Traveling has been a passion of mine since I got my first passport at 6 months old (no joke!) I sat on my moms lap and made gaga sounds at the photographer. I started traveling alone at age 6 to visit my Aunt in Missouri every Summer. I haven't stopped since. Where I go, my camera follows. I love experiencing new places and capturing each one in my own way.
A month ago, my friend Kim asked me to meet her family for a few maternity photos. She gave birth just a few days later to a healthy baby boy! Kim is a photographer in San Diego as well.
Congrats Kim and Jim!
Love you! Can’t wait to meet the new little one!
xo, M
Photos by Mandi Contreras
Michelle and Shaun were married on a beatutiful day at the Oceanview Room on the Pt Loma Sub Base. They had a great team of vendors including Brenda Swann of Swann Soirees, who took care of all the details before and during the wedding day!
Mandi met Michelle and her bridesmaids at the Pearl Hotel that afternoon.
The beautiful flowers were done by Rae Floral
Love this shot!
Cake smash! Mandi’s assistant Michele took this photo!
Bill Calhoun kept the dance floor packed!
Photo below by Michele
Hope your time in Hawaii was amazing! Congrats!
xo, Melissa
Mandi Contreras
Jesper is like a cousin to me. He lived with my Aunt, Uncle and cousins as part of a foreign exchange program and became a family member to them. He met the love of his life, Amy through another family member – and the rest is history! These two love birds live in different parts of the state right now…but will be moving to Denmark after their August wedding! So exciting!
They were so easy going. It was super windy on the day of their shoot and the sky was threatening to rain the entire shoot! They were up for anything I suggested…I love it!
Thanks for being such awesome clients/family members!
xoxo, M
I decided to sneak away for the weekend to spend some time with my best friend Nichole and her boyfriend Mitch who were visiting Napa all the way from Chicago. I flew up late Friday night and got back Sunday night. I had never been to Napa before and it was so beautiful there! I even came home with a few bottles of new wine.
Me and my bestie Nichole at one of the wineries…and I forgot the name!
DVX Champagne and Mumm’s…mmmmmmmm
hehehe
Love this shot…we were silly after a full day of tasting!
This is Gordy, who was our tour guide. Ignore his Oregon gear, I already gave him a hard time for that (Go Beavers!) If you are heading to Napa, stop what you are doing and call him NOW! He rocks, he gave an awesome tour and had so much knowledge of Napa and all the wine made there. You will not regret it!
Back to work…double header this weekend and a ton of new shoots to blog!
xo, M
Photos by Mandi
Mandi met up with Jean and Ryan for their engagement session in Downtown San Diego. I love the fun spots they found, including a trendy rooftop bar that was deserted! It’s fun seeing the images through someone else’s lens!
To contact Mandi about booking a shoot, email her at mandi@melissamcclure.com
They headed over to La Jolla Cove to catch the last bit of light for the day!
Congrats you two lovebirds! Best wishes for a happy life together!
xo, M
