Mel McLellan, Author at McLellan Family - Entrepreneurs + Adventurers

Italy is amazing!! We went out to Venice yesterday to take a look around, and we’re headed over to Lake Como and Verona tomorrow. Our friends Luke and Chris are being our gracious hosts and to help repay them, we’re letting Chris and the neighbor girls play dress up. :o) They got on their favorites and then took off out the door for a sprint around the block! Ashley almost got hit by a car in her excitement and I think the neighbors thought they had gone crazy! haha! I’ll post more later but here’s a fun one from the run around the neighborhood to get things kicked off…

Amber and Brandon got married yesterday! And yes, Brandon’s dad’s name really is Ricky Martin – how fantastic is that?? :o) It was a beautiful day, we had a beautiful couple, and it all came together just beautifully! (Maybe I shouldn’t write at 2:30am…) I simply could not believe how the gals at One Source Weddings transformed the church and reception hall at Triune Baptist Church! Everything was so perfect. I think this image pretty much sums it all up. Congratulations you two. We wish you all the happiness this life has to give. :o)

Thanks so much to Libby for coming and hanging out with us last week! Libby, of Elizabeth O’Neill Photography, is going to be my little brother’s wedding photographer. As soon as we met, I could see why Cari and Ryan chose her; she’s very much like Cari. Everything from her slightly shy yet very much at ease demeanor to the way she dresses makes them a little eerily sister-like. :o) We always say that personality should be the key component in choosing your wedding photographer and it looks to me like they hit the mark!

Anyway, Libby asked if we would do a little mini-workshop with her and we were happy to oblige! We went out to our favorite shooting location (Franklin’s back alley) for a short shooting exercise so that Libby could get a feel for how we work. We then brought her back and showed her some of our processing techniques and general workflow. It’s always fun to share and help others grow in something that you both love! I’m excited to see what Libby does with Ryan and Cari’s wedding photos! :o)

Thought you might like to see some of the resulting images from our afternoon together. Meet Libby…