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Thank you SOO much to everyone who voted for me! I am so happy to announce that I placed first in the category of Wedding Photography! And a huge congrats to all my other vendor friends who placed as well!
Click HERE to view the results!
xo, M
If you have a few minutes, I would really appreciate your vote on two different contests going on now!
Click Here to vote for Bridal Insider (No email required)
AND
Click Here to Vote for the A-List (An email address is required for this one)
Thank you!! I really appreciate all your support! <3
xoxo, M
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
Meet Hannah! She is the talent behind Modern Bouquet. We worked together for the first time last year at Blair and Travis’ wedding. We have a wedding coming up together later this month and I cannot wait! She had tweeted that she was in need of a new headshot so I jumped at the chance to get to know her a little better. We had an awesome time scouting new locations, avoiding scary animals we couldn’t see and overall breaking the law by trespassing! All in a days work, right!?
You are beautiful Hannah! So glad to have you in my life! 
xo, M
I am just about to hit 500 fans on my awesome Facebook fan page that I update all the time!
What are you waiting for? Comment away!
Thank you to everyone who commented! I really enjoyed reading each one! I used Random.org to pick the number so it was truly random!
Congrats to Sally M., my 11th commenter! Sally is a very sweet 2009 bride of mine!
xo, M
I have so much blogging to catch up on! I am leaving for Washington DC on Wednesday and two days after I get back, Tim and I are going to Hawaii for Tami and Adam’s wedding! We can’t wait!
In the meantime, I wanted to post about the amazing and inspiring week I had in Las Vegas with 12,000 of my closest photographer friends (just kidding, I only know like half of them) 
I had some FANTASTIC roomies this time, 8 of them! Here is a shot of most of them, at a suite in the MGM:
Charise, Me, Monica, Allie, Mandi, Milisa, (not pictured: Jen and Marianne)
Mandi and me having a blast at the GoBee party! I also worked the GoBee booth this year…the bag is now a staple at any wedding Mandi and I shoot!
And a few shots from the tradeshow floor! The cute red-head on the right is one of my favorite photographers, Bobbi (of Bobbi+Mike)
And our tradition we started last year – Bed Jumping! We had a few newbies this time. I love this little collage Monica made up!
I know it all looks totally fun and games, but I promise it was a business trip! I learned a lot, met some rad people and networked like a mad-woman! Oh and I also did two shoots while I was there! Those two to be posted soon!
After WPPI, Cathy Crawley (from Australia) came to visit for a bit in San Diego. On the way home from Vegas, we made a few photo stops!
And Cathy again at the Mission Inn in Riverside! You’ll see more of Cathy soon too! We did a headshot shoot together at Balboa Park!
Whew! I cannot wait until next year!
xoxo, M
On Sunday, Mandi and I are heading to what I like to jokingly call “The Photographers Spring Break”. Really, it’s the annual Wedding and Portrait Photographers (WPPI) Convention at the MGM Grand. This will be my third year going and I cannot wait! It is always so much fun! We will return on Thursday.
I’m doing something a little different this year, I am working at two different trade show booths!
I’ll be at the GoBee Booth Monday and Tuesday between 1pm-4pm
and the Shootsac Booth (#1246) on Wednesday 1pm – 4:30pm
Come say Hello!
Also, I will be having an engagement photoshoot on Monday morning (9am). I have a lot of photographers ask if they can shadow me on a shoot – well here is your chance! Send me an email if you are interested in coming along! The shoot will last about one hour.
melissa@melissamcclure.com
To my clients, I can still be reached while I am in Vegas, but please allow a little extra time for me to return your email!
I love checking my fan page! People leave me the nicest comments and it really warms my heart <3
Are you on Facebook? If so…check out my Fan Page and join if you would like! If you really want to get to know me, add me as a friend too! I like friends
I also made a FormSpring Page so if there are any questions you are dying to ask me…go right ahead!
And while we are on the subject of Social Networking, you can always follow me on Twitter!
Those who know me, know that I love to network! I take after my Mother and can talk to pretty much anyone…and I do! I first heard of Exquisite Blooms when my bride Sally hired her as the florist at her November wedding. Then I found out I would be working with Sally (from Exquisite Blooms) again last month at Sara and Mike’s wedding and I knew I had to meet her! Her work is beautiful! She is total sweetheart too. We got to chat and shoot some fun, relaxed headshots for her website.
And just a few samples of her awesome work!
I had such a great time hanging out Sally! Let’s do it again soon!
xoxo, M
Last Thursday Mandi and I attended the Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club open house. It’s an awesome location that doesn’t get much attention. The reception room is absolutely gorgeous with huge windows overlooking the golf course!
This was our first time attending any sort of bridal fair of any kind. It was a learning experience for sure! We met some really awesome vendors too. I didn’t bring my regular camera so I had someone snap a quick photo with my point and shoot camera!
xoxo, M
