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(38)Best of Weddings (2x).South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, Nebraska
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Your wedding photos are all about your story, the little moments that make your day one-of-a-kind and, most importantly, your love.
Your wedding is going to be unforgettable! It will be packed with natural, candid moments, every little detail, and a whole lot of fun. No stiff, overly posed shots here. Together, we will capture images that go beyond anything you can imagine right now. When you see your photos, you might even get a little teary (in the best way).
These photos will reflect you, your personalities, your relationship, and everything that makes your love story unique. We will work together to make sure that is what shines through, from planning to the moment you say, “I do.”
You deserve wedding photos that are as extraordinary as your relationship. Let’s make it happen.
It's your love story; brag a little.
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Would give 10/10 if I could! Bethany was AMAZING. She was so extraordinary during the planning process. On our wedding day she had so many great ideas and was so easy to work with. She made a whole day of shooting photos fun and relaxing. The photos came back so quickly and were GORGEOUS! Highly recommend her to do your wedding.
I'd rate her 10/5 stars if I could. Beth did our engagement session last summer and shot our wedding last weekend. Both were located in Okoboji Iowa. She arrived early, gave us a ton of direction, and was very efficient -- EXACTLY what we wanted. She's also open to any suggestions on location or poses!
I was drawn to Beth because of her colorful editing style, then when we spoke on the phone I could tell we were a good match. She's such a fun energy to have around and gave us all of our photos QUICKLY!!! They look so amazing and we'll cherish these photos for a lifetime.
Bethany is professional and her attention to detail is impeccable. She photographed our 2019 Fall wedding and we couldn’t be happier with our photos!
As a local wedding planner, Bethany is quickly becoming one of my favorite photographers to recommend to my couples. Behind the scenes, she is so professional and manages all the pieces that go into a successful wedding day. When I work with her, I know my couple is going to have fun and stay relaxed throughout the day. I also know that they are going to have the treasure of a lifetime with beautiful images to share for generations. One of the best!
Bethany was absolutely AMAZING! We couldn't have been happier with our choice and would highly recommend to anyone in need of a photographer no matter what for. She did an incredible job on our photos and got us the images from our big day way faster then we expected. Thanks again Bethany!!!
Bethany is amazing!!! I honestly could not imagine working with any other photographer. She went out of her way numerous times to make us feel incredibly special. After we made the difficult decision to postpone our wedding due to the pandemic, Bethany messaged me immediately to assure me that everything would be okay. She even organized a surprise styled shoot for us at the spot we got engaged! Her appreciation for even the smallest of details is evident in the quality of her work and in the way she interacts with her clients. Our photos were available almost immediately! I could not believe how quickly she was able to edit everything. HIGHLY recommend Bethany!!
An unusual circumstance brought us to Bethany. We had to postpone our wedding celebration because of COVID and our original photographer was not available for our new date. Bethany was super calm and flexible from start to finish, which was something we really appreciated during that time. On our wedding day she was on time and extremely polite to everyone she came into contact with. She had a way of seeming as if she wasn’t there and blending into the group, but also captured every moment and was extremely helpful with little details that weren’t necessarily her job. From previous conversations she knew that my husband and I didn’t want to spend our day taking posed photos so she got right to the point and directed us well so we could really focus on enjoying our day. She got our photos back to us quickly and The way she organizes them for you is incredible!We are truly in love with every photo she took! We feel really lucky that we were able to work with Bethany and hope we can again in the future!
If you are looking to book the very best, Bethany is your girl. She is INCREDIBLE. Especially with all the chaos of having a June 2020 wedding and not knowing exactly how it would look, we were so thankful to have someone like Bethany. She was patient, understanding, and accommodating of the MANY plans we ran by her. With all the uncertainty in the world during this time, never once did we feel uncertain she wouldn't come, follow through, or do an amazing job. We can't tell you how much of a relief that was.
In addition to being a calming presence, she is just GOOD. Her photos are absolutely stunning and she really knows her stuff. She had super fun ideas for pictures and was really personable - our whole wedding party loved her!
Finally, as if she didn't do enough leading up to the day to help us feel prepared, we got ALL of our wedding pictures back on THURSDAY. Yes - FIVE days after our wedding! Amazing.
Hiring Bethany was hands-down the best investment we made during our wedding planning process; her skills and company are worth every cent. We are so grateful to have beautiful pictures we can enjoy forever.
Bethany rocks. She is professional, punctual, and has an incredible eye. I was in my friend's wedding a few years back that she photographed, and I knew right away she was awesome. My fiance and I are planning a June 2020 wedding, so we contacted Bethany right away to book her. She drove nearly three and a half hours on a rainy Saturday this fall to take our engagement photos for us. Not only that, but she got them back to us in a WEEK! We love everything about them - they are beautiful. I just kept saying, "These are so good!" It's a relief to have someone who knows exactly what she's doing and has fun with it. We can't wait to have her photograph our wedding!
Bethany captures our personalities SO well during our engagement session and we love looking back on our wedding photos. We couldn’t give her enough love!
Bethany is incredible! (along with her second shooter Chelsey:)) Our engagement and wedding pictures are both more beautiful than we could have imagined. They were so patient and made us so comfortable throughout our wedding day and assured us we had plenty of time to get all of our pictures taken. They obviously know what they're doing and are very good at what they do. Matthew and I along with our parents could not be happier with how our pictures turned out as well as our experience. Would recommend Bethany in a heartbeat!! :)
When we decided to do a destination wedding, we weren’t sure what to do for a photographer. We originally signed to go with someone with all the glitz and the glam, and had an awful experience. We met with Bethany and instantly realized just how important personality and passion was in a photographer. We knew this was exactly who we wanted to travel with us and our family and capture our destination wedding. We couldn’t have been happier with her ideas, flexibility, optimism (even when it was raining), professionalism, and willingness to always get us the shots we wanted. I would recommend Bethany to anyone whether; you’re doing a local wedding with lots of friends, or traveling to an obscure island with your family members! We always felt comfortable and knew she’d capture our special moments for us to enjoy for a lifetime.
Bethany is a great photographer! My husband and I were chosen for a style shoot with her and we did not know what to expect but the photos turned out AMAZING! I really liked how she told us exactly what to do for poses so that the photos would turn out great. She was also very fun to work with. Would highly recommend!
Bethany was great to work with! Her eye for amazing shots was incredible, using the details and the scenery! Her artistic ability definitely shows through in the photographs she captures. She kept everything moving smoothly on the wedding day and kept me calm reassuring me that she built in extra time into the schedule when things didn't go quite as planned. Bethany captured the day as I envisioned, fitting our theme/vision for the wedding to the pictures. The pictures turned out exactly as how I remembered our wedding day!
Bethany has been our photographer for every big event thus far! Starting with our engagement sessions and most recently with our anniversary photos! She is always open to traveling, which we love, since my husband and I were recently able to have our anniversary photos taken in the town where we met and married! Bethany has always been so flexible and understanding. She was an absolute joy on our wedding day! I did not have to worry about making sure we got all of the desired photos, because she was already on top of it! She’s so creative and always has new ideas that turn out to be jaw-dropping photos. We look forward to future photos from Bethany as our family continues to grow! She is highly recommended! Trust me, you will be amazed by her work and cherish those memories forever.
Bethany is sooo good at what she does. She says that her business is built on grace and kindness, and man is that ever true! Bethany will take the time to get to know you to make sure your pictures turn out exactly how you envisioned. She loves a good challenge and new experiences!
Bethany had everything planned out for us on our wedding day and was extremely flexible when things didn't always work out according to the schedule. And when I got overwhelmed after my hair took too long, my dress was wrinkled, and my mom was having a hot flash and there was no fan to be found (sounds petty, but brides, you'll understand) she was there to remind me it would all work out, and we had plenty of time in the day. :)
Both our engagement and wedding pictures turned out amazing. Bethany will help you to relax, provide a laugh, go to great lengths to get THAT picture, and remind you of what's important. She's a great person and an amazing photographer. Grace and kindness. Thanks, Bethany!
Bethany was great to work with for our engagement and wedding photos! She captured the right amount of detail that we wanted and we have great photos that we will love and cherish for years to come! I also loved the perks of the package we chose-one being the canvas print that we got. It’s hung up in our house and it’s a beautiful high quality picture that we love!
Bethany with Bethany Melvin Photography was nothing short of amazing! We are so blessed and grateful to have had her as our photographer for our wedding and engagement session! I had so many special pieces and added details I wanted photographed, and she went above and beyond all set expectations! Her organization and ability to stick to my crafted timeline for the wedding day kept everyone and everything on schedule — she was an absolute joy to work with! If anyone is in search of a fabulous photographer for their wedding, look no further than Bethany Melvin Photography!
There truly are no words for how wonderful Bethany is. On my wedding day we ended up getting caught in a huge rain storm. What I thought was going to ruin our chances for post ceremony weddings, turned in to shots that are my absolutely favorite pictures from my wedding. From start to finish Bethany made sure to capture my husband and my authentic selves on what was the best days of our lives. She is amazing at what she does; a true master in her work!
We absolutely LOVED having Bethany as our wedding photographer! Initially when deciding on a photographer we were back and forth between a few, but Bethany was so helpful and accommodating to our requests. We had a lot of little details we wanted photographed on our special day and Bethany captured these all perfectly! Not only did our photos turn out AMAZING, but Bethany was such an awesome presence on our big day! She is fun to have around, creative, kept everyone on schedule. Bethany is a wonderful photographer, with amazing talent, who pays attention to details (both with photos and accompanying to the couple). My husband and I are SO in love with our phots, and would highly recommend Bethany as your wedding photographer!
Bethany did an outstanding job shooting our wedding 5 years ago! She did great at getting every little detail of the wedding and some candid shots as well. She also did our engagement photos and suggested we have a mud fight in the pasture! Those pictures turned out amazing (esp. with cattle in the background!)
Bethany has done a variety of different shoots for my family and knocked it out of the park every time! I still love looking back at my wedding photos and admiring the details she captured of the day for us. She listens so well to what you’re looking for and delivers every time. She’s the best!
Bethany was so great to work with! She made everything feel natural and easy, and relaxed; and the photos turned out amazing. I'm usually incredibly picky with photos, but I love every single one of them. I love how light and airy her editing style is - would definitely recommend her for engagement and wedding sessions!
Bethany was AMAZING. From the moment we started working with her until after the wedding we were satisfied. She was very easy to communicate with and always had control of what was going on. Even when I was stressed on the wedding day, she helped ease my nerves by keeping everyone in line and reassuring me we were on schedule. Her artistic eye and incredible photography skills got us the most wonderful pictures from our engagement and wedding day. Better than I imagined. We have lifelong keepsakes of our special memories, thanks to Bethany. I would hands down recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer!
My husband and I were looking for a photographer that took clear, bright, crisp photos with no awkward poses. Bethany’s photos stood out above the rest, hands down. All of her photos are bright and crisp looking and she only made us do one awkward pose. And it ended up being my favorite from our engagement shoot. Every photo that we got back from Bethany was positively gorgeous and captured true emotion. Bethany is such a doll and amazing to work with. 2 weeks before our wedding, I was stressing about the timeline and if we would have enough time for everything. Bethany reassured me time and time again that she had my back and she wouldn’t lead me astray. She truly did have my back and I couldn’t have asked for more on my wedding day. She drove a lot the day above and beyond just taking pictures. We had the confidence of knowing that each moment that we wanted captured was done so perfectly. Let her help you brag about your love story - you won’t regret it.
I can't say enough great things about Bethany! From the first call prior to booking through engagement pictures and delivering our wedding pictures, I couldn't have asked for a better experience! Bethany listened to everything we were looking for and did everything in her power to make it happen. We took engagement pictures in the rain and they were still beautiful. Our wedding day pictures are gorgeous and I can't pick a favorite because I love them all!! She dealt well with both of our large extended families and never missed a detail! We highly recommend Bethany for anyone hiring a wedding photographer!
Bethany was an absolute joy to work with on our wedding day! She helped to make my husband's requests a reality for both our engagement and wedding pictures and she captured images that we will cherish forever!
I truly cannot say enough good things about Bethany. After I got engaged, I immediately contacted Bethany. Asking her to be our wedding photographer was the easiest (and best) decision I made during the entire wedding planning process. She had photographed my brother's wedding a couple years before, as well as shot an anniversary session, and I knew there was nobody better to capture our day! She was so easy to work with and was always willing to answer any questions I had. We live in Rochester, MN and also had our wedding here. Bethany was great and came to town early both times to look around town and scope out good picture locations. Bethany was so fun to work with; my now husband warned me multiple times before we got our engagement pictures taken that he's not photogenic, but Bethany totally proved him wrong! She made our engagement shoot feel so natural and it was a lot of fun. Fast forward to the wedding and Bethany definitely worked her magic again! She made out entire wedding party feel comfortable and it was a lot of fun. She is creative with all of her poses and pictures. I received so many compliments from family and friends about her work. I will definitely be recommending Bethany to anybody I can!
Bethany was amazing and was there for us even before the wedding by helping us make a timeline so everyone knew what was going on. She was flexible and had great ideas the day of. SHE IS AWESOME!!
So awesome to work with! She was very open to any picture ideas and also had awesome ideas for photos! Our engagement and wedding pictures turned out fabulous!! I would highly recommend!
Bethany was AMAZING!!! She was so easy to work with, and so accommodating to anything we had requested. We purchased a package of our engagement pictures & wedding day together- and we couldn't be happier of what we got; all of our photos are incredible!!! She captured our day SO perfectly- when we looked back through our wedding pictures, we felt like we were living our favorite day all over again! THANK YOU, Bethany!
Bethany was an absolute rock star to work with for our wedding and engagement photos! First of all, every single picture we see of ours we are just captivated by. She really captured what a beautiful day it was, and showcases that beauty in her photos. She made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera. She has a very calming and friendly presence and my husband and I found it very easy to just be ourselves around her! Something else that we really appreciated is that she is extremely timely about getting previews of your photos to you. We were so impressed that we saw previews the same day that the pictures were taken! And we received all of our photos in a very short time. She really delivers and we feel very blessed to work with her for our wedding. Highly, highly recommend.
Bethany did a fantastic job with our wedding! We got married last year and I still love looking at all of my wedding photos. Not only because the day was PERFECT, but also because the quality of photography and the special moments she was able to capture with her professional eye. She had such great ideas before and during our wedding day, things I never would have thought of and I'm so glad she did because her ideas turned out to be some of our favorite photos! B. Photography is also very cost-friendly which made choosing B. Photography an easy choice over a year ago. Bethany also did our engagement pictures and I'm so glad she did because it was easier to feel more comfortable with her on the day of our wedding. So if you are looking for someone to capture your Love Story, choose Bethany with B. Photography!
Bethany is phenomenal. She knows how to make you feel comfortable in your own skin. Her photo skills are leaps and bounds over the rest. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of a session or just simply wanting to feel glamorous!!
From our wedding day, engagement shoot to my boudoir photos she made me and my husband feel like we were her number one priority. She understood how to make our moments and desires highlighted for years to come through these intimate shoots.
Anyone would be lucky to have her illustrate their special moments!
We used Bethany for our engagement pictures, which were decently priced and turned out beautifully. We also booked her for our wedding day. She came in to our hotel to get some pictures of me and the bridesmaids before we headed to the church. She also went to the church and took many pictures there. She made sure me and my husband didn't see each other before we walked down the aisle and she also put together a "first look" for me and my dad (which meant ALOT to me). We also had a second photographer with her and that was an additional $350. This way she could ride on our party bus with us to get fun shots while the other photographer got many detailed shots at our cocktail hour/reception before we showed up. So excited to get our pictures from the big day back!
Betty was a college friend of mine and I always thought she was a creative individual, whether in graphic design, music, art, you name it - she could make it unique and beautiful, which is exactly what she did for us on our wedding day. I was a little nervous about picking out a wedding photographer because I didn't want to break my budget, but I wanted good, quality pictures with someone I felt comfortable with. Betty was the perfect choice. I am so so glad that I thought of her when I got married a couple of years after college. She was so creative with her ideas, so easy to work with, so charismatic, and so flexible. We made some last minute changes with some pictures that we wanted and she had no problem adjusting. No matter what was thrown her way, she was prepared. Our ring-bearer threw a fit right before pictures and she still managed to make the picture turn out awesome. She made sure everything we wanted was captured in a timely manner, too - she is extremely quick and efficient! She also showed flexibility in the scheduling. We only booked her for 10 hours and when the time came for her to leave, we still hadn't done our first dance so she agreed to stay a bit longer for us. The picture of my husband and I dancing our first dance is one of my favorite pictures so far and I'm so grateful that she put in the extra couple of minutes to capture a few more moments of our day. She made everyone feel so comfortable and fit our style perfectly. I've gotten so many compliments on the pictures so far. I would definitely recommend her if you are looking for an amazing, fun, down-to-earth photographer that will capture everything you want and more. Thanks again Betty!
Bethany captured the best day of my life, with the best people in it, in the best way possible. Bethany was so professional and fun; in continue to get compliments on our wedding photos and ask where we got them done and who did them. Even with a DOWNPOUR after the ceremony Bethany not only got amazing shots but took over as a second personal attendant and kept me calm after I got upset about the rain. Bethany does a great job of capturing the character and personality of the people she is photographing. She is amazing at what she does and will make you feel like you have one of your best friends taking your most precious photos.
THANK YOU BETHANY!!!!!!!!
I was in a bridal party for a wedding Bethany did last fall and it was one of the most laid-back, fun weddings I have been through regarding photos. I didn't feel like we were standing around forever not doing anything. She was great about keeping us all energized and coming up with unique ideas on the spot. I saw my friend's photos and she had so many amazing photos to choose from. I hope I get engaged soon so I can book her!!
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