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 2013

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

sean melissa . sightseeing . new york, new york

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Sean and I photographed Nicole and Rich’s wedding Saturday in the Bronx, then we stayed in the city for two more days for some sightseeing! I’m headed out today after a one day pit stop back home to Chicago where I’ll be photographing engagement sessions and maybe catching some Surat at the Museum! Thought I’d share some of our snapshots!! Sean decided to use his iphone for most of his so it’s a pretty cool mix!!

we didn’t stay long in Times Square lol it was a crazy mess as always but the pano’s were fun, all the photos I took were mostly of people taking photos.

my favorite place to go to in NYC is MOMA.. all the other museums are great but I can get lost in here, all the beautiful familiar art and then always something new and interesting…

looking tough in the elevator at the pod where we stayed!!

and we decided this time we’d go to see the freedom tower (we watched the last bit placed on top Friday morning before we left) It was pretty emotional and very beautiful, the memorial was amazing and I might not go again, I’m so very glad we went.

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E'Lisa - Oh my gosh…the portrait of you with the love is seriously amazing. :)May 16, 2013 – 12:25 pm

susan sabo - Oh, I love all of them!! So many remind me of the little bit of time we got to explore the city, but I’m sure you had a much better time with your husband :) And the Pod! John and I stayed there last fall when we went. Looks like you had a good time; good for you guys! Post more of these personal pics, I love them!May 16, 2013 – 5:38 pm

ring bearer . las vegas, nevada . wedding photographer

Friday, May 3, 2013

I’m in the process of sorting and adding and updating my website (check out the new “featured” wedding gallery and keep an eye out for adds to the wedding stories!) and came across these three images of my bean Ares in his first time ever being a ring bearer… gah love, it’s been a few years but just so happy I have these.

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the shaeffer’s . cleveland, ohio rocks . family portrait photographer

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Marty and I met years ago, online of all things, and since then we’ve been fast friends! A couple years ago I met up with her and her little to photograph them in Cleveland, she’s in DC and I’m in Detroit and we met half way! This year I got the whole crew and I would drive twice as far to photograph her and her beautiful family. thank you Marty and Marc and Peyton for being the most wonderful people you are!

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erin & chip . ann arbor love . engagement session

Friday, April 26, 2013

Erin and Chip met at Mary Markley… which if you aren’t from U of M doesn’t make much sense, but if you know U of M is pretty romantic! They wanted to celebrate Ann Arbor with their engagement session and so we set off to see the sites! I didn’t get everything we photographed in this post but I sure tried, growing up in Ann Arbor it was super fun trying to make sure we hit everything from the Ann Arbor mural to the big M!

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aundrea . senior photography . part one

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

We sometimes work as photographers at being consistant, at showing the same thing the same way again and again, that is not what interests me. It is safe, and it is accessible but it is not what I love. I love working with seniors to show something about who they are, their quiet moments or their louder moments. Where they are at in this moment, because this moment is never going to happen again. Each young woman or young man I photograph has their own ideas of who they are, where they have been and where they are going and if I can help them express those things, even just a little bit, then I am doing what I set out to do.

“The mind I love most must have wild places, a tangled orchard where dark damsons drop in the heavy grass, an overgrown little wood, the chance of a snake or two, a pool that nobody fathomed the depth of, and paths threaded with flowers planted by the mind.”

― Katherine Mansfield,

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katie & danny . day (few weeks…) after session . michigan

Monday, April 8, 2013

The focus on their wedding day was much more photojournalistic and while portraits were important Katie and Danny opted for a wedding package that included an after session so we could have more time and shoot at some of their favorite places. Skiing was a big theme of their day, with antique skies for guests to sign and an amazing poster celebrating their marriage featuring skis, even ski’s as a decoration to their ceremony Of course we went to the slopes for something beautiful and grand! Then back to their home on the lake (I was a bit scared about walking out on all that ice but the results speak for themselves). thank you Katie and Danny and I wish you an amazing life together, I don’t think there is any doubt it will be fabulous.