Sunbrook Country Club - St. George - John + Maree, Part 2

I know how often I say that I work with awesome people, but I really do!...and I can certainly prove it when it comes to John and Maree. When we first met to talk about the photos they dreamt about, we all thought that we could combine forces and create some great images. We all had some inspiration and some innovative ideas to add to the collective pot, and we were proven right. Their engagement session on the Salt Flats has been a portfolio piece I adore, and Maree's bridal session at the Union Station in Ogden was some of my best work, and both shoots make up some of my favorite memories as a photographer. Add in a fantastic wedding day in Manti with a follow up reception in Riverton, and how could we go wrong? With such wonderful photos and so much time spent together we all grew to like each other and trust each other implicitly.

The final reception for these amazing kids was at a fantastic golf club in St. George, Utah. The course looked out at the red rocks in the background, and as the sun started to set it was too beautiful for me to pass up. I knew that I only had about ten minutes tops to capture the light, but I was able to run inside, pull John and Maree out of their receiving line, and take some of the most amazing photos in my portfolio. I trusted that they knew it was important. They trusted that I was going to give them something awesome in return for those ten minutes away from their guests, and they followed me out onto the green without hesitation. Through our entire relationship, in the choices we made, I think we've been proven right at every turn...but I'll leave it to you to decide.

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Young Love...Fashionably Late -- Janna + Dave, Manti Temple

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Janna and I have been friends for a very long time. She was one of my best friends in high school and we have stayed good friends through many, many good times and a few bad. She is one of my favorite people on the planet.
Dave and Janna met at Snow College in 1994 and actually dated clear back then! They both went their separate ways only to have everything come full-circle 15 years later. They are live in the Washington DC area and having the time of their lives.
I was honored and privileged to shoot their wedding. I loved everything we did and just had an amazing time. Janna has an incredible family and we had a great time. I was also excited to be able to shoot the reception with the incomparable Andrea Hanks. Congratulations, Janna and Dave!
Janna's Bridals at the Union Station in Ogden.
Dave and Janna's Engagements in downtown Salt Lake City.


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John + Maree, Part 1 - Manti Temple Ceremony

I've said it before and I'll say it again, we work with the coolest people! John and Maree came to us as a referral from another really amazing couple, Summer and JD. (Take a fond look back at THEIR engagements and wedding.)
From the very beginning John and Maree did something pretty amazing...they trusted me explicitly. They recognized early on that when we work together to come up with concepts and settings and ideas that are unique to them we end up with amazing work.
The best images come from collaboration. If the photographer does all the work, the images will be very strongly his/her style and most likely resemble closely other work he/she has done previously. Not necessarily bad but it's not how I roll.
If the bulk of the work is done by the client that removes the photographer from the mix and negates their wealth of knowledge and experience to a certain degree and lowers the overall quality and magic of the images.
When the client and photographer work together the vision becomes something that reflects and represents both parties and the product is something that could never have been achieved in any other way.
This formula in action is demonstrated in John and Maree's engagement session and Maree's bridals which I posted previously.
Anyway, John and Maree got married in the Manti LDS temple and had a small open-house that night. The next week they had a more formal reception (Can you say, awesome? I knew you could.) in St. George. Those images will be in Part deux tomorrow, so set those bookmarks!

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