melina wallisch photography blog

janel + devin | married

a celebration is in order! close family and friends mingling along old olive trees and grapes. janel and devin's wedding was classic romance. a wine countryside lovesong. a gathering of close family and friends. the air of rustic old world charm. and can i just say the special touches and colors were PURF. i totally just made that up. as in perfection! these two are my cup of tea. i can see them in their 80's, rocking in their front porch swing surrounded by grandbabies haha. janel and devin, i hope you were livin' la pura vida on your costa rican honeymoon :) loves you!!

photography: melina and dan wallisch // coordinator: captivating events // venue: stillwaters vineyard // catering: paciic harvest // music: labarbera sound // video: fig leaf productions // cake: cupcake shoppe // flowers: fleur flowers // makeup: roxanne paris // hair: vicki fluitt // cake topper: fancie fannies bridal // invitations: DIY by bride // decor and candy bar: DIY by bride

father's day

germany 1968

stanford gym 1965

haleakala crater, maui 1962

germany 1968

summer camp leader, 1963

vietnam 1967

germany 1968

lahaina, 1963

maui, 1963

daddy and me, father's day 2011

happy father's day to my super groovy original hipster pops!!

paso in ten

our family vacation to paso robles. and san luis obispo. oh and morro bay and cambria. in ten.

1. yelping new playgrounds in new cities.

2. jumping rope with seaweed and collecting pretty rocks at montana del oro.

3. cappuccino and strolling in cambria.

4. my best friend.

5. shooting the most romantical and fun wine country wedding in paso.

6. burgers with family and the gum wall in slo.

7. my one year old gaining a new tooth. and a new friend. and some rad legwarmers.

8. my four year old going to town.

9. rolling in the minivan. awww yeah...

and 10. self family portraits.

chicago

chicago is playing locally here and my most bestest girl rhonda landed velma WOOHOO!!! she WORKS. IT. OUT. YO! i got a sneak preview of a little backstage action. the shows are selling out quickly, get more info here. here's some musical theater montage love. it is getting me all JAZZED. jazz hands yeah!

heather + chris | married

meet newlyweds heather and chris. there is no denying these two. their wedding was pure LOVE. and in sausalito?! i freaking. adore sausalito. what a magical time we had. heather, who looked like a mermaid princess was smoking hot, i feel like we could easily be friends. chris made such a handsome groom and is a true gentleman. the chemistry between them was insane and got me all excited. salute!!

location: ondine, sausalito, ca