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Eliana Melmed Photography

Hi, I’m Eliana! As a Jewish photographer who’s been part of Modern-Orthodox, Conservative, and pluralistic communities (in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago) throughout my life, I have experience with a wide variety of Jewish wedding customs and traditions.
 
It’s important to have a photographer who knows what to expect during every part of your ceremony and who also respects the ways that you will make your wedding unique to you – and I’d love to help you capture the magic!
 
I pour my passion for visual storytelling into capturing the big, bold emotions and little, tender exchanges that will make your wedding day uniquely yours. I use a combination of poses and prompts so that your photos look and feel like YOU while still making sure they’re a genuine representation of your love. I can’t wait to create images you’ll treasure for generations.
 
If you’re looking for a photographer who deeply understands the nuances of a Jewish wedding while also paying close attention to the ways in which you’ll make your wedding your own, I’d love to work with you!

 

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www.elianamelmedphoto.com
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Location: Based in Chicago, IL
Willing to travel: YES willing to travel! Reduced rates apply for NYC and LA weddings.

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Past couples’ comments

I have been raving about Eliana for some time, but now that our wedding has come and gone, and the photos from the wedding are pouring in, all I can say is that Eliana has outdone herself. First, Eliana is incredibly professional, responsive, and helpful. She answered all of our questions, met with us when we asked, was on time, and always pleasant to talk two. Secondly, she got our pictures to us incredibly fast.

I’ve never known a photographer to be such a quick editor! Thirdly, on the day of the wedding Eliana was delightful, calm, fun, and authoritative. She dealt with our large family, in the pouring rain, with a smile on her face and made everyone feel at ease. My father is still fangirling about her and her assistant! We also had an incredibly fun time taking pictures with her.

Fourthly, and most importantly, she is an absolutely incredible photographer. Our pictures are beautiful – light filled, colorful, and reveal our personalities, happiness, and love for one another. All of this is true both for our wedding pictures and our engagement shots. We cannot imagine a better wedding/engagement photographer – we are so so happy we hired Eliana!”

Ranana & Biny

Eliana was such a lovely person to work with while planning our wedding. She looked for every possible opportunity to help out and made it a very easy decision to choose her as our photographer. And the pictures she took were incredible!
 
She absolutely captured the essence of our celebration, and we feel like we are reliving it when we look through our photos. We will be sharing and enjoying these photos for years to come and could not have chosen a better photographer.”

Yaakov & Sofia

 

 

 

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