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I am a full time wedding photographer based in San Diego, CA. I also photograph several destination weddings a year. This blog has a mix of business and personal updates, I hope you enjoy reading about my life!
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These two have a wedding coming up VERY soon! We shot on a very cloudy day in Coronado and had a great time laughing and shooting. Plus they treated me to a beer and wings after – my kind of clients!
Meet their little one, Lukas! He is so adorable and such a chunkey monkey!
See you in a few short weeks!
xo, M
July 29, 2010 - 10:44 am - Who doesn't love a skyline!
Elaine and Jorge introduced me to the amazing Irvine Park in Orange. This place was huge! And the light was unbelievable..I couldn’t get enough of it as you can tell from the set of photos below 
I also couldn’t get enough of how fun these two are together!
I have a lot of favorites in this session but I think this may be the front runner <3
They are smokin’ hot but they also have a goofy side!
Can’t believe your wedding will be here SOON!
xo, M
July 26, 2010 - 9:37 am - Beautiful pics Melissa! That park looks incredible!
July 26, 2010 - 11:29 am - beautiful shots, beautiful couple! love the light you captured!
July 27, 2010 - 9:47 am - Beautiful pictures! Love! :)
July 27, 2010 - 9:47 am - Great Photos, Great Couple
July 27, 2010 - 10:36 am - Great photos Mel!! LOVE these!
July 27, 2010 - 10:43 am - The light! It's all about that juicy, melty light. Beautiful set!
July 27, 2010 - 1:18 pm - Wow... these are so soft and beautiful! You really captured something special here Mel!
Photos by Mandi Contreras – Associate Photographer
Michael and Denise were married in Chula Vista last month. Surrounded by their closest friends and family, they laughed, danced, drank Jone’s Soda and were married.
Such a beautiful smile Denise!
Love this shot below that Allison captured during Denise’s walk to the aisle
So ready to marry his love!
Loving the light in this ceremony!
Michael and Denise own this photobooth company, The Fotobox! Its a great booth, I got to see it at a wedding the following weekend. Check out their website for their info and pricing!
Mmmmm…Extraordinary Desserts!
Another great shot by Allison
Congrats you two! And best of luck on the new business venture!
xo, M
Mandi Contreras is an associate photographer for Melissa McClure Photography. For pricing and information, please send an email through the contact page on the blog or website.
July 23, 2010 - 6:51 pm - What great pictures!! Denise looked awesome (she works with me)...
July 27, 2010 - 8:47 pm - I attended their wedding! :) Wow, the pictures are absolutely fantastic.
I was so excited when Andrea contacted me to do their maternity photos. These two are old College buddies of mine (Drea is my sorority sister) and I haven’t seen them in over 8 years! It was great catching up on this side of the Country. I am super excited they moved close to me, to San Clemente recently.
We met on a very overcast day at the San Clemente Pier. They are due to have a precious baby girl in the beginning of September!
<3 this one
Hope the next 6 weeks goes well for you and congrats!
xo, M
July 21, 2010 - 6:32 pm - Pregnancy is so becoming on a woman. What beautiful photos of such a magical time......makes me want to be pregnant again.......on second thought.
July 23, 2010 - 11:33 am - these are just sooo cute! LOVE them :)
This is part of my life that has always been stored away. Stored deep in my heart and hidden from most.
You see, I spent every Summer in this place (My Aunt and Uncle’s home) from age 6 until age 15. After age 15, life got a little hectic but I was still able to make it down for a visit a dozen times or so over the last 15 years. It had been three years since I had been back and as soon as I stepped foot through the front door I knew I was home again.
And here I share a small piece of my heart with you.
Jada and Jasmine
This is my beautiful Aunt Rhonda (not the Aunt that owns the house) and she is definitely been a rock in my life. She is also one of my most loyal blog readers (Love you Rhonda!)
Meet Kyle.
He belongs to one of my bestest besties…Kirsten. Kirsten and Kyle drove 10 hours from Peora, IL to come visit me and join in on the music festivities (more on that in a bit). Kirsten said to me (and I’m paraphrasing) “This is a part of you I never knew about. And I had no idea you could ride a horse!”
And for those of you that are currently dialing CPS on us…Kyle is not sitting there alone! Kirstin is hiding behind him! haha
Kyle’s first trip to Corner Rock! In Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma at the same time!
Nap time!
Every year my Aunt and Uncle host a mini music festival they call the House Concert. It is well attended, as you can tell below and it was really fun seeing some familiar faces, making new friends and listening to some amazing live music!
These aren’t just random love birds! This is Kady and Jim…I first met them 3 years ago when I shot their wedding on this same property!
This is my cousin (through marriage) Lacy. She is an unbelievable singer and songwriter, as is her brother Jeremy.
Check out a little snippet I shot of Jeremy and Lacy singing, shot on my 5D Mark II. Join their Facebook Fan Page if you enjoyed this video!
Jeremy and Lacy Morris – Summer Breeze from Melissa McClure on Vimeo.
Of course we had to do an impromptu photoshoot of Kirsten and Kyle!
I spent every Summer obtaining rope burns while jumping in to this pond 
There you go! Something that you probably didn’t know about me! Hope you enjoyed the photos
xoxo, M
July 19, 2010 - 6:08 pm - Wow. Thanks. I feel like I am right there. You shoot it so the magic shows.
July 19, 2010 - 6:25 pm - As much as I love your weddings and seeing you capture love in the lens, it is so much more (I think magic IS the word!) when you are shooting something YOU also love. I can just see you in every photo even though you aren't the subject.
July 19, 2010 - 6:43 pm - Great blog post, and beautiful photos. I can see why you love visiting there. :-)
July 19, 2010 - 9:48 pm - Wow, Mel! These pictures are not only beautiful but I can literally feel the emotion! You are such a beautiful, talented, amazing woman! Oh, and Jeremy reminds me of Brandon Boyd, my favorite singer! <3
July 19, 2010 - 11:32 pm - Melissa, thanks for the kind words...I love you, too! Great blog as always...will always have fond memories of our time in Southwest City!
July 20, 2010 - 7:29 am - Melissa I love these pics! I love how "you" they are. :) Seriously amazing as always!
July 20, 2010 - 7:47 am - What an awesome blog post! I love all the images, this place seems really cozy and perfect!
July 20, 2010 - 8:20 am - Is there anything that you can't shoot beautifully? I love all these photos Melissa. Thank you for sharing this part of you with all of us!
July 20, 2010 - 8:35 am - This little place on earth looks like a piece of heaven. Thanks for showing it to us!! xoxo
July 21, 2010 - 3:28 am - I am speechless. I looove the emotion you have captured in all of these pictures. I feel like I'm standing right there with you. The house is absolutely beautiful..actually EVERYTHING is beautiful. Amazing.
July 21, 2010 - 2:44 pm - Beautiful images! Thank you for sharing.
July 23, 2010 - 12:12 pm - Those are all crazy good! Awesome images.
A few weeks ago, Hannah tweeted that she was super stoked on these florals she was designing so we decided to meet up and grab a few photos for her portfolio. Enjoy the gorgeous blooms and if you are still looking for an awesome florist, drop Modern Bouquet a message through their website!
She had just purchased this little wagon – so adorable!
Glad to call you a friend, Hannah! Keep up the beautiful work!
xoxo, M
July 18, 2010 - 6:42 pm - Gorgeous! Peonies make my heart skip :) Jacqueline XO
July 18, 2010 - 7:03 pm - Just stunning! I love the use of the wood "coasters".
You may recall, last month Beki and I shot a boudoir marathon for some really gorgeous ladies! Miss A came to us looking for some hot photos for her husband. She totally kicked ass in front of the camera!
Thanks to Miss A for giving me permission to share these beautiful and sexy images with my readers!
xo, M
July 16, 2010 - 11:36 pm - Ok, you've just inspired me to work out so that you can do this for me! I LOVE them!!! They turned out phenomenal lady!
July 17, 2010 - 10:52 am - Absolutely.. the MOST beautiful ,CLaSSY photos I have ever seen, Nice work..Bravo..I want some..
July 17, 2010 - 2:43 pm - 8, 11, & 12 totally rock! Great work Mel and a beautiful model.
July 17, 2010 - 7:41 pm - HOT!
July 17, 2010 - 7:53 pm - Classy AND sizzling at the same time!! Soft AND sultry. Love, love, love them all!!
July 17, 2010 - 11:13 pm - Gorgeousness! :)
July 18, 2010 - 10:43 am - wow! gorgeous, classy and SEXY!!! Great job!
What I love about my clients is that our relationship doesn’t end at the wedding! A few months ago, I shot Janice and Andrew’s maternity portraits in San Juan Capistrano.
So when I had a chance to meet Paul soon after he was born, I was excited! They didn’t actually hire me to take these photos, I just wanted to do that for them since they are such loyal clients of mine
Congrats you three! SO happy for your little family!!
xo
July 10, 2010 - 10:54 pm - You are the best photographer friend EVER! I mean my child is adorable but you make him look even cuter! Love you friend!
July 11, 2010 - 5:11 pm - Cute! Love the ones where he's all bundled up :3
July 12, 2010 - 8:27 am - He is so precious! These are great photo's melissa!
July 12, 2010 - 7:39 pm - Could those toes be any cuter???
July 13, 2010 - 12:36 am - very nice photos!
July 15, 2010 - 5:23 pm - His is just one of the most beautiful babies. What an angel and you captured every ounce of his sweetness.
Katee and Marc had a very small, intimate and relaxed wedding at the Arterra Restaurant at the Del Mar Marriott. My favorite part? The bride wore dark blue! I love non-traditional aspects when it fits the couple!
One of their two fur-babies was checking me out!
We shot near their gorgeous home in Cardiff.
These cupcakes were soooo good! From Cupcake Love in Solana Beach.
My fav of the day! <3
Thanks for having us as part of your wedding day!
xo, M
July 8, 2010 - 11:16 am - Unique and lovely! :)
July 8, 2010 - 12:22 pm - This is great ~ I love the colors of his tie and jacket!
July 8, 2010 - 6:10 pm - Classy wedding, Kathleen. Those burgers & cupcakes made me ravenous. Oink oink. Hey...will you please set me up for a boudoir teaser session wearing a banana hammock? :-)
July 9, 2010 - 9:19 am - Kathleen Looks Beautiful!! Congrats to the happy couple...oh and the pictures are pretty awesome too!!
July 9, 2010 - 9:20 am - Hey Firicano, Stop hitting on the bride...she's taken! Swing your banana hammock down this way.
July 11, 2010 - 5:36 pm - Kathleen...Absolutely beautiful bride and I wish two the best, may you live happily ever after. photos are awesome.
July 13, 2010 - 11:48 am - I love the casualness and definitely the uniqueness :) Fabulous job as always Melissa! :)
July 29, 2010 - 8:54 am - Oh! This is where I had that one event!! We had the sliders too.... great job!
Photos by Mandi (with a few sprinkled in by me!)
When Jodie hired Mandi to shoot her wedding, she approached her about a non-traditional engagement shoot. Jodie felt that after 8 years of dating Kevin, they had enough photos of them with their clothes on (ha!). Instead, why not do a fun bathing suit engagement shoot! Love clients that think outside the box!
Hint: The brown house over Kevin’s shoulder is the house the vacation in quite often. Their ceremony is going to be held on this beach out front! Stayed tuned till October for that blog!
The water (and air) were freezing, but these two were such awesome sports! No complaints at all!
The clouds were insane that night!
They were engaged on this lifeguard tower (or one near it)
Mandi and I had so much fun frolicking all over Mission Beach with you two! Have an amazing wedding, can’t wait to see Mandi’s photos!
xoxo, M
Mandi Contreras is an associate photographer for Melissa McClure Photography. For pricing and information, please send an email through the contact page on the blog or website.
July 4, 2010 - 12:38 pm - What an awesome session! Looks like it was a blast. Nice work ladies!!! : )
July 4, 2010 - 1:08 pm - If I was that hot I'd want pictures in a bathing suit too! :) <3 them all! <3
July 4, 2010 - 1:18 pm - These are RAD! :) Love the ones of them in the ocean! :)
July 4, 2010 - 6:11 pm - A great idea for an engagement session in San Diego! The photos are all great; I like the use of the beach cruiser. I agree with Helena, I would want a photo session in my bathing suit if I had a hot body too. :)
July 4, 2010 - 6:25 pm - Those 2 should be swimsuit models!
July 11, 2010 - 6:53 pm - Sexy!!! I've never seen bathing suite e-pics before - love!
July 15, 2010 - 6:25 am - Fun Stuff. Love the beach shots !!!!!!
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