For the short and quick, just wanting to know whether to book or not readers:

BOOK THEM! Best decision you can make will be to work with Melissa McClain Photography!!! They were AMAZING; prices were great for the amount of work and time they put in!! I did engagement, bridal, wedding and have a boudoir session coming up with them. It's a 2 hour min drive each time I go to see them, but I wouldn't trust anyone else!

For the brides want the nitty gritty details of MMP's awesomeness:

Let's start with when I first met Jason and Melissa, they were so easy to talk to, they had lots of great work to show me AND were honest about what products did what in their packages. Like how one of the photo book companies products hold up better, (even when kept in the trunk of your car.) They listened closely to what I was looking for as a bride, even taking the time to draw out a sketch of my venue (which they knew well) and explain how they would do the ceremony pictures. This was a big concern for me because I had just come from 2 weddings where I did nothing but stare at the photographer walking in, around and through the wedding party getting close ups during the ceremony. After spending more than an hour of them getting to know me and what I was looking for, and me getting to know them and their work, I was pretty sure I was going to book them. After several more phone calls and meetings, no one made me near as comfortable or excited as Jason and Melissa. They truly shared my enthusiasm, and excitement. That's not something you can fake!

Onto the engagement session:

Originally I only booked them for the wedding (because of the 2 hour drive thing). 6 months later when I decided I wanted to do engagement pictures, they worked with me and got my now husband (!) and I in front of the camera quickly to get some great shots to use for our guest book at the wedding. Steve, my husband, wasn't able to attend the initial meeting with them, so he was very nervous about getting the pictures done. Jason and Melissa made it super easy for him to relax in front of the camera getting natural pictures that really show who we are as a couple and how we interact. By the end of the session Steve was as excited about them shooting our wedding photos as I was. Everyone who has seen our engagement pictures has absolutely LOVED them. We had such a great time!

Then came Bridal portraits:

Again, little miss indecisive over here decided to add bridal portraits to the mix about 3 months after the engagement pictures, emailed Melissa - No problem at all. Got me in for a great session AT my venue (all Melissa's doing!) I brought a friend with me this time to help wrangle my very big, very me, wedding gown. Jason and Melissa were ready and excited when we arrived at the venue. While I finished getting ready they got some amazing shots of my wedding ring set. The creativity in those pictures alone is crazy! They had several spots ready for me to shoot and as soon as I was ready they got to work. It was just as much fun working with them for the bridal portraits as it was for the engagement session! I spent most of my time laughing and having a great time. It was at my bridal portraits I realized what a well-honed team MMP is. Both Jason and Melissa were taking pictures, with different cameras and different lighting (Melissa was using natural light and Jason was using the fancy flashes.) They worked quickly and efficiently together anticipating what the other was doing so I was never feeling overwhelmed or confused about what was going on. They were great about making sure all makeup and hair was still fresh and perfect for every picture. Just as my previous two meetings with them, they were just as much fun to be around and do pictures with!

WEDDING DAY!!

Come wedding day I was super excited when Melissa arrived at the girl’s room to get some shots of us getting ready. She had all the girls laughing and was awesome about getting great shots, without shooting anything that shouldn't be seen. Jason and Scott worked with the guys, and well, I can't say exactly what went on there, but when they all were all smiles and jokes at the group pictures, I can only assume it was just as awesome. I can attest to the pictures, and they got the boys personalities perfectly. They were perfect at the ceremony, getting great pictures without ever being distracting for the guests. Our ceremony started a little late due to the shuttle being delayed, but they managed to keep us on schedule by quickly getting all the family, wedding party and couple shots done. But not once did I feel like we weren't getting the right pictures or enough. Scott, Jason and Melissa were all shooting like maniacs from different angles and catching so many quality images. Steve and I just sat back, followed directions and laughed. :-) The reception pictures are, again, amazing! They got such great pictures of everyone having a great time. They even had a little surprise for Steve & I during the reception, I won't tell what it is though, because I don't want to ruin it. But it's amazing and awesome, and really something I would never have expected and was a huge hit with the guests (and us!).

General comments about working with MMP:

They accommodated every request I had and knew exactly what I was thinking and delivered on point. Their style of photography is simply stunning. The emotions and texture they can capture in a photo is breath-taking. Our friends and family all loved the engagement, bridal and wedding pictures. MMP has been great about answering my emails/ phone calls with questions, suggesting vendors and just giving overall helpful advice. They worked hard to get to know Steve and I as people so that they could capture that in our pictures, and it really shows. They have gone above and beyond every time we have seen them. I don't think I could have chosen better photographers to capture the memories I will have for a life time. Jason and Melissa have become two people I consider friends and am genuinely glad I have had the chance to get to know them.

MMP, a husband and wife team, are absolutely the BEST photographers anyone could ever ask for on their wedding day. Not only do they capture beautiful, natural moments, as well as stage artistic shots, but on the day of the wedding, they were really a blessing to have on hand. They were so professional, calm, and helped us feel relaxed, even when things got a little stressful for an anxious bride. Honestly, I cannot praise these guys enough! They're also a great deal because you get 2 highly professional photographers for the price of 1, in many cases.

They were great! Personality wise they are the easiest people to get along with they are so nice and helpful. They take amazing pictures! I couldn't have asked for a better photography team.
We also had a photobooth through them with our wedding and it was a hit I highly recommend that if you can.
If you want your pictures to turn out wonderful and actually like the people taking pictures of you all day go with them, you will not be disappointed i promise :)