a fun part of what i do is seeing what sort of person someone picks to marry and love forever – stacie obviously picked someone who will have her laughing till she’s 97.  justin is always joking, so so funny – and tells a story in the best way.  he had me on the edge of my seat with his recent chance enounter with sean combs in beverly hills. 

totally looking forward to their wedding – just sad i have to wait till august! this image from their engagement session at the family’s lexington home is one of my favorites of the year.  this is what i think love feels like :) 

stacie & justin, i’m so happy you’re coming all this way for your wedding – you two are remarkable and i can’t wait to see you again!  -m-

maybe the instant just before the kiss was the best of all. [rick moody]

isn’t this guy a cutie?  those grins!!!  i love the chubby cheeks and chubby legs that babies have at 6 months!  and he cracked me up with his push-ups…a real one!  straight legs, up on his toes – this little guy is so ready for crawling!  the session was a sweet surprise for dad and father’s day – what a smart, ‘with-it’ mom!  karen was a wonderful bride and to see her with this little guy in her arms will have me smiling the rest of the week.   -m-

cute and reversible pinafore via etsy store bellaserababy -m-

hi wonderful clients! 

we’re currently experiencing some email woes (‘good friday’ was not-so-good on the email front!!) so please contact us by phone 859-552-3686 until it’s straightened out (any emails sent since friday after 8am have not been received).   apologies for any inconvenience!  warmly, -melanie-

p.s. as a work-around we *can* get mail sent from our website contact form at melaniemauer.com so feel free to use that in addition to the phone :)

update: we are very happy to report email is back!