Melissa July 8th, 2009
And here is the last of my triple wedding weekend. The moring begain in Tracy’s parents beautiful house where the girls were busy getting all beautiful and cracking open the champagne. Tracy is lucky to have as a close friend one of the top wedding hair styists in Ireland, Martha Galvin. Martha did an amazing job on all the girls but really outdid herself with Tracy’s hair- a really unique and beautiful style.
Tracy’s dad drove her to the church in his own vintage car and he couldn’t have looked prouder- although it was unclear if he was more proud of his daughter or his car 
The day was beautiful and Mount Falcon was a fairytale setting. I had great fun with the bridal party, its rare for the boys to be more into posing than the girls!
Once again my day was a pleasure and I am truly grateful to have been chosen to record such a special day for such a fantastic group of people.
Here are some of my favourite photos from the day:
Melissa July 2nd, 2009
One of the things I love about what I do is repeat business. I don’t mean that in a financial way (although there is no denying that is good as well) but in the sense that I get to check back in with families over the years. Since I don’t advertise most of my business is through word of mouth and referals ensuring that I will be bumping into familiar people often.
Just over three years ago I photographed a fantastic wedding in Craughwell (if I have sent you a reciept they are the image on the top). I recently got to photograph the brides sister’s wedding- three years ago she was a bridesmaid and a week and a half ago she was the bride.
I think it adds a very personal feeling to the day when I have already met a lot of the guests and they know me and my work through the previous wedding.
I had a terrific time again with this couple- the girls were great fun and the boys were beautiful- oh wait, I got that the wrong way around! Natalie was not only a gorgeous bride but also a dynamo of energy with a thousand watt smile that just lit up the entire day.
And that is the most important accessory on the wedding day- not the dress, the shoes or the flowers…a big heartfelt smile full of joy and love.
Here are a few of my favourite shots from the day- click on the images below to see them larger:
Thank you so much to Natalie and Kieran, all the bridesmaids and groomsmen as well as the two (rather large) families for being so much fun to work with. To view the highlites slideshow click here
Melissa June 28th, 2009
Last weekend I had my one and only triple wedding weekend for the year- something I try to avoid but somehow I manage to always book one weekend where I have three weddings. I can honestly say I was not looking foward to it as there was also a good bit of travel in between the three locations and due to the popularity of that particular weekend I was unable to call upon either of my usual assistants as they were off shooting their own weddings.
As it turned out, I needn’t have worried at all as I had three of the most easy going fantasticly loved up couples, the kind that truly make my job a pleasure.
I just finished editing the first of the three and would like to share a few of the photos. Meghan and Chris both hail from the mid-west in America and brought along nine of their closest family and friends to join them in their beautiful wedding in Ballynahinch Castle, Conemara.
After their unique and moving ceremony we had the quickest bride and groom photo shoot- a 14 minute tour that lead to some gorgeous (if I do say so myself!) photos.
The day was so intimate and special and by the end of it they made me feel like the unofficial 10th guest. Thank you so much for involving me in you very special day.
ps. in case you are wondering about the group shot- Meghan has a big interest in all things pirate!
To see a the highlites slideshow click here
click on the images below to see the full photos:
Melissa April 27th, 2009
Last night saw the last in the series of ‘Brides of Franc’. The series has been entertaining us for the past few months and providing much to talk about particularly among those planning their own weddings. I had the good fortune to be involved with three of the episodes- two as the wedding photographer and one as the stills photographer for the production company. I can honestly say that it was a privilege to work with all of the parties inolved; the Weddings by Franc team, Power Pictures and, most importantly, the couples themselves.
Here are a few shots from the last night’s last show in the series- Patricia and Lou’s wedding in Central Park, Manhattan.
and the man who made it all possible!
Melissa April 13th, 2009
I hope that everyone had a very relaxing and enjoyable Easter, I had a great time having dinner with my family here in New York. I have spent the last week holidaying around with my mother and my little travelling daughter. Its been a great break but I haven’t completely taken my mind off of work- I have finally managed to go through some recent photos and choose a few of my favourites. 2009 is off to such a great start, even though I am only just beginning my wedding season I have photographed some really amazing weddings, including three of the ‘Brides of Franc’ weddings.
Here are a few of my favourites:
