Amanda and Pete told me they didn’t like getting their pictures taken. But they were so natural and fun together that you would think they loved it! They met at Westminster College at the Olwell dorm and so they wanted to have some of their pictures taken on campus. It got pretty cold towards the end, but the wind made for some nice pictures. I love the hat that Amanda brought-she really pulls off the vintage style well.
Jerica and Denton are so easy going and love nature. It was a gorgeous, cloudy day today (my favorite) and this couple is so natural together, it was so much fun to shoot. Jera’s mom came along and it was a lot of fun to get to know them all better. I shot at a location I’ve never done pictures at, but was waiting for the right couple and a cloudy day and it all worked out perfectly! We also revisited some of my ghetto spots and when we pulled up people started to scatter. I tell ya, I think I know where the drug deals are going down!! Good times 😀 After I got to go eat at one of my favorite places, La Ferrovia, because I could swear I was smelling their bread while we were shooting!
Leslie & Dano met their freshman year at BYU. Dano then served a mission in Liberia. They started dating again when he got home and now they are getting married! They were really fun to talk to and I can tell they are both very mature and know what they want in their life. They will be moving around a lot in the future for Dano’s job, so I hope I get some cool postcards in the future! They decided to do their engagements in Provo since that is where they met. We were able to find some color in Provo, even though spring refuses to come this year!
I really always say I had so much fun doing pictures with my clients, but it really is true! Natalie and Blake totally trusted me to find locations and were willing to just come along for the ride. They actually went to high school together, but didn’t start dating until years later. Funny how things turn out!! I got to use my new couch for the first time and I am in love with her. I think her name will be Belle because she is so beautiful. They love to snowboard, ski, and longboard together-so I had them bring their longboards and we got some fun shots of them doing that together. Natalie was one of my winners from the Bridal Showcase for a free engagement session and I am SOOOO glad she won. They are so nice and grateful and it always makes me feel good to be able to help, even in a small way, relieve some stress that weddings sometimes cause!
Amy and I grew up together in the same ward. She is such a fun girl and is always smiling. I had fun with her and her fiance and her parents. It was so great to see them too. I love my job so much because I still get to keep in contact with so many people and get to share in one of the most important day’s of their life.
This last weekend I was able to go to Las Vegas with David Perry and Russ Broadhead of Castle Bridge Films to shoot some pictures of David’s sister Julienne {Monet} and her husband Jared. They were married last month, but were unable to get some pictures at their wedding. David wanted to to to Las Vegas to film some of his advice segments for BrideAccess.com and I couldn’t say no to a Vegas trip, even if it was literally for just hours 😀 We went down on Nascar weekend though and it took us over an hour to get from the exit by the track to the Venetian. By the time we got there there was only about 20 minutes of light left so we were rushing to get shots before the sun set. My Pocket Wizards even decided not to work (I had to change the channel a few times while shooting to make them work!), but I think in the 20 minutes we got some cool shots. Julienne even designed and made her fabulous dress and balero jacket.
