5 out of 5 stars and 12 reviews
5
(12)NY Tri- State Area, Out of State & Worldwide
About this vendor
We love what we do. We were born to capture moments and tell stories through photographs. We have mastered our style through decades of work and simultaneously blend modern with classic, photojournalism with traditional portraiture and preserve your life events that will stand the test of time. We think you deserve a photographer who truly gets to know you and understand you. We want to be there for every step of the way, not just the picture part. We shoot a select amount of events per year so we can give our full attention to every client. We want to plan, photograph, select pictures, create albums with you and hey, maybe even get a cup of coffee or bite to eat. We pour 110% into our clients to build trust and lasting relationships for a lifetime.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
2019 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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Reviews
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5
out of 5.012 reviews
Monarch photography is a fantastic choice! Melissa and Cristina are wonderful and make you feel really comfortable. They’ll even make you laugh a ton! The consultation is thorough ...
and they’ll ask you questions about specific shots you may want and are thankful when your day comes! We were so happy with our photos and still look at them to this day! We got married back in September 2014 and they captured wonderful sunset and candid shots. Highly recommend!
So happy we had Melissa capture our wedding! From our first meeting, we found her so easy to connect with. She really listens to what you're looking for, makes you feel at ease dur...
ing the shoot, seamlessly guides you through everything, and has such creative ideas. She really loves what she does, is so talented, and it's evident in her work. She did an amazing job on both our engagement shoot and wedding photography - our pictures look like they belong in a magazine! Great communication, stress-free experience, very accommodating, would recommend her to anyone without any reservations!
Melissa is both extremely talented and professional. I have had the pleasure of having her photograph myself and my family on multiple occasions, including my wedding. Each time I...
am more blown away than the last. She truly listens to what I'm looking for and makes it happen! I am so grateful to have found her!
Melissa and Christina are two amazingly talented photographers. They are so efficient at getting the best pictures in a short span of time. My family and friends could not stop rav...
ing about how nice they were at the wedding and how beautiful the pictures turned out. I could not recommend them enough.
There aren’t enough good words to use to describe Monarch, they are truly amazing! They are true professionals with real artistic talent. A lot of event photographers are bad with ...
lighting (back lighting, blowing out images, shadows on faces, etc) due to the fast pace nature of event photography, but not Monarch. I was so impressed with the quality of the photos and how well the lighting looked. They’re able to work quickly and execute perfection. Make them a Pinterest board and they’ll deliver on every photo setup, look, and style.
Pre-wedding working with them also a breeze. They were so helpful in mapping out a timeline for getting ready and photo start times.
We’re so happy with our photos. The only hard part is narrowing down a selection to make an album! Seriously, you will not be disappointed with this team.
My husband and I were so happy we chose Melissa to capture our special day! After meeting Melissa, we felt like she was one of our long time friends and knew that the bridal party ...
would love her. Melissa was responsive, courteous and professional. The pictures she took were absolutely amazing. We will treasure the photos from this day for years to come.
My husband and I chose Melissa and her team for our wedding because we loved the style of her photography. after seeing them from a friends wedding. From the initial consultation...
all the way to the day of our wedding she was very helpful, genuine and very communicative. Throughout the day we never felt like our smiles were forced or overly posed as you see in many wedding photos and the photographers are definitely the reason why. The team at Monarch were fun and silly and took something like being photographed for hours and made it a very enjoyable experience. We also got our photos very quickly. Not only did we get a few teasers right away but the rest of the photos came on a beautiful etched usb drive with in weeks. My husband and I recommend them to everyone and we got married 3 years ago!
Melissa shot our wedding two years ago and did such a great job! We met her multiple times before the wedding and she always came to places we suggested, which were almost always ...
breweries. For that alone, we knew she was the one for the job! Everything went smoothly on the big day. I never felt like we were doing cheesey poses. Her and her assistant made us feel comfortable and we had a blast! Later when we chose pictures for the album, Melissa put them all together in a nice, clean way. I love our wedding album and look at it often. I would definitely recommend Melissa to friends and family!
Melissa was very professional! She arrived on time and was friendly with all members of the wedding party. She walked me through every step before and after the wedding. Our wedd...
ing albums is nothing short of perfect!
Melissa from Monarch Photography was amazing! She was very caring and made sure to get every single detail in our pictures. She made sure every specific picture I wanted She got. S...
he made taking pictures fun not boring. She got our pictures back to us very quickly. I would recommend her and Monarch Photography.
Melissa was awesome! Me and my wife had the best time with her. We laughed all day long! She wasn’t afraid to have us do goofy things and just release a little from the stressors o...
f the day. We had the best photography team we could’ve ever asked for. Wouldn’t have done it any other way.
Amazing photography. We went to Melissa for our engagement, wedding, pregnancy, and newborn shoots and would never consider going anywhere else. Not only is Melissa amazing to work...
with, but her work itself is incredible. Highly recommend!
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