I have been a wedding photographer since college (about 20 years ago!) and have worked for some amazing high-end photographers in Cleveland and Chicago. When it came to my own wedding photography for my second wedding this past July, I was incredibly picky - not just with the photo style, but also I know how important it is that our personalities aligned, and I wanted someone who was very organized and had some fun ideas!
My best friend (who is also a pro photographer) found Mel online and we were both so excited, it was worth all the months of research and comparing and contrasting.
Our engagement session was so much fun - her personality was perfect and the style of the images was exactly what we wanted (fun, carefree but professional and flattering angles and poses).
After receiving the images back I wrote Mel and said, "We are so excited and the more and more we look at the engagement pictures (I just made the signature album) I am so happy that you are our wedding photographer. It's nice to not have to worry about the vendors you trust and know!"
Mel was very organized and detail oriented with the wedding schedule and meetings ahead of time. The day of the wedding she kept everything going right on time in a very stress-free way. Mel and Lexi were an incredible team - their personalities were so fun, but they were also very professional.
After receiving the wedding images back I wrote Mel and said,
"These are gorgeous! Thank you so much, you and Lexi were amazing, the perfect team! From start to finish you made sure everything was on time and flawless, I appreciate that so much. You captured so many beautiful moments, thank you so much! The images were complete magic!! Exactly what I wanted!!"
The images were edited beautifully, the poses were flattering, and they really showed our fun personalities of us, family, and friends! read more