Melissa Diep Photography

11/13/2023

My still my heart. Cuteness overload!!!

05/15/2023

Love knows no bounds, and neither does this stunning Chinese American oceanside wedding! 💍🌊 Head to the link on my blog for a closer look at all the beautiful details and heartwarming moments from this unforgettable day.

https://melissadiep.net/2023/05/cape-rey-carlsbad-beach-wedding/

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Chinese American oceanside SoCal wedding at Cape Rey Carlsbad Beach venue. SoCal's light and airy wedding photographer.

05/11/2023

I often feel so incredibly lucky to do what I do. I’ve been a wedding photographer since 2008. Have I gotten burnt out these past 15 years? Not often do I feel that. But photographing my cousin’s wedding here makes me feel so proud of my 15 years of experience. I feel so lucky they chose ME to document their big day. Of course, being the crier that I am, I cried a handful of time on this day smearing my makeup. Love you, .miu and !

05/08/2023

Congratulations to my cousin and his beautiful wife! Love you both to pieces!

10/24/2022

Silent beauty

10/22/2022

For you all dad’s this portrait season…

10/11/2022

Got to capture this cute elopement a few weeks. It’s been a minute since I’ve capture an elopement and it’s so sweet and special. Just them two. Nobody else.

10/07/2022

Love always wins.

09/27/2022

Another wedding up on the blog! This time, it’s Lindsay and Brandon’s wedding!

https://melissadiep.net/2022/09/end-of-summer-lakeside-destination-wedding/

Dappled light, falling leaves, lush green tones on the verge of autumnal shades — end-of-summer turns the mundane into something magical. Just a 90-minute hop, skip and away from their home in Chicago, Lindsay and Brandon welcomed friends and family for a destination wedding in beautiful Lake Gene...

09/07/2022

Beyond grateful to document Lindsay and Brandon’s wedding this past weekend in Lake Geneva.

08/26/2022

It’s been awhile but we have a wedding up on the blog!!!

https://melissadiep.net/2022/08/chicago-wedding-photographer-tracy-and-chases-understated-elegant-wedding-at-river-forest-country-club/

Tracy, enjoy!!!!!

Tracy and Chase’s wedding day started with a beautiful outdoor ceremony at River Forest Country Club in Elmhurst, IL. Keen to let the dreamy, German-Bavarian farmhouse-inspired venue shine, the couple kept the ceremony understated and elegant.

08/17/2022

I don’t often see brides do their own makeup on her wedding day but my bride here looked so beautiful doing her own makeup. That’s her daughter next to her, gazing lovingly at her gorgeous mom.

08/16/2022

Together, forever.

08/09/2022

I know I’m terrible at posting on here. Doesn’t help that IG focuses more on Reels. Well, just popping in to say hi while I sit in traffic on my way to Chinatown. Lol.

04/29/2022

Hi everyone! It’s been awhile since I posted here. I’m soooo bad at posting my work here. Need to get better!

Here’s milk bath maternity session I did of one of my closest girlfriend the other day. The shoot itself was super quick. The prepping is what took the longest. It turned out beautifully and Amber is the most beautiful pregnant woman I’ve ever seen!!!

11/09/2021

Omg, I got my girl fix with these two dolls!!! I’m obsessed with them!!!

10/28/2021

Nine month preparing to fall in love for a lifetime.

10/25/2021

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

-Lao Tzu

10/24/2021

All of our outdoor plans got canceled due to this cold rainy day. Such a bummer because I actually have this Sunday off! Hopefully I can warm up your feed with this gorgeous couple!

10/23/2021

I need to get better at posting here. I have sooooo much to post it’s insane. Shot headshots for this beauty today!

Happy Fri-yay!!!

10/19/2021

🎶🎵Going to the chapel and we’re….🎶🎵

10/19/2021

Rocking that gorgeous bump!

10/13/2021

A love so effortless!

10/09/2021

"Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own."

10/07/2021

A wonderful time to commemorate this special time in your life. Tag your girlfriends!

10/07/2021

And all of a sudden, summer collapsed into fall.

09/23/2021

This beautiful wedding is up on the blog! Click the link in my bio.

09/20/2021

"I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone."

— J.R.R. Tolkien, "Lord of The Rings"

09/17/2021

“To the world you may be one person, but to one person you are the world.”

—Unknown