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crystal & andy | part one | dallas wedding photographer | melissa zihlman

admin — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:32:41 +0000

this wedding was

nothing short of

amazing.

details everywhere,

stunning bride,

handsome groom,

a 10-year courtship.

I heard

a certain mama

is eager for

a peek.

just a teeny tiny look at the getting ready excitement. more blog posts and the full gallery next week!

the bride works for Lucchese, and they gifted her with an amazing custom pair of boot. swoon.

the bride’s grandma is awesome. period.

the groom is a Longhorn, the ushers are Bears. a little ‘ode to RGIII

ashleigh & justin | fort worth engagement photographer | melissa zihlman

admin — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:34:58 +0000

their styles couldn’t be

any more

different.

she’s vintage.

he’s modern.

she bleeds green & gold,

and he’s a

horned frog.

but thanks to this

amazing couple,

they will be

mr. & mrs.

come Labor Day.

behind the scenes | dallas wedding photographer | melissa zihlman

admin — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:28:04 +0000

I’m editing this wedding right now

and my sweet,

talented,

second shooter Laura

grabbed this image

of me

working.

(and the resulting shot, of course).

psst…did you enter the GIVEAWAY yet? A FREE session and ALL the digital files y’all!!

jessica & shaun | dallas wedding photographer | melissa zihlman

admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:01:16 +0000

their day was

perfect.

sunny,

warm,

cheery flowers,

an exquisite,

historic

location.

two people

totally

in love.

I’ve only just started looking through Saturday’s wedding…but I couldn’t help but share a little sneak of their day. More to come soon.

venue: The Adolphus

hair/makeup: Angie Williams

flowers: Cocktails & Caviar

coordination: Jennifer Harris

danielle & jeff | las vegas wedding photographer | melissa zihlman

admin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:50:55 +0000

I’ve only just started wading through the images from Danielle and Jeff’s wedding. I haven’t gotten to the details or the reception, and I’ve just touched on the other parts of the day…but, I know Dani is checking the blog from their honeymoon in Belize!

They’ll be plenty more to blog once I finish their gallery of images, but in the meantime, here are some favorites so far…

Thank you to my amazing second shooter, Angela, who came all the way from San Francisco to shoot with me. Love you!

Venue | Canyon Gate Country Club

Wedding Planner | Marleah Ramos with limelight

Hair | Bri & Brooke with tonic salon

Makeup | Sheena for Smashbox Las Vegas

DJ | DJ M.A.D for Superior Sounds

Floral | Naakiti Floral Design, Inc

Photo Booth | All Events Photo Booths

i do | denton wedding photographer | melissa zihlman

admin — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:02:34 +0000

When Jennifer contacted me earlier this year to possibly photograph her wedding, I wasn’t looking to add any more weddings to my already full fall calendar. But then she mentioned it would be a small, intimate ceremony with just close family in the middle of the week, and I was sold. There is something so awesome about watching two people exchange vows they’ve written themselves in front of just a handful of people in a brand new chapel tucked away in the woods. Quite picturesque and totally romantic.

Venue: Ashton Gardens, Corinth

{heaven…} – dallas/fort worth wedding photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:14:09 +0000

Now we all know that MZP doesn’t do a lot of weddings, and that’s because I only do them for referral clients. Meaning the bride or groom needs to know someone I know (a personal friend of mine, a client, etc). Earlier this spring I was contacted by Kristin (whose sister has worked with a local photographer that knows me) about shooting her wedding to Gabe in April. This April…specifically, last Sunday. They were engaged in January and the Pastor they wanted to marry them has a crazy busy schedule…I mean running a church of over 15,000 members keeps a man busy!

Lucky for Kristin and Gabe…I don’t usually shoot on Sundays! And after meeting with Kristin, her mom, and her sister I was thrilled when they selected me to shoot the big day! I had some amazing help from my second shooters, a gorgeous sunny, blue sky day, and seriously all the prettiest people on the planet gathered for this event!

Kristin and Gabe aren’t even home from their honeymoon yet, but I know they’ll be excited to find their images waiting for them when they return! And I couldn’t very well talk all about this wedding without showing off some favorites!

{engaged} – dallas/fort worth engagement photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:19:08 +0000

I love changing up my game a bit to capture adults, you know people who don’t actually run from the camera and can take direction? And I love capturing an engagement session, because without even trying – even when the guy wishes he was somewhere else, anywhere else besides a garden on a Tuesday afternoon – they look so in love through my lens (because really he adores her, just not being photographed).

If you follow this blog, you already know Angela and Danny…well maybe you don’t recognize them, but their son Carter is one of my most adorable babyplanners. And this October I have the honor of capturing their wedding!

Today was nothing short of stellar – Angela is gorgeous, and the girl has a great sense of what kind of clothes photograph best, I mean seriously the cream and turquoise dress is to die for! And even Danny’s perfectly worn jeans (his favorite, from what I hear) were just right for the shoot. I knew when I opened these images it would be impossible to choose only a few favorites to share…and I was right. So Angela, who has been waiting (maybe not so) patiently, enjoy this extended look at today’s session…

{more to come…} – dallas/fort worth wedding photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:04:56 +0000

Editing a gorgeous wedding from a couple of weeks ago…can’t wait to share them on the blog! In the meantime, a couple to hold you over…

{sunrise} – dallas/fort worth engagement photographer – melissa zihlman

admin — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:46:08 +0000

I love sessions where the clients are up for anything, totally understand my wacky ways, and let me do whatever I want!! Sunrise on the deck of a parking garage…kisses and whispers in the middle of downtown…giggles and some heavy leaning in an alley…using an old adandoned warehouse for some funk…you get the idea! Plus, Kelly got up this morning to have her hair and makeup professionally done before the shoot…this girl meant business, and these two totally rocked it!

Meet Kelly and Robert. In January I’ll be capturing their wedding, but today I had the pleasure of documenting their love…so, stinkin’ cute together! Thanks for the laughs…I hope the cake tasting was yummy!! Can’t wait to see you all again soon!

sunrise…

isn’t the light devine?

seriously, so pretty!! Kelly’s makeup artist did a fabulous job!!

this forehead to forehead shot has become an MZP e-session signature…love it!

the alley – the light was great, and for my photog friends this was shot at 1.6 *swoon*

love the details…how they hold eachother’s hands when they think I’m only taking pictures of their faces.

and finally, a shot of their shoes…such an important accessory and these two nailed it!

Hope you love them…talk soon!