Melanie Jarvie

g with her in the future. She felt like part of the family the entire time and guided us not only through the most perfect wedding photos but engagement photos also. From agreeing to fly to another state to take our engagement photos, to helping create our day of timeline she went above and beyond in making our day perfect. We loved the surprise sneak peak photos while we waited for her to work her magic, and let me tell you they were worth the wait. We did not have one bad photo and she truly captured every moment. If you are on the fence about who to hire I promise you will not be disappointed with Melanie.

! Since I had never done a boudoir shoot I was worried about how to pose and she guided me through everything. It was a really quick turn around time and the photos turned out PERFECT!!! I will be hiring her again for Christmas pictures and definitely recommend her for any future photo shoots.

customized photography experience. She was always easy to contact with questions or planning steps, made the effort to travel across the country to our venue, and provided an wonderful experience overall. If you're on the fence about booking her, there's no reason to consider anyone else.

a doubt, she is a necessity. A little about my husband and I... We are unintentionally difficult people. The reason I say this is because we had Melanie shoot TWO of our weddings. She shot our Chicago Courthouse wedding (and a special session at Salvage One including our pups), and then we loved her so much, we had her shoot our ICELAND wedding a year later. Literally, we couldn't live without her presence, her expertise, her warmth, her friendship, and her photography. Therefore, she had to come. Melanie FLEW TO ICELAND to be with us, and she shot our wedding. She scaled a 50+ foot incline into a cave, shot a ceremony with some crazy lighting, climbed on top of the cave with us, ran into waterfalls with us, and shot on the black sand beaches (while her second shooter helped get the perfect shot by any means necessary). She fixed my hair for me at my reception, she handled all of my crazy requests, and she edited the most beautiful photos. I mean, literally, so beautiful that other friends who just got married never want to talk about their own wedding or photos... they want to talk about ours... oops? All of this is just before/during the wedding. After the wedding, Melanie and her husband Parker became our friends. We have gone out to breakfast, kept in touch, and we will hopefully be visiting them at some point in the future. Without a doubt, she's your most important vendor, and she's a must. Not only will she be there for you before and during your big day, but she will be a part of your life forever. We are so grateful to have met her.

os, she was very flexible and fair in her pricing to help us stay within our budget. Prior to our engagement shoot and wedding, Melanie worked closely with us to learn about our stylistic preferences and she was great at providing plenty of direction throughout the shoots to make sure our images looked natural. I definitely recommend Melanie and I would use her again in a heartbeat. We will cherish our photos for many years to come!

track, not to mention our final photos turned out GORGEOUS! Going through the photos felt like reliving my wedding day. FIVE STARS! 100% recommend.

ure all of the candid moments from our wedding. We absolutely recommend her!

wn photos. She is friendly and professional at all times. She has no problem directing her subjects, but in a very pleasant manner! She's willing try different things (for us it was throwing leaves or posing behind a weird looking bush) and to be honest, those are my most favorite photos. She constantly checked in with us to ensure we were getting the photos we wanted! I'm beyond happy that she captured the magic we felt that day! Best of luck in your new hometown, Melanie! Illinois has lost a treasure! Hopefully I'll be able to snag you when you're in town for a baby-bump session when needed :).

e of their beauty. I knew immediately that she was the person that I wanted documenting the most important day of my life with her camera. If you are looking for someone with a more photojournalistic/candid eye, she is exactly what you need. And beside her obvious talent behind the camera, she is such a sweetheart who was wonderful to work with. I was always able to easily get ahold of her with questions/concerns. In the midst of being nervous on our wedding day, her and her second shooter Lexi were such a joy to have around and made the day so easy. My spouse is not the type that likes being in front of the camera, and even he couldn't stop raving about how wonderful Melanie and Lexi were. I would absolutely recommend her! I'm so unbelievably excited to see our pictures :)

onality worked so well with ours. She makes sure to get all the photos she needs but also listened to us and family to get those photos as well.

rt off her personality is so easy going and nice and she has this ability to make you feel like you’ve known her forever ! Which is a total plus when you’re a stressed out bride! When it was closer to time for our engagement shoot she made sure to ask what I was looking for and truthfully provided everything we wanted and more! We didn’t know what spot to choose and she gave us great ideas. When we working with her she made it super easy! She made us laugh and made us feel very comfortable. Leading up to the big day - she asked many questions again to ensure she would give us everything we wanted. She brought along a second photographer who was just as amazing and nice. Melanie made sure to capture every beautiful moment throughout the night. I never felt the pressure to pose and was able to just soak the day in — even during pictures! Melanie provided us with way more pictures than we were expecting and came up with amazing and different shots throughout the whole night. I love all of our pictures and now I can cherish the day forever. For anyone looking for a photographer- you WILL NOT regret it if you go with Melanie-she is seriously the best person and photographer ever!!!

We had only met once before the shoot, but since I had seen some of her work, my fiancé and I took a shot and trusted Melanie to be creative and do what she felt was best. I am SO GLAD we did. She nailed our personalities down to the T and it’s clear in the pictures. She is so easy going, so professional, and knows what what she’s doing. She’s got an amazing eye for a great shot. I would go in blind to any photo shot with her because I know the end result would be nothing short of phenomenal. No matter what type of photo shoot you’re looking for, Melanie is your girl!

e thrilled with how great the pictures turned out. On our wedding day, Melanie and her partner did such a great job. After our engagement shoot, we were confident that the pictures from our big day were going to be perfect. And they were! Thanks for everything Melanie!!

us feel comfortable, and her shooting style was exactly what we wanted: fun, creative, and a little silly sometimes. We didn't want anything stilted and overly posed, we wanted photos that accurately captured the joy and celebration of the day. I have no doubt in my mind (from the couple of photos I have been able to sneak peek) that she accomplished exactly that!

table in front of the camera. We love her style and all the pictures we have received from her so far. Would definitely recommend!

to get comfortable in front of the camera, and to get a feel for how Melanie works. When it came time to start taking wedding pictures, we were all comfortable and ready to move through the day's photos. The pictures didn't look like your traditional wedding shots that feel cliche and predictable, a common comment about our wedding pictures is that they look creative and unique. Of course we took some of the standard pictures, but Melanie had tons of ideas for ways to make the pictures a little different and not so static. Our pictures truly capture mine and my husband's personalities. Nothing looks forced or faked in the pictures. Melanie showed up on time and got right to work, taking pictures of everyone getting ready, pictures of my dress, and pictures of my jewelry. She was even great about any pictures I wanted to have taken during the reception. I highly recommend Melanie if you want pictures that aren't going to feel or look like every other wedding's pictures, and if you want a personalized feel for your pictures.

better than I could have imagined. She really nailed the look we were going for and I am beyond happy with our photos. I will definitely be using her again and would recommend to anyone looking for a photographer.

ble, easy going, and her talent spoke for itself through her incredible portfolio. We met with her for our engagement pictures after hiring her for our wedding and she completely surpassed all our expectations! She made us feel comfortable and guided us gently while still letting us be ourselves. We immediately felt so grateful she would be there on our wedding day and had complete faith in her to capture our day perfectly, which she did! We got our wedding photos back in less than a month and they were incredible. She captured everything we wanted for our day and we could not be more happy with how they turned out. We are lucky to have gotten the chance to work with Melanie and recommend her to anyone who needs a talented, fun, passionate, and creative photographer!

any reason, whether it be a gender reveal (like what we had), engagement, wedding or even holiday photos you must use Melanie! A pleasure to work with, and a truly gifted photographer! It will be the best decision you made.

round. You guys are missing out if you don't choose her! Thanks mel 💜

an tell how passionate she is about her work! We searched long and hard for the perfect photographer that would capture my style and Melanie did not disappoint! She has a way of putting you at ease on such a crazy day and she worked sooo hard to get all of the perfect shots! She showed up on time and went straight to work. She worked so well with my videographer as well! She truly does invest herself into your day and it shows in her work. I will be recommending Melanie to EVERYONE!! Don't even question it - HIRE HER!!!!!

get the perfect shot. I was very pleased with the quality and quantity of the photos we received. She made sure to capture all the small details that were important to me. Her style is unique and she puts an artistic flare to traditional wedding photos. I highly recommend Melanie and would book her again in a heartbeat!

professional photos taken and we both felt a little awkward at first. But thanks to Melanie’s encouragement, we were soon put at ease. By the end, my fiancé was saying how he felt like a model! The photos turned out great! I used them for Christmas cards and they will be used throughout my wedding. We can’t wait to see how the wedding photos turn out! Melanie is such an easy person to get a hold of, as well. She is also very flexible. I’ve changed the length of time we’ll need her at our wedding at least twice and each time she adjusts things for me with no pushback or questions asked. I’m very thankful for her flexibility and positivity! I highly recommend her photography!

ing/presentation. I have already recommended her to 5 people and I will continue to, she went above and beyond.

got her to look perfectly at the camera! After seeing how amazing our engagement pictures turned out we had her take our family Christmas card pictures as well!! Over all she's so easy to work with and amazing to work with! Can't wait for her to shoot our wedding!

work with. She got every pose I wanted and much more. They turned out amazing, and I will definitely be using Melanie in the future!!