What a beautiful couple, what a beautiful day. Jessica is one of the most genuine and kind brides I have worked with, what a doll. When I first talked to her after she was married she was complimenting me…. and I was like uh… “this is your day and here you are thinking of everyone else!” And her new hubby fits her perfectly. Sean is one of those guys that I can say, “yep, he’s a good one.” He was so considerate of Jessica and really just a soft spoken and humble man, the best kind.

There day was simple, but so classy and well thought out. They were married in the Las Vegas Temple, and they had a luncheon with family and close friends at Maggiano’s after.  Some of Jessica’s brother’s were confused how I knew everyone’s names, and by the end they had to ask me.  I was hoping everyone could just think I was psychic, but I caved and told the truth.  Jessica emailed me photos of their family and close friends with names on it a few weeks prior, so I printed it out and memorized them before the big day….   I will definitely be making all of my brides do the same thing now…. thanks for being so smart Jessica.   I felt like I knew the important people before the day began. :)

It was a lovely day and I am lucky to have been a part of it. Thank you Jessica and Sean!!

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Here’s a little teaser, more coming soon!!!

Remember the teen photo shoot contest?  Well, here is our beautiful winner.  Christene.  It was such a gorgeous day and I loved hanging out with her and her mom learning the teen lingo, like “you’re beast…”  that was a new one.  When did I get so old that I don’t know the lingo..?  Christene just got a new car the day before that she was super excited about, I think she should name it “Beasty Blue…” Thanks for the fun Christene!!!

This is just a little teaser of a fun shoot in the snow… aren’t they sweet?

This post has been a long time coming… but seriously how beautiful is this family. And the little girl is destined for stardom, she seriously knows how to work it!

Maybe because I have four sisters of my own, or maybe it’s because I love girls and how awesome we are…. I love this family.  I have known these girls since the oldest was 13, and have been lucky enough to watch them all grow up and now they are all graduated! The mom, the dad, the 4 girls, are all some of my favorite people in the world.  We had a blast roaming around downtown and I’m sure we had some looks considering I was with some stinking hot chicks. Love you H family!

Lovely couple, lovely wedding in December.  These two were adorable and seriously so much fun.  These guys can dance and so can their families.  It was such a joy to be there and see the beginning of their lives together.  Congratulations Morgan and Kaylee!  I wish you the best!

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I have been working like a mad woman trying to finish up family sessions for Christmas .  I have been lucky enough to photograph some pretty awesome families.  I have many more to catch up on, but here are a few of one of my favorite families. They are model beautiful as you can see.

- Now I’m off to work on my cards… I think they are pretty cute, but you’ll have to wait….

Detailed, lovely, so prepared, very “on top of it,”  genuine, sweet…. all words I would use to describe Katie, the fabulous bride of a wedding I photographed in November.  She put together a beautiful wedding and I don’t think I have ever seen a bride a calm as she was.  I thought her “something blue”  was rather classic, it was the DSW price tag on her shoe… good thing I asked before I ripped it off… that could have been bad.  Katie’s makeup was also truly stunning, when I get the name of her makeup artist I will add the link.

One of my favorite parts of weddings is seeing the bridesmaids interact with their friend who they obviously love so much. Katie’s sweet friends were there to do anything she needed.  They had the rap music going and the wine poured and trust me, I felt like dancing… but I decided it was not very professional to get up and bust ‘a move, so I had to tame my foot tap.

I am continually amazed by all of the wonderful people in the world… sounds cheesy, but it was confirmed again by this wedding.  Bill and his family and Katie and her family couldn’t be kinder, or funner (is that even a word?), and they were a blast to be around.

Thank you Bill and Katie for a wonderful time and I wish you the very best in a long happy life together!

—-  FYI:  The venue of the ceremony and reception was at VIEW 215, and I would definitely recommend it, the staff was great… the most important part of a smooth sailing wedding day in my humble opinion.

– And a special thank you to Cherie Hogan who was a fabulous second shooter, and to Brooke Hewitt my trusty assistant!!

Click here to view Katie and Bill’s slide show.