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Blue Note Weddings

4.9 (49 reviews)
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Audrey R.

I got married three months and I'm still looking at my pictures Melissa took almost on a daily basis I don't even know where to begin on this review. Melissa knew exactly what she was doing and delivered such stunning pictures. There is not one picture that my husband and I don't like! Aside from her pro photography skills she is so sweet she even drove us to city hall to shoot some more pictures in her car. I can honestly say that the best part of our special day was our photoshoot that Melissa made so special. If I could get married every year I would just to have another fab photoshoot with gorgeous pictures! Now that I found a photographer whose style I love, I plan to use her for future events and special occasions

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K C.

We had a great experience with family photos taken by Melisa in San Francisco. She managed to get our toddler looking adorable despite him being very active. We are very pleased with the results and plan to book future sessions with them.

Kenny D.

Melisa and Laif are the absolute best. They're extremely talented, very flexible and easy going, and wonderfully friendly. Beyond what we expected! This was more than a "transaction" - they brought genuine joy and excitement to our special day. We feel like we made two new friends. More things we loved about Melisa and Laif: - They were very methodical in getting us the best shots - They sacrificed their seating so our families could be comfortable (we were on a boat) - Donated 2x the number of hours than contracted - Exceptionally patient - Melisa did my wife's hair perfectly (for the nice windblown shots) Highly recommended!!

Ally D.

Melisa and Laif are the best Wedding photo/video team ever! My husband and I selected Melisa and Laif to capture our Redwoods wedding in September. Both of them are creative, kind, and fun to work with. Our requirements for the photos and video were to capture a fantasy/ natural feeling and both nailed it! Both are well versed on the tricks to make you look your best and feel natural. Melisa and Laif visited our ceremony site and reception multiple times prior to the event to get a feel for the location. Beyond their extensive prep they have the ability to find great spur of the moment ideas for photos. They convinced us to take photos in a creek that came out as magic! Melisa is an expert photographer, which is immediately apparent in her ability to select and edit photos with quick turnaround time. Her time management skills were on point all day. I am amazed how many photos she took despite our wedding party being 30-45 min behind. Laif knows how to elevate video with the right shots, speed, and music. Viewing our video is like watching a movie trailer. The drone footage is quite impressive. You won't find a videographer like him anywhere else. I cannot recommend them enough for capturing your beloved memories!

Alyssa L.

Melisa, Laif, and their team are wonderful to work with! We hired them back in 2020 before the pandemic started, and had to postpone several times. But with each postponement, I knew I wanted to keep Blue Note in our vendor team! They are true artists, so kind and lovely to work with, and extremely responsive. When our wedding day finally arrived in June of 2022, they did an outstanding job. They were quick and efficient and it made the whole day feel calm and fun, rather than chaotic. Melisa has an amazing eye and gave us great direction when we were taking portraits. I can't wait to work with Melisa again for Christmas Card shots, you name it! The album she put together for us is outstanding and something we'll treasure for the rest of our lives. I can't say enough good things about Blue Note. If you're looking for a photography team, do not hesitate, just hire Blue Note and you won't regret it!

Sheila B.

Melisa and Laif truly went above and beyond to make our wedding day spectacular (8/24/2019)! Melisa captured every moment with her extraordinary photography skills and Laif created the most perfect video of our special day. We had our ceremony at the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden (Redwood Grove) and our reception at the Fairmont Hotel in Berkeley, California. Melisa and Laif made sure to capture all the "stunning" shots by having us travel the world of the Botanical Gardens and included incredible photos of the glorious Redwood grove. We then headed to the Fairmont where we posed with family and had some fun shots taken of the Rolls Royce before going to the reception. Even during the reception, Melisa and Laif grabbed us so we can include some golden hour shots in front of the hotel (mind you they were both there when we were getting ready at the hotel that morning!) We greatly appreciate the videos sent by Laif of all the speeches and have replayed them several times all ready. Additionally, Melisa came back the following day to continue taking outstanding shots of our Persian ceremony! Melisa and Laif make an excellent team! We are extremely happy our wedding planner (Mandy Scott) recommended them and hope you'd consider them too! Thanks again to you both! You are exceptionally talented and fun/easy to work with- we will be reaching out soon for more occasions to come!

Tim H.

My fiance and I hired Melisa and Laif to shoot our engagement photos in San Francisco and we're completely blown away! First off they are super friendly and professional; they accommodated our date request WAY in advance and made it easy to meet them on location. They were extremely helpful making sure we got the shots we wanted and even came up with good off-the-cuff ideas. Melisa is extremely creative and shared ideas for shots before we met up. She also made it super easy to get the photos with and easy download link. These guys have the eye and attention to detail that you're looking for to make your special day exactly what it should be. We will also be using them for our wedding next year!

Blue Note Weddings was amazing to work with and took this breathtaking photo after our May ceremony inside San Francisco City Hall.
Phuong N.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Melisa and Laif. They are very professional, accommodating, organized and did a beautiful job on photography for our SF City Hall wedding and our dinner reception. As an icing on top of the cake, they had our photos ready to review in a week! Melisa also did my hair and make-up as well and I couldn't be more pleased!

Absolutely amazing!!! I cannot say enough good things about . A review of how amazing and talented she is requires a bit of background so bear with me: My now husband and I got engaged during the pandemic when there was still a lot of uncertainty so we delayed planning our wedding. We eventually decided to elope. We reached out to Melisa and from the jump, I knew that we just had to work with her. She was professional, responsive and eager to work with us. She listened to our ideas, gave us her input, and even recommended other vendors (and this was all just within our first phone call). As our wedding day approached, Melisa remained available and responsive, answering all of my emails and questions on a timely basis. Then, less than two weeks before our planned wedding day, our indoor ceremony was no longer a possibility. We immediately reached out to Melisa and she immediately helped us think of a plan B and even helped us with planning it. Plan B required moving around the time of our ceremony and Melisa was incredibly accommodating and flexible with us. So now on to the wedding day. My husband and I spent basically all day with Melisa as we drove us around San Francisco to get all of the shots we had envisioned. She was incredibly fun, down to earth, and high energy. She made us feel comfortable and natural while taking photos. On top of all of that, Melisa is incredibly talented. I would have given her a five-star review just based on our in-person experience alone. But when I saw our previews (which by the way she sent just a few hours after shooting) and then our pictures, I was stunned!!!! I could not believe that photos of my husband and I just being ourselves could look so amazing. She has an incredibly artistic eye. We are absolutely obsessed with Melisa's work and with her, period. I would highly recommend hiring her to photograph your wedding, elopement, engagement, anything and everything. She is amazing and so so so talented. I am so thankful that we were able to work with her.

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“The moment we met Melisa and Laif through Zoom we knew they were the people we wanted to cover our wedding.”

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