Melissa Engle Photography

06/02/2026

June is here and that means wildflower season has arrived! Check out some of my favorite spots around Lancaster county and approximate bloom times (and includes a list of bonus pick-your-own flower farms as well to get your flower fix!)

Summer Wildflower Locations in Lancaster, PA If you love color, whimsy and romance and are a flower child at heart, a summer photo session in the wildflowers might be the perfect fit for you. The locations below range from public parks to paid wildflower fields to pick-your-own flower farms that al

05/26/2026

I did this maternity session back in February I've been waiting to share these photos until the arrival of their TWINS! The Hall at Safe Harbor has been a wonderful new location discovery this year and this setting was perfect for their winter maternity photos.

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05/22/2026

Summer is coming and I can't wait to share my latest featured branding photo session with Luna Cycle Ice Cream Tricycle! Her name is Melissa too and I can attest that her handmade ice cream sandwiches are amazing!

A colorful, whimsical Lancaster, PA branding photography photo session for Luna Cycle Ice Cream Tricycle in Lancaster City which provides home made ice cream sandwiches and push pops.

05/19/2026

When you make your friend shove her 37-weeks-pregant body into the rhododendron bush to get the shot. 😄 Thank you Julia, for being my muse in your bibs with your beautiful baby bump.

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05/18/2026

A few spring photos from my latest roll of film, all taken around our home.

As a child born in the early 80’s, I’m no stranger to film photography. My first camera was my mom’s all manual Canon AE-1 when I started getting into photography as a pre-teen and I still use the camera to this day.

I admit I am leaning into the pull/trend of analog lately, in particular for the tangible and slower creative process of it all. In a fast world of instant gratification and AI, analog is the opposite. As a person who has a hard time sitting still, whose mind is constantly going, and an enneagram 3 achiever type, I need more reminders to slow down and observe in my life and film helps me do that. Also it’s so nice to shoot a roll and have no post processing or editing to do afterwards!

While I have no plans to give up digital, I am hoping to do more analog this summer. Whether it’s shooting more film or playing more records instead of telling Google what to play. And maybe while I’m at it spending less time staring at this little glass rectangle (although I feel I need an actual strategy for summer with kids at home - send tips! 🤪)

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05/13/2026

So very excited for this dear family to be growing in number! Cannot wait to meet their little one and find out if they are a boy or a girl!

Jodi wanted spring flowers and open fields for their maternity/family session so we found the perfect spot with some remaining dogwood blooms and wildflowers at Historic Rock Ford

It has been good to reconnect with them since they returned from living abroad in Cambodia. In the past Jodi and I have been told that we look similar (both petite with a similar face shape and features) and we are both artists/creatives so I consider her my doppelgänger :)

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05/12/2026

One week from today I'll be photographing in a beautiful peony garden and I'd love for someone to take the last spot at these mini sessions!

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05/06/2026

Truly it means the world to me when you invite me to come back and photograph your family's story over time. I first photographed this couple when they were engaged, followed by their wedding (at a greenhouse!) and this is the second time I've taken their maternity photos for baby number 2, coming any day now!

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05/02/2026

Things you might hear me say at your maternity session:

"Rub your belly"
"Sniff her hair"
"Hold hands and take a stroll"
"Ohhh yes! You are so beauteous standing in those blossoms!"
"Stand in that ray of light and blow dandelions on her belly"
"Swish your dress back and forth"
"Stand with your back to him and hold hands and pretend you are Rose and Jack standing on the bow of the Titanic"
"Hold on, let me climb up on my stool so I can get a better angle"

All in a day's work! I love my job and I love any opportunity to play in the cherry blossoms and dandelions!

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04/29/2026

Join me in the peonies in May! I cannot wait!

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