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welcome! I’m

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All About Your New England Wedding Photographer

A little about me

Photography, for me, is where life, love, and change meet. It’s where I feel most alive: documenting the real, the raw, and the wildly beautiful moments that make this life sacred.

Adventure lights me up. Whether it’s hiking with my kids, witnessing a birth, or roadtripping across open roads, I find magic in movement, in the way our lives are always shifting, growing, becoming. That’s the heart of what I do: preserving love as it evolves.

I believe in romanticizing the small things, the way light finds you, the silence before “I do,” the stillness of the moment before a baby cries for the first time. These things that feel ordinary are anything but. They are everything.

My work is organic, cinematic, and deeply emotional. I’m here for the wild-hearted and soul-tied lovers, the mothers, the dreamers who want their story told with truth and reverence.

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Favorite way to spend a day off?

Coast, book, music, peace.

What’s in my mug?

Organic mushroom infused coffee

Stereotypes I totally own...

Crunchy homeschool mom,
free spirit, & dreamer. Birth nerd, grief-shaped & growth-rooted.

What You’ll Find in My Car…

3 kids, gluten-free snacks, dog hair on everything , and camera bags ready for wherever the wind and light lead us.

Most adventurous place explored?

The deserts of Arizona and the coast of Acadia have shaped me most, and I’m still chasing what’s next.

Home base & Home town?

Home is now New Hampshire but I was born in New Jersey

Certifications & Features

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Front Page Feature in 2024

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Education

Associate Degree in Visual Arts, NHTI
Bachelor of Arts in Photography, Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU)

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“ MELISSA. I CANT HANDLE IT! THEY'RE PERFECTION. I don't think I could thank you enough, I felt like I was experiencing my wedding day all over again you are so so so talented. ”

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“Melissa captured our day so beautifully. She didn’t just take photos, she truly experienced the day with us. The images feel so natural and we’ll treasure them forever.”

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“ She was easy to work with through the entire process. Melissa was on the lookout for the weather, thunderstorms were forecasted. My husband came up with an alternative spot and Melissa without hesitation was on board!”

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Now that you’ve learned about me… Let’s Talk About You!

Your love isn’t traditional or posed, it’s wild, soulful, and deeply your own. Whether you’re eloping in the mountains, exchanging vows by the sea, or navigating the sacred chaos of parenthood, your story deserves to be told with honesty and heart.

REACH OUT TODAY
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