Melissa McClain Photography

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Courtney and Tom

What a day! Beautiful skies..fantastic location..90+ degrees.. and 3 photographers dressed all in black! Thankfully we had a fantastic couple who was extremely easy to work with, shade, and a nice breeze! Courtney and Tom were married just outside of the PA border at a gorgeous pond that looked more like pool water than the normal cloudy, algea filled, mosquito pits we have in the area. Surrounded by their wonderful families they exchanged their vows to each other and then surprised everyone by taking a dip of the pier! A photographers dream! Ladies.. I'm happy to shoot any dress trashing desired:) Congrats to the fantastic couple!

Monday, June 7, 2010

Erica and Bo

All couples desire a fun filled wedding, where the atmosphere is warm and inviting, the food is fantastic, and the guests get absolutely crazy on the dance floor! This was one wedding that will go down in MMP history as an incredibly awesome event! Erica and Bo held a magnificent event that many of their guests, ourselves included, will hold high and remember fondly! One of the best creations brought to life was the excellent lighting provided by their DJ, Burning Spear Entertainment. Erica and Bo were also full of zest and kept all of us on our toes with their sparking personalities and bright smiles! Congratulations Erica and Bo!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Lindsay and Matt

Kicking off the 2010 wedding season we were ecstatic to be a part of Lindsay and Matt's wedding day! Despite all the cuts and bruises from a guest falling and another cutting into his finger rather than a piece of ribbon, everyone was in high spirits! Best wishes to the fantastic couple!

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Baby Bella

Miss Bella has been one of MMP's first carry over maternity shoots to where we had the pleasure of photographing a very pregnant mommy and then a few short months later, the lovely Bella herself! One of the greatest things in life is a child's laughter and smile! Such a little heart warmer! Enjoy!

Monday, April 26, 2010

Nicole and Don Engagement Shoot

I know, being married myself, that many men really aren't that much of a fan of the whole engagement shoot prospect, dealing with someone who you barely know who is in your face for upwards of an hour or two telling you to smile...smile wider.. no teeth.. less teeth. What a pain in the butt! Thankfully here at MMP we attempt to make an engagement shoot as painless as possible for everyone involved and will never tell you to smile!

We met up with Nicole and Don, a fantastically compatable couple, at Italian Lake then on to Fort Hunter for a special engagement shoot. Their engagement shoot was gifted on behalf of Jason and Myself and the wonderful husband and wife team, Coleman Videography- Ben and Heather Coleman also of Harrisburg. Coleman Videography was collaborating a Love Story video for the couple along side MMP for still engagement photos!

The end result was nothing short of spectacular, especially from our wonderful friends at Coleman Videography! Nicole and Don had a blast with both teams to the joy of hearing from Don "This was Cool! I can't wait for you guys to shoot our wedding!"

That my friends.. is what makes this whole business worth everything we put into it!

Please be sure to check out the videography side from Coleman here:
Nicole + Don :: Love Story [&] Melissa McClain Photography :: The Promo

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Matt and Lindsay Engagement Shoot

One of the best things about spring is everything is fresh and new, trees and flowers are in full force and love of course is in the air! Today we met up with a great down to earth couple, Matt and Lindsay to get some great engagement photos to preview at their upcoming May wedding! With associate photographers, Scott and Vinny in tow, the paparazzi headed off to Pinchot Park where we got some fantastic shots of the lovely couple! Looking forward to their May 1 wedding!!

Thursday, April 1, 2010

A Winter Off? No Way!

So to be completely honest Jason and I figured that at the end of last year's wedding season in October we'd have a bit of a break considering most people don't have weddings in the winter or have many portrait sessions scheduled.

Wow were we wrong!

Between November and April we successfully met with so many fantastic couples marrying in 2010 and 2011 which resulted in almost tripling the amount of weddings we captured in 2009, gained three wonderful associates (Scott Bostjancic, Christin Lopez, and Vincent Gross), and gained a few more marketing tools to keep our business rolling!

We also managed to shoot a few pictures for some fantastic events and awesome people! After all.. we're here for the pictures first and foremost!

Enjoy the winter images and here is hoping for a wonderful 2010 wedding season and much happiness to every couple and family we have the privilege of working with!