Hey, I'm Mandy


I'm a lifestyle photographer based in Spartanburg, South Carolina. I am a living testament to how important photos are...I literally remember life in pictures. Is my brain a little quirky or do you do this too? I sometimes can't remember certain moments or even events, but I remember THE PICTURE taken of it. When we have a little family spat about something, I LOVE to run to my scrapbook, find the picture, and say SEEEEE! Pics don't lie!

Our memories get blurry with time, but a photograph allows us to remember forever.

Mandy Merck Photography (MMP) Goals

MMP Goal #1


Each time I send out a new gallery, I literally hold my breath until I hear back from the client and they say "I love them!" And then, my day is made!


I want you to not just like your photos, I want you to LOVE THEM. I want you to be so happy with your pictures that you look at them over & over again. And then I need you to screenshot some of your favs & send them to me so we can love them together.



MMP Goal #2


A REAL GOAL of mine is for that reluctant partner (you know....the one you will have to twist an arm to get them to even come to the photo session in the first place!) says, "Well that wasn't so bad! It was even a little bit of fun!" And then after you receive the gallery, your partner looks at the pictures and says "not too bad...not too bad."

What do you think....am I dreaming?


MMP Goal #3


When I'm taking pictures of your little ones, there is NOTHING, I repeat, NOTHING I won't do to try to win them over and make them laugh and smile. This includes singing, dancing, making loud crazy noises, and crawling around on the ground with them if I have to! Sometimes, we won't get that "look at the camera and say cheese" moment....but that's ok too. I just strive to capture them being a real little girl or boy.

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