Emma Melin Studios
Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing
Prices start at $5,250
Elopement pricing
Prices start at $1,500
Packages
Prices start at $5,250
About Emma Melin Studios
Emma Melin Studios
Hey there, I'm Emma! I am an outgoing and free-spirited photographer living in Manhattan (but born & raised in the Midwest! My heart longs for creating art and telling remarkable stories. I love a good trip to the farmers market, a wine night with my friends, and spending time with my loved ones. Emma Melin Studios is queer-owned and is an inclusive wedding vendor!
Life is about enjoying the little things. Like dancing in the kitchen with your partner or breakfast in bed on a Sunday. My job is as your photographer to show you how these seemingly minuscule moments are something truly beautiful. Emma Melin Studios exists to preserve your most precious and beautiful moments, no matter how big or small.
Services
Services
- Bride-only session
- Engagement session
- Extra hours
- Image editing
- Printing rights
- Second photographer
Photo formats
- Digital
- Film
- Hybrid
Deliverables
- Digital files
- Digital rights
- Online gallery
- Same/next-day sneak-peek images
Emma Melin Studios packages
Gold Package
10 hours
Peak pricing $6,500
This package is best suited for couples looking for their whole day to be covered. With this package you can expect to have your getting ready captured up to as well as those sloppy drunk dancing photos. Couples who are having traditional elements or larger weddings often choose this package.
- Pre-booking consultation
- Complimentary engagement session
- Gallery Delivery Gift
- Timeline Assistance
- Up to 10 hours of coverage
- Minimum of 500 photos
- 6-12 week turn around time
- Second Shooter for 8 hours
Silver Package
8 hours
Peak pricing $5,250
This package is best for couples who don't need a full day's worth of coverage but still want the majority of their day captured. This package is enough to cover the very end of getting ready up until the big moments during your reception like speeches and first dances! This is a good option for couples who are having a more non-traditional day.
- Pre-booking consultation
- Complimentary engagement session
- Gallery delivery gift
- Timeline assistance
- Up to 8 hours of coverage
- Minimum of 300 photos
- 6-12 week turn around time
Reviews
Write a review5.0 out of 5
43 reviews
Never Enough Thank You's!
It's taken me a month since our wedding to write this review because I've found it so hard to get the proper words to describe just how much we loved working with Emma and the work she produced for us. From the start, she was communicative, professional, and approachable even when we were just strangers. She was overly generous in helping us find the perfect package within our budget and kept in contact throughout the year leading up to the wedding. She captured our engagement session beautifully and even had us go to additional locations we didn't originally account for, which ended up being some of our favorite shots. She gives fantastic direction while also being receptive of any specific shots/poses/ideas we had of our own. When it came time to plan the timeline, she was so organized that the framework we came up with together actually ended up being the timeline I distributed to all vendors, including my planner! Everything was perfectly lined up and communicated leading up to the wedding that there was 0 confusion or hesitation. As for the wedding day.... there are no words. Emma captured our day better than we could have dreamt. Every shot feels like it captured the essence of us (silly, lively, easygoing), yet also feels like it could be in a spread of Vogue. She has the eye and timing to anticipate capturing a moment before it happens and gets every moment you'd want to remember. During the entire day of the wedding, she kept tabs on the shot list and timing, and made sure everything we wanted to have captured was taken care of (even in her last couple minutes to gather extended family to get a shot we hadn't been able to take all night). Lastly, her level of efficiency is like nothing I have ever seen or heard about in the wedding industry. We had a couple hundred previews delivered in 24-48 hours and our ENTIRE gallery barely 3 weeks after the wedding.. I have no idea how she does it but it doesn't cease to amaze me because I know how much effort, time, and love she puts into her galleries. Do not hesitate booking with Emma--she will likely be the best decision you make for your wedding day, second only to marrying your spouse! Thank you a million times over, Em 3
The best NYC wedding photographer in the biz
We can’t say enough wonderful things about Emma. From start to finish, she exceeded every expectation we had. We hired her to photograph our intimate micro-wedding in NYC, and the results were nothing short of perfection. Every photo is filled with emotion and authenticity—she captured our day in a way that feels deeply personal. Despite a last-minute change in our schedule due to the weather, Emma was flexible and gracious, which made a potentially stressful situation feel seamless. We’re both pretty awkward in front of the camera, but she gave thoughtful direction that made us feel immediately comfortable and natural. Some of our most treasured photos are the candid moments—us laughing, our families celebrating etc. We also chose to do the film add-on, and the film photos are absolutely stunning. They have a nostalgic, dreamy quality that we love. Emma is not only incredibly talented but also a joy to be around. We’re so grateful to her for preserving our wedding day in such thoughtful way. If you're considering working with her, don’t hesitate—she’s truly the best decision we made!
Our amazing experience with Emma!
We have nothing but amazing things to say about our experience with Emma! She made everything special on our wedding day, down to the details. We had a family tragedy happen a couple days before our wedding, and our spirits were very low, and stress levels were high, but Emma brought such a positive energy to our day, and alleviated a lot of our stress. We were instantly drawn to her work, she doesn’t just capture a moment, she brings her own creativity, and unique vision to her photos. We are both artists and we wanted photos that would also reflect that. We are so happy with how our photos and video turned out, all of the creative choices she took, and the time and effort she put in to make our special day translate beautifully into photos we can treasure forever. We really appreciated how she made time to get to know us as a couple, chat with us, and the care she put into all of the details. We truly felt heard, cared for and we had no doubt that she would do an amazing job capturing our love. It was really easy to let go in the process, because she was so organized, a clear communicator, and answered all our questions that came up along the way. Despite there being some unexpected tragedy and sadness surrounding our day, it was still magical, and a huge part of that was due to Emma. She is an incredible photographer, and person! When we look at our photos we only see the joy, and the love from our day, and we are so grateful she was able to capture that for us. -Janel & Cam Allen-O’Neal
The BEST
Emma was truly amazing - she is friendly, responsive and captured beautiful photos. For both our engagement session and the wedding day, she made us comfortable in front of the camera and really enjoy the photo process, which is something my husband and I were not expecting at all! She turnaround our previews so quickly, and each picture is better than the last. 10 stars out of 5!
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