Wedding Hair

“Gimme a head with hair, long beautiful hair. Shining, gleaming, steaming, …” Beautiful hair. How should you wear it on your wedding day?Glamorous, carefree, up, down? A little bit of both? Here are some photos of my brides and their gorgeous choices. I’m sorry I didn’t get the names of […]

11 February 2010 | Melissa, Wedding Planners, 411 | Comments Off

Challenge yourself or stay where you are.

She meant it in the best of ways. She didn’t realize that sentence would make me rise to the challenge. She sincerely meant, that I could remain at the pace I was at. She is my spin teacher at IMX Pilates on State St. Her name is Amber.
I didn’t […]

6 February 2010 | Business 101 | No Comments

Pre-Wedding skin care

Your face may never be so photographed as it will on your wedding day. While you are planning your pre wedding calendar, make sure to schedule time for your face. I prefer a more natural approach, so unless you have problem skin, acne, etc…, whereby you may need a dermatologist, I think a […]

27 January 2010 | Melissa, 411 | Comments Off

Gigi and Billy


24 December 2009 | Melissa, Recent Wedding | Comments Off

Eyes in the back of my head.

Hooray for the happy accidents. Or are they? Is it talent, skill, experience or luck? Whatever it is, it was on my side yesterday. During a family session I always start with the image that is the most important to the client. Especially when babies or animals are included. […]

29 November 2009 | Melissa, Dog Lovers, Gratitude | Comments Off

Garter Lady


18 November 2009 | Melissa | Comments Off

Wedding Blogs~Junebug Weddings


1 November 2009 | Melissa, Recent Wedding | Comments Off

The most romantic…


26 September 2009 | Melissa, Recent Wedding, Locations | Comments Off

I love NY

Billy and Gigi live and work in NYC. They were planning their wedding in Santa Barbara. They retained my services via internet. I didn’t meet them in person until four weeks before their wedding. They came to my place and we shared some wine and conversation. During the conversation, Gigi […]

25 September 2009 | Melissa, Locations | 2 Comments

Just can’t help myself

I had the most beautiful weddings to photograph this past weekend. One on Friday and one on Saturday.
On Saturday I was to meet my couple at the courthouse for some pre wedding shots of the two of them. Just
some time for them to enjoy each other alone before the big day. (By […]

25 September 2009 | Melissa, Gratitude | 3 Comments