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Every moment tells a story

My photography has always revolved around people and their stories. I have a desire to capture the true essence of who you are and the relationships with those who matter most in your life. Whatever stage of life you are in; newly engaged, becoming a parent for the first time, an entrepreneur starting your own business, I want to document the magic, beauty and chaos of your everyday life and important milestones.

 

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Melissa has a way of putting her clients at ease and capturing them in lovely moments. She has been taking my photos for over 10 years. I love how she explores the beauty in the world around her with color and movement. I would recommend Melissa to anyone looking for amazing photography!

-Megan

Melissa has been our photographer for engagement, maternity, newborn and 1 year photos. She is super fun and engages us in a light-hearted manner (we tend to take ourselves a little seriously and feel awkward in front of a camera.) She does a great job capturing our family relationships and gets some great shots, even with a grumpy kid. Melissa is also very timely with getting photos back to us. I highly recommend her to others!

- Lorene

We have used Melissa for 4 photo sessions including maternity, newborn and and family portraits with our twins. She is super laid back and friendly. She's very accommodating and I have gotten a ton of great compliments on our pictures. She's timely, reasonably priced, and truly loves her work! We love working with her and highly recommend her!

-Kristi

meet melissa

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I’m Melissa, a portrait, family and lifestyle photographer based in Lancaster, PA. Folks who know me well would describe me as a child at heart who is known for her killer party planning skills and obsession with unicorns and mermaids. I’m a lover of vibrant colors, impromptu dance parties and anything that involves bacon and avocado. Read more >

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Happy Memorial Day weekend! I don’t know about you but this is pretty much how our Saturday morning shenanigans often start out. This family moved in across the street about a year ago and they have become good friends. Cora is always asking to play with the Tishhouse girls. They are also talented creatives and entrepreneurs. Kendra makes these adorable crochet animals along with jewelry (@kendratishhouse) and I highly recommend her husband Jarrod of Tishhouse Contracting if you ever have house project needs. Thanks to @zookscontracting for letting us photograph in your beautifully staged home! I promise we left everything just as we found it 😉 #cameramama #dearphotographer #melissaenglephotography #lancasterpaphotographer #familylifestylephotography #momswithcameras #documentyourdays #theeverydayportrait
As we approach the end of May and Cora's last week of preschool I am looking forward to summer vacations and bare feet and chillaxin' in the hammock and fresh local summer produce. I'm also feeling grateful for the opportunities I have to serve others through this photography passion of mine. Being able to stay at home with my kids while also pursuing my business has been a wonderful blessing. I'm so thankful for all of my wonderful clients and friends who hire me to take their photos! Here’s to summer days and summer sessions to come! #momswithcameras #cameramama #documentyourdays #dearphotographer #honeysuckle #melissaenglephotography #lancasterpaphotographer #mybackyard #lancastercity #colorswithcora #livecolorfully #boldemotionalcolorful
Joy! Probably the one emotion I strive to capture more than any other in my family sessions. #livecolorfully #kauffmansorchard #melissaenglephotography #lancasterpaphotographer #lancasterfamilyphotographer #makeportraits #magicofchildhood #childrenseemagic #beunraveled #liveauthentic #clickinmoms #boldemotionalcolorful #fatherdaughterlove #capturejoy
Meow. Isn’t this the most beautiful cat? Our cat (not pictured) has been peeing in our beds the last few weeks and it’s driving me nuts!!! Most recently she peed on Cora’s pillow and I was furious. I’m tired of having all our bedroom doors closed all day long especially in this heat and humidity (no central air here!) Tomorrow will be a ‘fun’ trip to the vet for Tootsie Roll to have her bladder checked out. #catlover #catsofinstagram #melissaenglephotography #lancasterpaphotographer #catlady #makeportraits #catportrait
As you may or may not know it is one of my goals to document a birth some day and it looks like that may happen this November! To anyone out there who has documented a birth before, I would love to get your advice and thoughts on what it’s like to photograph such an intimate, intense, sacred moment. I know for my own births I wanted everything to be dark and cozy feeling (not that I ever felt cozy while in labor). #lancasterpanewbornphotographer #lancasterpaphotographer #honestmotherhood #documentyourdays #dearphotographer #melissaenglephotography #birthphotography #cameramama
Did you know that peacocks can climb trees? I have never seen one fly but this past weekend there was a male Peacock squawking up high in a tree at the camp we were visiting for our church retreat. In case you didn’t know I’m a huge fan of peacock colors 😍 and I even had peacock feathers in my wedding bouquet exactly 7 years ago. I still have a big vase of feathers on our bookshelf which was partly what inspired this flapper peacock feather glamour photo shoot with the lovely @reconrachel as model. #makeportraits #livecolorfully #peacockfeathers #vintagefashion #flapper #lancasterpaphotographer #melissaenglephotography