Hi everyone!
I’m Mellisa and I am the newest addition to Catskill Weddings!
A little back story on me; my introduction to weddings was back in 2011 when I was approached by two of my friends to photograph their wedding. I had been photographing anything and everything my entire life, so I decided to take the plunge and just go for it, and I wound up really enjoying myself. This started not only my career in weddings, but as a photographer of many different genres.
So fast forward four years. I was still working a full time job at a bank, trying to book weddings on the side, and make them bigger and better than the years prior. I realized this just ISNT working for me. As much as I love photography, wedding photography just wasn’t the right fit for me. And that was a little heartbreaking because I just wanted that to work! I love weddings, I love the hustle and excitement and the joy each wedding brings… But trying to fit the actual dates into my schedule, edit the photos, keep wedding clients happy, keep other photo clients happy, AND work a separate full time job (and countless part time jobs)… To say it was stressful is putting it mildly.
So I decided that it was time to regroup. And around that same time my hairdresser came to me and said “Lydia needs a new assistant! Here’s her number, CALL HER!” So I did! We met a couple times and ultimately decided that yes, this is going to work out nicely!
So I’ve been with Catskill Weddings for about a year now! It’s been a crazy year full of fun, flowers, learning, and all around excitement. It was initially a challenge, but I think anything worth doing should be a little challenging. I love coming to work and learning new things, helping people out, and laughing… We really do have SO much fun here!
I’m excited to start blogging my many ideas to share with everyone willing to listen. You’ll come to find that I have as very definite, and sometimes different point of view on a wide range of things related to weddings. You can expect to hear plenty of advice, lots of laughs, and some insight into what I find to be interesting not only in the world of weddings, but where pop culture meets weddings, as well.
Have a fabulous weekend, and next week we’ll talk about trending colors!
Nice job Mellisa!!