Fresh Face Kids Choice!

Congrats to the following children picked for kids choice! Winners will receive a complimentary mini session and 5x7 print. (expires august 2014)

Tampa Florida Sessions

Christmas in July!!!

Happy Christmas in July! Starting today until Wednesday July 31st you have the opportunity to save! There is a little something for everyone to take advantage of.
Check it out!

Seniors Class of 2014- Book your senior session by October 1st and save 50% off your session fee. (Please note that the retainer fee is due to set your session date.)

Family and Children- Purchase a $100 gift certificate and receive an additional $50 value to it. (Please note these gift certificates must be used between August 5th- November 15th. May be used toward mini specials)

Planning a wedding? Brides sign a contract for a 2013 or 2014 wedding and receive a complimentary 8x8 album.

Having an event? Book the Love Junkies Photo Lounge and save $200 off your coverage. We offer different backdrops, props and several printing options.  Head on over to Love Junkies to check out our latest work!

Fresh Face Kids Choice

Congrats to the following kiddos from fresh face. Please email melissa(at)melissajonesphotography(dot)com to receive your print credit toward a future session.

Sam and Brandon

 I was super lucky to have Sarah by my side on this trip. Just the car ride there and back was enough to write a short story on. I will sum our trip up in the car by saying the following...,Hansel and Gretel, yogi bear, getting lost, deer, pulled over by cops, thong and the 3am giggles.

Ok now onto the important stuff....

First I want to thank Brandon and Sam for being so wonderful and flexible during their wedding day. It was such a breath of fresh air to have so much time to photograph just the bride and groom. Next I want to shout out to Sam's mom Berny for being AMAZING to Sarah and I.

We started the day at Kellogg Manor house by photographing the emotional getting ready process of Sam.

 Then we separated. Sarah went off with the guys and I took the girls. It was perfect outside with a slight breeze. The ceremony was beautiful minus my 70-200 fall off and me jumping to catch it (i swear i heard gasps behind me). Of course we finished pictures of family and enjoyed over an hour of photo time with the bride and groom. This was delightful! So relaxing and we accomplished so much. :)
The reception was at the Lawton Community center and there was a really neat museum inside.

All together a marvelous day!

Mackenzie and Josh

So thankful for people like Mackenzie and Josh. They welcomed me with open arms during their wedding. Making it so easy to photograph them and their wedding. The scenery around the church was so fun as you can see. M and J may your lives be full of love and laughter!

Lyndsie and Soren

When I first meet a couple the first thing I look for is the connection between the bride and groom to be. Some are shy and some are more open with their affection. Lyndsie and Soren were absolutely open with their affection and you could tell there was a huge spark between the two. The way he glanced at  her, held her hand and the way he spoke to her. Their wedding day was no different. Full of love and sincerity. Best wishes to a fabulous couple.

4th Annual Fresh Face Contest

The time has come once again for my FAVORITE contest of the year! I can't believe this is the 4th year I will be holding this contest. Yesterday I launched the contest on FACEBOOK and I have already booked the 40 spots I had available.  I am adding a few more session spots due to the demand of this contest.

Looking forward to meeting so many wonderful contestants!

Best of 2010- Family