heather and matt had their reception on 12/29/09 and got married on 12/30/09.  they had their reception the night before their wedding at heather’s dad’s auction house in salt lake.  it was such an amazing place!!  she had a winter theme and it turned out so cute and perfect.  it snowed like crazy both days which is exactly what heather had always dreamed of for her wedding!  it turned out so beautiful! heather and matt are seriously some of my favorite people ever.  they are so sweet and down to earth and i just enjoyed every minute i got to spend with them.

day 1- reception

i love this shot of the 2 moms helping heather with her dress and they were both so giggly.  it was adorable! 

heather’s beautiful daughter olivia.  isn’t she adorable?!?!

playing around with some off camera lighting at receptions is one of my favorite things to do!  i  love to try new things and get different and cool lighting.  for this one i put my flash behind the centerpiece and slaved it from my camera flash.  i set my on camera flash to 1/128 power so there was basically no light coming from it.

 

 

for this cake shot i did basically the same thing as i did for the above centerpiece shot, but i set my camera flash to have a little power coming from it, so i didn’t completely black out the front of the cake.  i still wanted to preserve some of the detail in the front.

for this cake shot i slaved my flash the same as the other two but had my lovely assistant brock hold my flash off to a 90 degree angle.  it is pretty direct flash which i don’t really love all the time, but i really actually do love it in this shot.

 

flash placed behind flowers, but point at flowers to get this effect.

for this shot, i had my flash on camera, but i didn’t want flat front lighting, so i bounced it off the wall to my left.

 

day 2- temple

they had their sealing at the draper temple, which i love!  it was snowing pretty hard when they came out and when we did family and group pictures but when it was time to do bride and groom shots, the snow calmed down quite a bit and it turned out to be so beautiful!

for all of the outdoor shots i used natural light and it was a perfect overcast, snowy day!

 

 

 

 

i am leaving tomorrow to go to a photographers convention!  i am so excited to learn new things and to implement them into my business.  i will be back next wednesday.  see you then!!  also, to any new brides who are looking to book with me for their wedding, get on the phone and call now!  i am booking up super fast and i do only take a limited number of weddings a month.  i have already had to turn several brides away :(  i can’t wait to hear from you all!!!

i absolutely adore everything about these two!  they are seriously some of the sweetest people i have ever met!  i shot their wedding at the end of december (it will be my next post) and i shot their bridals in november at memory grove.  i had such a blast!   i will miss working with these two, but hopefully they will call me when they want family pictures or have a baby (hint, hint) 

click here to view a slideshow of their bridals

 

awwww.  i love the fall!  literally my favorite time of year!  the colors are so amazingly beautiful at that time of year!

i have this blown up into a huge 20×30 canvas in my office!  i love it!

isn’t she just so beautiful! 

and matt doesn’t look too bad himself!

heather’s dad had this killer car and so of course we had to go get pictures with it!  thanks to heather’s mom for holding my light for me! 

 

pyper and kyle got married at the draper temple and they knew they wouldn’t have much time on their wedding day to do bride and groom shots, so we did them before the wedding instead.  This is such a great idea for those brides who want to take a little pressure off the wedding day and enjoy your time.  i absolutely love doing these sessions!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

seniors are one of my FAVORITE things to shoot!  i have an absolute blast with my seniors and love every single one of them!  kirsten is one of my senior reps.  she goes to nuames high school in clearfield.  i had so much fun with kirsten.  she has such a fun personality and is absolutely gorgeous!  if you know kirsten and want senior pictures done by me, hit her up for a discount card.

  also, senior season is coming up and i have some big plans for some awesome discounts and sales.  check back soon for an awesome idea i have in the works.  i will be announcing it on my blog as well as my facebook and facebooks groups here and here as soon as i get it all put together!!!! i am SO excited!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

isn’t she adorable?

 

just trying to catch up on some summer weddings that i didnt have time to post back in the summer!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i have been highlighted on a fabulous photographers blog “all the photographers”  i was so excited when i saw it! it is always such an honor to get recognized and featured on other blogs.  thank you everyone at all the photographers blog!  be sure to check it out here.  

i shot these pictures for an upcoming cd jerald is working on. you can check out his work here.  he is an amazing pianist and i defintely recommend checking his work out!  i had such a great time with jerald and his wife suzanne.  they lived in our neighborhood a few years back and i loved being able to catch up with them again.  and don’t they make such a cute couple!!  i am excited to do their family pictures in the spring.  they have the most adorable little girl!  let me know what you think!!  oh and don’t mind the haze in some of the shots.  it was one of those nasty utah days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i shot abbey’s bridals at the beehive tea room in salt lake in the middle of december.  i had never shot there before and i absolutely loved it!  i will defintely be shooting there again.  i loved all of the fun lighting i was able to do and 90% of it was off camera. my lovely assistant brock was there to help help with lighting.   it was such a nice change to be able to do something different.  and abbey was amazing!  isn’t she gorgeous.?!?! she seriously looks like a movie star.  she was so awesome to work with.  abbey is also a photographer and will be going to photography school in london.  isnt that so awesome!  it is always such a HUGE honor when another photographer picks you to do their wedding.  her wedding was also incredible and i will be posting it soon! 

 let me know what you think!  i love comments!

 

 

 

 

 

 

here is a best of 2009 by each session that i have shot.  i have been so blessed to have enough work and the best clients.  thank you everyone for making 2009 great!!!  i hope 2010 is even better!!

january 2009

moellendorf kids-

 

sindra and brian’s engagements, slc library-

 

tammy and mike’s engagements. gardner village

 

february 2009

my nephew taggart, 1 year old pics-

 

my cousin rylee’s bridals, ogden utah-

arps law -

 

tammy’s bridals, utah state capital-

 

kristen and justin engagements,  ogden union station-

my cousin rylee and ian’s wedding

 

march 2009

tammy and mike’s wedding, chicago illinois

 

packer family, ogden union station-

 

 

whitney and ryan engagements-

 

 

april 2009

naomi newborn-

 

kristen bridals-

 

 

sindra bridals, thanksgiving point-

 

natalie and nate engagements, ogden utah-

 

 

elise and kent engagements-

 

 

whitney bridals-

 

 

erin bridals, downtown ogden-

 

tori senior, ogden union station-

 

heidy and conrad engagements, memory grove-

 

sindra and brian wedding, red butte gardens-

may 2009

lenox, st. george utah-

 

my girls, st. george utah-

 

rasband kids, jensen nature park-

 

natalie and nate bridals, red butte gardens-

breck and kyle engagements part 1-

 

pyper and kyle engagements, wheeler farm-

 

ashley senior- ogden union station-

 

sindra and brian formal session, red butte gardens-

 

my cousin alisa portraits-

erin and jordan’s wedding, ogden union station-

 

angie and luke engagments, antelope island-

 

whitney and ryan wedding, sl temple and kaysville botannical center-

 

june 2009

heidy bridals, downtown slc-

natalie and nate’s wedding, ogden temple and private residence-

angie and luke’s wedding, market street grill-

my cousin david’s family-

caitlyn and david’s engagements, downtown slc-

 

melissa folks  www.folksphoto.com-

 

laura and dean’s engagements, downtown slc-

 

michelle and greg’s engagements, downtown slc-

 

breck and kyle’s engagements part 2, downtown slc-

 

pyper and kyle’s bridals, draper temple-

 

july 2009

shanna and ron’s engagements, ogden union station-

 

elise’s bridals, ogden parkway-

 

breck’s bridals, 25th street ogden-

 

heidy and conrad’s wedding, park city mountain resort-

 

elise and kent’s wedding, black smith fork canyon-

pyper and kyle’s wedding, draper temple and private residence-

 

danielle and jordan’s wedding, the castle-

breck and kyle’s wedding, log haven and private residence-

 

august 2009

michelle and greg’s bridals-

heather and jay’s maternity, antelope island-

 

baylee’s senior, downtown slc-

wood family, 25th street ogden-

green family, downtown ogden-

my girlies again :)-

 

megan’s senior-

courtney’s senior, downtown ogden-

shanna and ron’s wedding, alpine arts center-

september 2009

ethan’s newborn-

 

stephen senior, elko nevada-

stephanie, elko nevada-

spencer, elko nevada-

hatch family, elko nevada-

laura and dean’s bridals, utah state capital-

michelle and greg’s wedding, sl temple and joseph smith memorial building-

 

moellendorf family-

my nephew taggart’s 18 month pics-

my cousin andrea’s family, snowbasin-

 

october 2009

potter-burnell family, downtown slc-

laura and dean’s wedding, sl temple-

 

kirsten’s senior, downtown slc-

 

arps attorney’s-

heather and matt’s engagements, downtown slc-

eden newborn-

november 2009

amy and michael’s engagements-

heather and matt’s bridals, memory grove-

kim’s bridals, ogden parkway-

my cousin michelle’s family, downtown ogden-

rasband family, layton park-

heather and erick, ogden union station-

 

my daughther jayde’s baptism pictures-

peterson family, ogden union station-

cade newborn-

layer by layer cakes, www.layerbylayercakes.com-

 

kim and david’s wedding, bountiful temple-

kumar family-

my family, taken by brock www.brockabel.blogspot.com, edited by me-

December 2009

abbey’s bridals, beehive tea roon-

transfac capital, www.transfac.com

my niece and nephew, ivy and issac-

my sister in law melissa, brother in law jon and tag’s family-

clark family, ogden union station-

siekiera family,ogden union station-

 

heather and matt’s wedding, draper temple and ice house-

i shot laura and dean’s wedding back in october.  they are so dang cute!  their wedding was so incredible and i loved being a part of it.  their wedding day was perfect and beautiful! let me know what you think!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

their cake topper.  so cute!