Who We Are: We are Robert Weston Gilliard and Melissa Epps Vaughn. While years of experience and education play a role, our successes are a result of who we are: Two photographers and go-getters that are not afraid of hard work and will do what it takes to get the photo you want! What We Offer: The Brain & Heart: Melissa brings years of organizational skill, photography education and camera knowledge to every project at Eppicmoments. Melissa is the crucial part of this business as she balances working with "the artist" and turning clients into life-long friendships. The Artist: With a degree in marketing and over 15 years experience in graphic design, art, digital enhancing, and advertising; Robert takes an already stunning photo and turns it into a piece of art. The same kind of work reserved for million-dollar campaigns and fashion magazines...he can bring to your home! Where We Came From: In 2001, a preacher's daughter from Cincinnati loaded up her car and told her parents she was moving to Florida on what seemed like a whim. She quickly found a home church and began serving and working in the community of Pensacola. Around this time, she bought a used film camera and quickly fell in love with the way her photos filled people's lives with joy and memories. That passion drove her to take classes, courses and pursue everything she could find on photography. Meanwhile, two towns over, was hard working young man finishing up his degree in Marketing. He was born to local portrait painter, Caron Gilliard (you can see her work in the Santa Rosa County Offices). She began teaching him art as soon as he could hold a pencil. Robert took the knowledge given to him by his mother and adapted it to the new digital age. These two worlds collided when they became friends at church. Rob, a full-time marketer/musician met Melissa, a ministry leader/photographer. When they saw each other's work, they began teaching one another their side of the trade. Before either one of them knew it, they were producing art and being begged to photograph weddings. The event that transformed Eppicmoments from a local treasure into a national business was when they received the call from the wedding planner of Picabo Street (8-time Olympic Gold Medalist). She had personally come across the work of Eppicmoments and wanted them alone to cover her wedding. From that point on, it's been a wonderful blur of excitement as these two follow their passion for photography and bring it to people all over the country. As business grew, so did their need for a business home. Now, Eppicmoments resides in East Milton--the same town both of them live in. Melissa lives with her husband Rusty (AKA "Handsome") in East Milton; and Rob lives with his dog, Cheyenne, in Bagdad.