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You are about to embark on a journey and I want your photos to represent you. As a couple. On the happiest day of your lives.

I promise to capture your wedding as it happens. I will take photos at your request. I will hold your bouquet. I will fix your hair. I will tell you where to stand. Or I will do none of these things. I am there for YOU.

Your wedding is the time for me to creatively capture your day as it unfolds. I will start when you want me to start and end when you want me to end. I will lie on the ground, stand on a chair, or hide behind a bush to get the perfect shot.

I try my best to stay out of the way. I do not want to be seen as a distraction and one of the best compliments I can receive is that someone barely even noticed me at the wedding. I try to be stealthy.

I love developing relationships with the bride and groom. I want your personalities to shine through the photos. I want someone to look at your pictures and say "That looks just like so and so...".

If I had to brand my style of photography, I would say it is a creative mix of photojournalism and contemporary photography. Or...

contempojournalism.

I love interesting angles and locations. I do what I like to call "minimal posing". I will scout out a location, put you in it and let you go. I tell my couples to be relaxed and do what comes naturally to them. Kiss, hug, snuggle, laugh or talk.

Show me who you are.






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Reviews of Melissa Pauquette Photography

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User2320981 Sent on 09/11/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Melissa does amazing work. I loved the pictures she took for me and couldn't have asked for a better experience.
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Lauren Sent on 08/27/2013
5 out of 5 rating
Melissa was awesome! Beyond being super easy to work with, she just blend in with the crowd and was flexible to our agenda. The pictures are amazing and we HIGHLY recommend her!!!
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Erin Sent on 05/20/2013
5 out of 5 rating
I used Melissa for my engagement photos and she was fabulous! She is very creative and is extremely talented.

Melissa not only provides you with a wonderful service through the entire process and especially the day of your wedding, but the photos you have are priceless.

She is extremely affordable! Melissa will always be my go to photography from now on!!!!

I highly recommend using her for ANY PHOTOGRAPHY!!!

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Wes Sent on 11/16/2012
5 out of 5 rating
As a groom, the idea of the engagement photo process was a bit uncomfortable, thankfully we had Melissa as our photographer and she was so unarming, it was a very comfortable and enjoyable experience to say the least. She caught every key moment at our wedding and everyone was very happy with the results. In addition, my mother-in-law is a professional photographer and was extremely satisfied. If you're looking for a photographer, choose Melissa!
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Ashlie Sent on 03/22/2012
5 out of 5 rating
Melissa was absolutely wonderful and fantastic. There cannot be enough great things to say about her. She was very responsive to all our questions and took beautiful engagement and wedding photos. Melissa captured all of the pictures that we wanted as well as other special moments that we weren't aware of. Would highly recommend and will be using her for all our future photography needs :-)
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Lori Sent on 12/07/2011
5 out of 5 rating
I really enjoyed working with Melissa for our wedding photos. Melissa does an amazing job capturing all of those special moments. And 99% of the time I didn't even see her! All of my photos came out beautiful.
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Katherine Sent on 12/07/2011
5 out of 5 rating
This was truly a wonderful experience! Melissa (and Brad) were fantastic on every level. Everyone loves our photos, and our guests raved about the photobooth. We had so much fun at our event, and thankfully Melissa was able to capture that. Would recommend to anyone.
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Donna Sent on 05/14/2011
5 out of 5 rating
I had a wonderful experience in working with Melissa! She is very intuitive in capturing the "moment". She is non obtrusive in her photography so much so that you don't realize she is snapping pictures. She captures the very essence of emotion as it is happening. I highly recommend her for all your photography needs.
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Sara Sent on 02/16/2011
5 out of 5 rating
Melissa is wonderful! We came away with great pictures and received them very quickly following the wedding day. She was great at blending into the background and I feel like I never knew she was actually taking pictures of us. Definitely not an in your face photographer. She just let things happen naturally and was there to catch it all!
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Laura Sent on 01/13/2011
5 out of 5 rating
Melissa photographed our wedding at Franklin Park- which is beautiful, but after the sun goes down it is VERY dark in the Palm House. Melissa did not let that stop her, our pictures turned out great! We even had a nephew running around with the camera on a blackberry who probably ruined at least a few of Melissa's shots, but she stayed cool and worked around his trouble causing self. I highly recommend her to everyone.
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Melissa Pauquette Photography frequently asked questions

Melissa Pauquette Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Photojournalism
Melissa Pauquette Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • High-Res Images
Melissa Pauquette Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Digital Files
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Proofs
  • Thank You Cards
Melissa Pauquette Photography is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.

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