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I’ve always liked to think about my mom outside her role of “mom” – she’s a fascinating person. She was only 25 when she had me but she lived a very full life before I ever came along. Laurie and her sister, Marilyn (my auntie/also like a mom) were some of the first … Read more Mother’s Day
For over a decade so many of my Saturdays were spent in the rush of a wedding. Up with the sun… driving backroads… loading film & carrying gear… guests & vows & florals & timelines… chasing the sun… the weighty anticipation of moments & moments & moments of full, exhilarated love. So even after nearly … Read more Saturdays
One Sunday the astronauts touched back down to earth & we felt that click forward in the wheel of the year as the days began to shorten & the angle of light shifted a little lower in the sky. I walked out to take photographs with my old Holga in the nearly empty streets, looking … Read more Let Us Breathe
Every summer was spent at the river. As kids, my mom would yell at us from the rocky shore to keep our faces out of the water & we’d dive in anyway, coming up for air in the middle of giant black inner inner tubes with metal valves that would scrape our skin. We’d sleep … Read more Vacation Wonderland
Awesome Mom & Family: Small & Friendly | Photography: Meg Messina Photography | Film & Processing: Kodak & Richard Photo Lab
Kara & Stacy’s wedding had classic city charm, insanely fun friends & family, trolleys, gowns, a dog of honor, & epic florals. It also had one of the most generous, cohesive vendor teams I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with… & of course it would since these two wonderful women put it all together. … Read more Kara & Stacy • San Francisco, CA
A hilltop with a view, a warm summer day, & an incredibly lively group of friends & family just beaming love at this sweet bride & groom. The wedding was full of emotion & so fun. I was honored to document it & to share it on Carats & Cake. Planning & Design: Downey Street Events | … Read more Megan & Bill • Healdsburg, CA
The 10th anniversary of Ken Fulk‘s Durham Ranch! A stunning wedding & event venue in St. Helena, CA. These images as well as others from various glamorous events over the years, were included in Ken’s gorgeous book, Mr. Ken Fulk’s Magical World! Planning & Design: Ken Fulk | Photography: Meg Messina Photography | Film & … Read more Ken Fulk • Decade of Durham
I originally picked up a camera out of a slightly obsessive need to record daily life. Every family road trip, school dance, & slumber party is held in volumes of big, heavy, funky photo albums or in my family’s giant wicker box of prints-in-no-particular-order. I’m nostalgic bordering on cornball & photography became a way to … Read more Life Doesn’t Have to be Perfect to be Wonderful
