I spoke with Sarah and she explained she was not available for the date of our wedding, but she had…read morea photographer on her team who was. We spent 3 hours at the venue without the photographer from her team talking about where to take photos. We wanted to spend less time doing formal photos and more time with photos as people were enjoying the celebration (I now realize I should have said it is fine if these are posed), and indicated we had people who were really uncomfortable having photos taken. She assured us that she could make them comfortable. The photographer showed up as we should have been taking photos and had no real plan on where to take photos (in fairness she had never been to the property and this was a big mistake on my part to not have definitively laid out a plan with her or Sarah on where the photos were to be taken. I assumed with their talent and eye they would be better suited to pick where, out of the many options we had to take photos). The two main chosen locations (we are on a lake, have a beautiful pool, and a golf course flanks our property) were in front of our pool equipment with the neighbor's house in the background, and an area that was unlandscaped, and all you can see are unraked leaves. She then took some decent pictures of the ceremony. Despite having a photo list, many photos were not taken, and many of the key photos, like the one of our parents, were unusable. There wasn't a point that anyone adjusted my dress or adjusted the way we were standing or said anything to anyone other than (look at each other, which made everyone feel even more awkward). In some photos people look like they were photoshopped in because they are standing so far away. Many photos people look like they are in pain as there was no assisting with the fact they weren't comfortable having their photos taken. For the candid photos during the reception, it looks like we had a paparazzi at our wedding. Pictures from far away, people with no idea they were having their picture taken in many cases in embarrassing/unflattering positions. I was told this was the "documentary style" we had requested (we had never had professional photos, and that was definitely not what we had in mind). After the ceremony we received all 700 of our photos in 4 days saying that they had all been edited after editing them myself I can tell you there wasn't the time or care you would expect. I had friends that said don't worry your photographer will edit/touch up skin etc and make you look perfect even if your makeup isn't perfect. This definitely was not my experience, and if they weren't going to do that, suggesting that you do some touch-up in the moment would have been nice (you can't see yourself during photos). I was told, even though we had the wedding at our house, that there was "no time" to take a photo of my dad and me before we walked down the aisle. Given we weren't on a timescale, I was the bride, and I owned the place, I feel like we could have made that happen. I was painted to be some sort of a nightmare bride (our wedding had 20 people all of which, were family it couldn't have been more laid back). I have spent months editing and trying to salvage our photos as we won't likely ever have that group of family back together. I definitely won't have another wedding day. In fairness, we have some lovely photos, but everything from the interactions with the photographer, location of the photos, photo composition, and editing was very disappointing. As you can see from Sarah's reviews and photos, she does do lovely work. Unfortunately, we did not get this type of work. I wouldn't recommend working with her if she is using a photographer on her team, and I would get very specific about her interpretation of what she is hearing you request. In my case I deeply regret not working with another photographer.

Im a comedian and had Sarah take my headshot photos and she did an awesome job. I usually don't…read morelike pictures of myself but I love these. She's got a great eye for lighting and scenery. Her prices are very reasonable also.

Seems like a great photographer to use if you want to be cancelled on the day before your newborns…read morepictures leaving you in a frantic to find another photographer.

From the owner: Full-Service Luxury Weddings & Portraits Studio hours vary…read more Please call before visiting our studio so that we can make ourselves available to serve you.

I hired Melony Stevens Photography for photos to be used on my Match.com profile. I was very…read moreimpressed with the professionalism and quick response. She was very knowledgeable about online dating images and was very helpful throughout the entire process, will definitely be using her services in the future. Steven

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This is the photographer that my child's school uses. Mediocre photos, no options, or previews,…read morerecorders, or touch ups. Prepay and hope for the best, which sucks. Better photos can be taken with a smartphone.

Horrible. Please if your child school uses these people DO NOT BUY THE PHOTOS! One of my photos…read morecame folded at the top. Please avoid making the same mistake, I unfortunately made. I can take better photos on my phone than what they did with a "professional" camera. Again, horrible service.