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Is an intimate beach elopement in Oahu your dream wedding? If so, you’re in luck! An Oahu Beach Elopement is the perfect setting to say your vows, surrounded by the stunning scenery of the island. The best part about an elopement is that you can make it as grand or intimate as you like. You […]

Elopements

Planning your dream Oahu Beach Elopement

  “Go big or go home.” For some it’s a saying and for others it’s a way of life. If you can relate to the latter, you’re probably that bride scouring the internet for the most singular site to have your wedding. A locale like iconic Yosemite definitely checks all the boxes. It’s one of […]

Elopements, Wedding

Yosemite National Park Full Day Elopement

Anyone who knows weddings knows that despite the excitement, joy and the perfection of beautiful decorations and details all coming together, it’s the people that make the wedding. Your long-awaited wedding day might actually be that hoped-for scenario of everything working out as perfectly as a tv wedding or it could be that something goes […]

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Weddings and Children- Do They Mix?

I am engaged- what do I do now?? There’s the wondering and waiting, the hopes and dreams, and then you finally find that you’re a fiancé. An engagement is an exciting time and being a fiancée is pretty fabulous, if we’re being honest. It’s a swirl of sparkly details and big decisions that will determine […]

Elopements, Engagement & Couples, Wedding

I’m Engaged…Now What?

  If you’re reading this, you’ve likely got a sparkle in your eye…and on your left hand. As a fiancée, there is also likely a myriad of beautiful ideas and details of your wedding swirling in your head crowding out most other rational thought. Whether it took you years to get that ring bling or […]

Elopements

We Want to Elope…When Do We Tell?

If you have someone in your life in the wedding industry I can guarantee you that right now they are excited and running 1000 miles an hour with wedding season back in full swing! One of my favorite things about being a wedding photographer is seeing everything come together, not just for my special couples […]

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3 Quick Wedding Guest Etiquette Tips

Do you find yourself struggling with where to start when choosing the perfect Elopement Photographer?

Creating a turn-key experience for my elopement couples is something I’ve put an incredible amount of time and effort into so that my couples are provided a destination elopement of their dreams. 

Elopements

How to Choose Your Elopement Photographer

  Hi, I’m Melanie! The face behind Melanie Hunley Photography. Storytelling & connection were the two things that inspired me to begin my photography journey. The first time I picked up a camera was in 2007 while living and working in The Dominican Republic. I was experiencing a language barrier and to overcome this, I […]

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Meet Melanie. The storyteller and memory maker behind Melanie Hunley Photography

  Hi, I’m Melanie! The face behind Melanie Hunley Photography. Storytelling & connection were the two things that inspired me to begin my photography journey. The first time I picked up a camera was in 2007 while living and working in The Dominican Republic. I was experiencing a language barrier and to overcome this, I […]

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Meet Melanie. The storyteller and memory maker behind Melanie Hunley Photography

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