I was born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand, and am currently based in Rolleston with my husband and our fur baby, Koda.
I’m quite an introvert and shy by nature, but love deep one on one conversations with friends, singing loudly in the car and dancing around the kitchen while baking when no one else is home. I’m passionate about all things creative and spend any spare moment I can crafting - making a mess in process with supplies spread out everywhere! - and figuring out how to make new things. Sewing, crocheting, making paper, printmaking, woodworking and flower arranging. You name it, I’ll give it a go!
Favourite things - Trawling through little country secondhand shops with my bestie. Playing boardgames with my husband or snuggled on the couch with him watching Taskmaster. Walking along an abandoned patch of beach somewhere with my mum combing for treasures. Losing myself in a good book. Red wine. Cooking for friends. Rediscovering old favourite songs. Chocolate. Rainy days.
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"Mel.. what can I say. Thank you so much for capturing amazing photos of our family and newborn 5 day old son. With Dad being more challenging than the 5 day old to photograph. You put up with our silly sense of humour and caught some cheeky snaps of our personalities, as well as nice family ones that are almost impossible to capture.
Your passion and patients is just amazing. I can not thank you enough"
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"We had our Newborn and Family photos taken by Mel, her attention to detail and creativeness are absolutely impeccable. She was caring and thoughtful while handling our wee baby and offered a relaxing atmosphere."
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"We would like to thank Mel for a wonderful newborn shoot experience! She is very creative and skillful not to mention really good in handling babies as well. The photos were exceptional. The whole service is worth every penny. Thanks again, Mel!"
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"Highly recommend Mel! she done my maternity & family/newborn photos and they turned out beautiful. She makes you feel so comfortable and so lovely to work with. Thank you so much Mel, I love them all!"
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"Mel was everything I expected and more! Can’t recommend her enough. Her communication was on point. So good with the baby and super welcoming and friendly. I’m a first time mom being said that she made me feel so comfortable during the shoot. So very professional. Way too excited for her to cover my wee boy’s cake smash already. Thank you so much for capturing the precious moment of our baby that my husband and I will cherish everyday"
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"Highly recommended! Thank you so much for the beautiful photos of my boys! They are beyond anything! Will definitely be coming back in the future"
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