The Joy of Family Mini Sessions in Orange County, California: Capturing Memories Year After Year    As a photographer in Orange County, California, one of the […]

As the saying goes, love knows no bounds. It comes in all shapes and sizes and deserves to be celebrated in the most intimate and romantic way possible. If you want to skip all the chaos and stress of planning a grand wedding, an intimate elopement might be the perfect solution for you. And when […]

  Planning a wedding can be daunting and deciding on the perfect location is especially challenging. If you are contemplating a beach elopement, then I have just the right place in mind for you – Laguna Beach and Dana Point in Orange County. I am a firm believer that a beach elopement can have the […]

Maybe you’re a bride with a penchant for places that look out of this world. Maybe you feel the most free under an open sky. Maybe the desert brings out your wild side and you want a wedding that will embrace that. For any of these reasons, an elopement in Joshua Tree might be just […]

You’ve decide to elope and now comes the fun part of dreaming out the details of your day to make them a reality. The when and the where is the place to start. Even more than picking a date, though, the venue is what will shape the look and feel of your wedding day.  Here’s […]

I am engaged- what do I do now?? There’s the wondering and waiting, the hopes and dreams, and then you finally find that you’re a fiancé. An engagement is an exciting time and being a fiancée is pretty fabulous, if we’re being honest. It’s a swirl of sparkly details and big decisions that will determine […]

If you have someone in your life in the wedding industry I can guarantee you that right now they are excited and running 1000 miles an hour with wedding season back in full swing! One of my favorite things about being a wedding photographer is seeing everything come together, not just for my special couples […]

Do you find yourself struggling with where to start when choosing the perfect Elopement Photographer?

Creating a turn-key experience for my elopement couples is something I’ve put an incredible amount of time and effort into so that my couples are provided a destination elopement of their dreams. 

you’re engaged, CONGRATULATIONS! So you’re wondering if eloping might be for you?! I have been so fortunate to be able to capture some incredible elopements for my clients and I’m excited to share some of the benefits of choosing to elope VS having a large wedding.

  Hi, I’m Melanie! The face behind Melanie Hunley Photography. Storytelling & connection were the two things that inspired me to begin my photography journey. The first time I picked up a camera was in 2007 while living and working in The Dominican Republic. I was experiencing a language barrier and to overcome this, I […]