Light + Neutral Styled Shoot | Provo's Natural Light Studio
f you know me at all, you know I LOVE participating in styled shoots. It’s like reenacting my dream wedding design over and over again with small tweaks! All this newfound knowledge and design insight I’ve acquired over the past couple of years as a wedding photographer and developing my own style would have come in really handy if I could go back in time to when I was planning my own wedding.
This shoot was in Provo’s Natural Light Studio, and I couldn’t ask for a better, more beautiful open space to
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Velisity + Hunter Formals | Silver Lake, Utah
Velisity and Hunter are SOOOOO fun! I loved shooting bridals with this couple! We did the session at Silver Lake up Big Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake City, Utah. These two were happy, giggly, and so excited and in love the entire time. Luckily, they’re brave too, because it was pretty cold, but they stuck it out and we had the best time together.
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How to Have a Memorable Daddy-Daughter Dance
Dancing is one of my favorite parts of a wedding day! The ceremony is over, the toasts have been given, and now it’s time to cut loose and relax with your loved ones. Up first: the classic father-daughter dance! In my years photographing weddings I have come up with a few tips on how to make this tradition seamless and stress-free.
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Dealing with + Discussing Finances as a Newlywed Couple
Picturing your married life before the wedding day, you expect it’s just a whole lot of roses and bliss. And married life truly is that! But it doesn’t come without some new responsibilities and discussions that need to happen in order for your relationship to progress and grow.
Money is one of the hardest things to talk about and deal with on a personal level. Add another party into the mix, and that’s a whole extra person with their own financial dreams and spending habits to account for. I
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Monson Center Styled Shoot | Salt Lake City, Utah
Looking for a classy, elegant backdrop for your formals or engagements? I’m obsessed with this location. The Monson Center in Salt Lake City is a fantastic location that looks good all year. They take such good care of the grounds, and you can tell it’s a sophisticated place in every photo, perfect for classic, timeless brides!
The incredible thing about this center for shoots is that there isn’t a fee to photograph outside, so when there isn’t any snow on the ground, I actually take advantage of this location a ton for my couples. It’s also located
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Seven Ways to Break Tradition to Make Your Reception Unique
I go to a handful of wedding receptions each month, so I’ve seen it all! I have plenty of ideas of things I’d like to try if I were to have my own wedding reception again, but since I’m happy with the marriage I’ve got, instead I’d love to share all my ideas with future brides who might still be in the planning stages! Take a look at the ideas below and comment your favorite or your thoughts if you’d tried it!
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Scotty + Curtis Engagements | Provo, Utah
I’m so excited to share these photos today. Scotty is a dear friend of mine from my hometown of Colorado! Our families have always been close friends, growing up going to the same church. I was thrilled when Scotty reached out to ask me to be their photographer!
Both Scotty and Curtis are attending BYU. Scotty is studying Elementary Education and Curtis is preparing to be a dentist. Our session was full of laughter, gorgeous fall colors, and the two happiest people, just so in love
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Marriage Advice | His Needs, Her Needs book
As you’re entering into a new relationship, and even your marriage, you know just as well as I that people are SO different. Something that bugs you may not even phase your significant other, and vice versa. In addition to feeling differently about everything from food to TV show preferences, men and women have very different fundamental needs, beyond their interests, and you can do wonders to improve your relationship simply by reading up and learning more about what these differences are between men and women.
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Three Ways to Nail Your Reception Exit/Send-off
One of my favorite picture-perfect moments during a reception is the send-off celebration. The dances have been danced, the songs have been sung, and all the food has been devoured. The party is in full swing, but the night does have to come to an end as the happy newlyweds make their way into their new journey of life together. All the guests are so excited to celebrate the cute couple as they leave, and the result is a fantastic bon voyage hooplah at the exit door as the couple leaves.
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Carrie + Ben Provo Canyon Engagements
Carrie and Ben are the most darling couple. They’re so stinking cute! If I had a penny for each loving smile they shared during this session, I’d be a millionaire. It’s so inspiring to me to see the love in so many different forms with all the couples I shoot, and this session was no exception — it’s definitely a favorite of mine!
This session was unique and treasured for me because these lovebirds are getting married in Chicago later this year and only booked me to shoot the engagements. It was so fun to spend this time with them, and I
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Marriage Advice | The Five Love Languages
Like every living thing requires love and attention to grow, so will your marriage. If you want a truly lasting relationship with your spouse, both of you will need to be willing to put forth the effort to attend to and nurture your marriage.
In his book The 5 Love Languages, Dr. Gary Chapman explains that every person expresses or feels love in one of five ways: through physical touch, words of affirmation, quality time, acts of service, and/or gifts. We
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What to Expect When You Go Ring Shopping
Whether you ring shop with your beloved before the proposal or are looking for a way to make your engagement official, going to a jeweler can be really overwhelming. How do you pick one ring from all of the gorgeous options?! Some women go into ring shopping knowing exactly what they want, but if you are a little more indecisive here are a few things to consider when picking your perfect wedding ring.
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Lavender Field Styled Shoot
Today I wanted to share a styled shoot I participated in this past summer. It’s just too pretty to go undocumented here on my new blog! This was probably the DREAMIEST styled shoot I’ve ever had the chance to work on. I mean, just check the amazing vendors involved!
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Rachel + Hayden Anniversary Photos | Antelope Island
Sometimes I start to miss my favorite shooting locations if it’s been a while since I last enjoyed the beauty of the surrounding landscape. When I was looking for an excuse to photograph again at Antelope Island, I was so grateful at how willing Rachel and Hayden were to participate in a shoot.
Rachel + Hayden are the most darling, fun married couple. I love how this shoot turned out! We did a couples session, which is just unique to an engagement session in that you aren’t focusing on the ring and the puppy love, and more on the enduring romance that has cemented their newlywed months or years. It’s always a treat to see couples and their love for each other in any stage of their relationship!
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Bouquet Preservation Tips & Tricks
Your wedding bouquet is one of the most symbolic pieces of your wedding day, next to maybe just your rings and your dress! Everyone can recognize a wedding bouquet and it’s often the most thought-through floral piece planned for your big day.
A lot of my brides wonder what to do with their bouquet after the wedding, so today I wanted to share some tips for bouquet preservation, both from my own experience in the wedding industry and also from my friend Sarah at Blushing Rose Floral, a wedding florist I recently got the chance to interview.
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3 Ways Hiring a Wedding Planner Can be Essential
Would you describe yourself as indecisive, stressed, spendy, or with having the tendency to procrastinate? If you answered, “yes” to any of these questions, you would benefit from hiring a wedding planner! A wedding planner’s job is to supplement with experience with what you waiver in planning skills. Though a wedding planner’s services will absorb between 15-20% of your total budget, we think the fee is well worth the mileage it carries. So keep reading! We’ll break-down three essential ways that hiring a wedding planner will deliver bang for your buck.
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How to Prepare for Wedding Gown Shopping
Congrats on your upcoming wedding! I’m so excited for you to dive into this season of wedding planning and I hope the resources on this blog are able to help you streamline things and stay organized. One of the most exciting things about planning a wedding is getting to pick our bridal ensemble. What a fun time for you! But it’s a little intimidating, right? This is your WEDDING DRESS, a piece of clothing you’ve imagined your whole life and likely built up to be the preeminence of fashion and style suited to you and ONLY you.
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Capitol Building Styled Shoot
I love sunrise sessions! There is nothing more exciting for me than knowing I’m waking up to immediately jump right in with my favorite thing: photographing beautiful brides in beautiful spaces. This light and bright early morning session took place at the Utah State Capitol building.
This styled shoot was actually kind of a last-minute hustle. We threw things together, but because we were all so clearly on the same page, it turned out absolutely gorgeous. I did the flowers as my alter-boss-babe-ego Love Blooms Softly (floral design is my other passion!) and my friend Samantha, who I know through ballroom dance classes in college, agreed to be our model.
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What to Expect During Each Wedding Season
When selecting a wedding date, there’s more to consider than merely your and your betrothed’s dates of availability. Consider the location where the two of you intend to swap rings. There are so many components regarding your wedding that can fluctuate depending on the time of year it is held. So whether you’re anticipating a destination wedding or one here in Utah, it’s important to recognize how seasonal changes can impact your wedding plans.
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What to Budget for Your Wedding Dress
I love weddings! I love being part of your big day, but I also can’t get enough of the preparation period of wedding planning and consultations and dress fittings and all the excitement. I’ve dedicated a portion of this blog space to sharing tips for brides in the midst of wedding planning or even just getting a headstart on a future wedding down the road!
Today, I’d like to talk about something that can get a little stressful during the wedding planning but it doesn’t need to be: budgeting for your wedding dress. There are a lot of things to pay for in preparation for your wedding day, but the wedding dress is something present throughout the entire event and in all the pictures after the fact! It only seems fitting that you should choose a budget and a gown with care to make sure it fits in with the rest of the planning.
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