March Twenty Eighth

Really, we just couldn't have asked for a better, more beautiful day. Friday, snow. Sunday, snow. Saturday? Sunshine and 56 degrees! 

Kenzie and Jason are such a fun and unique couple. Their wedding was nothing short of fabulous, as I knew it would be when I met them. Kenzie has such great syle and attention to detail. And a beautiful personality to go with it all...

Wedding: Salt Lake Temple

Reception: Heritage Gardens

Heres what I saw:

I adore this next one:

Really. It snowed 3 inches the next day!

Adorable flower girls!

I have got to be honest. If Logan does this to me on our wedding day, he better run and hide because the wrath of the redhead (yes, I am a redhead) will come down on him.

They kissed and made up.... sweet first dance:

Weddings.

After two months break from weddings I am SO happy to be back shooting them. Sometimes one just needs a vacation.... a long one.

I have been designing albums, learning a bunch of stuff, trying to up my business strategies, and coming back to myself. Spending a little 'me' time.

Anyway, on the 28th I was back to shooting weddings. And holy crap did I have some rock star clients to work with! Jason and Kenzie have been some amazing models for me, and their wedding was nothing less. 

Here is just one moody shot... more to come VERY soon.

Jason & Kenzie, I hope you are having such a great time on your honeymoon!

Gorgeous.

Kenzie, you are truly so stunning. 

I'll be working on these this afternoon :) Stay tuned for more.

For Kenzie

Kenz - I know you're dying to see more :) 

Preview - J & K

More to come...

While snowed in - in Washington

Better late than never. 

This last year I spent my first Christmas outside Utah. I was looking forward to the dewy fresh smell of pine trees and mild Washington weather. They usually dont get hit with snow like we do.... until this year. 

The day after we flew in, WA got one of the heaviest storms that they had seen in decades. 

So, instead of shopping in seattle, taking a run in the rain, and driving up north, we stayed inside. Like. The whole time. 

But you know what? I almost liked it better :)

Yes, this is Logan's back yard of his youth. Quite amazing.

We found a use for our time. Thats me being squashed under Logan during a not-so-victorious wresting match. 

Thanks for trying to save me Leesha :)

There seemed to be a trend...

When you get cabin fever...

Or, you know, you can just jump off the deck into 3 and a half feet of snow.

Thomas and Amy - Album

This is definitely long overdue, but in looking through some of my 2008 wedding albums a few of these layouts from Thomas and Amy's wedding stood out to me.

To see the whole book, click HERE

Taylor Andrews

As part of my new years goals, I decided that I wanted to branch out a little more on my shooting style. Not just weddings and couples anymore! I love to shoot so many different things. 

Taylor Andrews Academy of hair design hired me to shoot their models for the NAHA awards (North American Hairstyling Awards). 

Although I can't actually show you the images they submitted, here are some of the others we got that day.

If you ask me I think they have some pretty dang good stuff. Hot.

Greg and Staci.

A couple weeks ago I shot this fabulous wedding for Greg and Staci. I just adore Staci's wonderful style and taste! Her dress was to die for and so were all the details of the event. 

It was held at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and the light that night was to die for! Rare to have nice warm light in the winter...

Here's what I saw.

They opted for a first look before the ceremony so that we could get some killer images in the light. LOVED IT.

The Joe Muscolino band was on hand and OF COURSE did an amazing job as always!

They had a cute carriage come pick them up for their getaway, so fun!

Live.

My new wedding website is now live! The portrait side is almost done as well. Just finishing up a few new things :) 

Click here to see

Im going to log off my computer for the night now, my hunny is flying home from California and I can't wait to see him!

Starting.... Now

Ok, Im starting my 3 times a week blogging starting right now. I was going to change my blog, but then it would be a pain to view my archives..... so Im keeping it right here. 

As you can see on my header there is a devastatingly gorgeous girl on the top right. That is one of the many things I have shot lately. I promise to share more from those shoots!

And yes, I am done with my site!! Just needs to go live now, so Im waiting not-so-patiently.

Almost done...

My website and new blog are almost done!! Hopefully they will be up and going by next week :) 

For now it looks like a mess.... 

Happy New Year

Hello internet world! I hope you are all having a fabulous new year and all of you are encouraged to meet your new goals and resolutions, I know I am! Its always such a great feeling of a 'clean slate' having a new year come. A feeling of light feet, brighter outlook, and lots of ambition. 

I have a lot of things happening this year, especially just in this month of January! I will have a new blog and website up in about 2 or three weeks, so stay tuned for that. A beautiful wedding on the 10th is coming, and a few engagement sessions for upcoming spring weddings. 

Yes, it is a goal of mine to blog at LEAST 3 times a week this year. Especially once I get my new blog up and running! 

This is a photo blog, so enjoy one more adorable image of Adelynne.

Us.

My great friend Brooke was kind enough to do some Holiday photos of Logan, Bobbi, and I for our Christmas cards. I love how they turned out! This is (believe it or not) the first time we have ever done pictures of us. Haha!

Adelynne.

My wonderful friend Kerstin just had her baby last week. Meet Adelynne Sally Kehl!

What a precious little girl.

Holiday Discount.

Attention Clients!
Now through the end of the year all prints are 20% off. Portrait sessions booked by the end of the year will be $100 (normally $175), and any wedding booked for 2009 by the end of the year will receive $100 off their package price!

Happy Holidays!!!

December - Almost a New Year.

Wow, Its December. Where does time go? Seriously, this year has been a complete whirlwind! My wedding season has come to an end and I am enjoying some much needed time off to spend with family, its such a fun time of year.
At the beginning of 2008 I set myself some goals. Some I have met and some...not so much. One of my goals was to blog more often, at least 80% of my shoots. Yeah, that didnt happen! I think I have at least 15 weddings, and over 30 portrait shoots that never got blogged! If you're a client that never got blogged, its not because I dont love you and you know it :)
Another goal I had was to start shooting more than just weddings. It has ALWAYS been a passion of mine to work in editorial photography and makeup. Well, I've started! I am finishing up my classes at Taylor Andrews Academy and I will be adding makeup and hair design to my resume in 2009. I hope to possibly have a new and seperate website for those things.
Of course I will still be primarily shooting weddings though! I love my clients :)
Just fun to have one more thing you love as your job!
I got to do makeup on some models a few weeks ago and it was such an AMAZING experience. If I get some of the photos in my hands I'll have to share!

I have some really exciting things coming up in the next year. A wedding in Cancun, a trip to Las Vegas, my bridal shows, hopefully a new blog, my OWN WEDDING!, some new products, a website update, and some high set goals for myself to achieve. Wish me luck! I'll need it :)

I hope you all have some really fun plans for the holidays, and that you had a great Thanksgiving!
I'll try and post some recent stuff as well as personal pictures of the holidays, thats always fun. I leave to spend Christmas with Logan and his family in a couple weeks, so my studio will be closed from the 20-29th.

23 days until Christmas! Yay!

Family.

I love this family! Tawni (the one in red) was one of my brides, as well as a model for me a couple of times. She is so fun! Definitely has become such a great friend.
Her family is so fun and sweet. Here is one favorite, I'll share more this week!