5 out of 5 stars and 30 reviews Best of Weddings (1x).
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(30)Harrisburg, York, Lancaster, Available for Worldwide Travel
About this vendor
Love is a powerful energy- an energy we share as husband and wife, but also an energy that fuels the passion for creating breathtaking images for our client family. We share the word family when referring to our couples, as many become close friends after the shutter closes at the end of the night (mic drop in photographer world). Our method of madness is simple:
*We keep focus on our couples, learning your story and individual personalities, which shines true in your images with natural smiles, genuine laughs, and raw emotions.
*We treat ALL couples with admiration and respect. Your love and energy fuels our creativity!
*We're your number one fan! Sales aren't our thing- we want you to stay within your budget!
*We promise to make many crazy jokes to keep those natural smiles rolling
Details
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2017 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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Reviews
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5
out of 5.030 reviews
Melissa & Jason are two of the most funniest and fun people that I have met in along time.
We worked with Melissa for our engagement photos which came with our package we selected....
Those pictures turned out to be what I invisioned and then some. We also used her for our wedding photos.
I love how they use all the natural elements from outside & you to really capture some awesome photos. We let Melissa & Jason run with whatever they thought would look cool in pictures. That was the best
decision that we made we ended up with some amazing photos that we are both obessed with and can't wait to hang them on our walls in our home. Melissa & Jason are laid back but will have you laughing so hard your face hurts from smiling so much.
I cannot say enough about how easy it was to work with these two during our big day. Melissa kept us on schedule and we were able to make it to the alter on time. They both helped direct how to pose or fixed us if we needed to be posed differently. They are just fantastic and can’t recommend them enough!!
Melissa and Jason were amazing! They were punctual, accommodating, funny, and super easy to work with. They helped keep the day flow seamlessly! We are so happy that they worked wi...
th us and cannot wait to see the final pictures! I would definitely recommend Melissa and her husband to anyone planning an upcoming wedding! Thank you for capturing the most perfect day!
Melissa and Jason McClain are an amazing duo and their photos are amazing. We loved working with them on the most important day of our lives - They made the day easy, fun and they ...
took the most amazing photos. I would recommend Melissa and Jason to anyone! We love them.
Melissa and Jason were so much fun to work with! They were incredibly friendly, easy going yet professional, and very helpful throughout our planning process. They were both very ...
easy going, yet professional and highly capable. They were fantastic at setting up shots, positioning us and overall making things interesting. We spent most of our time during photos laughing and generally having a great time! I’d highly recommend them to anyone looking for a photographer in the Harrisburg area!
I'm beyond happy to have Melissa (& Jason) photograph our wedding. First of all, the preview pictures are absolutely beautiful, and I can't wait to get the full set soon. Beyond ...
that, Melissa was a pleasure to work with, and helped keep me calm about making sure we got all the pictures we wanted! We ended up running later than anticipated, and rain threw off some of our initial picture plans, but Melissa was great at planning on the fly and dealing with what came up. She and Jason also made my husband and I feel very comfortable on the day, and took great care at making sure I liked the pictures and poses as we went. I cannot recommend Melissa any higher!
I love Melissa. From the moment we met with her, I knew she was the photographer we would use for our wedding. We went with the most basic package that she offers. She is super tim...
ely with responding to emails, she's friendly, funny and easy to get along with. Melissa helped with a ton of ideas for our wedding and even recommended other vendors to us. Her prices are very reasonable and we are glad we chose her. Her husband, Jason, also assisted with our photography. The engagement shoot session was a ton of fun and it made us look forward to our wedding day. Our bridal party said that they enjoyed both Melissa & Jason and thought they were such fun people. I loved that she has shot many weddings at our venue because it made things go more smoothly. She does amazing work and is so creative with the camera. We have only received a few of our pictures from our wedding day but I know she will not disappoint us. One of the photos she shared on her Facebook page is breathtaking and we have received so many compliments on it. Thank you for giving us memories to hold on to for the rest of our lives!
MMP was extremely professional and really were so easy to work with. Chris and Cyndi were so fun to work with for our engagement photos and the wedding day. Melissa made payments e...
asy online and was super accommodating when all the wedding bills came at once. A wonderful experience and the pictures are amazing!
Melissa and Jason were absolutely INCREDIBLE. Their attention to detail was superb, and they have a special talent for making people laugh. Our pictures came out better than anyone...
could have dreamed - it's clear in their art that they are both passionate about photography, and I can't describe the pictures anything less than 'stunning.'
I was planning a Welcome Dinner at the AACA prior to my son’s wedding and needed a photographer to capture all the details I knew we would be too busy to notice. In addition to th...
e expected photo candids of our guests, it was important to me that the photographer we used be able to also capture the uniqueness and magic of the venue. After speaking with a variety of photographers, I finally found Melissa McClain and pending her availability, I knew my search had ended. In our first conversation, Melissa provided me with the level of confidence I needed to contract with someone I had never met and whose work I was unfamiliar with. Over the course of the year leading up to the events, Melissa was always available to answer my questions and quickly responded to anything I needed. A few months prior to our event, I received an unexpected, and sweet package from Melissa as a thank you for my business. This gave me the impression that she did value our business and was vested in my event. I did not meet Jason and Melissa until the night of the event and yet, they immediately put us all at ease, got done to work and started creating our photo memories. Once our guests arrived, I hardly noticed Jason and Melissa in the venue – they were completely unobtrusive and in no way annoying. HOWEVER, when I did receive the link to my photo gallery, it was clear that they were EVERYWHERE! I had fabulous people photos, gorgeous photos of my food displays and a clear capture of the venue all this took place in. The entire gallery of photos proved to be what a great event we had and that my guests were enjoying it. I have not stopped looking at the photos and poring over the details Melissa and Jason captured, allowing me to relive the evening as well as enjoy things which as the hostess, I never saw!
I highly recommend using Melissa McClain. She was a pleasure to work with, gave me a great sense of confidence – even more important when dealing sight unseen with a long distance vendor – and delivered a high quality product. I am not sure what else I could have asked for.
My mind is blown. I have never felt as beautiful as I feel when I look at the pictures provided by Melissa McClain photography.
First off, it rained on my wedding day. I knew it w...
as going to rain a few days before, and I received a message from Melissa, telling me she knew how to make pictures awesome during the rain, and it was going to be okay. Now, I'm a Type A, stressed out bride, so getting such a quick, awesome message early made me feel 10000000% better. And let me tell you, my pictures were GREAT. We got amazing rain shots, shots under umbrellas, not to mention beautiful portraits of my bridal party and my husband and I.
The professionalism of this team is great, but they also make you feel like family. There were a lot of vendors we picked over the course of weeks, but we picked Melissa McClain photography within a few minutes of meeting the team, and never regretted the decision.
I'm so happy.
Melissa is a wonderful photographer. She builds an easy rapport with clients which makes the photo taking aspect so easy. She moves seamlessly through the wedding areas and takes p...
hotographs without anyone knowing. And they are beautiful. On top of all of this she is always ready with a smile and laugh to pass on. I am already planning more photographs to hire her for.
You can not pick a better person than Melissa to capture your special moment. Her attitude and professionalism made everything so enjoyable and smooth on our wedding day. The pictu...
res turned out absolutely gorgeous and she made sure to capture a particular shot you wanted! We will definitely be working with yous in the future! 110% Thank you so much Melissa!
We couldn't have been happier with Melissa and Jason as our wedding photographers! They're fun and friendly, and so easy to work with. They know exactly what they're doing, which h...
elped make our wedding day easy and worry-free (not to mention they take beautiful pictures :-D ). We also had an engagement shoot with Melissa which was a great way to get to know her and get comfortable with being photographed. I'd definitely recommend Melissa Mcclain Photography!!
A-MAZ-ING!! I could not recommend Melissa and Jason more if I tried. They are extremely easy to work with and know exactly how to explain how to pose and how to take a pretty pictu...
re. They are fun, easy going, and have a great sense of humor.
Simply the best. Jason and Melissa were excellent in every way - brought humor to the day - suggested pictures and poses both during the advance call(s) and day of. They did our ...
engagement shoot in the snow and worked with us on NYE for our wedding and didn't complain - in fact Jason even got down in the snow to get some shots of us. Our pictures turned out incredible and we received them very fast after our wedding. I don't have any negative thing to say about them and I highly highly recommend them for your wedding.
Melissa and Jason were amazing! We could not have selected a better photographer for our wedding day! Our dogs were a big part of our wedding and they made sure to incorporate them...
into the pictures without a problem! The lighting and picture quality is amazing and went beyond our expectations. On top of the amazing photos, Melissa and Jason are down to earth, friendly people who made us very comfortable during all of our photo shoots. We could not have been happier selecting them and HIGHLY recommend them to anyone looking for a TOP notch, professional, friendly photographer!!
Melissa and Jason take their job capturing special moments very seriously, but are the best at having fun and keeping the mood light, too. If you're groom is anything like mine he ...
hated the idea of having pictures taken, but Jason was able to joke with him and get him to loosen up so that by the end of our engagement session he was enjoying himself! And if fun personalities aren't your only qualification I believe their pictures speak for themselves- GORGEOUS. We have been absolutely thrilled with the way our pictures turned out. The McClains were also extremely adaptable, accessible and professional throughout the entire process making this gal a very calm, happy bride! I would 100% recommend the McClain's to anyone who needs a photographer- we had a blast with them and cannot thank them enough for capturing our most special day!
If you are reading this, just know that you don't have to research, or look for another photographer anymore! Melissa and Jason McClain are the best of the best! They are FUN, inno...
vative, unique, and make YOUR wedding day experience YOURS. They are not your "cookie cutter" photographers getting the same shots at every wedding. Your experience with them will be truly one of a kind, and PERFECT. You wouldnt even know they were there, unless you actually went up to talk to them (except for the bridal photos of course)! Capturing your wedding day is the most important part of planning a wedding. If you want it done beautifully, and perfectly, they will not disappoint! Best decision made right here!
Did a bourdoir shoot with Melissa. She was awesome. Made me feel totally comfortable infront of the camera and was so nice and fun. She gave me lots of direction (which I totally n...
eeded). Super excited to see the finished results!
We are thoroughly pleased with our photos thus far from Jason & Whitney. They were great to get along with. Melissa, Jason, and Whitney took into consideration our personalities,...
likes, dislikes, wants, concerns, etc. Great job!!! I consider pics 2nd important to the dress :) I would definitely hire them again and recommend them to couples looking for AMAZING photos!! Cannot wait to see the rest!!! 5++++ stars!!
Melissa and her husband did an amazing job. She was 8 months pregnant and she still made it to our wedding and had beautiful pictures. Wish they had more clever ideas but they wer...
e an amazing bunch to work with.
Melissa and Jason were amazing wedding photographers. Starting with our engagement shoot they took the time to get to know us and how we interact as a couple so that they could ca...
pture it on film. They even went to the ice rink to capture special shots for us. Their service on our wedding day was above and beyond. They not only captured beautiful photos, but provided a relaxed, yet very organized schedule for the day.
After the wedding, they even uploaded a few pictures to facebook so all our friends and family could see them.
I would highly recommend them for any and all photography needs!
My husband and I kept saying over and over how extremely happy we were with our decision to go with Melissa & Jason for our wedding. The engagement session was laid back and fun. W...
e were so pleased with the quality of the photographs from it that we knew we made the right choice. It was awesome having a female and male team - mainly because Melissa got the girls getting ready shots and Jason worked with the guys. They were so inventive, humorous, and just made it such a fun experience. My husband doesn't enjoy pictures (especially in the heat) but Jason's sense of humor made the experience enjoyable for him and the groomsmen. We could not have picked a better team and we are SO excited to see the rest of the pictures from our wedding day. Melissa & Jason are not only skilled photographers, they really enjoy their job and it shows. The McClains easily adapt and nothing has to be set in stone. I would highly recommend them to anyone.
Melissa McClain photography is a great team to work with! They take amazing photographs and made my husband and I (who are not really photogenic) look great! They worked with us t...
o get the shots we wanted and our pictures turned out awesome. Thank you Jason and Melissa!
Melissa and Jason were the perfect photographers for my wedding. They were so professional and the pics we Have seen so far are beyond beautiful.
The team at Melissa McClain Photography was AMAZING to work with, not only on the day of the wedding but also the entire process leading upto and including our special day. From th...
e first time I contacted Melissa McClain to the most recent, they were quick and super friendly in their responses, and for convenience were available via email, Facebook, text, and phone. They were also very upfront with us.
Melissa, Jason, and Scott photographed our engagement session, and the pictures turned out beautifully. They really have an eye and talent for what they do. Plus, my bridesmaids were all raving about how comfortable they made them feel. They are even a great judge of character. For example, during our wedding shoot, Scott gave one of our groomsmen the assignment to pose everyone in the bridal party for a photo. Our groomsman was a natural! The picture is hilarious, and it was a fun and memorable part of the day.
Finally, I would definitely recommend them for a photo booth. Instead of the automatic booths that produce blurry pictures and small prints, Melissa McClain designates a professional to take the photos, which are printed on nice 4x6s. Then you get a disk with all the images. They even supply all the great props! As an added bonus, the photographer who mannned the booth also took photos before and during our ceremony, so we had 3 photographers capturing our wedding!
I cannot say enough good things about this group of people! It was a pleasure to work with them. They are so down-to-earth but still so professional!
Melissa McClain and Scott took the pictures at our January wedding at the Capitol Rotunda. They were wonderful to work with and the pictures we have seen so far are AMAZING! They c...
aptured many special moments of our wedding day with a creative eye. We used them for our engagement pictures in December and our pictures turned out so fantastic that we immediately decided to use them for our wedding as well. My husband's 4 year old daughter had an instant connection with Scott - he was so good with her and he captured so many of her typical expressions and such sweet pictures. We will definitely use him for family pictures in the future - we love the style of the photography, the backgrounds they select, the interesting settings, and the focus on capturing pictures of "us". I cannot wait to see the rest of our wedding pictures!! I HIGHLY recommend Melissa McClain Photography!!!
I absolutely love my photographer. They did my engagement pictures and my wedding pictures. They were really easy to work with, incredibly flexible and took the time to get to know...
my husband and I as a couple. The best thing about them is that I never felt like I had to fake my smile and wait for it to be over. It was an incredible amount of fun and really love that they give a digital copy of what they take.
They are a very nice wife and husband team. I am excited to see all of our pictures.
Melissa and Jason are a wonderful bunch to work with! They are a husband and wife team that capture every moment and are reasonably priced for what you receive!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED...
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