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• Elizabeth F. Sent on 09/26/2023
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  Incredible connection/comfort, incredible photos

  From our first conversation, I felt incredibly comfortable with Melissa and trusted her totally with our engagement and wedding photos. She is so kind and responsive, and generous with her time and guidance. I appreciated her availability throughout the planning process and my husband and I really felt like we got to be friends with her as a result. For engagement photos, she gave great direction so that we got the photos we were looking for while also somehow looking natural and candid. For the wedding, she captured everything we were hoping for and understood my vision even when I couldn't quite articulate it. The party photos are especially fun and special, and there are so many little moments she captured that I didn't even realize were happening. My wedding photos are just incredibly special and I truly cannot thank Melissa enough for being a part of our day and ensuring I'll remember it beautifully forever.

  From our first conversation, I felt incredibly comfortable with Melissa and trusted her totally with our engagement and wedding photos. She is so kind and responsive, and generous with her time and guidance. I appreciated her availability throughout the planning process and my husband and I really felt like we got to be friends with her as a result. For engagement photos, she gave great direction so that we got the photos we were looking for while also somehow looking natural and candid. For the wedding, she captured everything we were hoping for and understood my vision even when I couldn't quite articulate it. The party photos are especially fun and special, and there are so many little moments she captured that I didn't even realize were happening. My wedding photos are just incredibly special and I truly cannot thank Melissa enough for being a part of our day and ensuring I'll remember it beautifully forever.

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• Vix Sent on 11/29/2022
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  The Most Phenomenal Photographer Ever!!

  Lissa Ryan was such an INTEGRAL part of our wedding day! We loved getting to work with her in bringing our dreams to life. She is truly our favorite vendor of this process and day, seriously. From the bottom of our hearts, we really appreciate her help in creating such unforgettable moments that will last a lifetime for us - by capturing everything down to the small details that we might've forgotten on our busy day. From our first look of Lissa's work as we were searching for photographers last year, we knew that her work stood out the most to us. From our first call together, we knew immediately that she was the one to be our photographer (she has such a genuine down-to-earth personality!) :') Lissa is truly a joy to work with in leading up to the wedding AND on the wedding day. Her smile and positive energy is contagious and so comfortable - it's just what us brides need on our big day (especially with all of the nerves.) Not to mention Lissa's patience and kindness is impeccable - we know it is very hard to navigate between our huge families and she was so very accommodating and sweet (for example, she allowed us to re-take photos when some families were missing from the reception tables!)
  
  We also wanted to give a HUGE shout out to her assistant Julia. She has captured so many behind the scenes and has truly gone ABOVE and BEYOND. My family honestly thought that Julia (her assistant) was the wedding planner because of the way she knew what she was doing and was so very helpful - for example, she helped all of the guys put on the boutonniere, assisted with holding purses/jackets, and much more. I cannot even count how many compliments from family and friends I have heard about Lissa and Julia. They are both such an AMAZING team and we are SUPER lucky Lissa and Julia as our wedding photographers!
  
  Everyone (especially my husband and I) cannot stop flipping through these photos - all of the details, the joy/cheerfulness/laughter, and SO much more! We love Lissa and Julia so much! ❤

  Lissa Ryan was such an INTEGRAL part of our wedding day! We loved getting to work with her in bringing our dreams to life. She is truly our favorite vendor of this process and day, seriously. From the bottom of our hearts, we really appreciate her help in creating such unforgettable moments that will last a lifetime for us - by capturing everything down to the small details that we might've forgotten on our busy day. From our first look of Lissa's work as we were searching for photographers last year, we knew that her work stood out the most to us. From our first call together, we knew immediately that she was the one to be our photographer (she has such a genuine down-to-earth personality!) :') Lissa is truly a joy to work with in leading up to the wedding AND on the wedding day. Her smile and positive energy is contagious and so comfortable - it's just what us brides need on our big day (especially with all of the nerves.) Not to mention Lissa's patience and kindness is impeccable - we know it is very hard to navigate between our huge families and she was so very accommodating and sweet (for example, she allowed us to re-take photos when some families were missing from the reception tables!)
  
  We also wanted to give a HUGE shout out to her assistant Julia. She has captured so many behind the scenes and has truly gone ABOVE and BEYOND. My family honestly thought that Julia (her assistant) was the wedding planner because of the way she knew what she was doing and was so very helpful - for example, she helped all of the guys put on the boutonniere, assisted with holding purses/jackets, and much more. I cannot even count how many compliments from family and friends I have heard about Lissa and Julia. They are both such an AMAZING team and we are SUPER lucky Lissa and Julia as our wedding photographers!
  
  Everyone (especially my husband and I) cannot stop flipping through these photos - all of the details, the joy/cheerfulness/laughter, and SO much more! We love Lissa and Julia so much! ❤
• Mattie W. Sent on 02/05/2023
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  The absolute best!

  Working with Melissa as our photographer was truly a highlight of our wedding day! She made us both so comfortable and put everyone, including families, completely at ease throughout the whole day. And, she was totally patient with our rambunctious young golden retriever at our wedding and our engagement shoot! Our photographs are beautiful, luminous, natural, and timeless -- exactly what we hoped for. Melissa is the best!

  Working with Melissa as our photographer was truly a highlight of our wedding day! She made us both so comfortable and put everyone, including families, completely at ease throughout the whole day. And, she was totally patient with our rambunctious young golden retriever at our wedding and our engagement shoot! Our photographs are beautiful, luminous, natural, and timeless -- exactly what we hoped for. Melissa is the best!
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• Holly C. Sent on 02/05/2023
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  So happy with Melissa & our wedding/engagement photos!

  We loved working with Melissa! We were planning our VA wedding from a distance, and Melissa made it so easy to plan our engagement photo session out in Chicago, where we live. She tracked the weather and the light in our two engagement session locations that we'd picked, and even did a reconnaissance trip out to our locations the day before to investigate what exact angles and spots would be ideal for our engagement photos. She is so personable, cheerful, and fun to work with, and is an expert at suggesting poses/actions resulting in engagement photos that felt natural and not forced.
  
  For our wedding, she worked with us to build our shot list of photos, and really helped wrangle all family members and make sure we got all of the shots on our list - even some that were more difficult, and involved a little bit of traffic direction on a busy street! We'll treasure the beautiful photographs from our wedding for the rest of our lives. The photographs are such a lovely mix of portraiture, candid moments, and fine art styling that we loved. Her online portal and system of purchasing framed prints and albums is also fantastic.
  
  We couldn't recommend Melissa more highly! We worked with her at the Red Fox Inn and Tavern in Middleburg, VA, and alongside Kelley Cannon Events - both of which we also recommend wholeheartedly. Thank you so much, Melissa!

  We loved working with Melissa! We were planning our VA wedding from a distance, and Melissa made it so easy to plan our engagement photo session out in Chicago, where we live. She tracked the weather and the light in our two engagement session locations that we'd picked, and even did a reconnaissance trip out to our locations the day before to investigate what exact angles and spots would be ideal for our engagement photos. She is so personable, cheerful, and fun to work with, and is an expert at suggesting poses/actions resulting in engagement photos that felt natural and not forced.
  
  For our wedding, she worked with us to build our shot list of photos, and really helped wrangle all family members and make sure we got all of the shots on our list - even some that were more difficult, and involved a little bit of traffic direction on a busy street! We'll treasure the beautiful photographs from our wedding for the rest of our lives. The photographs are such a lovely mix of portraiture, candid moments, and fine art styling that we loved. Her online portal and system of purchasing framed prints and albums is also fantastic.
  
  We couldn't recommend Melissa more highly! We worked with her at the Red Fox Inn and Tavern in Middleburg, VA, and alongside Kelley Cannon Events - both of which we also recommend wholeheartedly. Thank you so much, Melissa!
• Pru A. Sent on 07/26/2021
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  Literally the best

  If you want your wedding to be amazing, essentially they only thing you need to do is hire Lissa. We had vendors fall through, lost our ceremony site at one point and everything that could have gone wrong in planning pretty much did. Through all of this Lissa was calm and ready with a seemingly never ending list of wonderful recommendations of who else to speak with! Her photography was nothing short of amazing, our family and friends loved the photos and she made sure to capture all the special moments that were important to us during the day. She was also really quick with a few edited shots for a social preview while we waited for the full images

  If you want your wedding to be amazing, essentially they only thing you need to do is hire Lissa. We had vendors fall through, lost our ceremony site at one point and everything that could have gone wrong in planning pretty much did. Through all of this Lissa was calm and ready with a seemingly never ending list of wonderful recommendations of who else to speak with! Her photography was nothing short of amazing, our family and friends loved the photos and she made sure to capture all the special moments that were important to us during the day. She was also really quick with a few edited shots for a social preview while we waited for the full images
• Nicholas G. Sent on 10/25/2020
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  Beyond incredible!!

  I would hire Melissa 10x over. She is incredible! Beyond professional, nice, and shows an genuine passion for her work.

  I would hire Melissa 10x over. She is incredible! Beyond professional, nice, and shows an genuine passion for her work.
• Moj Sent on 09/21/2020
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  Amazing photos amazing person. Recommend 100%

  Lissa, thank you so much for being so wonderful. Firstly I love love my photos and that never happens. Also I appreciate you staying longer and chasing the last bit of sunlight for photos because we were running late. Thank you for yelling “hertzel” to make us laugh and for chasing the neighbors dog away while taking photos. You are amazing ❤️🙏🏻

  Lissa, thank you so much for being so wonderful. Firstly I love love my photos and that never happens. Also I appreciate you staying longer and chasing the last bit of sunlight for photos because we were running late. Thank you for yelling “hertzel” to make us laugh and for chasing the neighbors dog away while taking photos. You are amazing ❤️🙏🏻
• Cathy S. Sent on 05/09/2020
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  Amazing Photographer!!

  Melissa left a secure and successful legal career to extend the same meticulous attention to detail in pursuing her passion in photography. That passion shows in every click of her camera. She captured the love and beautiful trappings at our daughter Sara and Ryan’s Georgetown wedding at Dumbarton House in the Fall of 2018. Every angle, every smile and every reflection were beautifully captured and preserved forever electronically and in a beautifully compiled wedding album. It was difficult to narrow down the hundreds of masterpieces presented, all taken from quiet corners without any obtrusiveness, or even knowing she was in the room. Melissa’s photography from Sara and Ryan’s wedding was included in Washingtonian Magazine’s Sumer 2019 wedding issue as one of the featured weddings of the year. A few years before, Melissa also took lovely photos of our family at Great Falls Park in Virginia, expertly capturing each member of our family (including the dogs). On each occasion it was such a pleasure to work with Melissa who is so bright, friendly, and cooperative in using her skill to give each client exactly what they seek. Lawyers rarely capture such magic and leave their client’s so satisfied and grateful. Melissa could not be more highly recommended. In our opinion she is the best photographer in town.

  Melissa left a secure and successful legal career to extend the same meticulous attention to detail in pursuing her passion in photography. That passion shows in every click of her camera. She captured the love and beautiful trappings at our daughter Sara and Ryan’s Georgetown wedding at Dumbarton House in the Fall of 2018. Every angle, every smile and every reflection were beautifully captured and preserved forever electronically and in a beautifully compiled wedding album. It was difficult to narrow down the hundreds of masterpieces presented, all taken from quiet corners without any obtrusiveness, or even knowing she was in the room. Melissa’s photography from Sara and Ryan’s wedding was included in Washingtonian Magazine’s Sumer 2019 wedding issue as one of the featured weddings of the year. A few years before, Melissa also took lovely photos of our family at Great Falls Park in Virginia, expertly capturing each member of our family (including the dogs). On each occasion it was such a pleasure to work with Melissa who is so bright, friendly, and cooperative in using her skill to give each client exactly what they seek. Lawyers rarely capture such magic and leave their client’s so satisfied and grateful. Melissa could not be more highly recommended. In our opinion she is the best photographer in town.
• Melanie S. Sent on 01/23/2022
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  Working with Lissa and her team was great!

  We had a great experience working with Lissa and her team. She was enthusiastic, positive and made the whole experience fun. The photos came out really beautiful and she did an amazing job capturing the day. The little details throughout the process made a huge difference.

  We had a great experience working with Lissa and her team. She was enthusiastic, positive and made the whole experience fun. The photos came out really beautiful and she did an amazing job capturing the day. The little details throughout the process made a huge difference.
• Ellen G. Sent on 11/16/2021
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  Perfection

  Melissa was the perfect choice for my daughter’s wedding. Postponed for a year and a half, Melissa was able to follow us as we kept changing the date. She went to NYC for the engagement photo shoot, where my daughter and husband live. Day of wedding, she was calm and so professional. Second photographer. Bonus…sneak peek photos the next day. Highly recommend. Great value. Great photographer.

  Melissa was the perfect choice for my daughter’s wedding. Postponed for a year and a half, Melissa was able to follow us as we kept changing the date. She went to NYC for the engagement photo shoot, where my daughter and husband live. Day of wedding, she was calm and so professional. Second photographer. Bonus…sneak peek photos the next day. Highly recommend. Great value. Great photographer.
• Meryl D. Sent on 11/12/2021
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  Loved our experience!

  Amazing service and stunning photographs! Was a pleasure to work with and made our photography experience (even during the pandemic) enjoyable.

  Amazing service and stunning photographs! Was a pleasure to work with and made our photography experience (even during the pandemic) enjoyable.
• Zack H. Sent on 06/24/2020
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  The perfect wedding photographer

  We were nervous to hire a photographer, as we both hate posing for photos. We hired Melissa on the strength of her online reviews, and figured we would just grin and bear it. It turns out, we picked the perfect wedding photographer. We told Melissa how we felt about posing, and she immediately put us to ease. Her professional yet cheerful demeanor and immediately apparent hyper competence relaxed us and actually made the process fun and rewarding.
  
  And, importantly, the pictures Melissa took were beautiful.
  She implemented our requests perfectly, and we (and our families) are so happy with the end result. We would recommend Melissa to anyone looking for an excellent wedding photographer.

  We were nervous to hire a photographer, as we both hate posing for photos. We hired Melissa on the strength of her online reviews, and figured we would just grin and bear it. It turns out, we picked the perfect wedding photographer. We told Melissa how we felt about posing, and she immediately put us to ease. Her professional yet cheerful demeanor and immediately apparent hyper competence relaxed us and actually made the process fun and rewarding.
  
  And, importantly, the pictures Melissa took were beautiful.
  She implemented our requests perfectly, and we (and our families) are so happy with the end result. We would recommend Melissa to anyone looking for an excellent wedding photographer.
• Sarah S. Sent on 05/05/2020
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  Absolutely Awesome

  I cannot express how highly I recommend Melissa. She is worth every penny. From the moment we spoke with her, we felt completely at ease. She is extremely knowledgeable, personable, and engaged. We used her for an engagement session in April 2019 and our wedding in November 2019.
  
  On the wedding day, she takes controls of all the photography details without being overbearing. The guests loved that she was so up beat whilst still being commanding of the situation. She works closely with you beforehand to make sure she captures everyone and everything important to you. No detailed goes unseen. We had a big wedding so she provided a second photographer. The two worked seamlessly together and the quality was sustained throughout all photographs.
  
  Her photography style captures the intense emotion of the day. These are the kind of pictures that last a lifetime and more. I am so pleased with the quality of the photographs.
  
  I will gladly recommend her to any family or friend. I have a friend who has already booked her for his wedding.
  
  Contact her! You will not be disappointed.

  I cannot express how highly I recommend Melissa. She is worth every penny. From the moment we spoke with her, we felt completely at ease. She is extremely knowledgeable, personable, and engaged. We used her for an engagement session in April 2019 and our wedding in November 2019.
  
  On the wedding day, she takes controls of all the photography details without being overbearing. The guests loved that she was so up beat whilst still being commanding of the situation. She works closely with you beforehand to make sure she captures everyone and everything important to you. No detailed goes unseen. We had a big wedding so she provided a second photographer. The two worked seamlessly together and the quality was sustained throughout all photographs.
  
  Her photography style captures the intense emotion of the day. These are the kind of pictures that last a lifetime and more. I am so pleased with the quality of the photographs.
  
  I will gladly recommend her to any family or friend. I have a friend who has already booked her for his wedding.
  
  Contact her! You will not be disappointed.
• Daniel C. Sent on 02/11/2021
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  An Eye for Joy

  Melissa's reputation was so sterling that we flew her across the country to photograph our wedding. This seemed, at first, like an extravagance, but after meeting with her several times, we were convinced that we could economize on other parts of the day in order to make sure that our memories were preserved perfectly. And they were. Within three hours of landing in California, Melissa had scouted locations, met with a local second photographer in her network, and sent us a timeline that accounted for both sunlight and logistical access to family and friends. Our greatest fear--that our joyful, diverse, drag queen-officiated wedding would be photographed with the hackneyed style of a wedding catalog--evaporated from the moment Melissa stepped onto the scene. She is diligent, but unobtrusive, allowing her to be seemingly everywhere at once, capturing moments we didn't realize had happened until we saw them in print. And Melissa has an eye for joy that has paid for itself in spades. Reliving the countless, tiny moments of joy from our wedding day, as seen through her lens, has offered a reprieve from a grim 2020. Hiring Lissa Ryan Photography is one of the best decisions we made.

  Melissa's reputation was so sterling that we flew her across the country to photograph our wedding. This seemed, at first, like an extravagance, but after meeting with her several times, we were convinced that we could economize on other parts of the day in order to make sure that our memories were preserved perfectly. And they were. Within three hours of landing in California, Melissa had scouted locations, met with a local second photographer in her network, and sent us a timeline that accounted for both sunlight and logistical access to family and friends. Our greatest fear--that our joyful, diverse, drag queen-officiated wedding would be photographed with the hackneyed style of a wedding catalog--evaporated from the moment Melissa stepped onto the scene. She is diligent, but unobtrusive, allowing her to be seemingly everywhere at once, capturing moments we didn't realize had happened until we saw them in print. And Melissa has an eye for joy that has paid for itself in spades. Reliving the countless, tiny moments of joy from our wedding day, as seen through her lens, has offered a reprieve from a grim 2020. Hiring Lissa Ryan Photography is one of the best decisions we made.
• Lauren M. Sent on 05/04/2020
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  Excellent experience despite a super hot wedding day

  Melissa did an amazing job with our photos and it was even more impressive given then our wedding day was partially outside in 100+ degree heat. We look cool and relaxed and it’s all because of her professionalism and talent. Highly recommend!

  Melissa did an amazing job with our photos and it was even more impressive given then our wedding day was partially outside in 100+ degree heat. We look cool and relaxed and it’s all because of her professionalism and talent. Highly recommend!

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• Eileen Sent on 07/22/2019
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  Thanks for everything!

  Melissa did such an amazing job with our engagement and wedding pictures, I’m not even sure where to begin with this review! She was always extremely responsive to my emails and sent great suggestions with ideas for getting everyone together for formal portraits. She helped us feel so comfortable in front of the camera and captured beautiful moments that my husband, family, and I will cherish forever. We were so relaxed and had a blast during all of the time we worked with her.
  
  She always has goes above and beyond to make sure that everyone feels good about the day and gets all of the photos that they wanted. She captured so many special moments of us with our friends and family that we’re eagerly waiting to print and frame. Melissa and Julia (our second shooter) were extremely flexible with the schedule for the day which put everyone at ease. We decided to add in table shots at our reception with guests a few days before the wedding? No problem! Melissa and Julia were up for anything that we wanted to capture. If the sneak peek pictures we’ve seen so far are any indication of what’s coming in our wedding gallery, we are in for such a treat! Thank you so so much for being a part of our special day and capturing it all!

  Melissa did such an amazing job with our engagement and wedding pictures, I’m not even sure where to begin with this review! She was always extremely responsive to my emails and sent great suggestions with ideas for getting everyone together for formal portraits. She helped us feel so comfortable in front of the camera and captured beautiful moments that my husband, family, and I will cherish forever. We were so relaxed and had a blast during all of the time we worked with her.
  
  She always has goes above and beyond to make sure that everyone feels good about the day and gets all of the photos that they wanted. She captured so many special moments of us with our friends and family that we’re eagerly waiting to print and frame. Melissa and Julia (our second shooter) were extremely flexible with the schedule for the day which put everyone at ease. We decided to add in table shots at our reception with guests a few days before the wedding? No problem! Melissa and Julia were up for anything that we wanted to capture. If the sneak peek pictures we’ve seen so far are any indication of what’s coming in our wedding gallery, we are in for such a treat! Thank you so so much for being a part of our special day and capturing it all!
• Sarah S. Sent on 08/01/2019
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  Melissa is the best!

  I truly loved working with Melissa. She was extremely professional, responsive, and had a great positive and light attitude. We loved having her around on our big day and she allowed us to focus on enjoying the day vs. worrying or thinking about photos.

  I truly loved working with Melissa. She was extremely professional, responsive, and had a great positive and light attitude. We loved having her around on our big day and she allowed us to focus on enjoying the day vs. worrying or thinking about photos.
• Lauren Sent on 06/09/2019
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  Melissa was an excellent photographer

  We really enjoyed working with Melissa and Lissa Ryan Photography. During our initial consultation, she seemed very knowledgeable and approachable, and we pretty much immediately felt comfortable with her.
  
  We took our engagement photos at a park that required permitting, which Melissa took care of. She had some great ideas for the engagement photos, and braved the summer heat to get some fabulous shots.
  
  We were also very satisfied with the photos that Melissa and her assistant took during our wedding. They were beautiful, very high quality, and made good use of lighting and architecture in and around the hotel we were married out. One thing that really stood out was the fact that during the ceremony and reception, we didn't notice the photographers at all--they moved seamlessly through the crowd, and captured some wonderful shots in the process. We are very happy that we chose Lissa Ryan Photography.

  We really enjoyed working with Melissa and Lissa Ryan Photography. During our initial consultation, she seemed very knowledgeable and approachable, and we pretty much immediately felt comfortable with her.
  
  We took our engagement photos at a park that required permitting, which Melissa took care of. She had some great ideas for the engagement photos, and braved the summer heat to get some fabulous shots.
  
  We were also very satisfied with the photos that Melissa and her assistant took during our wedding. They were beautiful, very high quality, and made good use of lighting and architecture in and around the hotel we were married out. One thing that really stood out was the fact that during the ceremony and reception, we didn't notice the photographers at all--they moved seamlessly through the crowd, and captured some wonderful shots in the process. We are very happy that we chose Lissa Ryan Photography.
• Kelly Sent on 05/24/2019
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  Melissa is amazing and made our day so special!

  Melissa was absolutely amazing not only on our wedding day, but in the months leading up and during our engagement session. She made us feel so comfortable throughout the entire process and on our big day. She is warm, kind and flexible, and was a welcome friendly face during an otherwise super busy, a bit chaotic and certainly "out of body" day! She was patient with my many questions leading up and also flexible to the everchanging weather predictions and scheduling changes as well. Tricky family dynamics? Melissa took it all in stride. To top it off, our wedding pictures are stunning. We have SO many favorites and she did an amazing job with capturing each moment - we've relived our special day many times through her talents. Thank you, Melissa!!

  Melissa was absolutely amazing not only on our wedding day, but in the months leading up and during our engagement session. She made us feel so comfortable throughout the entire process and on our big day. She is warm, kind and flexible, and was a welcome friendly face during an otherwise super busy, a bit chaotic and certainly "out of body" day! She was patient with my many questions leading up and also flexible to the everchanging weather predictions and scheduling changes as well. Tricky family dynamics? Melissa took it all in stride. To top it off, our wedding pictures are stunning. We have SO many favorites and she did an amazing job with capturing each moment - we've relived our special day many times through her talents. Thank you, Melissa!!
• Patricia Sent on 10/21/2018
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  Fantastic!

  Probably the best decision made during our daughter's wedding planning process was to hire Lissa Ryan Photography. Melissa and her team are extremely talented photographers, and really captured the beauty of the day with a perfect combination of posed and candid photographs. They were a pleasure to work with...professional, creative, helpful, kind, and fun! I would highly recommend Lissa Ryan Photography.

  Probably the best decision made during our daughter's wedding planning process was to hire Lissa Ryan Photography. Melissa and her team are extremely talented photographers, and really captured the beauty of the day with a perfect combination of posed and candid photographs. They were a pleasure to work with...professional, creative, helpful, kind, and fun! I would highly recommend Lissa Ryan Photography.
• Amy Sent on 09/20/2018
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  Lissa and her team are just fantastic!! She’s sweet and best of all shes a fantastic photographer. I’m so happy how everything turned out! I’m husband and I are not one to be he center of attention and she made things easy for us. Thank you Lissa and team :)

  Lissa and her team are just fantastic!! She’s sweet and best of all shes a fantastic photographer. I’m so happy how everything turned out! I’m husband and I are not one to be he center of attention and she made things easy for us. Thank you Lissa and team :)
• Jacqueline Sent on 12/23/2014
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  I had the pleasure to work with Lissa Ryan Photography for a styled wedding photo shoot in Annapolis, MD in collaboration with Pop the Cork Designs. Lissa was incredibly professional and captivated all who were involved with her graceful execution of the designer's vision and direction. In addition, Lissa made me feel at ease throughout the entire shoot and was incredibly easy to work with. I recommend Lissa Ryan Photography to any client interested in working with a knowledgeable and talented digital/film photographer.

  I had the pleasure to work with Lissa Ryan Photography for a styled wedding photo shoot in Annapolis, MD in collaboration with Pop the Cork Designs. Lissa was incredibly professional and captivated all who were involved with her graceful execution of the designer's vision and direction. In addition, Lissa made me feel at ease throughout the entire shoot and was incredibly easy to work with. I recommend Lissa Ryan Photography to any client interested in working with a knowledgeable and talented digital/film photographer.
• Katelyn Sent on 06/22/2018
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  Lissa Ryan was recommended to us by our wedding planner and as soon as we met Melissa, we knew we wanted to have her photograph our wedding day. She is down to earth, knowledgeable, and made us feel so comfortable- not to mention, incredibly talented. Our engagement photographs were amazing- she was extremely accommodating and we are still getting compliments on our photos and now on our wedding photos. Our photographer was the one thing we were really particular about because they are such a big part of your day and Melissa exceeded our expectations. Highly recommend!

  Lissa Ryan was recommended to us by our wedding planner and as soon as we met Melissa, we knew we wanted to have her photograph our wedding day. She is down to earth, knowledgeable, and made us feel so comfortable- not to mention, incredibly talented. Our engagement photographs were amazing- she was extremely accommodating and we are still getting compliments on our photos and now on our wedding photos. Our photographer was the one thing we were really particular about because they are such a big part of your day and Melissa exceeded our expectations. Highly recommend!
• Jacquelyn M. Sent on 02/02/2021
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  She captured exactly what we were hoping for!!

  Lissa was phenomenal from start to finish. We were referred by our planner and we couldn’t be happier with the outcome. Our engagement photos got us even more excited to work with her in our wedding day. We had a specific look and feeling we wanted from the photos to remember our day. The details were importance to us as well as candid photos of us and our guests enjoying the night that didn’t look forced. Everything was perfect and we couldn’t be happier with our wedding album. We ordered tons of prints and the pricing there was great too. Cannot say enough good things and highly recommend working with Lissa. She listens to your needs without much opinion other than her experience to maximize what you are looking for. She showed up early to make sure everything was organized and tested. She wasn’t disruptive to our celebration and she got through the standard wedding family photos quickly to allow us to really focus on enjoying our day together. Five star experience!!!

  Lissa was phenomenal from start to finish. We were referred by our planner and we couldn’t be happier with the outcome. Our engagement photos got us even more excited to work with her in our wedding day. We had a specific look and feeling we wanted from the photos to remember our day. The details were importance to us as well as candid photos of us and our guests enjoying the night that didn’t look forced. Everything was perfect and we couldn’t be happier with our wedding album. We ordered tons of prints and the pricing there was great too. Cannot say enough good things and highly recommend working with Lissa. She listens to your needs without much opinion other than her experience to maximize what you are looking for. She showed up early to make sure everything was organized and tested. She wasn’t disruptive to our celebration and she got through the standard wedding family photos quickly to allow us to really focus on enjoying our day together. Five star experience!!!
• Eileen Sent on 07/20/2018
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  Melissa is an absolutely amazing photographer who does photos in both color and greyscale. Her photos have an amazing quality that bring back all the great feelings and smiles of the wedding day!!

  Melissa is an absolutely amazing photographer who does photos in both color and greyscale. Her photos have an amazing quality that bring back all the great feelings and smiles of the wedding day!!

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