Welcome to the blog of Melissa Arlena Photography and Sweet Simplicity Weddings! I am Melissa Arlena and I love photographs whether they are fresh and modern or classic and vintage. I think I have two sides to my personality one is drawn to clean and modern design and architecture while the other just adores vintage and classic. I think that portraits are a great place for us to have fun with modern looks while I will always shoot weddings with a more classic elegant view. I love black and white film and I like to incorporate film with my portraits and weddings. I love to capture laughter in my photographs everything from a childs little giggle to the bellows of adult laughter. At some point I will replace my profile photo with one of me laughing! So take a look through my blog and my portfolio sites and get to know me and contact me to setup a time so I can capture your laughter! !