y Adventure to becoming a photographer is layered in a lot of different life moments...
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I approach photography the way I approach life:
with curiosity, heart, and a whole lot of love for the in-between moments.
For 12 years, I taught high school science - 100 kiddos a day, each with their own story, their own spark, their own way of seeing the world. And for 7 of those years, I was also building this business full time- pouring my heart into both dreams, photographing weddings on weekends, editing late into the night, and waking up early to dive into lesson plans. Life has been both beautiful and wild, and all of my experiences have shaped the way I show up in everything I do - with empathy, intuition, and a deep appreciation for small things that often go unnoticed.
I’ve photographed over 200 weddings from full weekend celebrations, and mountaintop elopements, to backyard gatherings filled with laughter and string lights. Each one is its own universe. Each one reminds me that love shows up in a thousand different ways, and that's exactly what makes it so powerful.
This work is grounded in everything I’ve lived and everything I believe in: that joy can be layered, that stillness can be just as powerful as the loudest dance floor, and that presence is the most important thing we bring to any moment.
Your wedding day isn’t just something to be photographed - it’s something to be experienced. I’ll be there through it all - the quiet, the messy, and the magical. Not just images of how it looked, but an honest, artful reminder of what it meant.
Hello Humans -
I’m Melanie!
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🧭 I recently lived in the backcountry of Alaska for a month - backpacking and sea kayaking around tiny islands, sleeping next to calving glaciers, navigating with a map and compass, and getting food dropped by bush plane. No cell service. Just the best kind of adventure and a handful of soul-friends.
🌱 During some of my winter months, I live on a tiny organic seed farm in northern Thailand in the Mae Taeng region with a community of about 20 amazing humans, to save seeds, live intentionally, and reconnect with the rhythms of the land.
☀️ I’ve backpacked through Nepal and solo-traveled across Southeast Asia. One of my favorite experiences was living in a Monastery for week in Kathmandu. I’m always dreaming up the next adventure (PCT? Antarctica? World's my oyster...).
🎒 I feel most at home in nature. Hiking in the Berkshires, watching the sky shift in the Adirondacks, or road-tripping the Maine coast in search of the perfect lobster roll and camp spot.
📚 I spent 12 years as a High School Science Teacher, and will absolutely nerd out with you over the universe, and philosophy.
🐚Slow living, starry skies, and morning tea with the door wide open are some of the many things I am excited to take advantage of in my new little home - a 23ft airstream.
🍂 I’m happiest with a chai latte nearby and a creative outlet in front of me - whether that’s reading, painting, or teaching myself something new just for the joy of it.
Science + Art will forever be my jam.
It’s in my blood to connect to people and to see their story, to understand where they came from and where they are going. I’ve been blessed with over 200 weddings, from New York to Maine. Each celebration has had it's own unique story + love. It has been a privilege to be a part of this journey with my couples, to be by their sides throughout their celebrations and joys.
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I know the value it is to invest in my clients from the first time we talk, throughout each step of the planning process, every form of communication, during each edit of your photographs, to the moment I hand you over your images to cherish. I am invested in being a part of this experience for you both.
Being a part of your wedding experience every step of the way is so important to me
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I AM A VISUAL STORYTELLER
Capturing not just the romantic + creative images, but the emotional + imperfect ones too
My Values as Your Photographer
... photography, and capturing the authentic, timeless moments. It captivates me when I have couples that create a wedding day unique to their lives and an experience that their guests will remember for a lifetime. That may be saying 'I do' in your favorite museum surrounded by works of art special to you, to dining and drinking under the sky at the farmland you always bring your pups to, or having an enchanting tented garden wedding at your family’s estate where you spend your holidays with loved ones.
photograph to serve couples that value...
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"Her work is not just pictures, it brings back a feeling, and it's the greatest feeling ever to relive the best day of our lives.."
- Katie & Michael
I value creating an experience for you and not just a photography session. My goal is always to make you both comfortable enough that it feels like you're on a date, laughing, being silly, and spending time with the one you're madly in love with.
My goal is to capture the quirks of the relationship, what bonds you both together in your partnership and to strengthen your wedding day story by paying attention to every nuance, soul present, smile, and story told.
I want to capture the organic moments. When your best friend turns to another to laugh about a dance move, your mother clasping her heart as she listens to sentiments told by family members, or your grandmother that watches with kind and quiet eyes as you grab your love for your first dance.
