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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The Cottam Family - Family Photography, Ivins, Utah

Aaronee and Vaughn were one of the VERY FIRST weddings I ever shot. They're some of our closest and dearest friends and we try to spend time with them whenever possible.
I'm SO excited that I finally got the chance to do a family session with them. They live in St. George, Utah and we were down there for a wedding in March so we did a family shoot in their new house then went outside to take advantage of the spring blossoms.
They LOVE the view of the red rocks from their east windows so we decided to incorporate the view into the photos as the backdrop. It's a hard thing to do to match the ambient light outside with artificial light inside but they turned out well. It's a fun idea and really highlights what they love about their new house.
The outside shots were basically a gift from the photo gods. We had this amazing, warm, sunset light from the perfect direction. It gave a very orange, comfortable glow to everything. I shot entirely available light (a rarity for me these days) and we just had a great time.

For the smart-phone crowd who can't see the slideshow below, here's the facebook album.

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The Last Big Weekend of the Season!

A chill is in the air and halloween costumes are coming out to play, (Hannah's going to be a cow--she's very excited.) That is the signal for the end of the wedding season. We sent the busy season out with a bang this weekend with four, count 'em, four weddings this last weekend. I photographed three and Lori did flowers for three. Two overlapped, leaving four total. (and you thought story problems wouldn't be useful in life...) All four were very different and all four were incredibly fun! I'll post more from all of these as I process them and after I post a few others from this summer but here is a taste. I picked a couple of shots from each to show what a fun weekend it was. We are physically and emotionally drained but we got to work with the most amazing people--it's what makes this job worthwhile!