Monthly Archives: December 2007

brooke + jason

ahhh, i love these two!  brooke is movie-star beautiful and seamlessly planned one of the most well-appointed weddings.  i love that she could really see the effect that details (multiple chandeliers in the tent, etc) would have on how the wedding day ‘felt’ to everyone in attendance.  if i had to pick one word to...

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away for a bit…

have a wonderful holiday!!  warmly, -melanie-

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baby portrait tip: diaper covers are so fun!  perhaps it was the tip from page h, but audrey wears her diaper covers all summer with a little tee.  the perfect low-maintenance outfit for baby girls! 
saw these at pink chicken. -m-

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email woes

our mmp email is being a little persnickety, so if you’ve sent us a note or inquiry and we haven’t responded, please don’t despair!  we are troubleshooting as we speak, but, for the time being, please direct all questions to our telephone at 859.552.3686.  we promise to respond to all voice mails by monday afternoon. ...

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the best of becky higgins sketches

this too-cute book has been out for weeks and with the flurry of activity, i’d forgotten to mention it!  years ago, i traveled to cleveland to photograph this wonderful author’s sweet newborn and many books later, she featured *our* family’s newborn photographs.  becky higgins is the bees knees – a fount of inspiration! If you...

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beth + quin

quin’s parents commissioned me to photograph the rehearsal dinner and what a treat!  oh, to see beth and quin through all their eyes *and* to hear the most well prepared, heartfelt and eloquent speeches *ever* to be delivered at a rehearsal dinner (if you had scripted the perfect set of speeches, these would have been...

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Happy Holidays

the three of us at mmp give you warmest holiday wishes for this season which is suddenly upon us.  so that we might be able to spend those precious moments with our families, the mmp office will be closed from Thursday, December 20th through Thursday, January 3rd.  we look forward to sharing our stories and...

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the wood’s

3 little boys = 1 super high energy session :)  it was so fun to run around their gorgeous farm and mom, well mom, is amazing!  i love sessions at home for children because it adds another level of meaning to the images. the foot picture is exactly the sort of thing i think would...

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no dilly dallying, get those orders in

just a heads up that we’ll be updating prices at the end of the year so you’ve got a month to get in orders at the soon to be ‘old’ rate.  so, get a little something to make those walls happy this season! 
look at these great chalkboard panels!  i’m waiting to see if organize...

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