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DOCUMENTING THE MAGIC OF YOUR LOVE WITH THE ART OF
PHOTO & FILM.
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I love the nostalgia that photos bring. There is no reason that you shouldn't be able to look back through your gallery and just melt when you see them every time. Why? Because I care more about giving you emotional images than perfectly posed portraits, although I will make you look like a Vogue queen, trust me on that one. These photographs we will create together will be you memories made into timeless art... art that will be hung up in your home and loved for generations to come.
Intentional, Heartfelt, Organized, Documentary, and Creative.
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WEDDINGS
starting at $2,900
With me, you’re investing in a photographer to document the moments and not just a perfect picture. The candids, the raw, the vulnerable parts of the day that you may have missed but now you'll get to be a part of. Your wedding day should be something you look back on in photos and say, "this really was the best day ever!"
Sometimes the biggest day of your life means just celebrating it just the two of you, or maybe it means just a few close loved ones. If that's what the perfect day looks like, just let me know and we will make this the most heartfelt, intimate day ever.
starting at $2,400
ELOPEMENTS
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BRIDALS
starting at $490
This is the perfect way to have Wedding Portraits at a location or two other than your wedding Venue. Maybe you want the beautiful Oregon Coast, a secret spot in the Gorge or a special city scape, the options are endless. This is also a great way to have your first look before your wedding day and print wedding photos for your reception( which is more popular than you think!). This is a complimentary sessions with a couple of my Wedding Packages .
This is the best way to document this milestone in you are your partners life together. This can be stand alone if you don't need my Wedding services but just know that all my full Wedding packages DO include complimentary engagement sessions.
starting at $490
ENGAGEMENTS
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- jeff & jackye
We decided to get married in Cancun and there was no one else we would have wanted to come and take pictures of our big day and party with us. We had the best week ever and having the best photographer is just the cherry on top. We love Mel and are so grateful for her. I've looked through our gallery several times already and I could cry. I love our photos and I felt like I was right back in Mexico with my best friends marrying the man of my dreams.
"She captured everything so magically."
- jordyn & bryce
I absolutely love our photos and cannot wait until next year to shoot together again. Melissa is so great and it just felt so natural. She was so positive and made it so much fun for us, we felt so comfortable. I want to post them all, we can't stop looking at them!I always wanted pictures in my dream Pinterest outfit and Melissa made my Pinterest Board dreams come true!
"We can't wait to shoot together again!"
- caity & collin
I absolutely love them all!!! Our Wedding Gallery makes me so happy, it makes me want to relive the day over and over again! Thank you so much for capturing our day for us - it was perfect to us! And we are so thankful to have all of these to look back on for the rest of our lives. I can't express my gratitude enough. Every spare second I have I am flipping through these! We are SO happy!
"Every spare second I have I am flipping through these!"
- Ashton
Melissa is so kind and down to earth. She made me feel so comfortable with myself while taking some branding photos for my business. It was my first time meeting her, but it felt like I'd known her forever. If you are needing a photographer who makes you feel so comfortable in your own skin, she's your girl!
"She makes you feel comfortable in your own skin."
- Ashlynn
Melissa really took the time to get to know me and ask me what I wanted out of these photos. This pregnancy was rough for me and I just didn't feel as cute as I did during my last pregnancy, but somehow she found a way to make me feel pretty and look pretty. She doesn't pose because she likes to make sure you feel more candid but sometimes you just don't know what to do with yourself so she makes sure to prompt you and get all the good angles. She does such a good job of making eveything feel natural and I never felt awkward. My session was perfect and I couldn't recommend Mel enough, if you're on the fence about having your picture taken, just go for it!
"If you're on the fence... just go for it!"
think we'd be a good fit?
ask to see my investment guide!
ask to see my investment guide!
I am SO grateful you made it to this page! This is where the fun TRULY begins. This is where I learn more about you, your partner, and your story to help create a beautiful experience for you!
Once I receive your inquiry form, I'll be in touch shortly via email to send you over a detailed investment guide. Once you decide to move forward with your preferred session package, we can set up a quick call to get to know each other better. I cannot wait to learn more about you, hear your vision, and collaborate to give you the BEST experience ever! So you go ahead and fill that form out and I will be over here getting my Redbull ready to go for our chat!
what do the next steps look like?
The process
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Frequently Asked Questions
Answer 01: I mainly specialize in Weddings, Elopement and Intimate Weddings and Couples. I love all things wedding and couples in love so that is what I spend the majority of my time shooting, but I also offer creative and portrait sessions, boudoir and self love sessions, all things maternity (i.e. maternity, announcements, gender reveals, lifestyle newborns and motherhood), and branding sessions. I don't offer true family sessions so I will always refer those out to some of my incredible talented legacy photographer friends.
WHAT KIND OF PHOTOGRAPHY DO YOU SPECIALIZE IN?
Answer 02: I will give you a couple of options if the weather likely will be awful or dangerous (rain, heavy snow or ice, etc). We can reschedule the shoot with no additional rescheduling fee or we can move forward with the session and shoot in whatever weather we are given. we can also choose to move our session to a studio if one is available (client is responsible for studio rental fee). If the client chooses to move forward with the session that day, there will no longer be the option to reschedule or reshoot.
WHAT IF THE WEATHER ENDS UP BEING BAD THE DAY OF OUR SESSION?
Answer 03: I usually always have sneak peek photos back to you within 72 hours after your shoot. Full gallery turn around time for regular sessions is 4-6 weeks, and 8-10 weeks for weddings. If a session is booked in peak busy season, turn around time may be an additional 1-2 weeks.
WHAT DOES YOUR TURNAROUND TIME LOOK LIKE?
Answer 04: I do my best to remove distractions from the background, remove blemishes and smooth the skin. I do not photoshop anything that will alter someones body, such as face or body shape, removing scars, etc. If photoshop is requested for more than small distractions, work will need to be outsourced to a professional photoshopping service and you will be charged based off of their rates.
IS PHOTOSHOP FREE WITH OUR GALLERY?
Answer 05: Travel fees are calculated based off of mileage. Locations more than 30 minutes outside of Vancouver, WA require a fee of .50 cents/mile for the entire mileage of the trip. For locations within Washington and Oregon state that 3 hours or more from my location in Vancouver, WA will require overnight lodging. There will be and additional fee of $350. For locations outside of OR & WA state, travel fees will include all costs of transportation (i.e. hotels, cars, flights, etc).
WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TRAVEL FEES?
Answer 06: The only discounts I offer are currently for couples looking to get married in countries that are on my bucket list! I would love to shoot a wedding or elopement in NYC, The Carolinas, Nashville, Southern Elegance in Louisiana, Ireland, the U.K., Italy, France, Banff, Canada, and Iceland. In some cases, I would only charge for the cost of transportation and lodging or waive the travel fee. If you are interested in one of these locations or would like to chat about getting hitched somewhere amazing, PLEASE reach out and I will send you my Bucket List Wedding Investment Guide and we can chat some more!
DO YOU OFFER ANY DISCOUNTS?
Answer 07: Upon signing a contract with me, a non-refundable retainer of 50% is due, with the remaining balance due a week before the session or wedding date. I DO offer several options for payment plans because I understand this is an Investment and sometimes we just need a little extra time to get the photos of your dreams!
HOW DO PAYMENTS WORK?
Answer 08: To make things as easy as possible, all prices shown reflect the price of the session and include the taxes and fees. I prefer to keep things straight-forward for my clients and by listing everything as a flat fee it seems to help elimiate stress or confusion about hidden, additional costs.
