Happy Halloween everyone!  I’m still recovering from the Halloween Spooktacular, thanks to everyone who was able to come for making it the best Spooktacular yet!  And now, for something completely different…

Let’s talk about Weddings!  The portrait session of the Bride and Groom are one of my favorite parts of each Wedding Day.

I felt very lucky, because even with tons of things going on, Rachelle made sure that she had scheduled about an hour before the Wedding Reception began where we could focus on taking images of just her and her husband, as well as the Bridal Party.  It was incredible!

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After the Wedding Ceremony at the San Diego Temple, Rachelle and Rick met up with their families for a quick luncheon.

I don’t usually show pictures from a luncheon because typically it is a quick affair, but in this case these guys really sat down and just relaxed together, Rachelle’s family blending in seamlessly with Ricky’s family, everyone just hanging out and having fun!

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I’ve talked before about how much I adore Kacey and her fiance Jake, and I hope that really comes through in this bridal session.  We started off at the Salt Lake Temple taking pictures of Jake by himself while we waited for Kacey to arrive.  I am a big believer in the First Look, where the first time a Groom sees his intended in her dress, it’s all captured on camera for generations to remember!

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On a cold day like today when the ground is covered in snow, it makes me so grateful for my fabulous California brides, and the chance to fly out there to warm up for a few days!

Rachelle & Rick were married on a perfect day with beautiful San Diego weather, slightly chilly for Californians, but absolute heaven to me!

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This is it!  The Book from one of the coolest weddings I’ve ever been privileged to document!  Francesca & Dan selected a 300 side Book for their Wedding Collection, and it is gorgeous!  I’m having trouble sending it out, I love looking at it so much!

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Its weird to see your name on a tombstone.  Besides the dead body in the room, nothing seems as final as this.  I’ve actually never seen my name on a tombstone, and to be fair, it’s not my personal name, it’s my family name, but still.  It’s weird.

I don’t know if it’s as weird as bringing a camera to a funeral, but i am a photographer, and it helps me to remember, so I brought it.

The funeral was a couple days ago, but it’s taken me since then to try to piece together how I feel about it and how I want to frame my public eulogy for this woman.  I still don’t know how to do it.

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Hi guys.  I thought I would be writing about the fun I had in New York for Bridal Fashion Week or about all of the amazing weddings I’ve been able to photograph in the last few weeks, but I can’t right now.  I’m in Minneapolis [where I grew up] doing a horrible job of falling asleep.  I’m headed down to Davenport Iowa in a few hours to attend my Grandmother’s wake.
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Hi everyone!

Sorry for the short post, I’m in New York today for Bridal Fashion Week, but…

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The Finale – Part III of Alexis & Johnny’s Wedding Day at Solitude Ski resort!

You get to see all of the details that resulted from 8 months of planning this wedding, as well as one of my Top 10 images from the entire year!

Any guesses on what it could be?

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For the first time ever I am going to dedicate an entire post to the Cocktail Hour.  Something happened here that deserves it own post.  We all know that a Wedding Ceremony is not just about 2 people coming together as one, it is also about the joining and blending of 2 families.  It about each side looking at their new daughter-in-law, or their new son-in-law, and saying We accept you, and we will love you.

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Welcome to Wedding Wednesday!  For today’s Wedd Wed, you get to be a guest at Alexis and Johnny’s wedding ceremony!  There were so many amazing pictures that I couldn’t narrow it down, so I apologize in advance!  The weather was warm and slightly overcast as the over 250 guests were seated for the ceremony at Solitude Resort.  I’ve now photographed over 300 ceremonies in my career, and I wish that even a tenth of them were as heartfelt as this was.  But first…

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I know I’ve talked about Alexis and Johnny and the absolute tender relationship they share, but even having learned that myself form their engagement pictures, I was unprepared for the raw emotion during the bridal session.

We decided that since we did their engagement session in the warehouse district of their favorite city, that we would stay with the urban feel but go to the business district instead. (more…)

I love Fall!  I think it is probably my favorite season of the entire year.  You can start to smell it in the air, a slightly colder wind, and the crunch of leaves, all come together to remind me that its time for my favorite time of the entire year!

I love fall colors, Spiced Pumpkin, Golden Squash, Chestnut Brown, and of course, a nice bright bold Red to bring it all together!

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HEY PHOTOGRAPHERS! Did you know that one of the world’s premier wedding album manufacturers has its albums produced RIGHT HERE in Salt Lake City? IT’S TRUE!

KISS Wedding Books – ‘the world’s simplest book company” - has enjoyed such success that they’ve had to expand their production facilities earlier this year and chose our own back yard as their new production home! Want a tour? YOU GOT IT!

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Everyone knows I love weddings.  It’s what I do, its in my blood!  But one thing I’m always sad about on the Wedding Day is my sheer inability to stop time and spend a few hours creating the portraits that I would really love to take.  That’s right, I said HOURS.

Thank goodness somebody created the Bridal Session!  This is my chance to do whatever I can think of, to have fun with the personality of the dress [yes, Wedding Dresses have personalities].  It’s no longer about what can I capture from real life like wedding photojournalism is, but rather, I have a completely blank slate in front of me, what can I come up with?  It’s just a completely different beast, and I love to tame it!

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Quyen & BJ’s fabulous day concludes with a kick-ass party, dinner for 190 guests at the world-famous La Caille Restaurant, and dancing until dawn with a Club DJ from Seattle.

Can I be honest?

IT ROCKED.

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Join our friends at Alta MODA Bridal for the first ever Vera Wang bridal trunk show in Utah!!!

“We are thrilled to offer brides the chance to select their gown from this 2010 preview collection.”  What that means is that you’ll get to see new stuff.  Stuff that hasn’t been on the runway yet, stuff that hasn’t been photographed yet, stuff that no one has seen!

You’ll find Vera Wang’s signature clean but feminine lines with new details like wide belts, cherry blossom embroidery, and ruffled layers.

This is an event no Utah bride will want to miss!!!  I mean, c’mon it’s VERA WANG!!!

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Today on Album Monday I have an amazing 100 side album to show you!  Grace and Richard and their spouses have all been best friends for over 20 years together.

When Grace lost her husband and Richard lost his wife within a relatively short time together, they were able to lean on each other for support.

What started as a 20+ year friendship grew to an amazing love story, and I was privileged to be able to document their wedding day.

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Wow.  If you thought the morning Tea Ceremony was awesome, you ain’t seen nothing yet.  Quyen and BJ spent almost a year planning this spectacular and emotional event, and it showed.  No detail was left to chance, nothing was forgotten.  And the bride was exquisite.

After the morning ceremony and the delicious lunch that followed [I must thank Quyen's family for insisting that we eat, and to her sisters who got up at 4am to make all that delicious food for so many people!], everyone headed on over to the restaurant La Caille to get ready for Quyen & BJ’s second wedding ceremony!

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Our good friends at Park City’s White Couture Designer Bridal & Tuxedos and pleased to welcome Simone Carvalli to their studio today and tomorrow for her trunk show!

“A trunk show is a special engagement where the gown designer or a representative of the designer travels to our studio to meet with you in person and brings the entire collection for you to view. Trunk shows are a great way to get a good look at every gown from a particular designer.   Additionally, Simone Carvalli will offer a 10% discount on your selection including the custom changes.” Make your appointment with one of our bridal stylist at (435) 655-3180.

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[sorry to everyone for missing Wedding Wednesday yesterday, I was shooting a wedding and I can't do both on the same day!]

Everyone, meet Quyen & BJ!  They live in Seattle, but Quyen’s parents live her in Utah along with a good number of her family, so they decided to get married here in Utah at La Caille!

They started off their wedding day with the traditional Tea Ceremony at Quyen’s parents home, with all of their family and friends present to witness the joining of the two families.

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