Kathy. Bridals.

June 17, 2009June 17, 20091 Comment

Man. How do I get so lucky? I’m tellin’ ya, I have the most gorgeous brides around! The morning of this shoot was pretty nasty, but we lucked out and had sunny skies for our entire session! Granted, a bit of cloud cover would have been nice, but hey–it wasn’t raining!

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The bling!!!

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How fun are these shoes!? I’m pretty sure I get the shoe bug every time I shoot bridals. I wanna go buy ME some cute shoes!! I just need a good excuse to tell the hubby… Any suggestions?? 🙂

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How cool are those purple ball flower thingies in the background? Oh yeah! And check out that hot bride, too! 😉

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I love how this one turned out. Yummy!

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This one, I also love. Okay, so I love all the ones I post! (plus tons I don’t post…) But I have to give a huge shout out to Kathy’s mom for this last one. We were about to call it quits… It was getting pretty warm, and we’d gotten a bucketload of fantastic shots. That was when Kathy’s mom asked if we could get one of Kathy smelling some roses. BRILLIANT! So i set up the shot, and voila! Was she brilliant or what!? Oh, and I love how you can see her ring through the roses. *sigh*. Love it.

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Thanks so much for the fun afternoon, and I can’t wait for your wedding in… A WEEK AND A HALF! Woohoo! Time is tickin’! 🙂

The C Family

June 15, 2009June 15, 2009Leave a comment

I had the fun opportunity to meet with this family a week ago to take some family portraits! We met up above Aspen Grove, and it was beautiful! A little chilly, but I personally found the cooler temperatures to be refreshing!

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I love grandparent and grandchildren pictures. They can be tricky, but this time I had help… 🙂

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See what I mean???

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Four girls….

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And four boys make for a pretty balanced family!

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And because you all know I can’t resist jumping pictures when they present themselves… 🙂 At one point they were discussing possibly spelling something, but if that’s what they were going for in this one, the word is lost on me… Any guesses???

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Thanks for a wonderful evening! You have a beautiful family!

Alan and Stephannie…

June 10, 2009June 15, 20094 Comments

…have tied the knot! Remember this smokin’ hot couple? Well, they went the distance and are now officially married! Congrats, you guys!

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Man, these trees are awesome…

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Pahaha. This was a funny situation. Let’s just say I didn’t realize how heavy Stephannie’s dress was… I found out later when I helped carry her train. Phew! Way to go Alan!

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Some detail shots from the reception, which was gorgeous. Alan’s parents hosted it in their backyard. And yes–I was a little obsessed with those mini cakes. They were made out of fudge! How awesome can you get!?!? The cake was also amazing, and I loved using the temple spires to display their rings!

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This may be my favorite bouquet tossing of all time… So i basically put the whole thing in. Enjoy!

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I love the shot of Stephannie’s cousin looking threateningly around like, “Don’ mess, ladies…” after she caught the bouquet. 🙂

And, last of all, I guess if you are going to get your car trashed, you might as well get it trashed with GENUINE materials…

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Thanks again! I had a blast getting to know you two better, along with your families! Enjoy your happily ever after! 🙂

Lindsay. Need I say more?

June 4, 2009June 5, 20095 Comments

Wow. Before I get started on this gorgeous bride, I have an announcement to make! After months and months of saving, I have finally upgraded my camera! And I LOVE it. Holy smokes. This was my first session I shot with my 5D and I couldn’t be more happy with it. This is also the first session during which I exclusively used my 50mm 1.8 lens. It stretched me a bit, because I had no zoom, but it sure delivered!

Mother Nature threatened to overthrow our bridal session. About 10 minutes before we were scheduled to meet at Thanksgiving Point, the sky opened up and oh boy did it rain! I had come from Orem, though, where the clouds had already passed through, so I was hoping it would move along in 15 or 20 minutes. Lindsay was convinced she just had rotten luck, because we had icky weather the day of their engagement shoot, too. But lo and behold–once she had changed into her dress, you couldn’t even tell it had rained!! The pavement was almost dry, the sun was shining, and the sky was partly cloudy. Thank you, Utah weather. So much for bad luck, huh? I’ll bet all y’all would agree with me when I say she couldn’t have picked a better day. Check these out!

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Yes, her eyes are really that amazing in real life. No photoshopping here. Just blinding sun, right Lindsay??

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So, I couldn’t decide on these next two. Literally. I was looking back and forth at the two of them, trying to decide whether I liked the landscape, or the portrait version better, and I failed to come to a conclusion. What do you guys think? Landscape or portrait?

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Pretty sure I squealed when I saw this one (below) on my LCD. Holy stinkin’ smokes! Can you say bridal magazine? This girl is drop dead gorgeous.

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Woohoo! Thanks for lookin’! Leave Lindsay some love in the comments, too!

Say Hello…

June 4, 2009June 5, 20093 Comments

…to the 4A High Jump State Champion! But oh yeah… he’s also my little brother. “Little” brother. Don’t worry. He’s 6’5″. He jumped 6’8″ to take the title. Here are some shots of him working his magic!

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Yup. That last one was a clean jump. No wiggling of the bar there. You think I sound proud? You should have seen how my dad’s chest swelled when he took state. 🙂 These last two don’t do it justice, but I love them anyways.

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