding! Maddie is incredible at what she does and makes you feel so comfortable and at ease! Her focus on natural light and capturing joy is what drew my husband and I to her photography.
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OHIO + YOUR DESTINATION
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