Madeleine Collins Photography

iful my wedding photos are! She did such a great job of capturing the magic of my big day.

on we worked with. By my wedding day, she felt like a close family friend. She went above and beyond to both help me and make everyone in my wedding party feel comfortable. Madeleine's attention to detail and artistry are unparalleled. I do not consider myself to be particularly photogenic, and the photos she captured of my husband and I are absolutely breathtaking. We will cherish the moments she captured for the rest of our lives!

uring the whole process - not to mention the pictures she took turned out AMAZING. Madeleine was also so very helpful on our wedding day - making sure we were able to stay on track with time (even driving me, the bride, to the venue site since my family was running late). She did everything to make sure our day ran smoothly and we are so very thankful for that! Besides being an amazing person, her photography skills are seriously stunning. She captured our love so perfectly, and I can't stop staring at the pictures she sent us. We are so lucky we chose her as our photographer, and feel like we've gained a friend in the process. We 100% recommend her, she is worth it!

ely our schedules and distance didn’t allow us to have an engagement shoot with Madeleine, so we were a bit nervous for the wedding day photos and being natural in front of the camera, but we shouldn’t have been at all. Madeleine did such an amazing job at directing us without being too posed and made us feel SO comfortable. She was such a professional throughout the whole process, answering all my many questions, helping me figure out our day-of timeline, and going out of her way to meet up with my husband and I a couple of months before the wedding to get to know each other! I highly recommend booking Madeleine for your wedding. I couldn’t be happier with the sneak peeks we have received so far, I know the rest will surpass all my expectations. Madeleine, thank you so much for capturing our day so beautifully!!

s pivotal in ensuring the wedding ran smoothly and efficiently.  Amid the chaos, Madeleine stayed relaxed and made sure everyone was having a good time even with all our family members hovering over her. Her professionalism really shined. We felt so honored and lucky to have her by our side! We received our sneak peeks within 24 hours of the wedding and I cried!!!! Words cannot express how much of a joy it was working with Madeleine and I am beyond happy with how gorgeous the photos turned out. SHE IS THE BEST!!!!!

uine smiles and looks. From our first call we loved her! She helped us chose outfits for our engagement session, and helped us work through all the logistics to time photos for our wedding. During our wedding we were able to plan time to take photos while still feeling like we didn’t miss a moment. Her photos speak for themselves. Madeleine was an absolute pleasure to work with! Highly recommend!

ful point of view with her pictures. She is somehow able to stage the most perfect moment and make it look entirely natural. She really has a gift for making people smile and capturing it and we felt so relaxed with her on our wedding day. We already knew this after we hired her to do our engagement photos 2.5 yrs ago but we were recently reminded of this at our wedding on 10/13/19. In the months leading up to our wedding, Madeleine arranged multiple phone calls with us to set up a timeline for the entire wedding including when to start hair and makeup all the way to our sparkler send-off. During this timeline, she laid out when getting ready photos were to take place (for both groomsmen and bridesmaids), detail shots were to happen, when to leave the hotel room for the venue, first look, family portraits, bridal party shots, etc. We seriously think she should go into the wedding planning/coordination business after all of this. She was incredibly helpful and responsive via e-mail as well for many of the random questions we had leading up to the big day. She went above and beyond on our big day numerous time: whether it was hailing an Uber to drive the bridal party to the ceremony when she realized it was raining and we could no longer walk (and while the bride was having a mini meltdown), completely redoing the groomsmen boutonnieres (not even in her job description) when our florist dropped the ball, keeping the hair and make-up staff on schedule, the list could go on and on... Her assistant Verlee was also fantastic! They made sure to capture photos of us with VIP guests at our wedding reception. Overall, they were a true pleasure to work with. Madeleine and her assistant really helped make our wedding day flow as smoothly as possible, captured the most beautiful moments (and we have only seen the sneak peak pictures thus far), and help made our day truly unforgettable. Her photography talents and her genuinely kind personality are unmatched (in our opinion). Hiring Madeleine for our wedding was BY FAR our best wedding decision (other than marrying one another). Thanks so much, Madeleine!

otographer. I contacted multiple photographers, but Madeleine was the only one who actually picked up the phone to introduce herself. I found Madeleine on The Knot and had only seen a handful of her photographs, but after talking to her on the phone, I immediately felt comfortable with her. Madeleine is extremely patient, quick to respond and her photos are beautiful. We felt so comfortable with Madeleine after our engagement shoot, that I booked her for a bridal portrait with my horse. We were in the middle of a heat wave the day of the bridal shoot and it was 90 degrees at 7:00 pm. I completely sweat through my makeup, hair and dress. Not to mention my horse decided to act out, as he was hot and miserable as well. None of it phased Madeline though, she was a complete professional the whole time and made sure we were in the perfect lighting. It was totally worth it because that shoot turned out to be my absolute favorite photos. I had a bridezilla moment the day of the wedding. I didn’t like my hair and I didn’t feel comfortable. This was my third shoot with Madeleine at this point, so she knew exactly what I meant. Even though I know those first photos we took will still turn out wonderful, I did not want to want to walk down the isle not looking like myself. While everyone else told me not to touch my hair, Madeline said “Just take it out.” I immediately felt better afterwards and I’m so glad I listened to her. At the time, I felt like she was the only person in the room that was actually listening to me. Not to mention, she’s the one who helped me get dressed! It’s very obvious that Madeleine loves what she does and it shows in her work. She sent us a preview of our wedding photos within 24 hours after our wedding. I can't wait to see the rest of the photos, because I know how fantastic they are going to be. I was honestly sad to say goodbye to her the day of our wedding. There was no better photographer for us than Madeleine Collins, it was just meant to be!!

ine made our dream complete by capturing breathtaking images that we will treasure forever. We can't wait to have another special event and have Madeleine capture our precious moments once again.

s stay on track as far as planning. On the day of, Madeleine arrived early and made me feel so at ease! Even when I got discouraged because it was raining, she was able to lift my spirits and encourage us in that the photos would still turn out amazing. And she was so right! Madeleine is extremely talented and it truly is an art that she creates. She makes her clients feel comfortable enough to let loose on camera and create truly magical moments. She even made a yucky, rainy day look dreamy and sunny. I would recommend Madeleine to any bride wanting their most precious moments captured extremely beautifully and thoroughly!

ible with the shots but also stuck to the overall schedule. She got us sneak peek pictures the next day. She was also a joy to work with. Highly recommend her and her team.

utfits and suggested the most magical place for the shoot. That day on the beach was more adventurous than we anticipated and Madeleine braved the waves to get those perfect shots. She was professional and personable; it felt like we had known her for ages. We brought our dog along and Madeleine was patient in getting some adorable shots of her. We got our photos soon after and they turned out amazing! We absolutely love Madeleine.

s about how friendly and on top of everything she and her second shooter, Jocelyn, were. We had quite a few setbacks in our planning and Madeleine was one vendor we knew we could count on to be prepared, professional and kind no matter what we asked of her (like travelling all the way to Pittsburgh so we could fit an engagement shoot into our busy schedules!) We left our photo locations entirely up to her and her genius and couldn't be happier with the secret places in DC she recommended for our photos. Everything was perfect and she was the sole reason we all stuck to our timeline on our big day. Thank you so much Madeleine for guiding us and our big wedding party through the day and keeping us all on schedule while capturing the most amazing photos. Madeleine is incredibly talented and I would highly highly highly recommend her to anyone and everyone! She goes above and beyond for her couples and it really doesn't get any better or sweeter than this masterful woman right here! Thank you so much for everything!

onal and helpful every step of the way. We loved her style and she made a real effort to get to know us before the big day to make sure she was capturing everything that was important to us. If we could give her more than 5 stars we would!

rwards! She was also by far the most responsive out of all the photographers we contacted. We both are normally a bit uncomfortable looking in photos but our photos with her came out very naturally and ended up looking great. She was also very helpful in terms of planning how the photography would go and is very organized, as well as being very willing and able to improvise when, inevitably, not everything goes the way it was drawn up. We always felt very comfortable with her and she was very accommodating, making the back and forth between us as smooth and productive as we could imagine. We absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding photographer!

nd two other photogs. I contacted her and the other photographers and she was the most responsive and flexible. We scheduled a video conference and she was able to understand our vision and clearly explained her style and we fell in love with her bubbly personality. We live in NJ and our wedding venue was in Northern VA and we wanted to do our engagement shoot in NYC. She was able to accommodate both locations and at very reasonable price. When coming up with ideas for our engagement shoot, we agreed on two locations, a city background and Central Park. Madeleine gave me tips on hair and makeup, outfits (one casual and one formal), gave us tips on colors that photograph well, advised us on how to coordinate our outfits for the two locations and suggested a bouquet for the shoot. She came out to NYC and we met in Central Park. She is a stickler for details and she noticed some of the flowers on the bouquet were wilting and ribbon wasn’t just right, so she remade the bouquet! Our engagement pictures came out beautiful. Before the wedding, she had us fill out a detailed questionnaire which lays out the whole day. On our wedding day, Madeleine and two assistants came out. It ended up raining on our wedding day so it was really nice to have the extra shooters and hands to hold umbrellas and coordinate. Due to the rain, she had to re-arrange the schedule on the fly and everything went seamlessly and we did not run out of time before the wedding. Our reception is kind of a blur, but thanks to her, she captured all the moments that we don’t remember! Madeleine is very good on turnaround. We received sneak peek pictures a few days after the wedding. That’s a really nice way to post on social media and share with your family and friends. Once all our photos were ready, she sent us a link to her site where you log in and can view and download. She organized all the photos in separate albums, which makes it very easy to navigate through the hundreds of pics. Like our engagement photos, our wedding photos turned out beautiful! Planning a wedding is very stressful and finding a vendor who understands and works with you is key. Madeleine Collins was our best and favorite wedding vendor. She is kind, sweet, responsive, helpful, and talented. I highly recommend her and would use her again.

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rned out better than I could have ever hoped or dreamed. The softness of her photography is one that drew me to her. If you like what you see, I promise you will not be disappointed if you hire Madeleine. Her work will leave you feeling like your wedding was one right out of a fairytale!

d we were just blown away by her professionalism and kindness. It felt like we had known her forever and it honestly feels like we not only gained an amazing photographer but also a new friend. We had set up a sunrise photo-shoot and were all ready to go at Top of the Rock in NYC. Upon arrival, we were told that there was 0% visibility (which was sadly totally accurate and such a bummer). Madeleine quickly found us some other options in the city and we took some great shots and had a lot of fun doing it even though it wasn’t necessarily the spot we had originally planned for! My fiancé and I were thrilled with the experience and the locations, but Madeleine insisted that we track down the weather over the next few hours and see if we could go back to Top of the Rock later that day when the visibility was clearer. We quickly told her that this was totally unnecessary and way, way too generous of her to even offer! Sure enough, 4 hours later, Madeleine trekked all the way back into the city from Hoboken and brought us back up to the Top of the Rock to do another quick shoot. We were just so impressed with her completely over the top service. We received the pictures back one week later and were of course obsessed with them. Even aside from how talented she is as a photographer though, she is really just such a great person who is so passionate not only about her job, but also about her clients. She is ridiculously quick & responsive and full of ideas, suggestions and recommendations about our big day. Thank you for everything, Madeleine. We can’t wait to see you again in July! xo

illing to help, listen, and talk through questions we have. Our engagement photos look amazing, and I can't wait for her to photograph our wedding!

al to us. We couldn't have been more pleased with our decision to work with Madeleine: her professionalism and flexibility were on display both before and throughout our wedding day, and her extraordinary ability to capture the subtlety and nuance of many intimate, shared moments brought tears of joy to both of our eyes as we relived the magic through her photography. We would highly recommend Madeleine to anyone and everyone.

ugh it ended up being a great day, oh well). She got to our location early to scout the best places for photos, was so responsive via text, and made my husband and me feel at ease the entire time. Most importantly, the pictures look fantastic! I can't wait to use them on our save-the-dates and to hang them in our home. Thanks Madeleine!

ork and her clients. We can't thank Madeleine enough for capturing such special memories that we will cherish forever!

oes above and beyond! She really took time to get to know us and our personalities. We were told we would get our engagement photos 2 weeks after the shoot and she got them to us a week early!! We are so excited to have her photograph our wedding too! THANK YOU MADELEINE!!!

photos, we knew that we had to make it happen. Madeleine was a joy to work with, from the engagement photos, to the rehearsal dinner, to our Catholic wedding, and then to our Indian wedding and sangeet. She brought an incredible expertise that helped us plan in advance to understand what photos we wanted and the best way to make them happen. She was also so helpful on the actual days, helping us stay on track and helping us manage our larger wedding party. We had so many guests and bridal party members complement us on her professionalism, kindness, and then once they saw her photos later, her incredible talent. We deeply, deeply cherish the many photos Madeleine captured of our special days -- from the posed, beautiful portraits to the candids, to the hidden moments... we can't stop sharing them and it's impossible to pick a favorite! I would work with Madeleine again in a heartbeat and would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone. She is an incredibly talented photographer who will go above and beyond your expectations.

d with us through the whole process. Her second was incredible as well, and we would definitely recommend Madeleine for your wedding photography needs.

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s just the right balance of professionalism to make you feel confident in the process but also comfortable enough to ask her questions. During our engagement shoot she guided us just enough to capture amazing, candid photos without us feeling forced or awkward. Her process and personality are fantastic on their own, and her work is on the same level. We are so thrilled with our engagement photos and can't wait for her to capture our big day.

olute joy to work with! She has the sweetest personality, and made us feel instantly at ease . She found several hidden gem locations in D.C. for us to shoot at, and had such an eye for featuring the beautiful architecture and little quirks of the city. We are so happy to have her as our wedding photographer in a few months, and could not recommend her more highly!

during the cherry blossoms. Madeleine was so helpful with the entire process and preparation from wardrobe recommendations and assistance to parking tips. For such an early session, she was so joyful and positive, a total professional. Madeleine is such a pro, she made us feel so comfortable. We didn’t even feel like we were taking photos. My fiancé and I agree that this was such a beautiful and intimate session all thanks to Madeleine’s expertise. The photos came out amazing and we’ve received many compliments! We highly recommend her!

rtable so we had some great shots with that! She was not local to our wedding but made it work with her schedule to meet us and check out not only the church but also reception beforehand so she knew where the best shots would be!

ng day photos. She is worth every penny, and really makes you feel special every step of the way!!

dy! She was organized, professional, and really fun to work with from the very beginning of the process (engagement pics) to the end of our wedding night. She put us both at ease, and made our engagement and wedding day pictures just fun to take. She has a wonderfully artistic and photographic eye, and knows what lighting will provide the best shots. I would highly recommend Madeleine, as her personality, poise, and photographic style are the whole package!

wedding day, even during those awkward poses that feel funny at the time but make for romantic pictures! A couple of days after the wedding she even sent us a sneak peek of some of the photos. Getting to see pictures once we slowed down after the big day was amazing!!

love for what she does shines through in each picture she takes. We had so much fun and I am beyond excited to have her capture our wedding day!

as an incredible eye for lighting and composure, and can set up beautiful shots from seemingly nothing. I have no idea how she does it. The morning after our wedding, we already had the most gorgeous sneak peek album, allowing us to share glimpses into our day with family and friends who were unable to attend. We even had many guests and family members go our of their way to tell us how kind and professional Madeleine was throughout the night, and they even noticed that her outfit fit with our color scheme (which, now knowing her, I have to believe was intentional). So, in short, Madeleine's talent is worth every penny and then some. We are already looking forward to our next chance to hire her :)

edding, she made us feel totally comfortable and even the guests remarked how great she was. Our photos are came out so beautifully. We are so glad we found Madeleine!

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tell that she was genuine and absolutely loved her job! She sincerely cares about her clients and the vision that they want to have. I feel like that is very rare and she listened to everything that we wanted. Anytime I had a question, she was there to respond very quickly. Her turn around on the actual photography is incredible! Madeline has such raw talent. It's something that you can't learn and I think it's derived from her love of Art and being extremely satisfied with her career. You can tell how much she loves being around love! I am overjoyed with her professionalism and I honestly feel like she became a friend. I know that at any time in the future, when we need a photographer, she is the only person that we will choose!

l with the videographer to make sure everyone got the shots they needed. She delivered us a first sneak peak during the event, which made me so excited to see the rest of the photos. When we asked her how she did it so quickly she told us "it was magic", and truly she captured us in such a magical way. She photographed both me and my brother's weddings and really got to know our family in such a special way. Her photos are gorgeous, and she made me feel like a celebrity all night long. My husband and I are over the moon excited to see the rest of the photos. It is so clear she loves what she does and put her whole self and whole heart into every single shot. I highly suggest Madeleine to any future bride and groom looking for a quality experience filled with professionalism, expertise, and creativity.

list) and as a result we have a massive selection of stunning photos. Best of all, she captured the FEEL of the wedding, not just the look. Wonderful person who does wonderful work!

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elped that we had contact multiple times because she does her homework and her research! While she put us completely at ease I also got so many compliments about her presence and her professionalism from our bridal parties, our families and our friends. Also as LGBT brides she never made us feel different, which is not common while choosing vendors or going to city hall. We haven't seen all of the shots yet but the preview was absolutely stunning! You won't regret working with Madeleine!

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ecommend her, as her eye for detail is amazing and she goes above and beyond to treat her clients well!

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home and like we were with a life long friend! I would most definitely recommend MC Photography to anyone wishing to capture a special moment!!

id our engagement shoot in Sept 2016, our 4 wedding events in Aug 2017, and our wedding reception in NY just a few weeks ago! She's made the entire process very smooth and stress-free for us. She would set up the meetings with us, she has a game plan, she asks questions and she is so organized and engaged! Madeleine genuinely wants the best for you on your special day! She goes BEYOND expectations with her talented photography, and the cherry on top is her bubbly personality, and professional, reliable, and timely behavior. She captures moments that you could not imagine it would look so good on camera! One of the best things I like about Madeleine's work is that her pictures don't look photo shopped, she uses natural lighting and captures true emotion and beauty through candid pictures. If you're looking for those things, then Madeleine is your girl! You will also love her as a person and want to book her for all your events from now to infinity and beyond! I can not say enough good things about her!!!!!

d important questions that helped her understand what we were looking for, and on our wedding day it was clear she took all of our answers and suggestions into consideration. She made everything very tailored to us and our event. On site at the event she blew us away! She looked around and found places to take pictures that hadn't even occurred to us...and they were incredible! She made a point to be very conscientious of our timeline. Very respectful of times when we wanted to be enjoying the day and our friends and really made the most of our time for when we wanted posed photos. I loved how she prompted us to position ourselves in the posed photos. Always making sure we looked our best and that the rings were going to be captured in the photo. Also knows lighting and how to use it to the advantage of the photos she's taking. The long and short is that Madeleine is a pro! We wouldn't change a single thing. And more than that she's friendly, kind, and she felt like another friend at our wedding! If you have a chance, you should book her for your event!