A New Year's Eve Wedding..Steve and Patti

I like to get to know my clients before their wedding day. I believe that to truly capture the emotion of such a milestone in a two people's lives, you really need to feel it yourself. I was asked to do this wedding about a week prior to the big day. So,  I typed Patti's name into Google hoping to find a blog or something similar. I was not prepared for what I found. I think I spent about 3 hours pouring over post after post with tears streaming down my face. Patti's husband died of cancer about 2 years ago. I have never met a woman with so much faith. She is amazing to be around and fills every room she enters with life and laughter.  Patti and her family have been through so much in the past and I felt so honored to take part in this event in their lives.

Patti and Steve chose to be married on New Year's Eve.

The Northhampton House in American Fork was decorated so beautifully for the season.

Congratulations to you both, I am so excited for your new life together and wish you both the best. It was truly such an honor.

And here's the dance video that Dave took with his phone. I apologize for the poor quality. Be sure to scroll to the bottom of my blog and pause the playlist:)

what I'm working on..

Coming soon..

{gray boy and his girl. part 2. the wedding}

I don't even know how to begin blogging this wedding. I have been sitting here for hours putting together collages, trying to narrow it down to my favorite images but not being able to decide which ones I can do without. I wish I could have taken you all with me. I want to blog this so well that you all can get a feel for just how amazing this day was. I don't think I will able to to, but I'm giving it my best shot.

          The day started out at the Las Vegas LDS temple.The weather was B-E -A-utiful! When they walked through those big white doors, they were glowing. They are so cute and so in love.

The support and love family and friends displayed for Nate and Chelsea was definitely strong.

 The group was so great to follow my lead and did everything I asked. They were so much fun and had an amazing sense of humor..and if you know me at all, you know I appreciate that!

 Nate and Chelsea are so cute. I cannot stress it enough! LOL They are such good sports and always willing to try my ideas. 

Um, SHOES?!? Purple is my new favorite color!

The reception was fantastic. Chelsea and her Mom got resourceful and went online and found ideas for the decor and made it all themselves. You so cannot tell! It looked amazing!! From the ribbons tied to the palm trees right down to the details on the table centerpieces.

I felt kind of bittersweet when it was over and they got in their car and left. It was such a fun day, I could have done it twice, although the Vegas sun was dropping as quickly as the temperature! I am so happy for these guys and I definitely will be stalking their blog forever! Love you guys! XOXO

{Las Vegas..a preview}

Last weekend was amazing. Stay tuned..

{Ramses & AnnaDee}

LOVE these two. I met up with them in Ogden yesterday for our little session and it was a blast.

Ramses is from Texas, they met online, which I think is awesome!

Thanks guys for a fun afternoon, and thanks for putting up with my space case brain!! Happy wedding Saturday!!

{tim + sara. married}

I have to say I loved being part of this wedding. Honestly most of the weddings I have had the honor of photographing have had some level of stress and tension at some point in the day. But not this one. The bride and groom are so amazing! They were so chill throughout the entire day. Also, my husband Dave was able to assist me at his first wedding and he loved it as well. Normally I would freak out if my assistant showed up wearing jeans and a black t-shirt, (we gotta take you shopping babe!) but at this wedding everything was really calm and laid back.
Both sides of the family were so awesome and friendly and very cooperative when it came time for formal pictures.

These two love each other so much. I know this because they weren't into all the hype and traditions of most weddings. They honestly just wanted to be married and share a beautiful day with family, friends, and good food. The afternoon was gorgeous, they couldn't have asked for better weather, and the dancing after dark was so much fun!

This is really cool. They had a table covered in white paper and boxes of crayons laid out for the kids. Now Sara and Tim have a collage to put in their apartment!

YES. Everybody knows I love cake fights. And if you didn't know that, I LOVE CAKE FIGHTS. Especially when the frosting is SMURF BLUE. I love it.

The father of the bride BBQ'd all of the meat and holy smokes it was AMAZING!!! This was one wedding where I was obliged to sit down and stuff my face! He even sent us home with an entire stuffed chicken! BON APETIT!

I figured out why everything ran so smoothly. The groom and best man had their own little "to-do" lists, drawn out and checked off . Take that, wedding planner!!

My favorite thing about this is that the groom was all over the cake topper. He pulled those little lego people out of his bag and fervently arranged them on top of the cake. I was slightly apprehensive, a little afraid of what the bride's reaction might be. But no. She walked in and got a huge grin on her face. I love these guys.

Thanks Tim and Sara for allowing me to be part of something so amazing and special. I hope I captured your moments in a way that you will be able to look back on for years and years and still remember the smells, the emotions and the excitement of your wedding day. XO

{Introducing..MINI SESSIONS}

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{upcoming..}

So my posts are all behind and out of order but better to blog unorganized than not to blog at all right? So I got to spend an afternoon with a good friend from high school (go BR!! uh..right))anyways, we had so much fun (umm..you have a cup on top of your car)and I think we did more talking than actual picture taking but who cares!! We got some really cute shots of her little man and what a handsome little man at that!! I will be posting a ton of these for sure once I finish them up!!

Also, this has been a long time coming but I am finished editing this beautiful laid back wedding and still putting together storyboards..here's what I have so far..

{gRay bOy & His GiRL}

When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. ~Nora Ephron, When Harry Met Sally

You two are so much fun. I checked out your blog today and it hit me how amazing and fun your life together will be. You two are so great together! I'm so honored to be able to take part in your wedding day-in 50 days, right? But who's counting?;)