Personal Archive

It’s been awhile since I posted anything too personal, so I’ll take the Holiday to acknowledge what my life consists of!

There are so many things I am thankful for! Here is just a snippet!

-My uber-supportive parents whom I don’t see often enough (mostly because of their wanderlust)
-My extended family that lives close and I know I can lean on if needed
-The amazing friends that I have in my life and would probably go crazy without (shout out to my Betas!)
-My health, even if it hasn’t been great the last few weeks, overall I am normally really healthy!
-Awesome, trusting and loving clients that push me to be a better photographer every single day
-My Cerimone girls, Brenda and Cathy for being inspiring and creative and always believing in me
–So Cal for allowing me to work in my industry year round
–Margaritas and FroYo (Hey! It’s how I relax!)
-My iPhone – 3 way tied for the best purchase I made all year (along with my 50mm 1.2 lens and my Nissan Altima)
Not sure how I ever lived without that phone!

My family 🙂

We are headed to my in-laws house today for a Thanksgiving feast.  Tim nominated us (read: me) to make green bean casserole.  I was not born to be in the kitchen like Mandi was, but I think it looks great for my first attempt ever!  Maybe next year they will trust me with something a little more difficult – like potatoes! haha

Gobble Gobble! Enjoy this day, and every day, with your friends and family!

Happy Thanksgiving to my US readers!

xo, M

Happy 29th Birthday to ME!

My very dear friend (and lovely assistant) Mandi baked me this yumtastic cake for my birthday!  It was a recipe that my grandmother made for every family birthday, so it meant a lot to me that she was willing to attempt it for me!  And yes, it was as yummy as it looks; see her blog for the recipe!

I am also very happy to announce that Mandi Whiting will be joining the Melissa McClure Photography team as a 2010 Associate Photographer!

The website has already been updated to show you some of her latest work as well as give you a sneak peek in to who she is!  She will be taking on her own weddings in the next year in case I am already booked or my pricing is a bit out of budget!

I will continue to deal with all the business concerns, editing and shooting my own weddings, but Mandi is a welcome addition to take on extra work!

You can always reach me at melissa@melissamcclure.com but now Mandi is available at mandi@melissamcclure.com!

I love thoughtful people!

I received a small box today from my delivery guy. It felt like early Christmas or my birthday (next week!)   I definitely got a chuckle when I saw what was inside!  The gift giver saw these napkins and couldn’t help but think of me and my love of twitter.

This fabulous set of cocktail napkins was a gift from the super sweet Lori!

She runs two websites,

Bridalinsider.com (for all you San Diego brides to be – this is the forum you must bookmark!)

and

Giftaria.com (The ultimate website for gifts and party supplies!)

Check them out, Lori rocks!  Thank you!!

xoxo, M

On a side note: This photo was taken with my brand new point and shoot camera I got today!  I got the Canon SD960is 🙂

I have been nominated for Channel 10 News A-List – the best of the best in San Diego!

I would absolutely love your support!  There are only 3 days left to vote!

You do have to register on the site for our vote to count.  You do not have to leave a comment on the site if you don’t want to, when you vote you can choose to submit without a comment.  I am so grateful for the 30 comments you all have left so far!  xoxo

Click HERE  to be redirected to the voting site!

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I planned on putting this post up yesterday, but needed to get Jen and Nick’s teasers up first 🙂

One year ago, on August 17th I met somebody very important in my life!  We met at a wedding that day, although our email relationship started a few days prior.  I knew we were two peas in a pod when we were both up writing emails to each other at 2am.

Meet one of my best friends and studio mate, Brenda Swann.  I say meet, but if you have ever stumbled across my blog (or been on any local wedding forum) you know this lovely lady! I knew we had something special when I realized we share two strong passions, weddings and travel!   As you can see, her personality is like none other and it shines through her 100%.

She is a wedding consultant extraordinaire!  

Photo below by Michele Terry; Brenda giving an impromptu speech at my wedding in January! 

And in the photobooth…we are no strangers to photobooths! 

This past April, we traveled to Australia together

and did her trash the dress session in Sydney! 

And now, one year later, we have a studio space together (us with Cathy from Love at First Invite) Photo by Aaron Thompson

And our beautiful space when we first opened…its got a little more on the walls and desks now!!

and one last shot of us from Australia 🙂

Some may think its silly to celebrate a one year anniversary with a friend, but it made me smile when I woke up to a Happy Anniversary text from Brenda yesterday. 🙂

It really does feel like longer than a year!  Here’s to many more, Love ya B!

xoxo, M