Let me Guess…

You’re about 15 tabs and three whiskey sours deep into your search for wedding vendors, and you’re about ready to ditch it all and run off to Vegas. Before you do, let’s chat. And if Vegas is still calling your name, your girl Mel is always down to travel!

YOU’VE SAID YES…

Yes to your ride or die, yes to your forever Friday Night Date, but it’s time to say yes to who will capture the love and fun you share. Beautiful photos are always part of the package, but I throw in my expansive knowledge of 00’s hip hop and dance moves for free. If you love happy hour, great food, and saying yes to new places, then your search is over!

YOUR TIME IS IMPORTANT.

And you have a limited amount of it…work, spending time with bae, attempting a social life, not to mention planning your wedding day…Let me help you get some of that time back by being as transparent as possible throughout your booking process!

can I give you one huge piece of advice? You need to pick the photographer you vibe with. This is the one person that will almost literally be by your side the entire day. Your photographer should get a “HELL YES” from you and not “they’ll do.” For this reason, what I put on this page is the full Mel. If we are going to work together I want you to be damn near as excited as I am to be a part of your day.

WHO'S THAT GIRL?

just a lover of craft beers, cocktails, and red wine

It’s Mel! I’m that girl.

Craft Beer Snob. Pizza connoisseur.

Mimosas and donuts enthusiast.

People Lover.

Probably found dancing in my kitchen with a glass of wine while attempting to clean the aftermath of my messy cooking.

SO, WHAT'S IT LIKE WORKING WITH ME?

“From the moment we messaged her, she was so friendly and responsive, she was the easiest of all of our vendors to communicate with and plan. Throughout the wedding planning process she kept in contact with us, learning more about us which made our wedding day so much more laid back and at ease! We were able to get all of the photos we dreamed of .. and they turned out AMAZING!!”

– Samantha

Ohio Wedding Photographer

Local brews, brunch, and red wine are a few of my favorite things. Sound like you? Let’s connect! Not local? I’m always down for an adventure!

GET IN TOUCH!

hello@melissaannephotography.com

Ohio based Destination Wedding Photographer servicing the surrounding areas of: Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, Athens, Chillicothe. Available for Louisville, KY, Charleston, WV, Arizona, and destination weddings!

It’s Mel! An uprooted city girl, working on growing some country roots. Wine lover, 00’s hip hop devotee, with a passport at the ready to travel where the party is at. I’ve never met a bad mood I can’t dance my way out of with the help of a glass of wine and Usher or Cardi B playing through my speakers.

I will laugh with you and cry with you. I will tear it up on the dance floor when Nelly comes on, and I will make sure your photos share the entire story of your wedding day. If brunch or cocktails are your thing, then chances are I am too. I’m here to party with you just as much as I’m focused on capturing the photos and connecting with you. Because isn’t that what it’s all about? Celebrating your love with rad people, great food, and a party worthy of forever?

MEET MY FAVORITE PERSON!

He’s my travel buddy, fellow food critic, and my bright light on a gloomy day. He gets his sense of humor from me and probably most of his dance moves too. It’s because of Christian that we live in Ohio. I never felt the need to plant roots in any one place, but my son has grounded me, teaching me that growth happens when you slow down and let yourself be nourished by the love of family and friends.

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, LET ME BE YOUR SOMETHING BLUE!

It’s a tradition of mine to wear blue for every wedding!

IT’S GETTING HOT IN HERRE

Turning up for your wedding means being there for all the important moments. From mimosas in the morning to Manhattans in the evening, I am there for the whole party.

MY "SOMETHING BLUE" COLLECTION

You are worth the very best. Your wedding deserves an experience that matches the love that you share, and you deserve a photographer that knows how to provide that. You both deserve photographs that will have you walking down memory lane for the years to come, taken by someone that remembers where you first met. A wedding photographer that remembers you love that particular wine, or that a good Old Fashion is your drink of choice. You deserve to be remembered. You deserve a true experience.

Details matter, but the ones that matter most are the ones that make you, YOU. Details aren’t just about wedding day baubles. It’s about sitting with you as you plan and helping you sort out wedding ideas. It’s about grabbing drinks together when the planning stress gets to be too much, and about celebrating all the moments that come after, like buying your first home and adopting that adorable new fur baby. For me, this is never just photos.

It is a full on wedding experience.

The average starting collection for Ohio based weddings is $2,800.

The average destination wedding collection begins at $4,300.

"Melissa is the best hands down. Not only is she extremely professional and makes something you might think looks silly into STRAIGHT ART, but she also is the sweetest and most fun vendor we had at our wedding! She went above and beyond capturing moments we didn’t get the time to really soak in ourselves and was also a good friend when I needed it! Melissa’s work is amazing and I can’t stop staring at the pictures we’ve been gifted with her talents! Thank you for doing such a good job and just being a great person!"

"Melissa is absolutely amazing! Not only is her work breathtaking, but she quickly became a new extension to our family. No task was too daunting for Melissa! She made everything from the early planning to day-of so easy, so comfortable and relaxed, but also incredibly organized. She captured every detail of our day, and the beauty of my family’s ranch in a way that still gives me chills when I look back at our photos. She continues to be an active part of our life even after our wedding day, and we are so blessed to have found her!!"

"I spent hours upon hours looking for a photographer that offered what I had envisioned in my little head and I finally stumbled across Melissa’s page. (Yes, I was like 10 tabs deep into searching that night) I reached out to her and even though she was states away, she replied right away and that said so much about her. She was so patient and so down to earth. She created the vision I have had all these years so perfectly. Wedding planning is stressful when you are super detailed oriented but Mel has made me feel at ease knowing that one of the biggest details of our day is in good hands."

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