Hey everyone as promised I am posting more images from Cristy and John’s sealing in the Draper Utah Temple! I got to tag along with Doug Larson their Utah Wedding Videographer and he showed me all the hot spots at the temple grounds. Cristy and John had so much family and friends there to support them and witness their beautiful sealing! The weather was perfect, other than being a tad on the cold side (but no one can tell that from pictures! :) Cristy and John are such a beautiful couple inside and out and I’m pretty sure someone has got big plans for them while they are here!!! After their sealing they attended their reception held at John’s parents house in Heber City. Their family did lots of work preparing for the reception and it looked great! Congratulations Cristy and John!
I just love how happy they are in this shot!!! Exactly how they should be after leaving the temple!
I love how John steals one from Cristy to show off for the camera! :) Shots like this make me smile!
Beautiful couple at a beautiful temple!
This is definitely my favorite shot of the day!
I just love the lighting in this little nook! The warm glow from those doors is amazing!
Here’s the famous cupcakes! All of John’s sister in laws spent the entire day creating these beautiful little cupcakes so I had to give them justice and feature them on the blog!
So who would have thought this old rusty chair that I spotted outside would make the perfect backdrop for Cristy’s bouquet?
Or how about a tree stump to provide such a detailed ring shot?
I love how happy everyone is in this photo as the couple enjoys their first dance together.
This image is priceless to me…..it’s as if John has had a moment to really stop and think as he holds his new wife close. I can see so much love and care for her here.
Let’s end with this playful shot of dad and son making sure they “get” the new couple as they make their get a way!
Today I had an amazing day shooting Kelly and Adam’s wedding. I’m not going to spill the beans too too much about how much I loved them because there will be a later post for that. My self portrait today was down at Devil’s Den while I was shooting some couple portraits on the waterfall. What a beautiful place to get married and I’m so glad I got to spend most of the day outside today with such a great and loving family!
Ashley and Jim drove up to Fayetteville for the weekend. They are such a fun and laid back couple! I enjoyed walking all over Springdale and through all the briars with them today! They will be getting married in Little Rock on July 17th this year. I’m pretty excited!!!!
I just love how happy they are in this one! Of and I love the wind blowing her hair!!!
Jim’s a lucky guy! Isn’t she just gorgeous, look at those eyes!
Love Love Love Love Love Love Love Love Love Love Love. This may just be my favorite image of the day.
Cute shot in downtown Springdale.
Don’t they look so happy to be together! I just love shooting engagement pictures!
This was Ashley’s one request……field shots! I am in love with sunflare and fields!
Love the warmth and closeness!
Oh wait I forgot about this one…….totally hands down my favorite for the day!
Today is Sunday and there’s one thing I love most about Sunday, it’s the only day of the week that I don’t work (usually, unless I have a wedding planned). I love that the whole day is full of no technology, no worries for the day, nothing I have to get done, it’s all about relaxing and enjoying my family. I know there’s obviously a whole lot more about Sunday to enjoy and write about but I’m not focusing on that, I’m focusing on enjoying doing hardly anything. So my picture for today takes place on our fence in front of our home, where I sat today and watched the sunset.
Ok I didn’t forget, I promise! A little while back (most of you know!) I entered myself into a few contests trying to win a spot in a photography workshop, well both times I got super close but didn’t quite win. I couldn’t have gotten that close however without all of your help! So in return (since I adore contests!) I asked everyone who was interested to send me an email with “contest entry” in the subject line if they wanted to enter my “Thank You”contest. I had a few people respond so he’s to those people! I am opening a poll and you’ve got a week to get the most votes! I am offering a gift valued at $50. Why just a “gift”? I want it to be something you want, for instance if you never listen to music a $50 iTunes gift card wouldn’t do you any good right? So you get the most votes and you basically get $50 in something you enjoy…..shopping, starbucks, iTunes, you name it!
Rules:
You can only vote from each computer once (this includes cell phones).
Whomever has the highest total number of votes wins.
Voting ends at 5pm one week from today.
Winner receives a gift of their choice valued at $50.
Now most of you know it has been absolutely, overwhelmingly cold outside the last few weeks. For some reason though today feels just a bit colder than all the rest to me. It could be the fact that I am wearing jeans with tears all the way up and down my legs as well as converse shoes which we all know are made of canvas and not the best snow shoes or it could just be that it’s 11 degrees outside and feels like -4!!!!!
I was peeking outside between the blinds for a cool spot to take a self portrait when I noticed the awesome design on the glass door! So I set my camera up on a timer and ran outside. I wanted the background to be more blurry so I did the little kid breath on the glass thing as you see here.
Hey there this is Erika! I know you haven’t heard from me in a while concerning these awesome Monday’s Favorites, but Tanja is probably anxiously awaiting her early morning flight across the world to visit her boyfriend in Europe so I figured I would take over for her over the next couple weeks……
Jamie and Miller will be getting married on December 31st! I had the pleasure of shooting their engagement session last week! They are so cute together and we had a blast noticing anything that had to do with a heart! They really were up for anything and it was so fun to watch them interact and embark on a new step in their relationship. Jamie definitely finds comfort in Miller’s arms….which makes for some great photos!!! We met up at a little gas station in Goshen and then sorta wandered around town and hopped in the car to stop off at an old tree farm to finish up the session with some awesome fall foliage!
I can’t take credit for this shot, but Jamie’s idea was awesome! Check her ring out….isn’t it gorgeous!
I love how Miller always makes her laugh! They seriously are so cute! Oh and the jackets! I had to post this one for you Miller! You look so awesome in your coat! ;)
Jamie said she’s always wanted a field picture! Well here ya go! This was behind a gas station believe it or not. I think she’s such a beautiful gal!
I am in love with this spot! It’s so mystical! I loved the lighting and the colors! It’s perfect.
These two were married on Oct. 8th in the Nauvoo Illinois Temple. Here’s a few for them! Maybe tomorrow I will get around to posting some from Jamie and Millers Esession.
Amanda and Josh Ivie:
One of her bridesmaids flew in from Utah for her wedding…..BONUS…..she’s a hairdresser!
They opted for a “first look” so we could get these great couple shots before their marriage ceremony.
It was super exciting to go back up there for Josh and Amanda’s sealing since that is also where TW and I were sealed! What a gorgeous building right?
Although it was rainy the entire day (which so they say is good luck) these two were troopers. I just loved this sign and couldn’t leave Nauvoo without that shot!!!
I had the true pleasure of being in Natalie and Brad’s company tonight! They are both pretty busy so as luck would have it today was one of the very few days we could get them in before they got hitched on Oct. 24th! They drove up all the way from Poteau today! Go you guys, oh and that got me thinking congrats to Brad for recently quitting smoking! I’ve heard that’s pretty tough so I thought everyone should know and congratulate you! Also Natalie is working on kicking a nail biting habit to the curb! Go you guys, way to better yourselves!! ha ha Anyways just a bit of random info I learned about you two tonight! On to the the real reason we got together today…. I had such a blast with you guys and I can’t wait for you to get married! Here’s some images to enjoy!
Oh and real quick I think Brad is super lucky…….just look how gorgeous this gal is! I love her curls!
