Behind the name

Rooted in meaning. Made with heart.


I’m Maddie, and Willow Layne is my love letter to love itself.

The name holds deep meaning. Layne is my middle name, a family name passed down with love. And Willow comes from the trees that stood outside every home I’ve ever lived in. Their branches moved with me through every season of life, always swaying, always present. They remind me of safety. Growth. Home.

That’s the feeling I bring into every wedding film: something honest, gentle, and full of heart. These moments deserve more than just documentation.They deserve to be felt, again and again.




About Maddie

just a gal trying to find
extraordinary in the ordinary

How cool is it that a stranger on the internet wants to read more about who I am! I have put writing this section off because it’s so hard for me to put into a couple paragraphs who I am as a human. I think my friends would describe me as witty, adventurous, and nostalgic. Heavy on nostalgic because I have kept every note someone has written me and keep all my paper trinkets in old cigar boxes. 

A day well lived to me is defined by laughing with those I love, reading a chapter or two of a good book and making sure I spend time outside. I think it’s important to take life seriously, since we only got one shot at it, but not too seriously where we can’t make good humor in the mundane or hard moments. 

My brain is currently fixated on travelers notebooks, junk journaling kits at antique stores, the Red Rising book series, and learning how to make a pot roast. 


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