earlier this year i spent some time in downtown provo with deb and brayden shooting their engagement photos. these music-lovers hit up the local record shop, a thrift store, and gallivanted around town.
SUSIE + MIKE // HEBER UTAH BACKYARD WEDDING
there is always just a laid-back, casual feel to backyard weddings that make them so rewarding to photograph. these truly are weddings that aren’t about the florals, or the decorations, or any other perfectly prepared details. these are weddings that really place a premium on what is actually taking place, and the people are what really matter.
SHANNON + STEVE // ALTA PERUVIAN LODGE WEDDING
This wedding was PERFECT and I can't believe I haven't blogged it until now. It was just a joyous September day filled with smiles, tears, and lots and lots of Fisher beer. I definitely wiped away my fair share of tears during the toasts (but pretty much everyone was crying so you can't blame me). The ceremony was funny and tender, and the dancing was insane. I loved the rustic and charming lodge details, the stunning views, but mostly it was just nice to spend the day with such loving and awesome people. Definitely one of my favorite weddings to date. ENJOY!
--A
LINDSEY, JAMES, + ADDY // SALT LAKE CITY
are you guys ready to see one of my favorite families in action?? i shot addy's birth story, and then her newborns, and then her 6-month photos, and now their family pictures a year later! she turns 2 soon and i can't believe its been that long. i am obsessed with how their photos turned out. can i do all the families at home, please?
GENNY, CAMERON, + CLAIRE // SALT LAKE CITY
if my goal before this shoot was to not get teary when i saw the baby, i failed miserably.
if my goal before this shoot was to leave not envious of their adorable city bungalow, i failed miserably.
if my goal before this shoot was to document a tiny slice of life with their sweet newborn baby, i think i may have succeeded.
TRAVIS + BRENDA // WEDDING
i really enjoy photographing weddings, and usually do so as the sole photographer hired for the event. so i cover the candid shots, the formal portraits, and everything in between. for this wedding i was hired to only produce documentary shots for the couple. i didn't have to worry about any posing or group shots, or even borrowing the bride's shoes to set up a detail shot. i tried to remain completely invisible and only photograph things as they were.
travis and brenda gave me complete creative freedom to do whatever i wanted. it was the best job i could have been asked to do. being highly successful photographers themselves, they had a few photographers running around their wedding focusing on different things (from medium format film photography to large format film portraits, to video) so i'm pretty sure it was one of the best documented weddings on record. it was an honor to be a part of it and i think the images perfectly reflect what i saw and felt on that day. i hope you can see it and feel it, too.
