I'm Melissa :)

I am California grown with Peruvian roots.

This has definitely influenced the way I approach life and my photography.

I am curious to learn your story and bring that to life, visually, through photos.

Being the Latina that I am, I want you to have a FUN photo session! It's not just about the photos making a moving impact, but the photo experience too! My goal is to make you feel confident + comfortable with yourself in front of the camera.

Whether you have a love story, a branding story or your own story; I want to capture it authentically and with laughs!

Courthouse Weddings + Elopements

Lifestyle

Portraits

A portrait session memorializes an important time in your life. It can be graduation, starting a family, the love with your significant other, an accomplishment of some sort. It can be a time when you want to remember who YOU were at that moment.

Lifestyle shoots help you communicate your brand or yourself creatively. It creates visual storytelling of your brand identity.

Getting married should be all fun + love with little stress. Welcome to the world of courthouse weddings + elopements!

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"I recently had the pleasure to work with Melissa. I had an amazing experience with her. She made the whole session super relaxed and fun, which really helped me feel comfortable in front of the camera. The photos turned out even better than I expected, capturing my personality perfectly. Melissa was so easy to work with—patient, creative, and really knew how to bring out the best in me. I’m beyond happy with the final shots and would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for some great portraits."

"I'm so glad we chose to work with Melissa for our San Diego courthouse wedding! We were coming in from out-of-state so her knowledge of the area and overall process was indispensable to us. Melissa helped guide how to register for our appointment, was present to explain where/what we needed to do at the courthouse, and even signed as our witness when we definitely forgot about that whole part 😅

Then of course the photos! Melissa was able to organize our large party of extended family with an ease and attention to detail that paid off in ways I couldn't have imagined! Our little 2 hour session gave me exactly all the little family pictures I requested as well as a wonderful album of just my partner and I that make me smile whenever I look at them, all within the immediate surroundings of the courthouse itself! And don't even get me started on how quickly we got our photos back in the first place!! Couldn't have imagined the day being as beautiful as it was, and Melissa captured that beauty perfectly ❤"

"Melissa is pure magic behind the lens! She photographed my wife Sonia and me during a sunset beach shoot in La Jolla, and the photos turned out absolutely stunning. Every shot feels like a scene from a love story—ours.

Melissa made the whole experience feel effortless and fun. We laughed, we kissed like no one was watching—and somehow she turned those moments into art. Her warm, easygoing energy helped us relax and just be ourselves, which made all the difference.

If you’re looking for dreamy, romantic photos with a playful vibe, Melissa is the one. We’re so grateful for the memories she captured—we’ll be smiling at these forever.

Thank you, Melissa, for giving us something so beautiful to hold onto!"

— Deeya C.

— Christian C.

— Jace G.