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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

the brides project

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

When I was asked to participate in the Brides Project http://www.thebridesproject.org/ I was thrilled.. . the organization accepts donations of gently worn and unworn wedding gowns and sells them to soon to be brides.  The proceeds help the cancer support community of greater Ann Arbor.    It’s a really wonderful group of people doing really amazingly important things. Being there and feeling the warmth and comfort the group provides to those going through such a stressful and scary time was a great experience for me and I know it is much needed and appreciated by the people who are helped.

Def take a minute to take a look, the new site is fantastic and the photos are pretty nice too :)

agirlinlove, the buzz

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fifty years together

Friday, September 9, 2011

Leaving a session a few weeks ago where I was photographing a couple who were celebrating their first fifty years together I pulled over at the side of the road outside their neighborhood, these two trees were enjoying the late afternoon light and the birds were playing around in the field.. .too perfect… here’s to fifty years and then some. I’m usually there near the beginning, it’s always inspiring to see couples who have been together and to hear their stories about how the years just keep getting better.

agirlinlove, weddings

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bailey and steve . morning after session

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Bailey and I are spiritual sisters, I’m sure of it… I love her laugh and how she looks at the world and I love the story of her and Steve,  how they were meant for each other, how they waited for each other, and how now that they are together every moment is meaningful.  I’ve wanted to do a more intimate morning after session since I saw my friend Susan Sabo post a morning after on her blog. I knew at our first meeting I wanted to capture that with Bailey and Steve, the surreal wonder after the wedding, when marriage is real and everything is both comfortable and still new.  These are a few frames from Bailey and Steves morning after.

agirlinlove, weddings

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Wedding Photos: The Morning After | Bride Ideas - [...] Aren’t these photos gorgeous? [...]April 26, 2012 – 2:57 pm

alice and micks wonderland wedding

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

I will make no apologies for allowing such a large post.  Alice and Micks wonderland wedding was just like Alice, magical.  So many details, all subtle and delightful, so much love and joy and the intense feeling that everything is as it is because life is wonderful.    Thank you Alice and thank you Mick for letting Sean and I be part of that magic.

Planning : TwoFoot Creative
Hair and makeup : Posh Bridal
Dinner/Stations : Zingerman’s Catering
Choir : Ann Arbor Boychoir
Invitations and Signs : Gourmet Invitations
Phoenix Fireworks
Floral and Design : Bill Hamilton Designs
Tent : Colonial Events
Brides Dress : Le Spose di Gio for Kleinfeld’s
Band : The Macpodz
Instant Album : a girl in love photography
agirlinlove, weddings

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vicky Slater - You are so brilliant…I love these…such an inspiration!August 23, 2011 – 11:09 am

Nicole - Breathtaking!August 23, 2011 – 11:17 am

anne - what a beautiful event! where was it held?September 13, 2011 – 4:15 pm

melissa - anne thank you it was a private residence :)September 24, 2011 – 4:13 pm

Alice in Wonderland Theme Wedding Reception | Gourmet Invitations - [...] such an amazing wedding.  And to see some photos of the at home wedding, you can see them here on A Girl in Love Photography blog! This entry was posted in Reception Decor, Uncategorized and tagged alice in wonderland [...]April 3, 2012 – 12:15 pm