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Mel Colvin Photography is a wedding photography company based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Mel capture's those natural moments of pure joy and provide newlyweds with memories that will last a lifetime.

Experience
Mel Colvin is a photographer and graphic designer who graduated from Rhode Island College with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art with a double concentration in both Photography & Graphic Design. She also received a certificate in Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design and has been photographing weddings since 2008. Her photography style is honest, genuine moments of pure happiness!

Services Offered
Mel Colvin loves getting to know her clients, and she prides herself on developing relationships with the couple so that she can capture their personalities perfectly! Mel Colvin Photography provides these services:

  • 100 fully edited images per hour
  • Online gallery
  • Downloadable high-res images
  • Full rights to print and reproduce
  • Custom made book
  • Prints and enlargements
  • USB drive
  • Photography assistant
  • Available for travel
  • Engagement sessions
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day

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

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Digital Files
Prints

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Natural
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

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

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Prints

Reviews of Mel Colvin Photography

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Melissa Sent on 12/03/2025
5 out of 5 rating

October Wedding

We used Mel Colvin Photography for our October wedding. Mel did our engagement photos as well. The photos she took were amazing! Mel was flexible, fun and fabulous! 10 out of 10 we would recommend Mel for your photography needs. We plan to book her next year for my son’s senior photos too.
Jessica
Jessica Sent on 11/24/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Nothing Short of Amazing

Mel was recommended to us by a friend and we are so glad that we chose her! For two people who would rather be behind the camera rather than in front of it, she made us feel so comfortable. She was adaptable to any photos we wanted and even offered to drive further than usual just to accommodate us with our engagement photo location! Her expertise is evident when you look through her catalogue! Response times are quick and even turn around times on the photos exceeded our expectations! We are SO thankful we found her and plan to use her for our photo adventures in the future!
Erin
Erin Sent on 11/27/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent Job

My husband and I got married 10/22/22 down by the water in Bristol. Mel was our choice for both our engagement shoot and our wedding and I am so happy with her work. We love her style and her ability to capture true emotion on both our faces and those of our guests. We signed up for a package with an engagement shoot and a 2nd shooter for 8 hours. Her and her 2nd shooter took many candid photos of guests and after the fact my family spoke highly of how they had never known she was there taking photos and of her professionalism. I recommend Mel to anybody getting married or doing a regular photoshoot. She was even able to crack a smile on my stoic husband :) Just ordered some prints and can't wait for them to come in.
Tina
Tina Sent on 06/28/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing!!!!

If you are looking for the BEST photographer there is- look no further because MEL COLVIN IS IT!!!! My husband and I got married May 2022 and Mel captured our day better than I could have ever imagined. She is the most kind, talented, thoughtful, organized person I have ever met. She made sure she did everything in her power to make sure we felt comfortable and our day was as stress free as possible. We put together a timeline and list of photos we absolutely wanted, to ensure we captured everything and nothing was forgotten or missed on the day of in the middle of everything going on. Her work and editing? ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. I’ve gotten so many compliments on our photos. I could go on for hours raving about Mel!!!! She is just the absolute best in the industry!
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Allyson Sent on 12/21/2021
5 out of 5 rating

You MUST hire Mel!

My husband and I got married in Oct 2021 and Mel was the absolute perfect choice for our wedding day. From our first phone consultation, to planning a month or so out, to the actual day she was professional, organized, and a ton of fun to work with. My favorite thing about Mel was her goal was to keep the day as stress free as possible. She did this by helping put together a timeline for the day, as well as a list of all the photos my husband and I wanted taken. When it came to photos she was able to call in the correct groups and got it done in no time. We recently got our photos back and they are perfect! Everything is exactly what I had hoped for and more. Her editing enhanced the colors of the photos and everyone looks amazing. I would highly recommend hiring Mel for your wedding as she was so much fun to work with!
Michelle
Michelle Sent on 11/08/2021
5 out of 5 rating

5 Stars does Mel no justice. She is beyond measure!

Mel was my wedding photographer through three cancelled covid dates. We finally were married on September 25th. The customer service with Mel is rivaled by her amazing photographic eye. My biggest problem now is that I want to have prints of ALL of my photos - ALL of them. She has made it virtually impossible to narrow down! From getting ready to end these photos are pure MAGIC! I have to say I am very hard to please with my photos, I am critical of myself and just a tough critic on poses etc. If she can MORE than please me CONSISTENLY from Engagement Portraits to Family Portraits to Wedding photos - trust me she is unmatched!
Her spirit is who you want around you always never mind the day of and that to me is just as important as the prints. She was not just my photographer she was part of my day and really our story. You can't put a price or give a number of stars for that.. that, is priceless. She is, simply put, THE BEST.
Caroline
Caroline Sent on 08/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing photos, amazing experience

My husband and I heard about Mel through many different friends and family members who highly recommended her. After looking at photos both on her Instagram and on her website, we knew right away we had to book her for our own wedding. She is, hands down, one of the best decisions we made while planning our wedding. Mel was super responsive, flexible, friendly and incredibly easy and fun to work with. My husband and I will cherish our photos forever. We cannot recommend Mel enough for your big day!
Kayla
Kayla Sent on 07/21/2021
5 out of 5 rating

AMAZING!! The best wedding photographer we could have asked for.

Mel and her assistant were absolutely amazing and our pictures from the wedding were absolutely beautiful and captured so many moments that we will cherish forever. We laughed, and we cried just looking at the pictures bringing back so many special moments and seeing so much emotion And LOVE in every picture. A picture is worth a thousand words is so true, and Mel just nailed it!!! I can't say enough, but trust me she is the best you will not regret booking her for any of your needs.
Victoria
Victoria Sent on 07/09/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing photographer❤️

My husband and I got married in May 2021 and could not have asked for anyone better to have captured our special day! We were working with Mel before COVID and even with all the stress of changing our wedding date 3 times AND changing our venue she made the process so smooth. On top of that she was EXTREMELY responsive, answering calls, texts and emails. On the day of the wedding she was amazing as well as her assistant! They totally made the process go by efficiently and we didn’t miss a shot. Even with some bumps in the road on the big day Mel and her team kept their cool which in turn gave us peace of mind. The gallery we received was absolutely EXTRAORDINARY - we cannot thank you enough Mel for putting our lifetime of memories into physical pictures! Much love - The Lydon’s❤️
Destinee
Destinee Sent on 01/03/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely amazing

Mel was an absolute PLEASURE to work with for my wedding this past November. Her business came highly recommended from a work colleague who had also used her wedding photography services and I am so so glad that were able to book with her. Mel is incredible easy to work with. She has great presence, is very fun and easy going and extremely professional. I've followed her instagram page and her facebook photography page and I love how she interacts with her clients and posts updates on her beautiful work.
When we had to change up our whole wedding due to Covid, Mel was very responsive and again so easy to work with. She made the entire process of switching venues effortless. You will absolutely not regret having Mel or her team with you on your special day or any day. Also, shoutout to Mel's assistant who was also a pleasure to work with. She was very friendly and easy going and the two together made for a great pair.
Beyond Mel being a great person and someone you would be happy to have with you on your special day, she takes AMAZING photos. I was in love with our engagement photos so I knew our wedding photos would also be great, but I was in shock. They were so so beautiful!!! She knows exactly how to capture the light, make poses seem natural and effortless and find the perfect backdrops. I mean the photos were absolutely stunning, I don't have words for how great they turned out!! Im in love. I have already recommended her services to my close friends and will definitely plan on using her in the future for any family or maternity portraits and shoots without any hesitation. Please head to her page to review her gorgeous work and book a meeting to meet this lovely star in person, you won't regret it. 10/10 !!!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

2 Endorsements
Swankrain Studios Swankrain Studios Wedding Videographers

I had the privilege of working with Mel and her team on a wedding. She is without a doubt an awesome photographer. Her personality is awesome and she makes her clients and other vendors she works with feel great. I would work with her any time. Just to give you an example of how cool she is. I was doing an aerial of the property and I unexpectedly photo boomed on of her photos with my drone. Some would have been annoyed at this. She took it all in stride and even the couple liked the photo bomb. Again, she is an awesome photographer and the definition of a professional. Hope to see her on another wedding soon.

JF3 Productions JF3 Productions Wedding Videographers

We worked with Mel in late October of 2015 and our experience could not have been more enjoyable! Mel and her second shooter were so incredibly easy to work with and very respectful of myself, my second shooter, and our drone operator the entire day! With 4 people working to get their shots you would think things might get hectic, but not one of us had a single complaint about each other the whole day. They let us get in to get our shots as we did to them and never rushed us. I cannot say enough good things about Mel and her level of professionalism and her excitingly fun passion and love for photography. It definitely shows in her work! We are excited to be working with Mel again in July of 2016 and we hope that we get to work together more in the future! Please put her at the top of your list if you are looking for anything photography wise because you will not be disappointed!

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