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  • Thank you, for visiting our blog! Melisa Draper Photography is located in Bellingham, WA. We specialize in Weddings, Engagements and High School Seniors. You will often see family sessions on our blog as well.

    A little about Melisa:

    Chris - i love him! i am so lucky that i get to work with him at every wedding we shoot!
    Starbucks - my favorite place to get coffee
    Animals - i have a huge heart for animals
    Maui - my favorite place to vacation
    Flip Flops - favorite shoes to bad its rains so much here
    Mexican Food - i could eat every meal
    Laughing - i love to laugh!
    My family - means the world to me.
    Apple - it all started with a ipod.........
    Pink - my favorite color
    Peppermint - my favorite ice cream
    Sushi - yummy
    Music - gets me through the day, i love all kinds!
    Avocado - i love it!

    Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

    Feel free to email me Melisa@MelisaDraper.com

    Make sure you check out our website http://melisadraper.com/

Megan & Marinn {Sisters}

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September 17, 2009 - 12:42 pm

Erin - What a cute session! it was awesome meeting you in Tacoma and I hope we’ll get to hang out again sometime! BTW – how gorgeous are these girls’ eyes??

Megan {Bellingham Photographer}

This is my little cousin (she isn’t as little as she used to be) Megan. We are going to do another photo shoot with her hair down one of these days. For now enjoy. More to come of Megan’s sister and both of them together too.

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Sunset {Bellingham Photographer}

Tonight was Chris’s moms last night here she has been visiting.  We went to Boulevard Park to watch the sunset.

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September 11, 2009 - 10:29 am

Melinda - So pretty!! That was the only thing I missed on our beach weekend last weekend, no colorful sunsets over the water. Thanks for filling the void!

The Card Family {Bellingham Photographer}

I was so excited when I receive a email from my friend Jennifer a couple weeks ago asking if I would do a family photo shoot for them.  I am so excited about this shoot for a couple reasons first Jenn is a photographer and has been far longer then I have and she asked me!  (maybe she doesn’t know any other photographers!)  Second reason I have know Jenn since kindergarten.  We went to school together our entire lives and were in girl scouts when we were younger too.  Oh and we both have Lynn for a middle name.  Anyway lets just get to the photos………

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Dane Senior Photos {Bellingham Photographer}

I had the opportunity to photograph Dane last week he is my co-worker Kim’s son.  I have watched him grow up over the last 8 years and now he will be graduating this year.  Here are some of the shots.  I got a few with his younger brother and mom too.

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Welcome….

Thank you, for stopping by my new blog site.  Please check out my new website too.  If you like what you see please leave a comment.

I also have a new domain name besides MelisaLynnPhotography.com it is MelisaLynn.net you can reach my site with either one.

  

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September 1, 2009 - 11:59 pm

Erika - Love the new site and blog Melisa! Everything looks awesome! Can’t wait to see more of your fabulous photos :)

September 2, 2009 - 11:05 am

Melinda - I love it Melisa! Great look and feel. Wooohoo!

New Blog

If  you have made your way to my new blog you are one of the few.  This weekend I am working on the finishing touches of my website and new blog.  So if you see things a little messy that is cause I am still setting everything up.  thanks for checking it out.

  

busy busy

This week has been such a busy week for me.

On Monday morning Me Ra Koh (remember I went to her workshop in June) sent out a email to all the girls from our workshop asking if anyone could meet her in Seattle that night for dinner and to help her out. I thought to myself oh how cool but realized I wouldn’t be able to get down there without just leaving work. So I went on with my day. Around 3:30 pm Jennifer a girl from my workshop (who happens to live in Lynden) basically told me she was coming to get me. So by 3:45 pm Jennifer and I were on our way to Seattle. I didn’t get to go home and change or anything. We met Sarah and Me Ra in Seattle at a great restaurant. We chatted and all caught up with each other and whats been going on since our workshop and then we were off to help Me Ra. She was speaking to a mom’s with camera’s group. We all helped answer questions and sold Me Ra’s Dvds (if you are at all interested in Photography or learning you should check them out).  Jennifer and I headed back home around 10:00 pm and I finally got home around 1:30 am

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  It was a late night but worth it.  I had a great time getting to know Jennifer more on the ride.

On Wednesday I did a High School Senior photo shoot for my boss Kim’s son (photo’s coming soon).  I left work at noon to head to a PUG (Pictage User Group) meeting in Tacoma at Me Ra and Brian’s house that I had planned on attending.  Originally Chris was planning on coming with me but he has been working tons off Overtime so Jennifer and I headed down South once again.  We picked up Phillipa along the way too.  The PUG meeting was a great place for networking we met tons of other photographers who were 100% willing to share information and tips with you. The Youngrens were guest speakers here from California.  Their talk was about Keepin’ it Real in a Rockstar World. It was a great evening.  We had another long drive home thanks to road construction.

Thursday Chris and I did my long time friend Jennifer and her family’s photo shoot!  It was great to see Jennifer and her family it had been way to long.  Jennifer and I have know each other since kindergarten. She is a photographer too. I will save more information on her and her family for when I post her pictures.

What a busy week I so excited to be keeping so busy and I am so excited about my future in photography

  

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August 29, 2009 - 3:55 am

Michelle - WOW! You are busy, but it looks like it is fun busy! =) The best kind!!!!

I SO wish I was closer to you guys so I could join you in your learning!!!!! I can’t wait to see all my sistas again!

Featured on MeRa Koh's blog

Today my Seattle Sista’s and I are featured on MeRa’s blog! I am so excited. Check it out:

MeRa Koh Blog

Almost everyone of the Seattle Sistas has either started a photography business since the workshop or already had one! Pretty Awesome!

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August 20, 2009 - 3:20 pm

Michelle - It was so exciting to see everyone’s images! Makes me miss all ya’ll even more!

Your images were BEA-U-TI-FUL!

January 29, 2010 - 5:15 pm

Gratitude « Melisa Lynn Photography - [...] that applied up for the Scholarship have formed a group called Soar Sisters not to be confused with Seattle Sista’s.   We have all been chatting, networking, sharing information and most of all being each others [...]