Melanie Ruth Photography Reviews
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Jane H. Sent on 09/04/2023Melanie is awesome!
Melanie is the best. I can't decide if I should start my review by gushing about how beautiful our photos are or if I should start it by gushing about how much we loved spending time with her during out wedding and engagement shoot.
Our photos are totally breathtaking - I knew our wedding day was beautiful but I didn't totally understand it until I saw how she captured it. I look at them and I feel like we're in a magazine spread. We're so excited to see more as she finishes them. She's also just a really cool person with a gift for making people feel comfortable!
The idea of the engagement shoot is a little intimidating (so we're supposed to like... make out in front of this person with a camera?) but she made it so relaxing and fun - all three of us were laughing the whole time and the photos came out beautifully. She and her team (including her wonderful brother Tom!) added so much to the good energy the morning of the wedding.
She even helped provide moral support when we realized our dog had chewed up my wedding shoes. Know that if you work with Melanie you are choosing not only a super talented photographer but also a person who can help maintain a fun and relaxed vibe after the bride discovers she suddenly has no shoes. (Note - nobody is mad at the dog, he is a very good boy)
She was great at corralling all the family members and wedding party - everyone was genuinely smiling and having fun even though not all family members enjoy being photographed. You'll be so lucky if you get her! -
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Kaitlin K. Sent on 09/24/2023Melanie and Tom are Angels!
Melanie and Tom are truly wonderful humans and incredible photographers. I don't even know where to begin. We are two people who consider ourselves to be quite awkward in front of cameras and Melanie and Tom made us feel so comfortable on our wedding day. They also had amazing and creative ideas about locations and the best places and lighting for getting the best photos. Melanie's photography is truly timeless artwork and thanks to her and Tom, we will cherish our wedding photos forever. Their attention to detail is impeccable, and in addition to our formal photos, they also captured an incredible number of awesome candids of us and our family and friends that made us laugh and cry going through them. We will certainly be recommending Melanie Ruth to all of our friends getting married!! -
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Caroline P. Sent on 04/12/2023Amazing Experience!
When we first started planning our January 2023 wedding, I knew that photography was one of the most important elements to me and I wanted to make sure that we chose a photographer we loved. Melanie was amazing and we are so happy we chose her to capture our day!
We reached out to Melanie at the beginning of our planning process, right after we had booked our church and reception venue. She responded to us quickly and was incredibly enthusiastic about our wedding! It was so nice to feel like she was just as excited about our day as well were.
We first met in person last April when she traveled to New York for our engagement shoot in Central Park, and she was so friendly and fun to work with. We loved our engagement photos so much and were excited to work with her on our wedding day.
Melanie scheduled a few check-ins throughout the months leading up to our wedding and helped a lot with shaping the schedule not just for photography, but for the day overall. She made some excellent suggestions, such as reaching out to our church to see if we could move our ceremony to be an hour earlier to make sure we would have enough time to complete all our portraits before sunset, since the sun sets so early in the winter.
The day of our wedding ran so smoothly. Melanie and her assistant Tom were both so fun to work with and helped everyone feel comfortable in front of the camera. They captured all the elements of our day and made to sure include all the important details we requested. We received a preview of a selection of photos the week after our wedding and they were so fun to look at while we were on our honeymoon. We then received our full gallery this week and are just blow away by how beautifully our day was captured! We will truly treasure these photos from our wedding forever and are so grateful to Melanie for preserving our day so perfectly! -
Brianne O. Sent on 04/30/2023
Incredible experience ♥️
We couldn’t have imagined our wedding being photographed by anyone other than Melanie and her brother Tommy. From the beginning, Melanie went above and beyond with her organization, communication, and desire to make sure the photo style was what we envisioned for our wedding day. Throughout engagement and wedding day photographs - Melanie made you feel at ease. There was absolutely no feeling of “camera shy” as she was cracking jokes and creating a natural comfortable environment. Melanie and Tom worked absolutely effortlessly with all of our vendors - especially our videographer whom they hadn’t previously worked with. It was clear their primary focus was to ensure our special day truly captured “us” as a couple. We were beyond blown away when we received the photos from Melanie. Words truly cannot express how she went above and beyond our wildest expectations - every special moment and detail was captured. Melanie has the biggest heart and it is so evident in her work and passion as a photographer. We love we her and could not recommend her enough!!!! Thank you, Melanie! -
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Emily S. Sent on 03/15/2023Could not be any more thankful for Melanie
Melanie and her brother Tom did the most amazing job photographing our wedding. I cannot express how wonderful Melanie was to work with from the first outreach call, to our engagement photos, to our big day, and beyond. Both my husband and I are camera shy and Melanie made us feel comfortable, confident, and the results were amazing! I cannot speak of her highly enough and recommend that you use her for photographing your special day together! -
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Emily S. Sent on 03/15/2023Could not be any more thankful for Melanie
Melanie and her brother Tom did the most amazing job photographing our wedding. I cannot express how wonderful Melanie was to work with from the first outreach call, to our engagement photos, to our big day, and beyond. Both my husband and I are camera shy and Melanie made us feel comfortable, confident, and the results were amazing! I cannot speak of her highly enough and recommend that you use her for photographing your special day together! -
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Ali P. Sent on 03/01/2024If superwoman was a photographer
Mel and Tom are the absolute BEST. She was such a boss on our wedding day - made sure all our photo needs/wants were taken care of while remaining SO cheerful, kind & professional - even in the pouring rain!!! Nothing stopped this superwoman from delivering the best wedding photos ever. She got to know us as a couple, and captured our uniqueness perfectly. One of the absolute best decisions we made was having her as our photographer. LOVE YA MEL. Her brother Tom was the ultimate hit with our groomsmen and brought the energy (& fab photos) throughout the entire night. -
Russell E. Sent on 08/05/2022
Mel is a true professional!
We can't recommend Mel highly enough. From the first time we spoke with her, she was focused on accommodating our vision (and helping us understand what it was!). At our engagement session and wedding, she went with the flow and managed to make both of us, and the rest of our guests, feel comfortable in front of the camera. She's great with family, and got every photo we asked for while allowing us to enjoy the celebration. Beyond the camera, and without exaggeration, Mel was the glue that held our wedding planning together for much of the planning phase. -
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Rebecca N. Sent on 12/30/2020Excellent elopement experience
Melanie was absolutely amazing. Besides being an excellent photographer with an eye for natural details, my partner and I found her confidence and excitement about our farm elopement idea and willingness to shoot a non-traditional wedding to be a huge relief. Having been together for 10 + years, we really didn't want to do a wedding at all but wanted the photos and memories and Melanie was able to run with that half baked vision and turn it into an amazing experience for us. We couldn't have done it without her because she thought of things we never would have thought of-- and in less than 30 days, and during a pandemic no less. I especially love that Melanie was able to capture the surrounding landscape and the general vibe of the day, weather, details in addition to the photos of us. Couldn't have asked for anything more!! -
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Nadia G. Sent on 09/06/2022
Wonderful!
Melanie was so fantastic to work with. She made us feel comfortable instantly and is a joy to work with. She made sure we had enough time for the photos we wanted by planning a timeline in advance. Her work is STUNNING. The photos turned out organic and gorgeous. My mom said it perfectly: “she captured the wedding exactly as I remember it in my mind” and seeing the photos later was like reliving the wedding. She is an artist and we feel extremely lucky that she chose to capture our day. -
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Ally M. Sent on 12/18/2022
Incredible experience
When we chose Eolia Mansion as our venue this past June, Melanie was the first vendor we booked. She has tons of experience at Eolia and it was immediately apparent from photos of prior events she had done there. She captures the beauty of the venue and the people there like no one else we viewed. Melanie went absolutely above and beyond for us, at times she seemed more like our wedding planner than a photographer. Every call leading up to the day she checked in with us about everything, and felt more like a friend we could bounce ideas off of on everything from ceremony to flow of events. On the day of the wedding she was an absolute delight from start to finish. Together with her brother they made the day as seamlessly easy for us as possible, and worked with our families effortlessly. We have received multiple compliments since from friends and family on how fantastic and organized she was. The photos from our wedding are absolutely stunning and we know we will cherish them for years to come! -
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Chelsea C. Sent on 12/30/2021
Such an artist!
Mel was the best decision we made for our wedding, hands down. From the moment we met her we knew she was the perfect fit. She traveled almost 3 hours for our engagement session so we could do it at one of our favorite places, even our dog loved her! The wedding was very behind schedule but Mel made sure we all stayed on track and still was able to capture such special moments. She made everyone feel so comfortable and was basically a part of our family at the end of the day. Mels brother Tommy, and second shooter was just as incredible and worked so hard all day long. The guys absolutely loved hanging out with him in the morning and my friends even got little mini photoshoots during cocktail hour with him. They truly make such a good team! When we got our photos back, we were so in awe of how many little moments they captured that we wouldn’t have seen otherwise. Every single part of the day was beyond perfect and we are so grateful to have these memories for the rest of our lives. -
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Laura K. Sent on 10/25/2021
Amazing Wedding Photographer!
Can't say how glad I chose Melanie to work with for my wedding! Not only was she incredibly understanding with COVID rescheduling and making sure she was able to accommodate our new date before taking new clients, she was there to ask any questions and problem solve along the way. Melanie went above and beyond by scheduling phone calls to help us talk out details and the flow of the big day including timelines and logistics. She arrived early, was extremely professional, and also so much fun to have around! Friends and family all pointed out how organized, helpful, and sweet she was. She helped everyone feel more relaxed in front of the camera and it felt like having an extra friend at the wedding there with us. We are so so happy with how all the pictures came out and excited to have these to look back on. I'm in love with the light, dreamy, and classic style of the photos, and so impressed by the extremely quick turnaround to get them back. Overall, Melanie was incredibly easy to work with. I look forward to hiring her for future events! -
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Devan Sent on 01/26/2021
12/10 amazing!
My husband and I stumbled upon Melanie Ruth Photography while searching for wedding photographers and we immediately fell in love with her work! Her editing style is light and airy and everyone in her photos seemed to genuinely be living in the moment versus posing for a picture. This was exactly the style we were looking for so we reached out.
From day 1, Melanie has been beyond helpful, thoughtful, professional and organized in her approach which was so, so appreciated. We had no idea what we were doing and she often anticipated any questions we would have. She sent out preparation packets, walked through several different timeline options and answered any and all questions or concerns.
We got engaged in 2018, thinking a 2-year engagement would be enough time to prepare for a wedding... then came along a global pandemic (joke was on us!). At this point, we have worked with her on several occasions and every time was such a delight: An engagement session, a rehearsal dinner, an intimate “Covid wedding” and next, a Summer 2021 Wedding - version 2.0.
Aside from her obvious talent, Melanie is one of the sweetest, most genuine people we have gotten to know in the industry and we are extremely excited for another year with with her! Thank you, Melanie!! -
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Rachael R. Sent on 09/01/2020
Thank you Melanie!
Like many other 2020 brides, my fiancé and I postponed our large wedding, and decided to have an intimate ceremony on our original date this year. I knew I wanted a photographer to capture this day, and I had previously seen Melanie’s work on Instagram. I loved that her photos captured the in-between moments without being overly edited; they looked like artwork to me. I thought it was the perfect style for our small ceremony and reception. I messaged her about 2 months before our date, and the first time we spoke on the phone I knew I made the right choice. Melanie is so down to earth, but at the same time you can tell she is detail oriented. She provided detailed timelines, and she even met us at our venue a week before our wedding to walk through areas of the property (And suggested I practice walking down the aisle as we weren’t doing a formal rehearsal). She offered ideas like a champagne toast immediately following the ceremony, or even a confetti toss. Looking back, I didn’t realize how exhausted and mentally drained I was from postponing our original wedding that I hadn't thought of all of these small yet meaningful details which really made a difference. My family appreciated her organizational skills, and the ques she gave us in order to feel more comfortable in front of the camera. Overall, Melanie is hard working, detail oriented, creative, artistic, and laid back. She’s the perfect compliment to a scatter brained and tired bride, and I am so happy we got to work with her. We received our gallery less than 3 weeks from our elopement (which is crazy fast) and the photos are stunning. Again, the in-between moments are so artistic, and I absolutely love the editing, the photos haven't been overly darkened or brightened, which to me makes them timeless. -
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Tiffany T. Sent on 04/04/2021Absolutely Recommend!!
After postponing our wedding a couple of times due to Covid, my fiancé and I decided to do an elopement instead. When browsing for photographers, I immediately fell in love with Melanie's soft, romantic style and command of natural lighting. Going into our initial call, I had no idea what I wanted as I was tired of being disappointed by cancelled plans! However, Melanie soon changed all that.
Melanie is thoughtful, professional, experienced, and creative. She helped me organize my scattered vision into an actual plan. Melanie recommended the perfect location for us at the city hall, where we could rent an hour for portraits for a very affordable price. This was beyond perfect as our special day ended up being ~30 degrees.
During each call, Melanie made an effort to get to know us as a couple. On the day of the elopement, it felt as if we were spending time with a friend. This was especially comforting for us as none of our family was able to join us physically. Melanie was also amazing at directing us for each shot. Our final gallery far exceeded my expectations! She captured moments that I didn't even realize we had. Her enthusiasm and passion for capturing special moments was so evident during our elopement as she ended up spending much more time with us than planned.
I absolutely recommend Melanie for all who are looking for not only a skillful photographer to capture their love story, but also an invaluable ally whose creativity and experience will make wedding planning so much less stressful! -
Lyubina Y. Sent on 11/07/2021
Natural photos, so fun to work with
Melanie is amazing! She met with us several times to really get to know us and make sure she knew exactly what we wanted out of our pictures. The engagement shoot that was included was so much fun! She knew exactly how to work with us and our families to get the most natural and authentic photos. She comes up with a lot of funny games to get people to laugh and capture natural emotions in pictures, without it feeling awkward or cheesy at all. It was like working with a friend, she is so much fun! She also has really strong organizational skills both for the timeline of the day, and for herding many people throughout the day which can be difficult!! She captured the important moments and the emotions of the day perfectly and we can’t thank her enough and would recommend her 1000%! -
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Henna B. Sent on 12/30/2020Highly recommend Melanie as a photographer to capture your special event!!
Where do I even start!? Melanie was an absolute pleasure to work with and would recommend her to anyone looking for a professional, compassionate, engaging and attentive photographer!
After postponing our larger celebration with our friends and family, we approached Melanie after a referral from friends, to help capture our intimate elopement ceremony. From our first call with her, Melanie made us feel at ease as she spent time understanding our relationship journey and what moments we were hoping to capture for the friends and family that physically wouldn't be able to be present with us.
On the day of our elopement, Melanie was so easy to work with, gave fantastic direction and suggestions, and went above and beyond in capturing organic moments that my fiancé and I will always look back on and cherish. She spent time understanding the meaning behind the traditions we had chosen to highlight in our ceremony, which resulted in beautiful photos we are beyond happy with!
Melanie is truly one-of-a kind and we are looking forward to working with her again in the future!
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