Category Archives: Engagement

Just the two of you.

You’ve just been engaged to be married. Busy schedules. Plans to make. Things to do. People to see. It’s a whirlwind. And that’s one of the reasons I think doing an engagement session is important. It makes you slow down and look in each other’s eyes.

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Happy New Year 2012

Melissa Musgrove Photography

Happy New Year! Here’s wishing you all a very happy New Year filled with love and laughter. I did this photo shoot last year at this time. It’s fun to reminisce the past and look forward to the future. The concept, design and production of this style shoot was NLC Productions.  It was my pleasure to...

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Getting to Know You

Melissa Musgrove Photography

It’s fun to witness a couple’s personality unfold in front to the camera. An engagement session starts off with me being chatty. I ask questions that help me get to know you better. Inevitably we’ll hit on something we all relate to, which magically connects us and eases nervousness. On...

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Jersey Girl in Santa Barbara

Melissa Musgrove Photography

You can take the girl out of Jersey, but you can’t take the Jersey out of the girl.  Yep, I’m a Jersey girl. In SB when I meet someone for the first time, inevitably they’ll say, “Where’s your “Joiseey” accent? I always chuckle to myself and think, even when I lived in New Jersey, I...

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