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Free wedding invitations from Love at First Invite!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 10:42am Posted in Networking, wedding

My good friend and talented studio mate is holding an amazing contest on her blog! She is giving away 100 FREE invitations including the envelope and reply card! Wow!

Hop on over to her blog to see the details and the collection you get to choose from!
And all you have to do is leave a comment on her blog to enter! Easy Peasy!

Some examples from the Ready to Love Collection:

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The full collection:

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And to show off some of her talent, here are some custom samples of work that she has done for brides of mine!

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And she even created my table names at my wedding!

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What are you waiting for? Go comment to get your free invitations!

xoxo, M

Tags: contest, giveaway, invitations, love at first invite

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Christina and Frank get hitched!

Monday, June 29, 2009 at 4:31pm Posted in wedding

On Saturday June 20th I got the honor of attending a wedding as a guest…not the photographer!

My good friends Frank and Christina were married and I was so happy I could be there for them!

But first, let me rewind to the day prior, the rehearsal dinner! Christina asked me to cover the night and it was wonderful! It was a fiesta theme and the fabulous Brenda Swann was there to help pull it off!

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The kiddos immediately went for the candy bar!

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Heidi, the Matron of Honor explaining about the evenings festivities!

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The blushing bride and her handsome groom!

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Brenda and DJ Bill Calhoun explaining the rules of this Newlywed Game!

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Checking out the rad groom’s cake made by Purple Flours! It was Frank’s favorite beer from San Marcos Brewing Company!

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And a few photos from the wedding day! I was a guest and I knew that Anika Londo n had the photo/video covered! But no one was going to be with Frank the morning of and Christina was curious to what he was doing! So I headed to the Carlsbad Marriott to check in with Frank and his guys!

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And one from the pew at the church!

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A shot of me and some of my girls post-ceremony!

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The gorgeous florals were from Bouquets by Bonnie

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Brenda, her helpers and the Crossings at Carlsbad did a fabulous job on the room!

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Christina was so creative and detail oriented! These are Moo cards with each guests photo on them!

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And one of the signature drinks, a Franktini! I may or may not have had a few of these

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Love <3

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And one last family hug before the happy couple jetted off to Spain for their Mediterranean cruise!

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For being a guest, I still took a lot of photos I did hand the camera off to Tim for awhile when I want to dance!

xoxo, M

Tags: carlsbad photographer, christina and frank, swann soirees, the crossings

by Melissa McClure

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June 29, 2009 - 4:50 pm Susie Linquist - gorgeous! especially for being a guest!!! Love the advice book :)

June 29, 2009 - 4:56 pm Alli Easley - Loved it! I'm so glad you got to be a guest, otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to chat so much!

June 29, 2009 - 7:07 pm Chelsea Nicole - How fun to be a guest! Looks like it was a beautiful wedding. I love her idea for the guest pictures as table markers.

June 29, 2009 - 9:14 pm Cortney - I love these! I'm finally on your blog (blurred in the background!) =). Can't wait to do my TTD with my favorite SD wedding photographer. xoxo

Out of the office…and on the Oregon Coast!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 3:32pm Posted in Uncategorized

I am taking the week off (sort of) to attend a small family reunion and spend time with my parents!

I actually got in to Portland on Sunday but have been laying low, reading and enjoying the views. We left Monday morning for the beach rental. But it is not just any beach rental, it is the exact house that my father grew up in! My grandparents owned this house from 1945 until 1973 when they sold it to the current owners, who rent it out to families who come to the coast in the Summer. I’m actually sitting in the exact living room where my parents announced their engagement back in the late 60’s!

The town is called Gearhart and is just outside Seaside, OR. There isn’t much to do here. And its currently raining (which is to be expected in Oregon!) I am still available by email this week.

My extended family is arriving today to help eat the mass amounts of clams my father has already caught (his favorite pasttime). Lots of fresh seafood coming my way this week!

A shot of my parents, not set up at all. They really are this cute. This August they will be celebrating 39 years of marriage!

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Family portrait
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This is the path you walk to get to the beach! My dad can remember when it was 100% sand. He says they imported the grass from Scotland and planted it in groups!

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The house, built in 1912

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It’s amazing to me how late the sun sets up north! This was taken about 9:30pm!

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I’ll be home monday June 29th!

xoxo, Melissa

Tags: family reunion, gearhart, or, oregon photographer, seaside photographer

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June 24, 2009 - 4:15 pm Mary Dunlap - Gorgeous house...love the style of it. Your parents are adorable.

June 24, 2009 - 4:21 pm Cortney - Miss you!

June 24, 2009 - 4:27 pm Felicia - Wow...that place looks amazing and so special. The shot of your parents made me tear up! 39 years is awesome! Congrats to them. No wonder you love weddings - love is in your DNA!!!

June 24, 2009 - 9:15 pm Anginet Page - I love the family photo. You are so cute. I hope you have an awesome trip!

June 29, 2009 - 2:17 pm Dave Richards - So beautiful! Isn't Oregon so amazing? We took a trip up there last year and want to go back soon.

June 29, 2009 - 7:10 pm Chelsea Nicole - Such a sweet shot of your parents together. :) Hope you had an amazing little getaway with the family!

Cerimone Preview Party!

Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 2:37pm Posted in Uncategorized

Last night was amazing! Brenda, Cathy and I were ready to show off the new studio space and raise a glass to the many people who supported and believed in us! It was an amazing turn out, I couldn’t have asked for a more fun group of people!

And of course, I have many shout outs!

Dave Cutler from Hit It Music Productions for the lighting and the Gobo (photo below)

DJ Bill Calhoun for keeping the music going until past closing!

Paula Rae florals for the lovely centerpeices

Irene from A Perfect Table for the gorgeous linens

Cheryl and NTC staff for the space and the support!

Erik, our bartender

Allison and Jared Smoley, the design team

Our besties, the girls of Beta Iota

and of course my two counterparts, Brenda and Cathy, who without them this never could have become a dream come true. I love you girls!

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It’s Bill!

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Signature drinks! Mine isn’t pictured…maybe because it was so popular?

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The Cerimone gals and the Gobo!

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We each hand selected what drink we wanted to serve

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A toast to a successful night!

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XOXO, M

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June 18, 2009 - 2:51 pm Sarah Tolson - How fun! Can't wait to see it sometime. :)

June 18, 2009 - 3:46 pm Jasmine Marie - Looks like such fun! So excited for you girls!

June 18, 2009 - 3:57 pm Emily Faulknor - Ok, I have been totally out of it, but you have a studio now??? How cool is that! Way to go Melissa!!!

June 18, 2009 - 4:58 pm Patrish - Congratulations on such a great sendoff among friends. It is a wonderful new adventure for the three of you and I wish you success.

June 18, 2009 - 5:21 pm I Do...Weddings! - So bummed I missed it!!!! Can't wait to pop in soon! XOXO

June 18, 2009 - 8:18 pm Cathy Crawley - Where was my invitation? Just because I live 10,000 miles away! Pffft! Kidding. Looks like it was a hit, I'm so happy for your girls!

June 18, 2009 - 8:59 pm Cortney - It was so much fun! Loved the GOBO! You girls looked beautiful. Thanks for being such a great hostess. =)

June 19, 2009 - 9:39 pm Jon (Elite Image Limousines) - HI! Had a fantastic time Wed evening, thank you so much for the invite! Luv the place and am SUPER stoked for the 3 of ya and what you are doing! I wish you many happy days as happy as you all were Wednesday night! KISSES

June 22, 2009 - 11:51 am Ahmed & Mehreen Ahad - Congrats Melissa.... the place looks nice... we might visit you soon as we have a family session on San Diego... Ahmed

June 23, 2009 - 3:22 pm Barbara - YAAAAAAAAAY!!! So proud of you! Love the name too! Looks like it was a fun nite!!

June 24, 2009 - 10:53 am Betsy, La Vida - Awesome setup! Congrats, ladies!!!

June 24, 2009 - 9:17 pm Anginet Page - Your drink photos make me want to drink. Your food shots make me want to eat. And seeing you with you, makes me want to move to San Diego! Great shots...as per usual. ;)

Happy Anniversary to Brett and Kirsten! (and an update!)

Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 9:20pm Posted in children, personal, wedding

One year ago today I photographed one of my best friends weddings. I was so happy for her happiness with her soul mate, Brett. They were married in Peoria, IL on a beautiful sunny day.

Here they are on the campus of Bradley University, where we all went to college! Kirsten was my sorority sister.

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And at the beginning of the year, when Tim and I said our vows, Kirsten made it all legal by getting ordained and marrying us! (and in case you are wondering what I am doing, Yes I am twittering during my wedding ceremony. To see the video of me at this moment, click here)

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And one more this past August when Kirsten was in town on business!

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One year later Kirsten and Brett are looking forward to a new adventure! A BABY!!! I could not be happier for them! She won’t be big enough for maternity portraits when I see her next month, but be on the look out for baby photos in 2010!

And on another personal note, I just moved! Not only did I get the new studio, Tim and I moved in to a new condo too! Its been a crazy month and we are getting settled in San Marcos now. I am heading out of town next week for a family reunion in Oregon and will be back the end of the month!

xoxo, M

Tags: bradley university, illinois photographer, kirsten and brett, new baby, wedding photographer

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June 14, 2009 - 9:46 pm Tina Wagner - Awww. Cute post. Thank you for letting me there on one of those important days. Sorry I missed the other one. And congratulations to Kirsten and Brett!! I am so happy for them! I can't wait to see the baby photos in 2010 :) When is she due?

June 17, 2009 - 3:43 pm Sherry Lu - You TWITTERED during your wedding ceremony? :D That is amazing.

June 24, 2009 - 9:19 pm Anginet Page - Awesome news all the way around. I can't wait to see the baby photos. It still cracks me up that you twittered during your ceremony.

Felicia and Mike’s rehearsal dinner - Ocean View Villas

Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 9:00am Posted in wedding

I couldn’t make it to my friend Felicia’s wedding so I came to her fiesta rehearsal dinner instead! Her wedding ceremony was held at Ocean View Villas.

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I love that someone wrote in the sand!

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The smiley bride!

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Senor groom and Senorita bride!

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a lovely homemade arch from Mike’s dad

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The soon to be family!

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Yum! It was all so good…

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They had a taco cart!

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And my dinner. What you can’t see is my yummy margarita!

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Tags: ocean view villas, rehearsal dinner photography

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June 11, 2009 - 10:26 am Katie - Fun! Those tacos are the bomb diggity and I'm so happy Felicia got to use them for her RD!! I really did eat 5 the night before my own wedding. MMMMM. Great pictures Mel =)

June 12, 2009 - 7:33 am Melissa Koehler - Great shots. They look so happy. I love those napkins and the food looks so yummy!

June 23, 2009 - 3:24 pm Barbara - mmmmm...you're pics are making me hungary!

June 24, 2009 - 10:08 am Felicia - I love the photos Melissa! It's nice to see all the details again from the day! I miss OVV!

June 24, 2009 - 9:20 pm Anginet Page - Hahahahaha! I love the Holy Guacamole shot. Priceless.

Brad and Alicia - Ocean View Villas Wedding

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 11:03am Posted in wedding

This is going to be a monster blog post! I had a hard time narrowing down my favorites!

Alicia and Brad were married at Ocean View Villas this past Saturday with the most perfect weather I have seen ever! Earlier in the week, the weatherman forecasted rain. Alicia was a little panicked but it turned out to be the bluest skies!

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Alicia is so gorgeous!

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The happy couple decided to see each other before the ceremony, and they were so happy they did that! We had so much time for photos!

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I think she should be a model!

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My favorite of the day <3

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Love the suits and flippie-floppies!

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The handsome groom!

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I love this candid moment, Alicia was pointing out the guests to the girls!

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They read their vows quietly to each other which was extremely emotional. I may or may not have shed a tear…

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Mr and Mrs!

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a new canvas print?

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This was so adorable!

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These were so yummy! The chocolate one had filling in the middle!

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I couldn’t decide which ring shot I liked better…so I am posting both

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During the ceremony, the best man pulled Alicia’s ring out of this Cracker Jack box! It was very funny!

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Something different during the first dance

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I love Alicia’s laugh. This is during the toast.

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I always have such a blast being back at Ocean View Villas! I couldn’t ask for better clients either, Alicia and Brad. You two are so fun to be around and obviously make each other so happy! I am jealous of your long Honeymoon in Hawaii!

And big thanks to my good friend Aaron Thompson for being a fabulous second shooter!

xoxo, M

Enjoy your slideshow!

Tags: brad and alicia, ocean view villas, pt loma wedding

by Melissa McClure

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June 10, 2009 - 11:14 am Alli Easley - Unbelievable Melissa. Really, every one is spectacular.

June 10, 2009 - 11:15 am Nicole - Even though both are great, I like the first ring shot best. So original! Great work as always. : )

June 10, 2009 - 11:16 am Janis Foley - Great job Melissa! I love the detail shots! ?

June 10, 2009 - 11:21 am mike mundell - very nice Melissa!

June 10, 2009 - 11:30 am Jamie Lawler - Those rings are way cooler than the ones I used to find in cracker jack boxes! I love the boys in the light colored suits and she is beautiful! Love the silhouette shot of the first dance. I think that is my fave. Goodstuff!

June 10, 2009 - 12:28 pm Lyric - Beautiful as always! I love the one of the girls peaking out of the blinds ... so cute!

June 10, 2009 - 1:38 pm Cortney - Gorgeous!!

June 10, 2009 - 1:50 pm Sara - I always love your ring shots! Every wedding you do, I wait to see the ring shots! Love them! Fabulous work, as always!

June 10, 2009 - 2:01 pm Anginet - You certainly were on your game for this wedding. I love all of them!

June 10, 2009 - 3:01 pm Patrish - What a beautiful venue to compliment the beautiful couple and your work. I love the stairway to the ocean shots particularly, but that longshot is awesome too. Great work, as usual.

June 10, 2009 - 3:20 pm Lauren - Gosh Mel, these are fabulous! I especially love the one of them nearly silhouetted against the sky... so dreamy! And there's one earlier on inside where it looks like your almost behind the curtain and she's just glowing. Your work is constantly amazing :)

June 10, 2009 - 3:44 pm Jenny - You've done it again, Melissa. Magnificent work. Alicia looks marvelous and so happy.

June 10, 2009 - 3:54 pm Cathy Crawley - Beautiful work Melissa, you rocked it again! Isn't this where you got married? I recognise the ceremony location, see I pay attention to the little details!

June 10, 2009 - 5:16 pm Cortney - Beautiful!

June 10, 2009 - 5:40 pm Nikki - I love the first dance shot!

June 11, 2009 - 12:41 am Brenda - Holy Molly! These are fantastical M!! What a beautiful day you had... and as always you captured it sooo incredibly well. LOVE LOVE LOVE this blog sista! Great Job!

June 11, 2009 - 10:09 am Jeff - AWESOME! I love the last shots down by the water...stunning :) I think the third image at the beginning is my favorite :) Lovely....

June 12, 2009 - 7:34 am Melissa Koehler - Just gorgeous! What an adorable couple. You got some great shots! The rings are my fav though :)

June 13, 2009 - 12:43 am Chelsea Nicole - My favorite is your favorite, though it was a really tough choice with so many amazing shots! I also LOVE all the girls looking out the blinds, the shot on the mountain overlooking the water, and the crackerjack box with the rings. :) Such gorgeous, creative work!

June 13, 2009 - 9:18 am Lauren Hopson - Hello. My cousin is Brad.. But I lived in Utah so I missed the wedding sadly. :(( These picturs are really pretty. Thank you so much for posting them. :)

June 15, 2009 - 2:57 pm Sherri Cross - Melissa - Brad is my son and of course that makes Alicia my new daughter-in-law. I look at the pictures over and over. They are beautiful!! I get so emotional everytime I look at them. You and Aaron did a wonderful job. Kudos for sure!!!

June 17, 2009 - 8:17 pm r - Lovely bride and handsome groom! And the prettiest wedding I've ever seen at this venue.

The Studio - Before and After!

Monday, June 8, 2009 at 1:01am Posted in Networking, personal

Finally, some photos of the studio and its transition!

Here are a few “before” photos taken Saturday morning before we started painting. Brenda and Cathy had stayed up late taping up everything!

This angle is standing from where the doors are, so basically your first look at the space!

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And taken from the back corner, the doors are on the right side wall

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And AFTER!

This was taken Sunday evening. A mere 30 hours later - its pretty much completed! We still need to hang a few canvas’ on the walls and bring in the TV

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And a view of our building

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The ladies of Cerimone taken by Aaron Thompson of AS Photography!

Me, Cathy and Brenda!

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Aaron also took a few new headshots of each of us! I got a haircut today by the fabulous Mei-Li!

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And having a little fun on the South lawn of NTC

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Write me today to schedule your consultation in the new studio! Or even if you just want to check it out, let me know!

And a HUGE thank you to everyone who made this possible! Allison, our room designer and her husband Jared for going above and beyond and keeping us on track!

Mo (Brenda’s mom), Katie, Shera and Noah for getting your hands dirty putting everything together!

My wonderful suite mates, without you two, none of this could have happened in the first place! Remember when we were just dreaming about this??

And of course everyone who encouraged and supported us through this entire process!

xoxo, M

Tags: cerimone studio, love at first invite, ntc liberty station, swann soirees, wedding photography, wedding services

by Melissa McClure

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June 8, 2009 - 1:24 am Bethany Murphy - Looks FABULOUS! Such an exciting moment in a business for sure :) Congrats on everything! It is an amazing place and I am sure your clients will love it! YAY :)

June 8, 2009 - 1:37 am Cathy Crawley - You girls should be so proud of everything you have achieved! Your new space looks fantastic and I know that your clients are going to love it. I wish you all the very best for your new, exciting adventure! xxx

June 8, 2009 - 1:37 am Cathy Crawley - Oh, and your new head shots look fabulous!

June 8, 2009 - 1:42 am Brenda - I now declare yesterday a holiday... Happy Cerimone! The future's so bright... xxo to you my sweets!!

June 8, 2009 - 2:25 am Jake Ashcraft - Wow, that is awesome. How stoked are you!

June 8, 2009 - 6:13 am Roxanne Benton - Melissa - Cerimone looks TRES FAB!! Congrats on such a beautiful space - and suite mates too! All the best for a SHINING bright future! Hugs, Roxanne

June 8, 2009 - 6:18 am Becka @Studio222Photography - OOOO, it's soooooo pretty! I love the colors and the candle holders hanging!

June 8, 2009 - 7:12 am Scott Hatlestad - The new space look sgreat and so you the owners. Congratulations!

June 8, 2009 - 7:55 am Sarah - Melissa...it looks amazing. What an exciting new adventure for all of you. :)

June 8, 2009 - 7:55 am Lyric - I love it Melissa! I'm so happy for you guys ... congratulations! Good luck with everything!!

June 8, 2009 - 8:24 am Patrish - You ladies have done a wonderful job of reaching for your dreams. Your space looks perfect and so do you all.

June 8, 2009 - 8:41 am jeret slack - How cool Melissa. You have worked so hard to get to this place in your life. I am really happy for you girlfriend! Awesome studio!

June 8, 2009 - 9:08 am Giselle - That is sooooo awesome!! It looks gorgeous. Good luck!!!!!

June 8, 2009 - 9:40 am Charise - CONGRATS Melissa! The studio looks awesome. Im so very happy for you and this new big step in your life and career. May this bring you even more success and awesomeness :)

June 8, 2009 - 10:20 am Tricia Olson - Wow...what a great job!!! Very talented people sure made the space look FABULOUS!!! Best of luck and much success to you all!!

June 8, 2009 - 10:27 am Jodi - AWESOME!!! Love the new hair!! :o)

June 8, 2009 - 12:05 pm Lynn Solomita - Okay Melissa! It looks like you are on your way.Did I miss an address and phone number? I am really proud of you. Lynn

June 8, 2009 - 12:30 pm Jamie - Miss Cathy:) I told you this day would come! I feel like a proud parent with tears of joy in my eyes. Congrats to you all:0 <3 James

June 8, 2009 - 2:41 pm Kayla - It looks gorgeous!!!!!!

June 8, 2009 - 3:33 pm Rebekah Peterman - Wow!! I am soo excited for you! Everything looks so nice and clean. It's beautiful!!! And those head shots! Wow! I'll have to schedule an appointment soon!

June 8, 2009 - 4:05 pm Lauren P - WowWowWow! Such a great idea. Your place turned out beautifully! Fabulous job ladies! <3

June 8, 2009 - 8:50 pm Chelsea Nicole - WOW Girl!!! It looks AWESOME! I love the space - and the colors and decor came together so beautifully. And I also love the new haircut. :-) How fun!

June 9, 2009 - 12:08 am Barbara - ooooh! I love it! It looks so fresh! I love the colors! Congrats on the studio!

June 9, 2009 - 10:11 am Kalebarkab - I want to find good pop music. Help me please.

June 10, 2009 - 9:27 am Cathy (and David) - Congrats!!!! Looks amazing. I love those windows. And those light fixtures!

June 12, 2009 - 7:41 am Melissa Koehler - It is just gorgeous!! Congrats!! Wishing all the success you deserve!!

June 21, 2009 - 3:58 pm JOYCE MORRIS - HI MELISSA, LOVED THE BLOG ABOUT YOUR NEW ADVENTURE IN BUSINESS. YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY ONLY GETS BETTER AND BETTER!!! I'M STILL NOT VERY GOOD ABOUT COMPUTER COMMUNICATION BUT AM TRYING TO BE BETTER. STILL SUGGEST USING THE LAND-LINE IF YOU WANT TO GET IN TOUCH. GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND YOUR PARTNERS!!! LOVE YOU, JOYCE

June 24, 2009 - 9:23 pm Anginet Page - I'm really excited for you in this transition. It's fun to see all the progress in this post.

Brenna Turns One!

Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 9:00am Posted in children, family

Shannon, Victor and Brenna are moving to the East Coast! They wanted some proof that baby Brenna had lived by the Pacific Ocean so they asked me to take photos for her first birthday! I shot Shannon’s maternity photos last year.

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Look at that squishy face!

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tickle tickle

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I think she could be a future Roxy model

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Best of luck to your family and have a safe trip east!

xoxo, M

Tags: brenna, family photos, oceanside pier

by Melissa McClure

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June 6, 2009 - 9:53 am Bethany Murphy - So super cute! Those are absolutely precious :) I love them!

June 6, 2009 - 10:56 am Janice - She's too cute for words! I love her little scrunchie face!

June 8, 2009 - 8:52 pm Chelsea Nicole - Very cute images! She is so adorable. :)

June 16, 2009 - 3:20 pm amber dawn - Oh my gosh! Her facial expressions are crackin' me up! I love the one where she's sitting by herself and leaning forward...squishy face and all! :) So cute!

June 24, 2009 - 2:24 pm Paul - What cute little scruchie faces she makes. Adorable!

Danny and Rachelle - Mission San Luis Rey and Pacific Palisades Resort wedding

Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 8:00am Posted in Uncategorized

Rachelle and Danny have an amazing amount of love and support from their family and friends. That definitely set the tone of the day! I went to high school with the bride and groom so it was fun seeing some familiar faces there.

Rachelle got her makeup and hair done at the Grand Pacific Palisades Resort in Carlsbad.

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