More Commerical Photos

Like I posted early this week..its been the week for commercial shoots! Since Friday I have shot everything from candy boxes to store fronts, head shots for a bank, lots of pretty faces, and these...outdoor kitchens. Most of you know that I work for Reynolds Plantation a LOT and I really love getting to go shoot out there. The place is beautiful, the people are friendly, and we always have a really great time out there. Recently, they called and asked be if I would shoot some outdoor kitchens for their magazine, Linger Longer. We have been featured in the magazine before and we always love an opportunity to do that more often so, out I went on Monday morning to grab some shots. These kitchens are gorgeous and probably cost more than my entire house, so shooting them was a lot of fun. Here are a few pictures from that day...


*all revisions made by mizzzzzz moose :)

Contest Update...for REAL this time..

So last night I typed up a little thing about our contest winner being Jessica Mann...well Anthony thought it would be funny to do a little editing and said that Jessica didnt count! Shesh! He thought it would be funny...but nonetheless..he made a winner grumpy. :) Anywho...I emailed Jessica last night to see about getting a copy of the picture that she sent me with the horrible Christmas sweaters..because it got put in the ole recycling bin here on my computer and I cant recover it! BUT, while I was digging through some pictures on my desktop I stumbled upon THIS picture that Jessica sent me a while back..and low and behold...there are Christmas sweaters in this picture...and I decided that for a million and one reasons...THIS is the one I want to post! :) hahahaha SO, Jessica Mann in Wilmington, NC....please contact us today about your spa gift certificate and we'll mail it out today!

p.s. this photo is circa 1988

New lighting and I LOVE it!

Okay..so Im 3 weeks away from one of the greatest experiences of my life..LOVE AFFAIR! And I cant wait..i have been gathering my thoughts, my equipment..and my sanity in order to go into this workshop with a bang and I am LOVING IT! Lauren Clark gave me a lead about getting a set of Pocket Wizards and I used them a LOT today with a few shoots I had at Reynolds..which you will see more of later...but I also took my beautiful assistant Katie...you all know her..shes the one that fluffs your dresses and makes sure your mom doenst go crazy. :0 We love Katie! But she was a sport and we even made a little slide show from our day..which I wont post for Katie's sake...although its really stinkin cute! :) But here are a few of my favs. :) Thanks Lauren and I LOVE my PW's already!

Come and get your BRITTLE.

This week we have done a TON of commercial stuff so, I will be posting a lot from these different shoots. This week I worked with a rediculously sweet woman named Susan who owns a gourmet food company called "Brittle." They take brittle to a whhhooooolllllleeeee new level and its incredible! We have tasted and it is fabulous! Perfect for gift baskets for out of town guest brides! They make Peanut brittle, macadamia nut brittle, cashew brittle, AND pecan brittle..and rumor has it that there might be a pistachio brittle coming soon. :) Its fantastic and if you want more info about how to get it , email me and I will get you all the info you need. Here are a few pics from our shoot!

DONT FORGET ABOUT OUR CONTEST! Scroll down for details!!!! You have just a few days left!!!

Southern Road Productions...

This week we took some downtown Athens night shots for our friends Matt Moore...and Matt Bozeman who just started a new Videography business here in town. They are a full scale videography business doing everything from small family events to big full fledge Weddings and Galas. These two are a trip and a great team to work with. If you need a videographer, definitely talk to these guys..they are NOT just your normal ole boring video. :)Matt B and his fiance Kasey are getting married this year and were shooting there wedding..so be on the lookout for more stuff on them... Matt M.'s wife, Katie is one of our assistants here at MPP and we had a really good time getting some fun night time and silhouette shots for SRP's new Bludomain website thats going to be launch VERY soon! Stay tuned in here and I will let you know when it rolls out! Anywho..these are some of my favorites from that night...

Little Miss Violet...

You guys have all seen Vi before but on Wednsday Vi came to visit her aunt Melissa at work so we played around and took some pictures while her mom and dad, ouf friend Missy and Jon Brockmann worked. We had a fun time and shes about as cute as you could possibly get so I thought I would post a few of her pictures.





This one is really cute because I looked at Vi and said, "Alright...now tell me how much do you love your mommy???" And she gave me this.. :) Like she knew her mom was having a bad day and that getting this picture and message would brighten her day.. :) Babies know!

Post Holiday Relaxation alert!

Hello everyone! Im super excited about this so lets get on with it! Today I am going to start having contests and give aways on my blog! YIPPIE! I want the contests to get bigger and better as they go so make sure you stay tuned in with the new stuff we have happening here and keep yours eyes open for more of these super fun things to come!



*Since we are fresh out of the Christmas season and some of us are still packing things up and getting them ready for their 11 months of storage in the attic, I thought this would be a fitting way to close out a fantastic holiday season! We all have gotten them...we have all seen people wearing them...and every time we kind of tilt out heads and go..." wow...."....Im talking about CHRISTMAS sweaters!!!!!!! Those really loud and boisterous ones that make you laugh on Q! For this contest, I want you to submit to me, pictures of the absolute WORST (aka..funniest!) Christmas/New Years sweater that you have seen(by the way..it has to be ON someone..not just laying in a box!). The contest will run through next Monday (Jan 28th) and the winner will be announced next week....

The prize for this super fun contest is going to be a $50.00 gift certificate to the spa nearest you...who doesnt want a little post holiday pampering???!!! So make sure you submit your picture with your name and contact information to melissa@melissapepin.com by next Monday night at midnight, I cant wait to see what you guys can come up with!!!!

Lead me to the cross..

Hey there..everyone out there in blog land. :) I just wanted to get on here really quick and say THANKS a million times for people who have been getting on the new site and loving it! We are so excited about it and already the calls are coming in...its crazy! I feel like we have a site that represents the idea that we are going for and it feels really great. : ) I just wanted post a link to a song thats been heavy on my heart recently and its kind of become my 2008 Anthem. Its a Hillsong song called 'Lead me to the cross" I wont lie..the video on You Tube is a little more than cheesy, but the song is incredible and has become my prayer for this year. I know that with God's help and all of the awesome clients I have ...this year is going to be HUGE for me. I cant tell you how much I love and treasure the people that I work with ...whether it be my brides and grooms, or parents and kids...or the vendors that I see during events I shoot. You guys are my passion and I hope that you know that. Anywho...here's the link and I hope you guys have great day. :)

p.s. Love Affair is in 1 month EXACTLY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcvMQOZkusQ&feature=related

ITS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ladies and Gentlemen! The NEW WEBSITE IS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIPPIE!!!!!!!! We are soooo rediculously excited about the new site being up! We want everyone to check it out at www.melissapepin.com If you have any problem viewing it or it goes to the old site, hit refresh a few times on your computer and it will fix it right up for you...people have had a problem pulling it up at first...especially if you have viewed the old site in the last few days. :) We're umped and would LOVE your feedback so let us know what you guys think about it and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stay tuned because we are starting our first contest on Monday! Thanks for all your support this year..I promise this year is going to be even BETTER than last!!!!

And now deep thoughts...by Jack Handy...

Okay not really by Jack Handy..but any of your hard core Saturday Night Live fans will get that one. Things are great when I new year starts...its like you get a chance to re-do everything you screwed up or missed out on the year before...and this year I am REALLY trying to take advantage of that opportunity. The ladies at Love Affair are encouraging us all to get a journal and they are going to start giving us topics to write about next week so we can start preparing our hearts and heads for this workshop...I feel like its going to be just as much of a spiritual journey as it is a professional business journey...and I'm really excited about that..and really in need of it. Just like its really encouraging to be around people that love Jesus...I know that a majority of the women in my week at Love Affair love Jesus..so being around people that love the Lord and do what I do is something thats probably going to rock my whole world and I'm praying for a new perspective. The 2 year anniversary of MPP is coming up on February 1st and I cant believe its been 2 years...there are days when I'm like "Its been 2 WHOLE YEARS!" and others when Im like "Its only been 2 years...you kiddin me? It feels like a lifetime!" To be completly candid...this career has left me super encouraged and happy and joyful so many time..but at other times its left me feeling insignificant, helpless...and hopeless... with a job like mine there is always some one better than you...always someone who has more equipment or who is more creative..and living in that world of comparison can really rip you apart....and there have been days when I have let it to that to me. But I'm so excited about this year! I have sat down and stated a list of goals I have for this year with my business...and some with my personal life. I want to learn more...be a sponge...but not be sensitive to criticism... I want to book more weddings...they are my real passion....more portraits..they are my chance to CREATE and plan and chart out how I want to shoot...and I want to be a better friend to each person I meet. So, I'm starting this year out with Donald Miller..who I essentially give credit to for my husband and I getting married...if you want the story I will gladly share it...but for those of you who don't care..I will spare you. :) (Morgan you know allll about this! Scary cab driver and all! hhehehehe ) and with a pen in my hand and I'm ready to see God work...I appreciate your prayers and just know that when I look back on 2008 in December..I know God will have done more than I could ever have expected Him to do...He never fails to amaze me. :)

New in 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alright...Alright..enough with the wait already! I cant take it any more!!!! I'm super excited about some really big news that I have so..Im just going to spill it! :) We are getting a new website!!!!!!! We are so ridiculously excited about it! It pretty much fell in our laps and I'm so excited about the opportunity to have it and use it and see how much our business grows because of it. This year I have set some pretty lofty goals for myself and for my business...starting with this website. The company we are using is called bludomain.
This company specializes in photographers websites and it is sure to blow you away...well at leastthats what we re hoping for. :) SOOOOOOOooooooo all this to that you should keep popping in every other day or so for the next week because this new site should be up ASAP..and I promise its worth tuning in for! :) And...to top it off...we are going to have our first blog contest coming up so, be on the lookout for that too...Im ready to start this year with a bang!

New years Eve fun...

This New Years eve we spent it with about 90 rediculously fun people at Foundry Park in for Cindy and Reid's wedding. We had such a fun time and everything was rediculously beautiful! From the flowers to the cake to the lighting, this place looked like a winter wonderland and it was so glamorous and fabulous that you couldn't be there and NOT have a good time! Here are a few of our favorites from that evening...p.s. i LOVED her shoes!!!!!! :)