detroit, ann arbor, toledo . fine art wedding and portrait photographer melissa squires day to day blog companion

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My name is Melissa Squires.. What I do is to capture frames of you that show your real true inner shining rock star self. It isn’t about being someone else, dressing some certain way and you don't need any secret sauce, you are what makes YOU and wonderful and interesting and special. My images reflect the beauty, joy, and inner soul of my subjects, and the moments they inhabit.. these images are forever.

Photography is how I express myself, how I see, how I celebrate who we are today.

My son is my breath and my husband is my life. I will be quite satisfied when I am 80 if I have loved them well and taken some amazing photographs along the way.

Booking weddings now for 2012

Portrait sessions are limited and booking two - three months in advance; thank you for contacting and booking ahead of time to guarantee your session

contact me : email melissa@agirlinlove.com, text me or call me at 517-902-3905, follow me on twitter @agirlinlove and of course I'm all over facebook

spring . daily photos .

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

It’s getting busy, so many things to blog and share and I’m working at getting weddings processed and out to the brides and grooms who we celebrate everyday here. I have portrait sessions to share as well, but I wanted to just take a moment and remember it’s spring, and mothers day was fabulous, my bean made me three cards and a puppet, I got extra cuddles Sunday and no complaining about to many hugs :) I am still taking photographs everyday of the people I love around me and the in between moments.. here are a few of them from the last few weeks. thank you spring, hello summer.

Oh and I discovered a new blog today I wanted to share with my photographer friends it’s called Ground Glass and I have identified and agreed with 99% of the things I’ve read on it so for, brilliant and heartfelt… so nice to see a kindred soul out there doing what they do for what of course I think are the right reasons (since they are the same as mine lol)… you must check it out :)

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Kitsie and Tai, engagement session, Toledo Ohio

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The plan was to just hang out, meet for lunch, scope out the wedding spots and maybe snap a couple photos.. no pressure :) Kitsie lost the Paper, Rock, Scissors (that’s how it’s said in New Zealand where Tai is from) and Tai wore his purple shirt. We shot all over town, had so much fun I didn’t want to stop and made me crazy excited for their wedding (and their rehearsal dinner where they will be doing glass blowing at the Art Museum!) thank you both for being so fantabulous, see you in a couple weeks for your big day!

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Nicole and Rich, Engagement Session, New York, New York

Monday, April 30, 2012

It was total synchronicity that Nicole and Rich and I were able to set up a time while I was in New York for just two days and I was able to have the distinct pleasure of photographing their engagement session! They are getting married next year! Nicole and I have stayed in contact on fb since her friend Rhona and Justin’s wedding, was it two years ago already?? I’ve gotten to know her online and loved getting to know her better in real life (she is an amazing and wonderful person! So is Rich for that matter!)

It was beyond fabulous meeting you on your home turf and getting to see you both right on the same spot that Rich proposed! Yay NYC, Yay Nicole and Rich, Yay love!!!

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a little bit of web love . 100 layer cake and Preston Bailey

Friday, April 27, 2012

Well this was our week for making a splash it seems :) Kristine and Justin’s wedding was featured this week on www.100layercake.com which was wonderful! So many great people participated in their day it really deserves the feature. Then much to my surprise and delight the amazingly talented Preston Bailey featured Bailey and Steves “morning after” session on his brides idea blog! Forgive me if you already saw this on FB, the blog wanted to be part of the fun as well :)

My favorite of course, I cannot deny, was his calling me “wildly talented” it made my heart flutter, thank you Mr Bailey for making my day, week.. maybe month :)

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alice . detroit . baby session

Monday, April 23, 2012

Okay I am not sure I need to say much for this post, beautiful family and of course this crazy cute little Alice.. Their new kitchen was pretty far out too, I knew the second I saw that sink the baby needed to get in there. So we played outside and she got her first bath in the sink and I’m so happy to have been there to capture it all.

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Sam Cover - oh, my gosh….that last picture needs to be HUGE in their house. Adorable!!! :-)April 23, 2012 – 8:07 pm

Erika - As always, your magic amazes me Melissa! What a beautiful family portrait on the front porch! I love the dog too! (You’re right, awesome sink shot!)April 23, 2012 – 9:24 pm

Lynn Russell - alice…..detroit…..LOVE! ♥♥♥ That’s our granddaughter and we’re “over the moon” whenever we see her!!! What amazing photos! Of course, I want all of them! :)April 24, 2012 – 11:56 am

miss c . anniversary . boudoir session

Friday, April 20, 2012

I say this every time I shoot a boudoir session but I cannot help it, to be able to help women show their inner beauty while at the same time allowing them to shine outwardly is something I’m so very proud of. Christine wanted to do something for her and her boyfriends anniversary and she told me she wanted something he would love but something she would love as well.. that’s where I came in, because while I shoot sexy and sensual boudior images, I don’t think about the man very much who is receiving them, I focus on the woman and what she will enjoy… how she want’s to be seen and what will make her finally believe in her own beauty and sexiness… Here are a few that can be shared online from Christine’s session. She shines.

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