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My name is Samantha and I am passionate about capturing love! I am a creative fine art wedding and portrait photographer serving New England and beyond. Contact me today for more information!
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Photo Shoot Types
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Photo
Photo & Video Styles
- Classic
- Documentary
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
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Samantha was our wedding and engagement photographer and exceeded expectations on both occasions. She makes you feel comfortable and relaxed and is a true professional. I really fe...
lt like she understood who we are as a couple and captured that in every photo of us that she took. Samantha is so open to feedback and ideas when it comes to poses or angles. It’s impossible to book with her and not get beautiful photos as a result. I’ve had so many friends asking who did my pictures and I really cannot recommend her enough!
Samantha is great. She helped us with our engagement photos and our wedding photos. Samantha took so many beautiful shots throughout all the special moments. My wife and I loved wo...
rking with her.
We truly don’t have enough words to express our gratitude for Samantha! From the very beginning, her warmth, professionalism, and extraordinary attention to detail made our wedding...
day feel seamless and truly unforgettable.
Samantha took charge of the timeline with such confidence and care—always three steps ahead and thinking of the little things before we even had the chance to. Day of, her creativity and calm energy made us feel completely at ease, even during the moments when we felt most awkward. Every direction she gave was clear, thoughtful, and made us feel confident in front of the camera (which is saying something—we're not usually photo people!).
Samantha was a master at keeping our timeline on track without ever making us feel rushed. She made sure every photo we hoped for was captured—and then some. When our outdoor ceremony plans were turned upside down by 12 hours of rain, she pivoted instantly, scouting beautiful backup locations on the fly and delivering stunning images that truly look like they were part of the plan all along. Her ability to make real-time decisions with grace and confidence was nothing short of amazing.
Our guests couldn’t stop raving about her kind presence and how gracefully she moved through the day—always in the right place at the right time, never missing a moment. And when we received our sneak peek? WOW. Absolutely obsessed. Each photo bursts with emotion, capturing the real, raw, joy-filled moments of our day. We’ve already watched the slideshow at least 100 times (with tears every single time).
Samantha is an artist, a professional, and a calming force all in one. If you're lucky enough to have her capture your day, you’re in the best possible hands. We can’t wait to work with her again!
Samantha was the photographer for our wedding on 8/24/24 and we could not be happier with our experience. Samantha is extremely talented, kind, punctual and professional. I really ...
appreciated our consultations to ensure we were prepared for the big day, as well as all of her feedback and suggestions on the timeline of the day and photos we should capture. Samantha arrived on time during the day and was extremely easy to work with during our wedding. We got back out "sneak peek" album and are obsessed with the photos, we cannot wait to see the rest soon!
When Samantha photographed my sister-in-law and brother-in-law’s wedding in 2020, there was no doubt in my mind that I wanted her to photograph my big day when it came around! We b...
ooked Samantha in 2021 for our September 2023 wedding and she was an absolute pleasure to work with from the very beginning. Samantha is kind, professional, caring, and TALENTED. She checked in with us multiple times before our wedding to create the perfect timeline and portrait list. Our engagement photos and the sneak peeks of our wedding photos are STUNNING. We know our full wedding gallery will be nothing short of perfection. We will definitely be booking Samantha again to photograph the rest of our milestones!
Samantha is beyond talented and the absolute nicest person ever. She traveled to Newport, RI to photograph our wedding and just got the photos back and they are incredible. Samanth...
a was informative, organized and kept us on track the closer we got to our date. She asked our dislikes and likes and didn’t force us into any awkward posed bridal photos and really captured the essence of our big day. I can’t say enough great things about her!
Samantha was such a delight to work with. Before the wedding, Samantha worked hard to make sure our wedding timeline was perfect, which helped us to have a wonderful day. She met w...
ith us multiple times to plan out every set of photos so that we had nothing to stress about the day of. On the day of our wedding, she made us feel comfortable and captured our happiness and love perfectly in her photos. Samantha even paid close attention to me saying how much it meant for my grandmother to be at the wedding, and she decided to take extra photos of her throughout the night for us which we absolutely loved! She also got us all of our photos in a timely manner and they came out wonderfully! We highly recommend Samantha!
When Samantha photographed my aunt's wedding four years ago I knew she had to be a part of my big day. Samantha is kind, funny, professional and extremely talented at what she does...
. Truly, my husband and I cannot say enough about Samantha. When COVID-19 affected our wedding plans, Samantha was nothing short of understanding, thoughtful and kind to my husband and I. My husband and I decided to do a microwedding and we are so thankful that Samantha was there to capture our big day. Samantha was extremely flexible with us and offered to split up our hours, that way if we decided to do a big party or reception next year, it would be photographed. During COVID-19 Samantha would frequently check in to see how we were doing and would offer sincere support. Not only is Samantha an incredible and well-rounded person, but she is an incredible photographer as well. Samantha knows how to work every angle, light, body and personality. Samantha is a perfectionist and is passionate about what she does. She was extremely professional and friendly to our guests as well as other vendors. After receiving our wedding photos, my husband and I are so impressed. Samantha excelled at capturing every image beautifully and artistically. Everything we asked her to capture she did and more. The photos she captured made us cry. Do not go to anyone else but Samantha!!
Samantha is so professional, accommodating and easy to work with! We had such an amazing experience from start to finish. She is super organized and helped us build a timeline tha...
t was perfect. Samantha made us feel so comfortable and at ease, and she produced high quality shots of our wedding. Our photos came out AMAZING!! We have received so many compliments even from other professional photographers. She answers emails instantly and is always available to answer questions. Samantha is such a nice person in addition to being a top notch photographer. We would hire her again in a heartbeat!
Absolutely AMAZING!!!
Samantha did an amazing job with our wedding! We had a three-day South Asian-American fusion wedding and she captured all of the decor, dancing, and special moments perfectly. Not ...
a single important memory was missed! She is also very skilled at capturing these candid photos without being too noticeable. We have been to many other weddings and the photographer is usually far more intrusive in order to set up the shots they want, but Samantha seems to have really figured out how to avoid this problem. Also, our family and guests can get pretty photo-happy themselves, trying to take lots and lots of their own photos (frequently right next to or in front of Samantha), but she has pretty incredible skill when it comes to managing large crowds and seemingly endless patience for interruptions during photos.
Regarding our big and long celebration, each event was held at a different venue (one outside under a tent during the evening, one inside a dark tv studio, one outside during the day, and one inside a ballroom), and we absolutely loved the photos from all the events. Her photography style is very candid and natural (which was our priority with finding the right photographer). My husband and I also tend to feel awkward with picture taking but she made us feel very comfortable throughout the engagement and wedding shoots. Samantha is also so organized, she honestly made the entire wedding planning process much easier. She helped us make the schedule for the day of our wedding ceremony and reception, and she helped keep us on schedule that day. Additionally, the wedding albums she created for us and our parents were beautiful! Overall, Samantha and her assistant photographer are easy going, talented, and highly professional people. Hiring Samantha was the best vendor decision we made.
I don't even know where to begin with Samantha...She is the sweetest, most genuine person we have ever met, we had so much fun working with her! Her work speaks for itself but we c...
ouldn't love our photos more. They were so unique and creative and encompassed everything we wanted to remember about our special day. She somehow managed to capture every little detail and look and special moment without us even realizing she was there. The memories that these hold and the love that explodes from every imagine is what makes her photography unique. I think what really sets her apart from others (besides her amazing talent) is that you can tell she genuinely loves what she does and that is rare! Do yourself a favor and book her!
I am honored to write this recommendation for Samantha Melanson Photography. Samantha is an amazing photographer and person. My husband and I were absolutely blown away by our wedd...
ing photos. Not only do we love them, but our family and friends can’t stop gushing about them as well! More than a few colleagues of mine have stated they were “the most beautiful wedding photos they have ever seen.” Sam captured all of the little moments that made our day so special, and she did it so beautifully. She is the definition of professional. Not only was she in communication with us every step of the way, she was front and center on the big day helping us keep our timelines intact and making sure everything ran smoothly. My husband and I have never been in front of a camera before so we were understandably nervous. Sam makes it easy and knows exactly what to say to make you feel natural and at ease. If I could do it all over again I would choose Sam in a heartbeat. True Talent and a heart of gold.
- Lisa and Doug G.
We recently had the great pleasure of working with Samantha Melanson as she was the photographer for our daughter's wedding. The photos were in a word, amazing! Her style of photo...
graphy captures the day and all the elements in such a romantic and lovely way! We couldn't have been happier with the finished product. The other wonderful thing about Samantha is that she is a joy to work with. With everything going on in the busyness of the day, she was able to capture everything, both the planned and the candid moments with perfect ease. She is a delight!
Samantha was incredible to work with from start to finish. From our first meeting, we knew that she had to be our photographer; we booked that day! She is incredibly sweet and prof...
essional. I was very nervous about having my photos taken, but Samantha put all of my fears at ease. At our engagement shoot, she was encouraging and honestly, I forgot that she was there at times!
Samantha is very detailed oriented and organized which is so important for the wedding day. We had a timetable for the wedding planned out prior to day which ensured that everything went smoothly (her second shooter Addie was great and so helpful as well). Our photos are absolutely stunning; the colors, the lighting, everything! There was a perfect balance between the shots of the details, formals, and candids. Samantha perfectly captured the emotions of the day; I feel like I relive our wedding day each time I look! I highly recommend Samantha- you will not be disappointed!
Amazing!!!
I cannot say enough about Samantha and her work! We are fast approaching my one year anniversary and I am so glad to have these memories so beautifully captured. From b...
eginning to end Sam and her team go above and beyond. She is professional and easy to work with. You can tell she has a true passion for what she does and I am so lucky to have gotten to work with her on the most important day of my life. Looking through the photos and seeing moments I never knew happened made me smile. Brides if you are looking for the best then I suggest you go with Sam and her team, they will not disappoint!
We booked Samantha for our May 2016 wedding and we are so happy that we did! She takes BEAUTIFUL photos - she captures the right amount of lighting and doesn't over-edit. Samantha ...
also does a great job of maintaining the right balance between detail shots, formal posed shots, and candids. Everything looks very natural. Samantha is super sweet and is so easy to work with. She helped us develop the perfect timeline for our wedding and helped us stick to it throughout the day. Samantha also got our pictures back to us extremely quickly - I know some photographers take months to get the edited photos back to the couple, but Samantha had them back to us within a month. I'd highly recommend booking with her. :)
Samantha was able to work around some difficult lighting/ weather, (and difficult people)and still produce a flawless end result. I would definitely recommend!
Samantha is such an easy person to work with. She is easy to get in touch with and is very organized on the day of. Really enjoyed working with her!
As soon as I saw Samantha Melanson's blog I knew I wanted to hire her as our wedding photographer. When I spoke to her on the phone I was even more convinced that she was a good ma...
tch for us. She's an animal lover just like my fiance and myself, and she didn't even bat an eyelash when I told her our dogs were going to be part of the wedding party! She's a very detail oriented person which I also liked very much. Months before the wedding she already had a detailed day of timeline that explained everything from the time coverage starts including directions on how to prepare the dress, shoes, rings, and other important things so that they can be photographed. She arrived 20 minutes early (which I LOVE!) and got right to work. Throughout the entire day she kept things moving so that we could get all of the pictures I requested. The guys really enjoyed working with her second shooter, Addie, as well. We also got the swoonbooth for our wedding and it was a huge hit with our guests!!! There was a line to get in the swoonbooth during the entire reception! I simply can't say enough good things about Samantha! We enjoyed working with her from start to finish and I'd recommend her to anybody!
When I got engaged, there was no doubt I wanted Samantha as our wedding photographer. When we decided to do a destination wedding in Aruba-on July 4th weekend, I had a feeling I wo...
uld not be able to have her. I reached out and it just so happend she was available! I was literally in tears knowing that she would be able to photograph my wedding. Having Samantha in Aruba was literally a dream come true. My husband is pretty shy when it comes to being in front of a camera. Having Samantha, that all went away. She made us feel so comfortable! Pictures to me are the most important part of the wedding and we wanted only the best! I cannot explain how impressed I am at the work she has done. I would-in a heartbeat- recommend Samantha
Samantha was fantastic to work with. Samantha took amazing photos for during an engagement session and I can not wait to see what she captured on our wedding day. Samantha is frien...
dly and kind, easy to talk to, and is dedicated to ensuring that you have the perfect wedding day and the perfect photos.
Samantha did our engagement photos that we absolutely adored and we recently got married and working with her was like having your best friend coordinate your day. She is such a ge...
nuine person who I believe is truly happy for everyone. She is always smiling and is just the sweetest thing you'll ever meet. She kept in touch as the big day approached checking in to see how everything was going and letting us know how excited she was about the whole thing. I loved that! She did a time line for us to avoid any stressful situations and so that everyone knew what was going on and when.. She even helped me with my awful time management hahah I have never been on time for anything in my life but on that day I was right on schedule.
She is very organized and we zipped right through our little photo session before going to the reception. Samantha and her assistant Addie kept us laughing and made us feel at ease while being creative and capturing some cool shots. At cocktail hour she was able to get our huge families together for a group shot..high five to her as they are a rowdy bunch! As dinner begun and everyone sat down to eat I saw her continue to snap pictures of all our details.. She is non stop amazing but I just wanted her to sit down eat and relax as if she was part of the family! (Eating is our number 1 priority) haha The rest of the night went by soo fast and I know she was all over the place getting great shots but she blended right in and I didn't even notice she was snapping pictures. This girl has a passion for what she does you can see it in her eyes and in her pictures. I can't wait to see our photos and relive that day through her eyes.
Samantha did a great job with our engagement shoot. We loved our photos!!! She also does a great job with editing the pictures and they came out fantastic. Samantha is very persona...
ble and has really good ideas for photos and locations.
Samantha made our wedding day very easy. She knew exactly how to get great pictures without being in the way. She was very friendly and professional, and was always in contact wi...
th us about times and scheduling for our engagement shoot and wedding day. We will always have great photo memories of our wedding thanks to her awesome job. Great value for a great service.
From the moment we began our engagement shoot, I knew Samantha Melanson was going to be a great photographer. We were nervous to act natural around a photographer, and immediatel...
y we felt at ease. She almost made us feel like she wasn't there at all, except of course for the general direction she was giving us. She was very accommodating by including our favorite things(our dogs and love of the outdoors) and suggested proper clothing to wear. On our actual wedding day she got every shot we wanted, and then some. She was never in the way or distracting from our day, but still get photos of all our special moments. She also had a fabulous second shooter to help with our photo booth, which was so much fun for our guests! I would recommend Samantha Melanson Photography to anyone! She was perfect!
Samantha was amazing to work with!! We did an engagement session before the wedding and loved those pictures. She was just as perfect and professional at the wedding - she was so c...
alm even though we were working with a tight time schedule. And she got all the pictures we asked for! I loved working with her and was so happy she was a part of our special day.
Samantha is an absolutely amazing photographer. Throughout the time frame of both our engagement shoot and wedding she was very professional, genuine, and timely. Samantha is so sw...
eet and easy to work with. She made Chris and I feel comfortable to have ourselves photographed for many hours. Her work is truly special and artistic. I have received so many compliments on both our engagement images and wedding. You would be lucky to have her take part in your special day. We are so thankful we did. We will cherish our photos forever! Also, her second shooter Ester was very sweet and took beautiful images. It is definitely a treat to have two photographers! Thank you Samantha! Keep in touch. ❤ Bridget and Chris
Finding Samantha was such a lucky happenstance and the fact that she's based in the town next to where my wedding was being held made it seem like a match made in heaven.
She r...
ead the mood of our wedding perfectly and took just the types of photos we were hoping she'd take. Plus, she and her assistant were a real pleasure to have around. I'd recommend her in an instant.
We are so glad we went with Samantha for our wedding. We knew we were in good hands before the wedding when she helped us think through the timing of our day and the pictures we'd ...
want to have after our wedding. Given our family is slightly complicated (2 sets of divorced parents) we had a lot of various family to accommodate. She encouraged us to really think about which pictures we would want after and accurately recommended the amount we'd have time for and find good use for.
The day of the wedding she was early- ready to go- and clear on what she was doing. Although she was super prepared and timely, she was also really relaxed and able to be flexible with the flow of the day. Before the wedding, we even decided to sneak in a few extra boudoir shots!
The pictures we walked away with are breathtaking and capture our day exactly as I wanted to remember it. She caught those moments of joy, laughter, and pure fun. The color of her pictures is vibrant. She was so fast in getting the pictures to us and the site she uses for ordering is easy (and allows you to change pics to B + W and crop to particular sizes).
We wouldn't have had our day without her. We are so appreciative of everything she did to go the extra mile to make our day easy and fun, and capture the moments we'll never forget!!
Samantha was a pleasure to work with. She is extremely talented and professional. I am so happy we chose her for our wedding.
Samantha is awesome! She did my wedding photos and I honestly loved working with her. She was extremely organized and takes great pictures. I havent got mine back yet, but I hav...
e no doubt they will be amazing. She works with a second shooter as well to make sure that all the important shots get captured and really was a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend her for your wedding!
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