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| Voted #1 Wedding Photographer 2010 & 2011 by the "People's Choice" in Westport, Fairfield, Wilton and Weston, CT, Westport Magazine, July/August 2010 Issue, p. 119 and Westport Magazine July/August 2011 Issue, p. 125. Melani is a delightful person to work with and I find her work exceptional. - Gabriella Mays, Vice President, Publishing, Moffly Media We cannot thank you enough for being the photographer for our wedding. From start to finish you went above and beyond and we cannot adequately convey how grateful we are for the work you did to capture the most important day in our lives. You surpassed our every expectation. Thank you for everything. We cannot truly recommend you highly enough. - Kelly & Patrick Throughout our celebrations, Melani's energy was unstoppable and her attention to detail was amazing. She truly understood our style and knew exactly how to capture our personalities and the entire feel of the day. Our wedding photos, formal portraits and candid shots are gorgeous and when we look through them we feel as though we are actually re-living the happiness and excitement of our wedding. Melani stayed until the very end of the reception and was sure to capture every special and unique moment. We recommend her 100% and will definitely work with her in the future. - Veronica & Jeisson The photos are absolutely breathtaking. They left us speechless. Thank you for being such an amazing presence at our wedding. It is obvious you are passionate about your work. We are so grateful that my sister found you. Thank you for doing such an amazing job. - Chantal & Brannon Wow! That is all I keep saying. Every picture is so different and wonderful. You are the best! We are so thankful for the beautiful wedding photographs. You are not only talented at what you do, but you also have a great passion for it, and that to me is what makes a great photographer. Melani you have been a blessing in our life. Thank you! - Ivona & Tom I am speechless... I cannot tell you how much I loved having you document our day...these beautiful pictures make the event go from surreal to real. Your pictures are circulating around the world and are causing quite a sensation. I am awed by your work...I honestly have never seen such photographs. Your presence was so unobtrusive, yet you somehow made the day go so smoothly, everything you did, from pulling the thread off my daughter's dress, to popping up everywhere, on chairs, in the balcony, everywhere, was worth every penny and more. You were invaluable to my wedding, I cannot imagine it without you!!! - Hazel Malbin Melani had so much positive energy and dedication...she climbed on rocks, waded into water, and created a wide array of beautiful pictures for us to treasure forever. She and stayed for the duration of our day even until the last guests were leaving. We definitely would recommend her! - Leah & Taylor What a wonderful day it was and you made it a great scucess for us crystallizing our memories for always. I HAVE TO SAY, you made me look amazing! I look like a model. No kidding. I wish I had you following me around every day. Everyone thought you were so wonderful and exceptionally talented. So unimposing, yet so thorough. You are the best. I really can't thank you enough for all that you did in making my day perfect. Thank you. Caroll K. We wanted to write to thank you for the incredible job you did at our wedding. I cannot tell you how amazing it feels to be brought back into those moments, and more. I am reviewing the photos and I remember exactly howI felt in each of them, but what I didn't see was how the people around me reacted to those moments while I was in them. You have given me a richer experience of a day that was the best day of my life, something I didn't think possible. You made visible that which I didn't know even occurred. You captured expressions that were so full and so rich and made me realize how much my friends and family truly, truly love us. I am so grateful and my family joins in thanking you for this archival history for the start of our new family. - Samantha & John I wanted to thank you for the amazing job you did. These pictures are stunning, AMAZING, and you have really gone above and beyond any of my expectations. When I show people these pictures they do a double take thinking they are straight out of a magazine. We have heard nothing but wonderful things from everyone from our bridal party to guests at the wedding as to what a wonderful photographer you are. You were so attentive and you captured every moment. We can not thank you enough. We are in love with the pictures. - Amber & Chad Giordano Kevin and I just spent the last several hours’ oohhing and ahhhing over all of the incredibly amazingly wonderful photographs you took for us. You succeeded in capturing the most special moments- and we are so blessed to have worked with you and your team. There are so many photographs we loved. I especially love the "phone booth" shots. It was the end of the night when everything was wrapping up and you so kindly stayed to help us create and capture one more extremely special photograph. We love those!. I love the pictures of our ceremony and all the candid shots of our relatives and friends. I love the pictures of my sisters, mom, dad, brother & friends. My husband- never looked more radiant- We have so many terrific shots of the two of us together. I could go on and on... You found a way to capture my students- That means more to me than you will ever know. They are a huge part of my life- I was thrilled they were able to make it to our wedding mass- even more elated you were able to photograph them. I will now have those pictures forever. Thank you. It was so nice to see the church so full of all our loved ones there. When Kevin saw the pictures of himself on the altar and how much emotion you captured on his face-- I watched his face well up a little. I feel so lucky to have these photographs. Thank you again for your consistent efforts in sending us wonderful photos prior to the final pictage shots. We looked forward to them every day. I will stop here, although we both could go on and on with our gratitude. We will spend lots of time singing your praises and enjoying all of your wonderful photographs you have given us. Kevin and I will be sending a formal "thank you" to your studio- and will be highly recommending you and your amazing team to all of our friends and co-workers. -Annie & Kevin I just received the album and wanted to thank you again for taking the time to make it so beautiful. I cannot wait to share it with friends and family. You did an incredible job with the entire day and your respniveness and dedication to me after the wedding has been above and beyond and I am just so thrilled that I was able to have you as my photographer. It's been so wonderful working with you and I look forward to working with you again in the future! - Kerry I just picked up the three framed shots of my brother, sister, Carolyn and I. Melani Lust, I've worked with the best photographers and cinematographers in the industry- and I swear to you- you are better than the best!" -Duke Brodsky, CEO Mack Entertainment Melani, Thank you so much for everything you did to make our wedding so wonderful and memorable, you did an amazing job! The pictures are fabulous and I can't stop looking at them! So many people are amazed when I show them some of the pictures, and I have already highly recommended you to family and friends. Guests keep saying how impressed they were with your professionalism and energy and I couldn't agree more. You went above and beyond in capturing every detail and moment and we ill forever be grateful, as these are the memoriesof our favorite day together! Thanks again! - Erin & Steve Melani has great energy. She is upbeat and energetic and committed to delivering on what she's promised. The photos are amazing and just beautiful. I briefly considered a career in modeling and then realized it was just her making me look that good. You should definitely meet with her and talk about your vision for the day to be sure you align on styles. She was a perfect match for what I wanted for my day and her images bring our day to life. All our guests are raving about how wonderful the shots are. We are very happy to have chosen Melani. - Tricia & Joe "How many of us dream of having a Beautiful Portrait and A Beautiful Photo Shoot- that Captures Us- Our Uniqueness, Our Spirit, and is an Extraordinary and Beautiful Experience to Boot? If you want the Ultimate in Beautiful- the Ultimate In Care, and The Ultimate In Excellence and Artistry- Melani Lust is your Only Choice." - Sue Stebbins - Google's #1 Business Coach - www.successwaves.com WOW, Melani! Those just brought me to tears. I love my boys so much and to see them looking so happy and pure.... I can't believe how amazingly talented you are! I'm sure one day I'll see Melani shooting the "stars" and I'll say to myself 'she did a shoot for us awhile ago on a beautiful October morning!' - Ingrid Dikmen With friends and family all over the globe, many of them only able to share this important day of ours through photographs, selecting the perfect wedding photographer was extremely important to us. One of the best decisions we made was to use Melani Lust Photography. Melani's effervescence and enthusiasm, her upbeat attitude and listening skills were what sold us. Melani brought her vitality into every room she entered and her high spirits brought out the best in everyone she photographed. I really believe that it was not just the joy of the day, but Melani's enthusiasm which was reflected in the faces she photographed. Without being obtrusive, she was everywhere! I didn't really know how "everywhere" she was until I saw all of the amazing photographs and our family shared the many "oh my gosh" surprises of her capturing yet another perfect moment! Poignant, moving, expressive, joyful, happy - all the varied emotions and details were photographed to be relived, or to be felt as if present, for friends and family who could not attend. For capturing any cherished event, our entire family joins together in recommending Melani Lust Photography. - Sarah St. Laurent I cannot thank you enough for our AMAZING day. You bring tears to my eyes for the beauty that you created for us. I wanted you to know that Steve, myself, and all our family and friends have mentioned you EVERY day since the wedding, and how lucky we were to have such an artist. Thank you for caring so much. - Nicole & Stephen Melani did an amazing job with our wedding photographs! Her energy and creativity perfectly captured the wedding photographs I've always dreamed of! Melani, as well as the other photographers she brought with her that day, were a joy to have at our wedding. - Adrienne & Chip Melani is in a league of her own. She goes way beyond what I had expected in a photographer for our wedding day, I have never seen anyone work so hard. Each photo is not only a work of art, but a lasting memory. She is not only a phenomenal person, but a truly gifted photographer, she made us feel calm during our wedding day and ended up being a welcome presence throughout. And then the photos...where do I begin? She captured so many moments that I didn't realize happened, and with such freshness and beauty, each shot takes my breath away and brings tears to my eyes. I give her the highest recommendation and truly believe that she is the best. - Jill I look at them and just want to cry because they are so wonderful! I adore them and love that I have these pictures to treasure. - Erin Myers Melani you are a genius! The picture is amazing...I am walking around my house trying to find just the right spot! - Mary Hunte Our family has hired Melani to photograph our family events for the past three years and will continue to use her services for a lifetime. She has the unique ability to not only utilize her art history background to create photographic works of art, but also to capture the spirit of our family as the years go by. Our family sessions always end up being memorable and great fun in and of themselves. We love looking back at our family's history through Melani's photos to see how our children have grown and changed, and especially, to see the essence of who they are. It's as if Melani can see the purity, love and innocence in our children's hearts reflected in the atmosphere around them, and then, magically, she captures it on film. She receives our highest recommendation. -The Ludlows "Hi Melani, we had a great time at the shoot. Megan and I kept saying "Melani is sooooo NICE" you make it easy to sit in front of the camera, when usually I find it very tense!!! Megan loves going for the shoots with you ,but sometimes it takes her a little time to warm up. I really feel uncomfortable in those types of situations, but YOU made it great FUN!!!! It is also a great opportunity to get some mother daughter photos that we rarely get. Thanks for doing all you do for CancerCare, as I always tell people involved with helping CC that "I am one of those people you help, MY FAMILY is one of those families you help, I AM THE FACE OF A CANCER SURVIVOR!!! (not that you can tell from the beautiful photos you took!!!) With great appreciation Karen and Megan too!!!" Melani's ability to apply her knowledge of Art History to her photographs ensures that each shot is a piece of artwork in and of itself. She's also a pleasure to deal with; her cheerful demeanor and easy-going attitude, makes time spent with her a nice reprise from an increasingly hectic world. - Abby Greenspun WOW. You are simple the best. The dvd of images arrived and was so nicely presented with a great photo of Mark on the cover. The photos are all wonderful, each one. Audrey and I were delighted and extremely grateful for all your energy and professionalism, especially in making sure to get us all together at the end for family photos. Your work, and the experience of working with you, overall is absolutely excellent. - Michael Norwich Melani did an amazing job with our wedding photographs! Her energy and creativity perfectly captured the wedding photographs I've always dreamed of! Melani, as well as the other photographers she brought with her that day, were a joy to have at our wedding. - Adrienne & Chip My husband and I would like to thank you for being such a pleasant presence at Kerrie's wedding. I know it meant a great deal to her to have you as her photographer, Melani. Judging from your interaction with Kerrie and Len and their wedding party I can certainly understand why. It was an absolute pleasure being around you. You can be sure that you will be highly recommended. - Susan Linane The photos are beautiful! The children's grandparents told me today that your photos have brought them closer and for that I cannot thank you enough.- Arlene Cruz My jaws basically dropped after seeing the photos! You are amazing!! I am so looking forward to putting these photos up in my house! Wow! What a beautiful picture. I’m going to have to ask you to take some family portraits for us! - Lisa Choi Thanks for everything. The cards looked great! These all look great. I look forward to choosing a few favorites. - Allison Barry Melani...I went through all of the pictures last night and they're fantastic! You have captured every aspect of our son: his joy, his laughter, his unique movements, his energy and his overall spirit. You not only brought all of this out of him, but were able to capture him with incredible compositions. You are truly an amazing talent and we will be forever grateful for these photos. They are invaluable. We are looking forward to creating new works of art for our home with the photos of Gunnar. We cannot thank you enough. - Erika & Jake DeSantis Words cannot express how much I love the playful photos of my daughter as well as the tender mommy & daughter photographs. Melani truly knows how to work the camera and make her subjects feel very comfortable. These photos are truly a treasure. - Ria Wow! These are amazing! So beautiful, really perfect. Thank you so much. - Meg Benson You are so talented. The pictures of our kids are so great. How can we possibly choose? They all bring out different parts of their personalities. Thank you. You are simply a great photographer. Thank you so much for all of your patience, we really appreciate it. Bravo. - Susan & Joe Maya I love the slideshow!!! It really came out so nice. We were all gathered around my laptop tonight to check it out. The kids really enjoyed being in a “movie." I truly appreciate all your work. Your talent is so deep, I cannot say enough. Our walls are already filled with your shots and we will need to buy a bigger house to display more. The pictures look beautiful, thanks so much for all of your hard work!!! - Kathleen Nealon Wow! Gorgeous! - Meg Austin Smith “Melani photographed our rehearsal dinner in September 2008 and she did a beautiful job! She captured the beauty and emotion of every special moment. Her pictures are a wonderful combination of creative and artistic yet still traditional and sophisticated. Melani has a way of being everywhere yet she is so unobtrusive. We absolutely love her photos and we constantly recommend Melani to our friends. Thank you Melani for the wonderful memories! Love, Monica & Mere” “Your photos are truly amazing” - Anne Florkowski I am thrilled with the pictures that you shot of Keri and Jason! Each one is more beautiful the the last and it makes me very excited to think of how incredible the wedding memories will be! While looking at the shots, tears actually came to my eyes because the expressions on Keri and Jay's faces reflect their happiness. You are a very talented person and to have captured the personalities of Keri and Jay through pictures, considering that you've only known them for a short while is very impressive. Thank you Melanie for helping to make this experience incredible for them at such a happy time of their lives. - Doreen Inger Melani does an amazing job and is so creative with her photos! I will use her again for my wedding! - Carolyn Sullivan |
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