Melissa Patterson Gallery

Melissa & Travis {Get Married!} Wait! That's Me!

2011-12-14T00:54:00.002-05:00

So I figured it's about time that I finally post some pictures from my own wedding! Travis and I tied the knot on August 26th this year. All I have to say is I'm glad this is only happening once! I loved the planning part of everything and I do miss that, BUT it sure takes up a lot of time!! Now that I've been a "Bride" I have experienced the other side of what my clients have been through now. Hats off to all of you!

We had our wedding on the beach in St. Joseph, MI. I love weddings in Michigan but I needed something a little different then what I'm used to seeing in the Metro Detroit area. Travis had these ideas of doing a complete destination wedding... but I didn't want to put that pressure on the families to make it to our wedding. So I did some research of different places in Michigan to get married. I'm always looking at photographers blogs to get inspiration and just so beautiful work from other artist. I came across a blog entry and just fell in love instantly with the location of the wedding. After digging for some info through the blog and other sites I found out where it was and knew that is where I wanted to have my wedding someday! You may have seen the proposal entry, but that trip to St. Joseph was for "us to take a look at the town and the area" since Travis knew that was where I possibly would want to get married some day, and we did!

Toughest part of the whole wedding planning for me was choosing the photographer. Of course the first question anyone asked me when they knew I was getting married was "So who will shoot your wedding?" It was really tough! I loved all my options of people and would have loved all my favorite photographers to be there, if I could have afforded it! But I ended up going with Linnealiz Photography. I love Rachel & Sarah and they were amazing and I couldn't have asked for anything more! Here are just a few of my favorites and also here is the blog entry from our wedding.

We really couldn't have asked for a more perfect day! The weather was PERFECT! Not too hot, not too cold, wind wasn't bad at all on the beach! Just amazingly perfect!

We were so happy and blessed to have my brother Chris marry us! We couldn't have thought of anyone else that would make it personal to us. He did a great job for his first time and we are so thankful for him being willing enough to do such a huge thing for us!

So the place I fell in love with is The Veranda at The Whitcomb. Hopefully you will see why I loved this venue so much!

All in all it was an awesome day and I wish I could relive it!! I'm forever thankful for all my little helpers of setting up the reception and beach that day! There is no way things wouldn't have gone as well as they did if I didn't have their help! THANK YOU!!! I love the fact that looking back on my pictures NEVER gets old! ;)

Ceremony: Silver Beach – St. Joseph, Michigan
Tuxedos: Gerard Tuxedo
Reception: The Veranda at the Whitcomb
DJ: My Sunset Coast DJ
Cake: Dee’s Specialty Cakes
Catering: CK Catering
Florist: Tara’s Florist

Sara & Mike {Sneak Peek}

2011-10-31T22:38:00.000-04:00

Marissa & Bryan {Get Engaged!}

2011-10-27T00:12:00.002-04:00

I had such a great afternoon with Marissa and Bryan!! I can't wait to shoot their wedding next year! Thank you for letting me capture your engagement session you guys! I had such a blast and can't wait for what's in store for your actual wedding!! :)

Stephanie & Jack {Sneak Peek}

2011-10-24T20:28:00.000-04:00

Nikki & Nick {Sneak Peek}

2011-10-19T20:46:00.000-04:00

Allison & Ryan {Sneak Peek}

2011-10-19T15:33:00.000-04:00

Grefunda & Tess {Get Married}

2011-10-19T15:27:00.000-04:00

Kaitlyn & Kevin {Get Married}

2011-09-21T14:53:00.000-04:00

Kaitlyn & Kevin got married at Glen Oaks in Farmington Hills. They had a beautiful day for an outdoor wedding! They also decided to see each other before the ceremony which gave them lots of time for pictures which is always a huge plus in my eyes! They were so much fun to shoot and I had a blast shooting their day! Congratulations you guys!! :)

Misty & Justin {Get Married}

2011-07-22T08:28:00.000-04:00

Misty and Justin had a beautiful outdoor ceremony. I love when clients involve their dogs in their wedding day. We had lots of time and a great location to take pictures at! It was an all around great day with them! However next time I will think twice about putting sunscreen on for an outdoor wedding. I did come home looking like a lobster. ;)

Kristen & Derek {Sneak Peek}

2011-07-14T11:51:00.000-04:00

Wow this year as been fun, exciting, overwhelming and all of the above!! Between going to weddings, shooting weddings and planning my own it's been quite the year! I'm very blessed to have the people in my life and around me to keep me on my feet! :)

Kristen and I went to high school together and this girl can just brighten up a room with her smile and laugh! :) Here is just a quick sneak peek of some of my favorites from her day! (Happy Birthday Krit!) ;)

2011 Wedding Season Has Begun....

2011-05-18T15:08:00.000-04:00

My 2011 wedding season got kicked off on May 7th. Here is just a quick tease from our most recent wedding. Couldn't help myself to share a few images from this wedding! We stop at The Edsel Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores between the ceremony and reception! The grounds were amazing and the lighting was prefect! Jessica and Ian were awesome to work with! A full blog post will be up soon once I get through all their images!

Nikki and Nick Get Engaged!

2011-05-01T18:55:00.001-04:00

Nikki and Nick are getting married at the beginning of August this year! We took advantage of the somewhat nice weather in Ann Arbor a couple weeks ago, minus the 40mph winds! :) I look forward to their special day! Here are some of my favs from the day!

Bliss Blog Photo Contest Photo of the Year: Michigan

2011-04-07T00:17:00.002-04:00

Another one of my pictures made it to the Top 10 for the Bliss Blog photo contest! This time it's for the photo of the year from a Michigan Wedding! Please vote!!! This picture is from Jamie and John's wedding that I shot back at the beginning of October last year.

Just make sure you vote and comment on the blog to make sure your vote counts!!! :)
You can vote here: http://www.yourblissblog.com/archives/3061

THANKS GUYS!!

Bliss Blog Photo Contest

2011-04-04T12:02:00.001-04:00

I submitted one of my engagement images from Sarah and Mike's engagement session for the Bliss Blog photo contest and now it's one of the Top 10 engagement images that YOU now get to vote for!! I would soo appreciate all the votes I could get! :) There are some amazing images that were submitted and I feel so honored to even be apart of this contest and to see the talent that I'm up against!

Just make sure you follow the rules on how to vote to make sure your votes count!

You can vote here: http://www.yourblissblog.com/archives/3049

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

NEW Bridal Show display

2011-01-31T15:25:00.000-05:00

I was lucky enough to be apart of the Whimsical Occasions Bridal Show yesterday at the Iroquois Club in Bloomfield Hills. There was a great turn out and I got to speak with a lot of brides for 2011 & 2012!

Since this a new year I wanted to revamp my booth a little and order some new prints to show off. I had so many amazing weddings to choose from that it was hard to narrow them down! Here are a couple pictures of my booth. I'm so proud of this thing and so grateful I had John to help me build my idea!

They say it's my Birthday!

2011-01-07T13:32:00.000-05:00

This week only I'm having a promotion to celebrate my birthday with you!! Book your wedding before the January 16th to receive this discount off your wedding package! Please feel free to contact me to set up a meeting or if you have any questions!

Welcome to my world...

2010-12-10T11:08:00.000-05:00

I'm a huge fan of The Office and last nights episode was awesome! The cold open was great and just a glimpse into how difficult the jumping pictures can be! ;) Sometimes they turn out great and then other times it's sort of like this...

Happy Holidays everyone!!

Chelsey & Tony Get Married!

2010-11-22T16:32:00.001-05:00

Chelsey and Tony were my last wedding on the season and I couldn't ask for a better wedding to end on! We had a blast going downtown Rochester which just happened to be the kids tricker treat night so that was interesting to walk through. Enjoy their sneak peek!

Monica & Nick Get Engaged!

2010-11-09T20:19:00.000-05:00

Kaitlyn & Kevin Get Engaged!

2010-11-09T19:40:00.000-05:00

Misty & Justin Get Engaged!

2010-11-09T19:13:00.000-05:00

Emily & Jeff Get Married!

2010-11-04T18:27:00.000-04:00

I shot Emily & Jeff's wedding back in September. I love when brides and grooms plan enough time between the ceremony and reception for pictures! They had some great places they wanted to go and take pictures at and I'm always up for new and fun places to shoot. The weather held up for us so that was a huge plus! Emily & Jeff you guys are awesome and I had such a good time with you and your wedding party! Thank you for letting us be apart of your day! Congratulations!!

Jamie & John Sneak Peek!

2010-10-28T21:10:00.000-04:00

Here is a quick sneak peek of Jamie and John's gorgeous wedding day!! Keep an eye out for the full website sometime soon!

Pat & Erika are Engaged!

2010-10-28T19:17:00.000-04:00

I had the privilege of shooting Pat & Erika's engagement pictures and I am shooting there wedding in June next year! Erika and I have known each other since elementary school and I've known Pat since high school. Erika and I played sports together and Pat was always such a supporter of the girls sports at FHS! :) We had a good evening walking around in Northville and I can't wait to shoot their wedding day in June! I'm so happy for them! Congrats you guys!!

Andrea & Dave Get Married!

2010-10-28T19:06:00.000-04:00

Andrea and Dave contacted me awhile back about doing their wedding almost when I first started my business! Dave is in the service and they weren't sure what was going on with him so they couldn't set a date at the time. I had the chance to shoot their engagement pictures which the first try was a cold COLD day and we ended up rescheduling because of the freezing temps! (The first couple of pictures you can see how they are trying not to show how cold they are!) They were finally able to set a date and got married this past September! I had a great time with these guys are their bridal party!! Congratulations Andrea & Dave!!!

Sara & Mike are Engaged!

2010-10-15T00:17:00.000-04:00

Sara & Mike are a very sweet couple and I have the opportunity to shoot their wedding next August! I had a blast with them shooting their engagement pictures even though it was a cooler fall day the trees were changing and you can't beat Ann Arbor's amazing buildings!! Here are some favs of mine from the sitting! Enjoy!

Sneak Peeks!... Coming soon....

2010-09-29T22:36:00.000-04:00

I have some weddings to edit from September and I figured I would share some of my favs from those weddings! Keep your eye out for a fully edited wedding blog post here soon from these weddings!

Melissa & Mike are Engaged!

2010-09-27T22:49:00.001-04:00

Interview: INfocus Part 2

2010-09-27T22:17:00.001-04:00

Here is the second half of the interview that I was asked to be apart of for Epic Motion and INfocus. This part is discussing about how it has been to work with videographers and how to keep a good relationship with them during a wedding day.

Thanks again Eric for letting me be apart of this!

Amber & Keiland Get Married!

2010-09-21T01:30:00.002-04:00

Amber & Keiland got married downtown Detroit at the Fort St. Presbyterian church. I love the old churches downtown! There is so much history in these buildings and they are just absolutely gorgeous! I had the chance to work beside Ana from Two Foot Creative and Kristyn from Castle Video Productions for the day. I look forward to hopefully working with them again in the future!

Congratulations Amber & Keiland!

To see their whole website of pictures please go to:

www.melissapattersongallery.net/AmberKeiland

Interview: INfocus Part 1 of 2

2010-09-14T12:28:00.003-04:00

Myself and a fellow Detroit photographer, Adam Czap were asked to be apart of a 2 part interview for Epic Motion to discuss photographer gear as well as the relationship between videographers and photographers. Part 1 is out now so check it out!

Thanks Eric! I had a Kmawesome time! ;)

Guess What?!..... I'M ENGAGED!!

2010-09-13T12:59:00.003-04:00

That's right!! After almost 4 and a half years of dating Travis popped the question over Labor Day weekend when we got away for one last night of our summer. We drove over to St Joseph on the west side of the state and had a great lunch and walked the beach and town a little. It's such a cute town and that is where we are thinking of getting married. I had no idea!!! I for sure was in shocked to see this random person in sunglasses and a black rain hat, pop out of the brush of the sand dune taking pictures of us and me balling my eyes out. At first I had no idea who it was until "oh my bag" and she went running back for it and right then I knew and looked and Travis and said "Allison?" NO IDEA!! So amazing they set that up!! HUGE thank you to my best friend Allison for making the trip of 370 miles round trip just to capture the moments! After we said our thank you and goodbyes to Allison we went and had a celebration dinner and enjoy some fireworks from our balcony that St. Joseph just happen to have that night!

It was such an amazing weekend and I will never forget it!! Now let the planning begin!!! :)

Lindsey & Mathew Get Married!

2010-08-25T00:19:00.004-04:00

So Lindsey and Mathew had the perfect example of leaving enough time in between the ceremony and reception to take pictures! They had an amazing ceremony at an old church in Detroit and then we had so much time to have fun and drive around downtown to take pictures at multiple locations, including stopping at Ford Field to get some pictures down by the field during Lion's open practice! Here are just a few of my favorites but it was hard to pick since I love so many of them! Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them with their awesome wedding party!!

If you would like to view the rest of their website check it out here!
www.melissapattersongallery.net/LindseyMathew

Kelsey's a SENIOR! 2011

2010-08-11T09:19:00.003-04:00

My boyfriends littler sister is going to be a senior this year which is so scary to me!! I just remember her being in middle school still! ahhh She's a great girl and she of course wanted me to take her senior pictures instead of going to the normal boring senior portrait studio that her school promotes. So we brained stormed together some sweet places to go around her area and here are some of my favorites!

If you want to see all of them check our her website of pictures! www.melissapattersongallery.net/Kelsey2011

Kate & Drew Get Married!

2010-07-12T20:28:00.004-04:00

I had the pleasure of shooting Kate & Drew's engagement pictures last fall and then on June 18th their wedding! Both athletes at Eastern these guys had a beautiful wedding and a really fun reception!

Cheresa & Dan Get Married!

2010-06-22T10:43:00.002-04:00

I had the pleasure of going out to the Port Huron area to Fore Lakes Golf Course to capture Cheresa & Dan's wedding. They had awesome weather and the venue was just amazing to have a wedding at! Here are a few of my favs from the day!

Congratulations Cheresa & Dan!! We had a great day with you guys!! :)

Nicole & Lars Get Married!

2010-05-24T21:14:00.002-04:00

Nicole & Lars got married on May 7th! I have to say that it was probably the most entertaining reception that I have ever witnessed!! Nicole & Lars come from a theatre background and live in New York to pursue their acting careers! So that means most of their friends that were there all have done theatre, so the dance floor was like watching a Broadway performance with all the crazy good dancers that were there!! It was amazing!! Thanks Nicole & Lars for letting Lindsey and I be apart of your day! We had a blast!

Marcie & Matt Get Married!

2010-05-17T21:41:00.005-04:00

Marcie & Matt got hitched at the beginning of May. They had a beautiful day! They were a great couple to work with and such a cute couple! They were the first ones to do my NEW photobooth and it was a huge hit!! It was a ton of fun to take pictures of their guest! Feel free to contact me if you are interested in having a photobooth at your event!

Mandy & Bill Get Married!

2010-05-10T18:44:00.004-04:00

These guys were awesome!! They are some of the nicest people I've ever met!! Mandy is a sweetheart and Bill knows how to bust a move! Below are some vendors that worked with them on their day.

Ceremony Location: The White House Wedding Chapel
Reception Location: Mac & Ray's
DJ: Gemini Entertainment Ryan Scott

Amanda & Rob's Highlight Reel

2010-04-13T18:51:00.004-04:00

Epic motion is just amazing at what they do!! If you want a to capture your day in motion I would for sure consider these guys! This is a highlight of Amanda & Rob's amazing day at Scripps Mansion and Lovett Hall. Under check out their same day edit that they got surprised with at their reception!

Amanda + Rob's Highlight Reel from Ryan Koral on Vimeo.

Lovett Hall Same Day Edit of Amanda and Rob from Ryan Koral on Vimeo.

Other Vendors from their day:
Photography: Melissa Patterson Gallery
Event Coordinator: Lindsey Nartker Designs
Cinema: Epic Motion
Event Decor: New Creations, LLC
Jazz Quintet: Panache Entertainment
Entertainment: Mike Staff Productions
Ceremony Venue: Scripps Mansion
Reception Venue: Lovett Hall
Transportation: Blue Drive City Club

Kristy & Zach

2010-04-12T23:14:00.002-04:00

So I'm going to try to be better about posting some highlights of weddings on my blog for 2010! :) Here is the first one. Kristy and Zach got married at the Grand Palazzo in Mt Clemens area on March 20th. Here is just a few from the day.

Tori is 1!!

2010-04-12T22:59:00.002-04:00

10 Tips to make your photos even better!

2010-03-04T00:13:00.003-05:00

Mod4 Photographic posted this a couple weeks ago and I just wanted it to share it with all of you! It's an awesome post!! PLEASE READ!!

1~ Clean up your getting ready space

Before your photographer arrives to photograph the bride getting ready remove the half eaten sandwiches, empty soda cans and those horrible plastic bags from bridesmaids dressed laying all over the room. Having the bridesmaids dresses and shoes in the room is a great detail in the shots, but not the packaging, and certainly not old food.

2~ Make sure mom and bridesmaids are ready first

Your mom has been waiting for this forever. Really, since you were born probably. Even if she hasn’t mentioned it, it is her dream to help you into your dress. Make sure she is ready before everyone else. She needs to be dressed and looking good to help you into your gown. So many times, the bride is ready to go and get dressed, but mom is missing. Make sure she stays near you and knows when to be ready.

Your bridesmaids also should be dressed before you. Well, anyone who will be helping you get into your gown at least. When you begin to get dressed, all others should either be helping or away in another room. Girls half naked in the background of your getting ready shots will render them useless.

3~ Stand correctly during your ceremony

During your ceremony you will most likely be facing away from everyone (cameras included) for most of the time. Its when you do your vows, rings, unity candle and KISS that we get to see you – so don’t waste it~! Ask your officiant where they like to stand for those moments. Some officiants stand right in front of the bride and groom, blocking your faces and your ring exchange. If this is the case for your officiant, kindly ask him to reconsider. While we totally understand that your ceremony is just that, a ceremony, not a photo session, we know that you want those special images, and we want to provide them to you.

If your lighting a unity candle, please stand behind it, never in front of it. Then all we have is a photo of your back while you light a candle that we cant see

4~Tell immediate family + bridal party to STAY~!

When the ceremony has ended and it is time for the super boring family shots, nothing is worse than going 15 minutes over schedule because half of the family is missing. Parents are often the number one offender of this. They want to mingle. Mingling is fun for them and it really is their job that day, but this is not the time for mingling. If you’re at a church, chances are you have a limited amount of time to get these posed shots done. We have been kicked out of churches BEFORE the posed shots were done due to missing people.

A lot of times an aunt is put in charge of driving grandparents to the reception. Most of those times, they whisk grandparents away right after the ceremony without even thinking of posed pictures. Whoever is in charge of the grandparents, make sure they know that you want photos with the grandparents and not to run off.

At the rehearsal, let the people (immediate family + bridal party) know that they will be needed immediately after the ceremony and tell them exactly where to be (if @ a church, the altar) and let them that this is serious. You could end up missing some important shots.

5~ Choose photo locations with semi-easy parking

You get a limo or a bus or whatever. We have a car. Your limo drops you off right where you want to be. We have to find parking and then walk to where we want to be. We LOVE urban downtown locations, but they can be tricky with parking. What good does it do you to be standing at a killer location if we are blocks away, running to get to you? We know of many great urban downtown spots that also have parking for us. It’s a shame to waste precious wedding day time on parking.

6~ Hire a lighting designer

No matter where your reception is, it can use the help of a professional lighting designer. Want to know what separates most weddings from the ones you see published in fancy magazines? Lighting. It can completely change the vibe, feel and look of ANY room. Here in Detroit, we have a few great companies that do some incredible things with lights. Don’t rely on your DJ or band. Sure, they have a few lights but nothing that is going to make a HUGE impact like a lighting designer.

7~ Use a traditional head table or sweetheart table

There are a few different ways to set up your head table. Traditional long table with the bridal party spread across, a sweetheart table for just the 2 of you, or this weird square everybody faces everybody thing. When you sit at a traditional head table or sweetheart table, you face outwards towards the guests AND cameras. During toasts, we can actually see your faces and reactions. When you sit at the weird square table thing (I think they call it King James style??) we struggle to see your faces and you reactions to the toasts. This is a time for giant laughs and smiles and sometimes tears, and we want to document that for you, but first we need to be able to see your faces.

8~ Pick a semi-lengthy first dance song AND dance to all of it

The first dance is one the best times at a wedding for us to capture some seriously candid romantic shots of you. It’s our very most favorite part of the day. So, when you dance to Etta James “At Last”, a song lasting a whopping minute and a half, your cutting so short the amount of spectacular images we can give you. Your doing the same things by cutting any other song in half. I know that dancing might not be your thing and being out there for a whole 4 minutes is terrifying, but it is worth it!

9~ Pretty please do not do the dollar dance

Dollar dance. I think it’s definition should be “reception killer”. There is nothing worse at halting fun at your reception than the dollar dance. It clears the dance floor and puts a stop to any great times people were having. Also, it’s a waste of photography. There may be a few cute moments during the dollar dance, but with the average dollar dance lasting at least 6 songs, there’s not much to document. We could have been getting you some great shots of people having a dance off on the floor, you laughing with your college friends or you and your husband cutting loose together on the floor.

10~ Hire a wedding planner

So often yet SO crucial. You have never done this. You’ve probably never planned a giant party for 200 of your closest friends. Seriously, its hard. A wedding planner has done this hundreds of times and knows exactly what to do and when to do it. Instead of your wedding turning into a nightmare of stress, a planner will do the hard stressing for you so you can actually enjoy the process.

A planner on the day of the wedding is also super duper important. Do you want to be bothered all day and night by all the little things that go wrong or cause trouble? NO! Your planner will put out each and every “fire” that occurs without you ever having to know.

It also makes out job easier when their is a “point person” to go to. The last thing we want to do is become another person in line to ask you a question. When we are able to go directly to the planner, things get sorted out quicker allowing us to spend more time capturing your memories.

BONUS TIP~!

Be yourself. Forget about all the wedding rules, they are BORING~! Don’t want to wear a white dress? Don’t! Love funky hot pink heels? Wear them! Don’t like real flowers? Make your own out of tissue! Love damask? Use damask print linens instead of boring white ones! Love color? Forget that overdone plain white cake and do something fun!

This is your one chance to throw a huge YOU themed party. Don't let it slip by while your busy following ancient wedding rules.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING Mod4 Photographic!!

Daniel's 1 Year Old

2010-03-03T22:32:00.004-05:00

This kid cracks me up!! His facial expression are just priceless! You are guaranteed to be laughing the entire time your with him.

2010 Bride & Grooms

2010-02-24T12:47:00.005-05:00

Any last minute Brides and Grooms out there?! MPG still has dates available for 2010! Please feel free to contact me for more information!

Just a quick update on what I've been up to!

I was lucky enough to be able to go down to Tennessee to be a model for "For the Love Workshop". Long story short the weather wasn't cooperating with us and the photographers were not able to get down from the mountain where they were staying. Right when I was about to leave to head back to MI one of my very favorite photographers Lauren Clark offered me an hour shoot with her before I left town! So the trip wasn't a total waste by any means!!! It was awesome to meet her! It was like meeting a celebrity to me! haha Anyways here are some of the pictures she took of me!

Happy 2010!!

2010-01-05T13:30:00.005-05:00

This year just passed with a blink of an eye!! I'm so blessed and greatfull for the year I had in 2009. I met tons of new and awesome people! Went to amazing locations and learned a lot along the way!!

A special thanks goes out to my friends Alex, Ashley, Caisee and a HUGE thanks to Dani for helping me be my second shooter through out this past year! As well as a CONGRATS to Dani for getting engaged to the love of her life Corey!

I'm really looking forward to this year to come and meeting even more new people and hopefully seeing even more amazing locations!! I still have 2010 dates available if you are interested! Please feel free to contact me with any questions! I'm more than willing to sit down with people to chat about their up and coming day as well as show some sample albums I have to offer. I have a new promotion out thats only good for one week. My 25th bday is coming up so here is something for all of you from me!! :) Book your wedding before the 16th and receive this offer!!! Here's to another GREAT year!

Western Golf & Country Club Bridal Show

2009-11-10T17:07:00.003-05:00

I've been super busy the past couple weeks trying to help put this bridal show together for THIS SUNDAY!! November 15th. It's going to be a Western Golf & Country Club in Redford MI. It used to be a private country club but they have opened it up to the public here just in the past couple years. It's beautiful inside with a huge fire place and a perfect place for a wedding to have all in once location if your looking for that! There will be a lot a great local vendors there as well as a Bridal Fashion show thanks to Gerard Tuxedo & Diane's Dream Brides from Livonia MI.

Please feel free to pre register for this bridal show and enter to win our GRAND PRIZE giveaway!! It's worth over $5000 towards your wedding day!! :) Who doesn't want that towards their wedding?! There will be many more giveaways during the day as well so please come and join us!! It's going to be tons of fun and I have high hopes for this show!

Kate & Drew Engaged

2009-11-10T12:39:00.003-05:00

I met Kate last week sometime about her up and coming wedding here in June of 2010. She wanted to get some engagement pictures down before the big day so we headed out to Ypsi's Depot Town this past Sunday. It's a real cute little town with a nice park right next to it so we walked around a bit a I was able to snap some shots of them. They were good sports! :)

My adventure day with Dani

2009-11-09T21:37:00.006-05:00

So I finally got to hang out with Dani for a day!! Let me just say it was amazing!! The only time we really get to hang out is when we are shooting weddings together and though we have a blast working together it's not the same. The only time we actually get to talk on those days is during dinner and over the cup of coffee we get to have on some down time before the dances begin at the reception! So we drove around and took pictures of each other the whole day and then towards the end of the day I got to take some pictures of her and your love Corey. Here are just a few from the day! :)

Be apart of the Movement! 12/12/09

2009-11-09T21:04:00.003-05:00

So my friend Dani (My awesome second shooter) sent this link to me on facebook and I think it's an amazing idea to do and help others!! Help Portrait is a way of giving back to others that need just a little pick me up! It's amazing how good you can make one person feel with just a simple picture. I would really like to help out on 12/12/09 and make someone's day! Let me know if you have any good ideas and I think Dani and I will be figuring something out too as well! :)

Lauren Clark BRAINWASH ME!!

2009-09-28T17:08:00.003-04:00

So Lauren Clark is one of my FAV photographers!! She's amazing and I've been stalking her blog for the past 2 years now! She is having a Big Ole Brainwash down in Lubbock TX. I'm really hoping I can win her FREE spot to it this coming Feb!! I hope someday I will be able to attend the Love Affair Workshop too!! :)

SO PICK ME LAUREN!!!

Ron & Kristen Engagement

2009-05-07T11:00:00.006-04:00

Yay! Finally some new pictures to post! Ron and Kristen are getting married in June of this year in the Dominican Republic. Guess who gets to go and capture their beautiful wedding there?! :)Enjoy their engagement pictures that we took on UofM's campus last Sunday.

To View the rest of their pictures go here.
www.melissapattersongallery.com/KristenRonEngagement

Footprint Thomas 9 months

2009-01-21T23:03:00.006-05:00

Thomas just turned 9 months! Here are some of my favs!!

Birthday Promotion!

2009-01-04T22:02:00.003-05:00

NEW Engagement sitting! Meet Joanne & Mark

2008-10-27T09:49:00.003-04:00

Joanne and Mark are getting married next summer. I've known Joanne since Middle School and we have been great friends ever since! :) She comes camping with me and my family every summer for that past 5 years I think it has been now. But they are a great couple and I'm so happy for them! :) Check it out! They even brought their puppy Roxy along! She's so cute!

www.melissapattersongallery.com/JoanneMarkEngagement

Whimsical Occasions

2008-10-27T09:42:00.003-04:00

Hey Everyone!

I was lucky enough to be apart of the Whimsical Occasions Bridal Show yesterday in Canton MI. It went well and hopefully I will get a lot of responses. Check out my booth! :) I was proud of myself!

I hope to be apart of some more after the first of the year! :) Thanks for everyone who did come out!

New Wedding Website

2008-10-08T11:01:00.003-04:00

Jeff & Tarah

To check out their website go to:

www.melissapattersongallery.com/JeffTarah

ALSO! Look for me at some Whimsical Occasion bridal shows coming up here in October!

Oct 12th Ann Arbor
Oct 26th Canton

www.whimsicaloccasions.com

NEW PROMO!!

2008-09-10T11:03:00.001-04:00

Sneak Peek: Amanda & Rob Engagement

2008-07-28T00:32:00.004-04:00

Ballet Girls

2008-05-27T23:03:00.003-04:00

Here are some pictures I took awhile ago for some little girls that wanted to get some dance pictures.

Josh & Katie (Sneak Peek)

2008-04-21T22:52:00.007-04:00

Coming Soon!

2008-04-09T21:34:00.001-04:00

I'm working on a New Price List for Weddings!

So check back soon!!!

Good Weekend!

2008-04-07T23:22:00.003-04:00

Easter Fun

2008-03-26T16:41:00.004-04:00

Booking Weddings!

2008-03-17T18:20:00.002-04:00

Please contact me if you are looking for someone to photograph your wedding or anyone you know who is getting married! My calendar is wide open and would love to have the chance to be your wedding photographer!

Now until the end of April I'm having a special that your wedding package will include a Free $100 dollars more credit towards prints or $100 dollars towards your wedding album! So book your wedding now!

Offer only good until April 30th

Save the Date cards!!- If you are interested I'm offering 15% off all card orders right now as well! Now until April 30th!

New Look

2008-03-03T22:00:00.002-05:00

This is a little bit of a new look for now. Not exactly what I want... But hopefully I'll find something better! :)

New Stuff!

2008-01-18T18:40:00.000-05:00

Dani came to visit me at work today!!! :) YAY!!!

Getting OLD!!!!!

2008-01-09T01:37:00.000-05:00

Today I am 23...... wow.....

School needs to end!

2007-12-10T21:08:00.001-05:00

These are just a few of the pictures for my digital photography class final project. I'm sooo ready for this semester to be done! I need a good break! ;) I almost booked a wedding for next year but of course out of all the saturdays in a year the 1 saturday that I'm in my best friends wedding is the day that she is having her wedding!! :( so bummed!!! Hopefully I can book a few!!! Anywho... Hope everyone has a awesome Christmas!! Knowing me I wont put up a post before then!! Dani.... we should for sure get together during the break! Let me know when you'll be in MI!

My own .com!

2007-11-29T23:59:00.000-05:00

So I have my own website finally!!! ;) Check it out!!

Melissapattersongallery.com

if you want to check out a retirement party i did last week go to:

Melissapattersongallery.com/retirementparty

they aren't that exciting but it was my first family portraits.

xoxo

Mr. and Mrs. Kochan Oct 13th 2007

2007-10-16T18:48:00.000-04:00

Finally some new stuff! "Eyes"

2007-09-21T23:37:00.000-04:00

YAYAYAYAYAY!!

2007-09-16T21:19:00.000-04:00

I finally got a laptop!!! I am a new owner of a macbook and can not wait to start edited stuff and starting my future with something I love!!! I look at this as a step to my future! ;) I'm in love lol

Should I?

2007-08-16T22:43:00.000-04:00

So today at the studio someone called about a wedding next year beginning of Aug. They do not want to go over $1,000 and Scot and I had talked before that would I be able to do a small wedding sometime. I'm nervous but excited to think that maybe I could do this for about $700 and just make a CD of their pictures and thats it and give them their photos. What do you think I should do?!! If I had my choice I wouldn't do it by myself! ahhh HELP!

Orser Studio Wedding

2007-07-17T21:11:00.000-04:00

Here are the proofs from a wedding I helped with back in May and we just got the website up! Check it out! The studio I work for right now does amazing work so see for yourself!

http://orserstudio.com/danajason

Enjoy!

For starters

2007-07-10T21:04:00.000-04:00

I will have to get my things together and start posting... but check back! :)