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There is no way to capture the absolute joy it was to have Melissa capture our wedding. Her love of her art form is evident in everything she does. From the moment she reaches out to you until you receive your final album, her excitement, professionalism, and experience shine through. Melissa is our photographer for life!
Emma + Adam
Melissa was so awesome for both our engagement and wedding pictures!!! We couldn’t have asked for anything better!! Melissa is warm, engaging, unbelievable at ensuring we were relaxed and comfortable. She, at every twist and turn while planning our wedding, brought the level of calm we do desperately craved. Wedding planning is so very stressful!! We are very grateful for Melissa and our wedding, who we thought was just perfect, captured our special day so wonderfully. We look at our pictures often and reminisce about the day we became husband and wife.
Rebecca + Aaron
Melissa Cook and her team were absolutely amazing to have capture my wife's, and I special day. From the quality of the shots, all the way to the friendliness and understanding from Melissa and her team made the day for my wife and I that much easier. I cannot thank Melissa enough for her professionalism, her efficiency, and her joyful personality!
Madeleine + Tristian
Melissa is an absolutely fantastic wedding photographer! We really can’t emphasize enough how amazing working with her has been. She was incredibly professional and extremely responsive, meeting with us multiple times over the course of about a year to go over our vision for the wedding, working with us through engagement shoots, working around our schedule, etc. And the photos she took were absolutely incredible - we both went over the entire album multiple times, and couldn’t believe how many amazing shots we had to choose from. Both of us were floored at Melissa’s ability to capture very special moments during the ceremony and reception without being obtrusive about it - we had multiple guests mention they didn’t even notice the photos being taken, and some of those pictures ended up being the best of the night!
Melissa’s photos were natural and elegant, and she was such a kind and easygoing person that it made it a real pleasure to work with her. This was one of the best investments we made in our vendors; couldn’t recommend her enough!
Samantha + Greg
Melissa was amazing at our wedding! She was so flexible and willing to stand in the rain to get the most beautiful photos of us. We loved working with her- she was so kind but also so efficient which was definitely needed for our large group. We would recommend her for any event you need!
Melissa was the lead shooter for our wedding and absolutely the best decision we made! We wanted a talented photographer, but we discovered that Melissa is so much more than that. She thoughtfully went above and beyond her contracted duties every time we interacted with her. The wedding was a few months ago, and I’ve tried unsuccessfully multiple times to adequately review Melissa without writing a novel. So if you don’t have time to read through the details below, then just book her now before some other lucky bride gets her first!
A few specific details: We were a bit nervous for our engagement shoot at the National Gallery of Art. Sometimes our smiles can look stiff and forced, especially during a long photo shoot, but not with Melissa. She suggested many different poses and kept things moving quickly. We appreciated how she accepted our suggestions/ideas, but had hundreds of ideas of her own, taking into account our personalities. She has a gift for quickly getting to know her clients and making them feel comfortable. At the end, the groom commented, “That wasn’t bad at all!”, which is pretty much the highest praise you could get from him regarding a photo shoot. The pictures were phenomenal! They were moody, romantic and classy, and somehow Melissa found the perfect shots that made it look like we had rented the whole museum to ourselves. We expected quality work from her as we’d spent many weeks looking for the right photographer, but we were blown away by how quickly she got to editing our photos! By that evening, she’d already gotten 10-15 pictures back to us! This was such a gift to us. Our engagement shoot was less than 48 hours before the wedding, and as we neared the wedding hour, the weather forecast called for solid, heavy rain. We went to bed that night knowing that if the weather didn’t cooperate on our wedding day, we were completely satisfied with just the handful we’d already seen. This provided the peace of mind we desperately needed! Melissa continued to edit and send us photos throughout the next day. Every picture she added to the online album became our new favorite. We never dreamed that we’d get so many pictures that we truly loved.
Wedding day: First, we appreciated how respectful Melissa was regarding our religious wedding ceremony. We appreciated that she researched our ceremony and communicated with us our expectations regarding the ceremony. And then she was willing to be flexible with timing, trying to maximize the dry parts of the day. In the end, it poured the entire day. Despite the cold rain, Melissa came early, trying to find the best spots to position us for photos, given the rain. And then she stood outside in the freezing rain, risking her cameras, efficiently directing us so we could get out of the rain as quickly as possible. We left the wedding ceremony and drove directly to the wedding dinner and somehow during the time that we spent driving, she managed to get small prints made of the wedding photos to alleviate our fears that the rain had ruined the photos! We couldn’t believe how thoughtful she was. The photos she got at the LDS temple were breathtaking, just like the art gallery photos! Melissa did such a great job capturing the contrast between the rainy, gray skies and the joyful love between bride and groom. Melissa showed up to the wedding dinner with printed and framed photos of the art gallery pictures to add to our sign-in table! Those consistent little touches really set Melissa apart from the rest!
And then, Melissa managed to photograph the wedding dinner in a plain church gym and make it look magical and intimate. She is more than just a talented photographer – she’ll help with timing/scheduling so that you can get the most from your photography investment, and her thoughtfulness and talent really helped to put us at ease on this crazy day. We will be forever grateful to Melissa and will absolutely use her in the future!
Jayde + Nolan
Jayde + Nolan
We were beyond lucky to have Melissa as our wedding photographer. From day one to wedding day she was present and excited for us. She has a talent and passion for this industry. We are grateful we chose her to capture such precious moments of our lives that we will cherish for years to come.
Grace + Philip
Melissa did a fabulous job during the time I was planning for my wedding and during the day of. She was responsive, flexible and open to everything we needed. With the multiple moving parts of the day, she and her assistant worked perfectly with our day of coordinator and they kept the schedule on track. I have general anxiety about everything and keeping the day on track was really important to me. Everything went off without a hitch. The photos turned out wonderfully and we will look back on that day with so many great memories that she managed to capture forever.
Emily + Brett
Planning a wedding, even a small one, is really difficult. We had no idea what to expect on that day for anything, let alone making sure that we got pictures we would be proud and happy to look at afterward. Luckily, we had Melissa as our photographer. She made everything so easy and fun. She kept us on schedule without being demanding and had so many great ideas for pictures. When we got the full photo set (very shortly after the wedding - she works fast!) there were so many surprising shots that were a joy to look at. She captured moment after moment and always seemed to be right where she needed to be to ensure the best angle or pose. We love our photos and will be framing many of them. While we will always remember feelings of happiness and love on the day of our wedding, her photos will help us remember so many individual moments that might otherwise be lost to time. We appreciate her so much!
Shelly + Channing
Melissa was wonderful!! My husband and I had a very small wedding and we reached out to Melissa to take pictures of our special day. Melissa answered my emails in a very timely manner and was very personable! On the day of our wedding she arrived on time and was very knowledgeable-you can tell she is passionate about photography! I would highly recommend Melissa to anyone who is looking for a professional photographer. I know we will be asking for her again in the future!
Eleanor + Billy
