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Melbourne Bayside Family Photographer

Merissa Wakefield | Family and Maternity Photography | Bayside, Mornington Peninsula and South East Melbourne

Capturing the moments

you want to remember.

Natural, real and timeless family photography. Melbourne Bayside family photographer Merissa Wakefield has been using her camera to tell stories since 2017. In that time she has photographed hundreds of families with her natural and timeless approach ~ are you ready for her to to tell your story...?

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MELBOURNE BAYSIDE FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER

I'm Merissa

Thanks so much for being here! I LOVE what I do and hope you will too! My camera is an extension of me and I use it to tell your story; capturing the sweet, tender in between moments. Family photos can feel daunting, but they don't need to be! I'm super friendly, talk too much and will put you totally at ease!

If you are looking for a family photographer in Melbourne Bayside, look not further, you've found me!

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Natural and timeless family photography

memories to last a lifetime...

As a Melbourne Bayside Family Photographer my work is inspired by the ocean at golden hour. A photography session with me will generally take place at sunset at one of my carefully selected Bayside, Mornington Peninsula or South East Melbourne locations. Perfect for families, maternity or motherhood photography sessions.

Cannot recommend Merissa more highly. To say we are thrilled with our family photos is an understatement. She is so talented, and also just lovely. We all enjoyed our photo session so much as Merissa is relaxed, and friendly and the whole experience was so much fun. Can't wait to update our photos again with Merissa in the future.

What a special experience we had! Absolutely loved doing our first ever family photoshoot with Merissa - it definitely won't be our last. I'd love to do this every year, I only wish I had started sooner while my little people were actually still little.
I highly recommend Merissa for both the style and quality of her work, but she is also a lovely, comforting person who made us feel relaxed outside of our comfort zone. We have beautiful memories whenever we look at our pics! Book it in!

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~ Tara

~ Aleema

Merissa is a Melbourne Bayside family photographer specialising in relaxed family photography and maternity photography in Melbourne's Bayside, Mornington Peninsula and South-East. This includes (but is not limited to) the bayside suburbs of Brighton, Hampton, Sandringham, Black Rock, Beaumaris, Mentone, Parkdale, Mordialloc, Highett and Cheltenham . She is known for her outdoor family photography and relaxed and natural style. She has been featured by photography school Click Love Grow on how to use backlight, photograph toddlers and shoot at the beach.