Melissa McClure Blog

Two Jenn and Jo(h)n’s were married within 1 week of each other! Another crazy thing is they are friends! John and Jon are in the Coast Guard together.

Jenn and John were married on a gorgeous Fall day in Cape May, New Jersey. I can’t believe how adorable and quaint this little town is. My parents took me there as a very young child so it was fun seeing where my family vacationed in the 80’s.

The wedding was held at The Grand Hotel right on the beach. Jenn and John used to live in So Cal with me, but have since moved to chilly Seattle. Jenn and I met online when John was deployed.

Jewish tradition is to have both the parents walk the bride down the aisle:
I love this shot of the maid of honor, Liz just before walking down the aisle:
How much prettier could this possibly be?
I’ve never seen a bride quite this excited for the kiss!!

I love how her dad is looking at her:

Jenn, John and me!

Here is your slideshow!

Shout out to Ian from Nemisis Photo for assisting me on this day!

XOXO,

M

Jon and Jenn were married in September at the lovely Handlery Hotel in Mission Valley.

It was a daytime wedding, and after the reception everyone was invited back to their parents house for the after party! What a great idea for a day wedding!

A family hankercheif, beaded bracelet from a neice and a medical tag (Jenn is a nurse!)

How cute were these flower girls?
And of course, the handsome ringbearer shouldn’t be left out!

(Photo by Jen Harris)
The beautiful bride:
The handsome groom:

Their family is very close, and very emotional!
Married!

Killing some time in the stairwell
Speech time:
Jon picked the cake out, Jenn never even saw it before today!

Father/Daughter Dance. I told you it was emotional!

This is probably one of my favorite shots of 2007:

Don’t forget about your Slideshow!!!

XOXO,

M

I’ve always loved Thanksgiving. Hanging out with cool family, eating awesome food and football during the week – what could be better than that!

I am so thankful for my family, my friends and my health. I hope all of you know how much I appreciate you even if I can’t find the words sometimes.

Last night, Tim and I stopped at KFC to grab a quick bite to eat. We were sitting in a booth enjoying our bisquits when two men walked in. I didn’t notice them since my back was to them but Tim was watching them the whole time.

When they parted ways Tim pointed out to me that one of the gentlemen was homeless and the other just bought him a hot meal. It warmed both of our hearts. We talked about how thoughtful that was and that more people should think that way on a daily basis.

After the meal, I went to wait in the car to make a phone call while Tim went back for another round of bisquits. From the car, I watched a different homeless man (I say man, but he couldn’t have been older than me) walk in the KFC to use the restroom.

Tim noticed him too, and while the man was in the bathroom, Tim ordered an extra meal for him. When he came out of the bathroom, Tim had it waiting for him. He was very thankful.

I hope everyone will find a random act of kindness to perform this holiday season and even after the holiday’s.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

We spent our last full day in Mexico exploring the town of Pozos. Its a town that basically became a ghost town, but is now rebuilding itself and becoming a tourist spot. Its known for its mines, which we had a little trouble finding and gave up! haha

Tim took this photo of a fake snake spitting out water!

Love the textures that Mexico has!
Another one for my Jen
My dad and mom at Casa Montana. A bed and breakfast we ate lunch at:
No camera tilt, the roads are that steep and all full of cobblestones!
The view from a different B&B:

me and Tim:
Me and my mom:
I loved these lights in the bar!
One last super cool door!
It was a super fun vacation, we saw a lot but also got to relax and get away from normal life. Now its back to work, more wedding blogs coming soon!

XOXO,

M

I’m slowly playing catch up on wedding blogs! This wedding is from September 1, 2007. I spent the week in Chicago socializing with old Bradley friends. On the weekend I made the trek down to Leavenworth Indiana (near Kentucky!) to shoot the wedding of Ryan and Rachel.

Rachel and I have been friends for several years now and I feel so lucky to be chosen to photograph their most important day!

I love this window can you tell?

I don’t normally post formal shots, but this was too funny not to.

Waiting for his bride:
I love how happy couples always look coming back down the aisle:



My favorite shot of the night:

Thank you Ryan and Rachel for flying me out to shoot your happy day! I had a blast!

Your slideshow is waiting!

I honestly haven’t left the house too much the last couple of days. But I am starting to feel better today, all those drugs are working!

My dad and mom:
On Sunday night, my parents friends and neighbors, Yoli and Victor hosted a get together of about 13 of us. Yoli (below) is a gourmet cook and made us yummy food! There were plenty of margaritas and cerveza to go around as well…too bad alcohol isn’t included in my sick diet

Salsa!

Last night we walked down to the main “jardin” to attend a photography lecture put on by the Santa Fe Workshops. Here is a night shot of the Paroquia:
We saw two fabulous photographers speak, although one was more interesting than the other. Aurthur Mayerson
The lecture hall (photo by Tim):

After we went to this restaurant that is famous for its churros and hot chocolate! The man sugaring the fresh churros:

Yummy hot chocolate!
The main course
Our happy tummys!

We extended our trip until Thursday since I was so sick for the begining part!

XOXO,

M

Hello all,

Tim and I are headed to Mexico tomorrow morning to visit my parents. I’ve never been that deep in to Mexico and haven’t seen their new home yet. If you want to read more of the adventures of my parents, you can read their blog here.

I circled San Miguel de Allende on the map so you can see where we will be until Monday. I will be accessible through email all weekend, but my phone will be off!

My father in front of their home that they completely remodeled:

My best friend Nichole lives in downtown Chicago and she was nice enough to put me up (or is it put up with me?) for a week in September.

She was a bridesmaid in her best friend Rachel’s wedding and wanted to wear the dress again for one of my “trash the dress” sessions. We stayed in her neighborhood and found a few fun fountains to get our feet wet!

I’m out of town again. This time I am in Lubbock, Texas. I’m shooting the wedding of Adam and Tiffany. I will be out of town until Sunday evening. I have internet access, but it is limited, so if you need to get ahold of me right away please be patient.

I am an avid watcher on Prison Break on Fox. (although I have to admit that its been harder to get in to this season…) In the past two weeks I have seen two of the stars of the show in random places.

Lane Garrison (Tweener, former cast member) was eating and watching UFC at Buffalo Wild Wings in Murrieta a few weeks back. I doubted myself if it was really him or not because I thought he was in jail. Turns out he went to jail just yesterday! I know it was him!
Today at the Dallas/Ft. Worth airport Robert Knepper (T-Bag) walked past and smiled at me. Okay maybe he was smiling in my direction, I guess I will never know for sure.