About Us

Full of Grace Photography is owned and operated by John and Amy Hardesty.  They started Full of Grace in August 2006 with a simple wedding for a friend.  We photograph hundreds of families each year and 50+  weddings per year.  We have a broad clientele base that stretches across the USA.  Melanie Giusto is the premier wedding photographer for Full of Grace Photography.  We also have Stacy Skelton, owner of Radiance Hair and Make Up on board with us.  She is our resident hair and makeup artist.  Please take a few minutes to check out these great ladies!  if you'd like to know more about John, Amy and Stacy, please click here.

If you'd like to read testimonials from some of our many satisfied clients, please visit this page.

Melanie Giusto is in love.

Not too long ago, a twelve-year friendship with a careful Italian boy (whom she met in her sixth-grade algebra class) somehow grew into a madly-in-love, beautifully-committed marriage.

And she has photographs to prove it.

Since that sun-filled October day, with her sweetly affirming hubby by her side, and inspired by the confidence that only Love and Grace can bring, she’s reclaimed her great delight in all things photography with reckless abandon.

“There’s something so deeply moving,” she says with her heart brimming full, “when two people are mad enough to lay down their life, wants and dreams, for the sake of loving the other for a lifetime. It is a moment begging to be preserved and remembered and emulated—time and time again.”

Melanie can be found on occasion in her teeny Portland bungalow, tucked away with the love of her life and their dreadfully adorable kitty, Felicity, enjoying the latest arrival from Netflix.

You can contact us by calling 503.960.6856 or by clicking on contact, above.