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Always in Focus Photography is a wedding photography company located in Rotterdam, New York that works throughout the state. Head photographer and owner Melanie captures traditional images that will turn into lasting memories for you throughout your marriage. Melanie is passionate about being an affordable and budget-friendly service.

Services Offered


Before the wedding, Melanie provides couples with a questionnaire so that she can be clear on the kind of images you love. She works mainly in a traditional style, but also loves producing photos that show the personalities of their couples. Always in Focus Photography is happy to travel to multiple locations, and second shooters and additional hours are available as well. Melanie can provide an engagement shoot prior to your big day. Once your wedding is fully captured, Always in Focus Photography will provide a few sample shots the next day for you to enjoy. The full album will be delivered on a USB flash drive and online within a week. Prints and albums available to purchase.

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Digital Files

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Natural
Traditional

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Prints

Reviews of Always in Focus Photography

Johanna
Johanna Sent on 04/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing pictures

Melanie was amazing to work with!! She took out engagement and wedding photos! Her attention to detail was amazing. She was able to capture so many amazing moments. We also received the photos back quickly!
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Courtney Sent on 09/17/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing experience

Melanie was absolutely amazing to work with as our wedding photographer. Her prices are very reasonable and our photos came out perfect! She took photos of myself and my bridesmaids getting ready, as well as photos of the groomsmen getting ready at a different location all before getting to the actual venue to take photos of the wedding. She has an incredible talent for always being right there to capture the perfect shot without ever being intrusive, you literally forget she's even there. The best part was how quick we had our photos. Getting ready photos were actually on display at our wedding (which guests loved) and we had preview photos within 24 hours, and our whole wedding album in 5 days. I cannot recommend Always in Focus Photography enough!
Stephanie
Stephanie Sent on 06/06/2022
5 out of 5 rating

So easy to work with! Love our pictures!!

We cannot say enough gray things about Melanie!! She was absolutely wonderful to work with. So helpful and so nice! Always answered my questions very quickly. She stayed out of the way but still managed to get some amazing shots! We did both our engagement photos and wedding photos with her and both times we got a preview of the pictures that night / next day! We got all 1300 of our wedding photos back in 5 days! We highly recommend Melanie!
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Amanda Sent on 02/03/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn’t have been any better

The smartest thing I ever did was hire Always In Focus Photography. Melanie was very nice, professional, reasonable, and accommodating. Picking a wedding photographer is hard when there’s so many choices. Melanie offers very reasonable pricing and honestly I don’t think anyone could’ve done a better job (even if I was paying thousands of dollars more). We booked Melanie for 8 hours and it was great. Our engagement photos were included and came out beautiful. The day of the wedding Melanie showed up on time (even though we just had a snowstorm). You never would have known Melanie was even there taking pictures. She was not disruptive to our night at all and got a ton of great shots- both posed and candid shots. My guests all loved that she brought out the tv screen and had a slideshow of some of the pictures already! When the night was over it took about 4 days to get ALL of our pictures (over 900 total)! Melanie was very fast and everything came out great!! We highly recommend booking her for your wedding and if you go elsewhere and/ or spend more on a photographer you’re missing out!
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Grace Sent on 11/18/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Great Experience with Melanie

We hired Melanie for our original wedding in October 2020 and when we postponed she was very responsive and was willing to change dates to 2021. We talked to her a few times since we lived in a different state, but she knew exactly what we were looking for. She was on time, very focused and spent a lot of time with me and my bridal party. We were so happy to have her around. She took so many pictures of our special day and was so quick to send them to us so we could share with our friends and family. We had such an amazing day and she helped bring the memories back to us so we could live in the moment! Thank you Melanie!
Kristen
Kristen Sent on 10/31/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent experience

The review title says it all. Melanie took amazing pictures and had a preview for us less than 24 hours after the wedding ended. She was extremely professional, organized, and responsive throughout the entire process. The photos were beautiful. We wanted mostly candids, and she really came through. Non-invasive but present. 10/10 experience.
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Ann M. Sent on 10/14/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Highly Recommend!

Melanie was our photographer for our 9/25/21 wedding. She absolutely nailed it! We LOVE our pictures, and I was floored by how beautifully she captured our wedding. She took pictures of every one and everything!
It was awesome to feel like we didn't miss out on a single detail. Her turn-around time was insanely fast too, we had our entire album available via online link within 5 days!!! Wow!!! She also sent us the first 100 or so pictures the very next day so we could enjoy them immediately (and while we were still riding the wave of happiness and joy!) Highly, highly recommend!
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Eddie Sent on 09/24/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Very pleased with her work, extremely professional and was on point with her work. Price was very good and within market range. Kudos to her.

We will definitely recommend her and use her again if needed. She was very thorough with her work, delivery time from when work was performed is impressive.
Nicole
Nicole Sent on 08/20/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Photographer!

Melanie was fabulous! She handled the chaos of my Covid wedding very professionally. She captured informal moments that I will cherish forever. Although she photographed EVERYTHING, I hardly noticed her throughout the ceremony and reception. The turn around time for pictures was under a week. I would highly recommend!
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Sarah Sent on 02/25/2020
5 out of 5 rating

AMAZING! Would reccomend to anyone!

Melanie was fantastic!!!! She was very prepared and was right on time. She was the best wedding photographer I have every experienced. She was great at hiding in the background but captured everything and the pictures are amazing! 10 out of 10 she was very friendly and knew what she was doing. She took charge with my HUGE family and picture time went smoothly and we were able to enjoy our cocktail hour! Also, we were married at Longfellows, which is very dark, all the pictures had great lighting! So very please with our experience!
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner

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Always in Focus Photography frequently asked questions

Always in Focus Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Digital Files
Always in Focus Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Digital Files
Always in Focus Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Natural
  • Traditional
Always in Focus Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Always in Focus Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Prints
Always in Focus Photography is recommended by 93% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.7 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 4.7 in average response time, 4.7 in flexibility, 4.7 in professionalism, 4.7 in value and 4.6 in quality of service.
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