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About

Natalie Michelle Photography is a wedding photography company based in Bethesda, Maryland. Owner Natalie has been photographing special moments since 2009. Her style is a blend of photojournalism and fine-art photography. Natalie loves light and color, and her work has a bright, airy quality to it that makes every photo she takes seem vibrant and cheerful. Natalie feels honored to be invited to tell your story. She wants you to have a collection of beautiful images that you will treasure for many years to come.

Services Offered

Natalie Michelle Photography is available for engagements, weddings, and portrait sessions in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area. Natalie offers a range of wedding packages, designed to suit a variety of needs and budgets. Package features and options include an engagement session, up to eight hours of event coverage, a second photographer, and a beautiful, professionally designed leather-bound wedding album. Natalie also loves to help plan where she can too, to ensure you get the most out of your day!

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Toning
Albums
Digital Files
Negatives
Prints

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

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

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
Photojournalism
Traditional

What photography services do you offer?

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

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Matted Prints
Prints
Proofs
Save the Date
Thank You Cards

Reviews of Natalie Michelle Photography

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A & Sent on 05/07/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Photographer of our dreams!

Simply the best! The attention to detail, and artistic ability was phenomenal! My wife and I discovered Natalie and had to have her as a photographer! She captured our wonderful moments together better than we could’ve ever imagined! Absolute joy to work with and felt like family! We highly recommend her services for any photography needs, you won’t regret as it was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding! ❤️ A&M
Thuythanh
Thuythanh Sent on 11/18/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Just a wonderful experience

Where do we even start to describe our experience with Natalie as our wedding photographer? She was professional, easy to work with, and so good at making the process feel natural and not awkward. We are so in love with the photos she took! Would highly recommend!
Danielle
Danielle Sent on 10/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Natalie was Fantastic!

The pictures came out wonderfully and Natalie was so great to work with before, during, and after our wedding. She captured all the important moments as well as the little moments that made the day so special. I am so happy that we hired Natalie and would highly recommend her to anyone!
Carole
Carole Sent on 09/27/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommended photographer

We are so thankful we hired Natalie to photograph our wedding and I can't recommend her enough. She was ready and willing to do any shots we wanted and she was always so responsive and helpful. She went above and beyond and our guests loved her! great at photographing children as well. Cannot wait to see our album!
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Ruby Sent on 09/26/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Natalie captured the beauty of four generations!

We had an amazing experience with Natalie at our recent family reunion. She was so easy to work with and above all, she was incredibly patient. It’s not easy to capture four generations!!! Family members were extremely impressed with her photography. We will cherish her workmanship for a lifetime.
Marina
Marina Sent on 02/03/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Friendly, flexible, and responsive

Having planned the wedding during covid, there was nothing more important than having a good quality photographer who was also flexible. Natalie took the time to talk to me before the wedding to really understand what we wanted in terms of photos. She was very professional and timely in responding- I don’t think I went more than 2 hours without hearing back from her. Her work is great and she has been patiently waiting for use to pick the photos to do our wedding album. One thing I personally forgot to do is ask for a second photographer— which I realized was an option after the fact — still didn’t affect the quality of work. The day of the wedding, you could barely notice she was there- she blended in and took a ton of beautiful pictures both posed and candid.

Would highly recommend her.
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Lindsay Sent on 11/16/2020
5 out of 5 rating

10/10 Loved working with her

We loved having Natalie photograph our wedding and share our special day :)
She was a blast to work with and the photos turned out really amazing. 10/10 would recommend
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Theresa Sent on 10/30/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Natalie was a joy to work. We got some really great photos. You should hire her.

TLDR: When you are a former wedding photographer getting married, it is really hard to step out from behind the camera and relinquish control of the creative process to someone else. Natalie was a joy to work. We got some really great photos. You should hire her.

We had a 10.10.2020 "covid wedding" at home with our 8 immediate family members and our cat. Natalie was very careful with CDC protocols (mask, social distance.)

I asked to meet with Natalie a week before our wedding and she put me at ease. She was very pleasant to work with on the day of our wedding also. At our initial meeting I shared with her some of my previous wedding work (I kept copies of some of my favorite client books) and we had a very good conversation about our individual "eye" for pictures and I pointed out my favorite all time wedding photo. She has a good memory, because she pretty much nailed it, getting a very close replica of it. Good job and thank you.

Natalie went above and beyond on our wedding day. Our ceremony location was the front porch and she had to get up on ladders to capture some of the shots. She also helped my mother in law style our wedding cupcakes for photos because I was stuck upstairs nursing our baby (yes... the bride was breastfeeding!!!) As a new mom with a very young infant I knew our wedding day would involve breaks to feed our baby girl. I was particularly glad that Natalie is also a mom, so I didn't feel pressured to hurry up and it was certainly better in my mind knowing I was working with a photographer who is also a mom herself and understands!

Another important point,. I am an almost 45 year old bride (who just had a baby!) and my husband is 51, so we are NOT models ...(but I think we still cleaned up pretty good!). Natalie did a very good job at finding good angles to photograph us, wrinkles, crows feet and all. She also did a nice job of gently making my middle 40's look pretty good without being super obvious with photoshop. I definitely appreciate that. I have never enjoyed being photographed and am actually very camera shy and she managed to get good pictures of me.

My mom, an avowed photophobe who won't even use FaceTime because she hates seeing herself in pictures, said she was also at ease with Natalie and we got some terrific pictures of her that I will cherish always. It means a lot to me in particular because my mom is not in great health and I will have these nice pictures of her to look at and to show our daughter in some later time when she is no longer with us.

Natalie was also very good with my husband's older two kids and got GREAT photos of them which usually never happens. And our cat liked her too. She got some really nice pictures of our Siamese 'dogcat' - he didn't run from her, so that also says something.

Thanks Natalie for helping us capture our wedding day, Covid and all


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Cathy Sent on 10/30/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Natalie was so wonderful to work with and we loved the photos she captured on my daughters wedding day

Beautiful photos!
We were so pleased to work with Natalie, she was very professional and easy to work with. She captured the wedding day and we will cherish these photo for years to come.
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User1941475 Sent on 12/13/2016
5 out of 5 rating
Natalie is amazing we will use her for every opportunity or occasion.
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner

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Natalie Michelle Photography frequently asked questions

Natalie Michelle Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Toning
  • Albums
  • Digital Files
  • Negatives
  • Prints
Natalie Michelle Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
Natalie Michelle Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
  • Traditional
Natalie Michelle Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Boudoir Shoot
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Natalie Michelle Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Proofs
  • Save the Date
  • Thank You Cards
Natalie Michelle 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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