canyon of the eagles — She-N-He Photography

I think you'd be surprised if you knew how many people come to my office and tell me, "I don't want group shot. My mom wants group shots but, it's not important to me." For that reason I don't show them a lot, when I make a sample book I often leave them out because there are more desirable shots. When I was married I handed our photographer a list of a million shots and he had to gently inform me that there would not be enough time to accomplish all of that. While these are not necessarily the shots we hang on our walls, they are images we cherish just like the rest of our collection. My husbands grandmother is no longer with us, but she was in those group shots. My mom doesn't dance or do any socializing so the only shots of her from our wedding were in the group shots. I know they take some time to do, and it's always the most tedious part of your wedding, but you'll be happy you did. Because we don't post them and show them off that much I thought I would put together a blog post with group shots so you can see our approach to wedding group shots and see that these aren't your momma's group shots, they're all your own.

Thanks for looking.

Alanna -N- Nate. Canyon of the Eagles - destination wedding.

Day of the Dead themed nuptials, and their Austin Engagement session see it here.

I have a background in photography and design, and consider myself pretty good at spotting the real professionals when it comes to photos. After seeing so many terrible wedding photographers online and at bridal shows when my fiance and I were looking around, I was so relieved to find someone who I enjoyed talking to and being around AND who really knows what the hell she's doing. Melanie prices are reasonable, and though she's super busy she's responsive and listens. My fiance and I had an engagement session that wound into the night, running around to different locations, and we were so blown away by the photos that we knew for sure she'd have to do our wedding. Everyone who saw the engagement shots was super impressed. I've done some modeling before- and even pro photographers usually end up with mostly bad photos and a few good ones that they use. Mel had way more good ones from the session, all frame-worthy and images we'll treasure forever. We just had our wedding and I'm holding my breath waiting for the pictures. All of our guests commented on how fun she was, and how she added to the fun quirky atmosphere of the reception. Number one things I've heard from every bride I know- don't skimp on the photos! It's the one thing you'll regret from your wedding.

Alanna Mejia (slightly modified) for the whole review see it on Yelp.

We weren't going to have an engagement session, but my fiance and I won a drawing at a wedding event for a session with Melanie. We were so excited to have this little extra- but when we got the images we were even more excited. We knew we had to have her and Steve shoot our wedding. Really, there're a lot of so-so photographers out there, especially for weddings. You don't get to have a do-over on your wedding day, and you HAVE to make sure you have someone amazing because you keep those pictures and memories for life. They should be the best you can get- and I assure anyone who asks me - You'll be blown away by what you get from She-n-He.

Alanna Mejia