Moments By Mel

10/28/2026

how cool would it be to make it to the next round and even potentially win the Iowa wedding choice awards🥹 I hate asking for votes but here I am 😂 please help ya girl out❤️

WOW, Central Iowa! The votes are rolling in, and we're so excited to see the support for the 2027 Wedding Choice Awards and the incredible wedding vendors who make it all happen! ❤️

Have you cast your vote yet? There's still time to show your favorite wedding pros some love! VOTE HERE: weddingchoiceawards.com/vote-central-ia

Our first TOP VOTE announcement is coming in mid-November, so get your votes in and see who's in the lead! Voting is open through January 15, 2027.

Thank you to our Sponsors who make our 2027 Award Show possible
Award Show Venue — Blank Park Zoo
Voting & Website — Heartland Wedding Ideas Magazine
Event Planning & Decor — Era Events & Design
Design & Invitation — Jordan Design Co.
Catering — Barattas
Welcome Cocktails — Apres Bar Co.
DJ – DJ DAS Entertainment & Select Entertainment
Floral & Rentals – The English Rose
Photobooth – Snap XP
Videography — The Proper Collective
Linens — Beyond Elegance
Suit/Tux — Skeffington's Formal Wear

10/23/2026

3 years, ALIVE🤞

Lordy, that was a tough one. Thank you god.
I haven’t posted much or even gave myself time to really digest all that it took for me to get here because honestly the last 3 years have felt like only survival mode. From taking 5+ months to recover and learn everything again, to watching my daughter grow up, to starting over and building my dream career with my dream clients, to becoming a wife and more. I just want to say thank you to everyone who stood by me even when it was tough. You helped me become even more than I thought I could be in 3 short years. I was never perfect but you never strayed, and that I’ll remember forever. Thank you for your belief in me.

10/22/2026

Samantha + Evan🤍

their day was so intimate🫶
Intimate guest lists leave more room for me to be creative and documentary with not only you, but your closest family and friends as well🥹

10/21/2026

Welll, I got nominated for the wedding choice awards🥹 a client brought this to my attention today, and I didn’t even know🥹 I’m 5 days late - so every vote counts to get me to the next round❤️

so so thankful to be nominated, couldn’t do any of this without my amazing clients❤️‍🔥

Newlyweds, it’s time to cast your VOTE for the 2027 Wedding Choice Awards – Central Iowa! Invite your friends and family, they can vote too and help celebrate the amazing wedding professionals who made your day unforgettable.

❤️ VOTE NOW! Go to our link in bio: weddingchoiceawards.com/vote-central-ia ❤️

Our first TOP VOTE announcement will come mid-November, so get your votes in and see who's in the lead! Voting goes through Jan. 15, 2027.

Central Iowa Wedding Professionals – ask your couples to VOTE FOR YOU! Share this post, send an email, and use our assets (link in bio). Get the word out to get VOTES IN!

How does it work?!?
1. Anyone getting married or attending a wedding from Jan. 1, 2026 – Dec. 31, 2026, can vote! You don't have to wait till after your wedding date; vote anytime with your wedding date in 2026.

2. Visit weddingchoiceawards.com/vote-central-ia to vote for Central Iowa's talented wedding professionals.

3. Vote for as many categories as you like. If you don't see a wedding pro in the list, add them at the end of the online form, or you can email us at [email protected].

4. Share the link and ask your friends and family who attended your wedding to vote.

5. Wedding professionals – let your couples know they can vote for you by sharing our posts!

6. We will post mid-vote updates in November, December, and January to keep the momentum going and encourage more votes.

7. Voting closes January 15, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. We will announce the winners at the award ceremony on February 19, 2027!

Thank you to our Sponsors who make our 2027 Award Show possible.
Award Show Venue — Blank Park Zoo
Voting & Website — Heartland Wedding Ideas Magazine
Event Planning & Decor — Era Events & Design
Design & Invitation — Jordan Design Co.
Catering — Barattas
Welcome Cocktails — Apres Bar Co.
DJ – DJ DAS Entertainment & Select Entertainment
Floral & Rentals – The English Rose
Photobooth – Snap XP
Videography — The Proper Collective
Linens — Beyond Elegance
Suit/Tux — Skeffington's Formal Wear

10/19/2026

I had so many good sessions tonight, and got to finish by catching this sunset🥹

I have a few fall sessions left + a few minis left next sunday! then I will be taking a holiday break🤍 let me know if you want squeezed in!

10/12/2026

getting to document motherhood for another mama is truly my favorite part about my job🥹 I know what you yearn to engrain into your memory forever, because I share that same desire❤️‍🔥

…just book the session, you don’t want to miss this🥲

10/08/2026

cheers, fellow photogs🤍

🍁

09/30/2026

and one for the groom🤵‍♂️

09/25/2026

Emily + Kasi ❤️‍🔥

09/23/2026

A wedding day I can’t get out of my head: The Evans’ Wedding🥹

Their day was filled with so many real + raw emotions, and so many little moments. When remembering their day, it’s truly this. Photos not perfectly arranged for the feed, but photos that focus on true emotions. The first looks with your boys, the speeches you’ll never forget, the dancing down the aisle because you’re that excited to get to call her your wife. Honestly, this is what wedding days should look like and how we should remember them🤍 I’m lucky to have been apart of your day.