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Why Detail is so Important for your Wedding Day!
Detail is so important on your wedding day!! It’s the “little things” that matter, right? I am talking all things details. Florals, shoes, jewelry, special notes, announcement, your something blue, heirlooms, pictures, etc! There is SO much that connect with your details.
Check out these gorgeous details I’ve captured from weddings and get inspired for yours!!! Share your favorites on Pinterest right from my website!
And this is why they are important:
1.) It just pulls the day together. When things match, the aesthetic flows. The photos look better when colors match, when details are thought of and taken into consideration in a big way.
2.) You remember the “little things.” These are the small details often forgotten. Your decor isn’t just for one day. It’s living on. PICTURES are the way your day lives on. The memories are remembered through images.
3.) You inspire! Wedding days are gorgeous, we are always meaning for them to photograph well, be fun for our guests and be gorgeous through our eyes. Inspire others! Get YOUR DECOR photographed, your little things, and inspire other engaged couples!!
Here are tons of ideas for YOUR WEDDING.
Venue: Le Jardin, Sandy Utah.
Pineview Reservoir UT
Pineview Reservoir UT
Super fun water session at Pineview Reservoir up in Huntsville Utah. We had a blasttttt playing in the water, especially as I watched Kiersten be dunked a few times haha!!! Check out more of their photos below.
Why YOU need a Professional Wedding Photographer
1. They’ve done this so many times. Hire a professional because they’ve DONE it. They’ve photographed the crazy families, the still peaceful moments, the bad lighting, the good lighting, they know what they’re doing!!!!
2. Your photographer is spending more time with you than anybody else. And hello, You want to VIBE. You want to really have fun together, so they can bring out your best self. You want someone who not only knows what they’re doing, but makes you LOOK GOOD. You are being photographed with your partner 85% of the time usually, but what about when you’re getting ready, bridals, or moments by yourself? It’s you and your photographer. Pick one you really vibe with.
3. And of course, they know how to work in panic mode. Wedding photographers are a rare breed. I hear family, senior or newborn photographers talking about how photographing a wedding is the last thing they’d want to do because it is HARD. 10-12 hour days on your feet the whole time, wrangling families for pictures, getting great angles/lighting with make due locations they’ve never seen before, and not only capturing PHOTOS, but STORIES. They’re INSANELY TALENTED HUMANS. It really takes a lot to do wedding photography. I hope when YOU get married... you choose a professional wedding photographer that can take care of you. After all, it’s your favorite day ever. Wouldn’t you want the best?
Hawaii Couple Session
YOU GUYS! These are my sweet parents. I got the opportunity to go to Hawaii in February right before Covid-19 took over the world. (We are pushing through.) But my sweet parents got in front of my camera and we took some KILLER couple photos. LOOK how gorgeous they are!! I was texting my mama while I was editing cause I WAS BAWLING. Their love is so strong and I am so inspired by it. I love them. I love Hawaii. I love this beautiful light. I love the passion they have between them, 8 babies and 20+ years of marriage and they still got it. CHECK THESE OUT! Don’t forget to PIN your favorites to Pinterest.
5 Corona Date Ideas
I know, I know. Coronavirus blog posts are the new hit. LOL. Well, my boyfriend and I made a date list for things to do when he moved to Utah and was finally here with me. WELL NOW WE CAN’T DO ANY OF THEM, BECAUSE CORONAVIRUS. HAHA. Sooooo. I made up a new quarantined date idea list. And oh mah gosh, what a time to be alive where you can be quarantined inside with YOUR CHOSEN HUMAN while the world is “closed until further notice” like MAN! Here are some ideas though, if you are blank.
Massages. Foot, neck or body.
If one of your love languages is touch (like mine) a massage is such a good idea. Rub each other’s feet while you put some calming music on in the background. Do some self love and health stuff and end it with some much needed touchy love. Get some lotion or oil and make your s/o feel LOVED. Not everyone loves massages, so if so, just turn it into a cuddle puddle while soaking up some quiet time in each other’s arms. It’s perfect for the time right now.
Karaoke together.
We did karaoke in the car the other night, we turned song songs on YouTube. Just googled; best couple karaoke songs with lyrics” we laughed SO HARD. Laughing really is the best medicine, especially with the way the world is going crazzzzy right now. We just laughed and sang in each other’s faces. What a blast. We are realizing more and more, it’s not about the activities or the places we go, but what we create with just us together. Getting creative about relationships right now is the most unique. Especially when you have a voice like mine- it’s just embarrassing yourself. Hahah!
Board Games.
Super fun way to connect with each other while having fun and you can test it and see if it brings out a side you didn’t know. ;) Who is more competitive? Who uses tactics and strategies? A great way to hone in and find some of your partners strengths, and maybe apply them to real life. Monopoly, life, uno, cards, cashflow is a good one to see how they do with money. So many out there!
Educate and learn together.
Listen to a podcast, read a book, watch youtube videos about something you’re passionate about together! Take this time to dive into learning as a team. Whether it be for your own joy or for growing a business/job/career. Do it as a team! One of my favorite marriage podcasts to listen to prepare me for marriage is by Rachel Hollis and her husband; called Rise Together. https://www.risetogetherpodcast.com/episodes It is SO good. My boyfriend and I listen to this together and have really great open conversations with each episode. We also read books together and are creating little mini book clubs between just us. Never stop growing and learning together!
Make your relationship a convenience, as well as a priority. (Time for communication)
This thought hit me as I was writing this. Communication is the biggest thing in a relationship, in my opinion. It is the solid foundation for almost everything you do. It’s also something that can be really hard. So making conversations, little or big, a priority that happens OFTEN. Get stuff out in the open. Right now is best time, they can’t run away. HAHA. ;) Plus, talking to your partner is healthy, fun and let’s so much stuff off of your chest. Allow them to be your safe space. Allow them to hold space for you, and hold space for them.
Seriously, you guys. Take advantage of this time right now to level up your relationship and love on your partner a little bit more. Tell them how much they mean to you. ♥️
Fall Mountain Engagements
Oh my heck, these are some of the sweetest people i’ve ever met. I am so lucky to be their wedding photographer this year!! I love how you can literally see their personalities exude from each photo.
My engaged peeps reading this now- Can you see yourself in these photos!? Climbing through the beautiful Utah mountains with the love of your life and laughing about the weirdest things together? YOU DESERVE IT. You deserve HAPPINESSSSSSS. I want to capture it for you. Take a look at some of these 👀
Moab // Arches Nat'l Park Engagement Session
MOAB UTAH. One of my favorite places on EARTH. I shot this engagement session and I was SO pumped, because everything lined up so perfectly. The weather, the lighting, very few people to photoshop out, LOL, IT WAS MAGIC. I can’t wait to be back here to photograph. March 2020 UP NEXT IM coming for you! I still have spots available to do YOUR SESSION down in the red rocks!
Eiffel in love with you
My extremely cheesy title deserves an applause. 👏 👏 I just love these two. I met them in Yosemite, California and ended up doing a shoot with them in their cute hiking attire. We then met up in Naples, Italy and Andreá showed us around his home town and favorite restaurants. They live in Paris, where we got to go to the Pont Alexandre iii bridge and get a beautiful view of the Eiffel tower in the background. We got to watch the tower sparkle a few times, which made my heart SOAR. These are just some favorite photo highlights of the photoshoot. Such a beautiful cold crisp December evening. I miss Paris already, i’ll be back soon!!
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Pompeii, MT. Vesuvius // What is destroying you?
Pompeii. Food for thought.
I had the chance to wander around Ancient city of Pompeii by myself for a few hours and wow. I walked around silently at first, reading posters and learning a little more history. And then I listened to Preliator by Globus the rest of the time... (A very strong ancient epic song) and thought about these people that lived here during the destruction in 79 AD... We are learning from these people more 2000 years later. I’m sure so many of them asked why this was happening to them? Why would their gods let this happen? But…maybe it’s for us. Maybe they died so we could understand them, to understand ourselves better. The human race is so beautiful. The human race is intelligent and brave... but oh so similar in our emotions, and we always have been. How long we can fight, how long we can brave the intensity of destruction. Their world was devastated and destroyed by a volcano. In this instance, for the people of Pompeii, it was volcanic lava the destroyed them. But some food for though.. what is your lava? What is your volcanic ash destroying and burying you? In a metaphorical term, of course. I had these thoughts while walking around this ancient city… it was a rather riveting experience to be completely in my head and to myself.
Journal Prompt I did while walking around… “What am I learning from these people? What should I learn?”
We are all born into our status in life…right. Whatever our parents have, we have. But we aren’t deemed there forever. We can change. If you were born into a family that is poor, doesn’t mean you have to stay poor. But back then it was different, if you were a servant... always a servant. If you were born as royalty, you were always royalty. You can be whoever you want to be and whoever you choose in todays time. How rare and a precious thing we take for granted. I am learning that I need to show gratitude in my life, all areas. First, to be born to such a wonderful family and to wonderful parents who have shaped me into an amazing person. And to be grateful for all the scary, all the anxiety and all the emotions I experience. We have a very black and white mindset of good and bad and I’m learning to just put everything in the middle and overwhelm it with a light and love that is warm and accepting.
I learned that we all give up. We all give up at some point. Pompeii was preserved under calcified layers of ash. About 3/4 of Pompeii's 165 acres have been excavated, and some 1,150 bodies have been discovered out of an estimated 2,000 thought to have died in the disaster. But these bodies were found crying in agony or praying. (See photos below) So which person do I want to be? A surrender or die fighting? And in what way is that shameful or empowering? Is it empowering to fight to the very end? Or is it better to pray to the one you believe in for help, maybe a last sign of devotion? I do not know the answer… but I know that these questions made me think. Each pose that I saw… the last movement of a human being... it brought different emotions. Maybe sympathy or maybe their pain? I wondered what thoughts they were thinking… their last thoughts.
I want to challenge you to dive into your soul a little deeper today… ask yourself some of these questions and really take a minute or two to ponder about this part in our world’s history and what you can learn from it. Oh, and don’t forget to keep scrolling and enjoy some of the pictures from Pompeii + Mt. Vesuvius.
Rome, Italy // Romance
Rome is so beautiful. It has the feelings of chaos and calm and scary and beautiful and spiritual and I could go on and on. This city has lit me up like I have never been lit. I am in awe and in love with Rome.
But one thing that was pointed out to me while in Rome was that all the couples are very romantic and sensual and open with their feelings towards one another and there is no shame in their affection.
A small section I wrote in my journal on the 3rd day in Rome was this:
“The couples all have a very open sensual, but also super playful. I saw a middle aged couple (40s) on these stairs and the man picked up the woman underneath her butt and and carried her down a few and then pretended to toss her and she was giggling and laughing and then they went into kissing each other and sat down and just started making out on these stairs. Everyone just loves to touch. This other couple I was standing behind, he just kept rubbing her back and shoulders and butt. Like not a small touch. A pat and rub and all over, completely touching loving. Right there in the streets. And she just nuzzled into him. Touch is delightful here. It’s rejoiced and welcomed. Nothing about it is shameful. But I do recognize that they have a fine line where they touch, just to touch. And then touch to be sexually turned on. Every few moments I’ll notice someone kissing their significant other on the cheek or forehead and it’s so special. Or you’ll see a couple making out passionately. Romance is alive here, definitely.”
I know that for me, I always think of the “honeymoon phase” as this. But here, at least in Rome, all ages are welcome to openly express their affection towards each other and it is NATURAL and COMMON. Now, it might be welcome and open to express anywhere in the world. But in my opinion, Italy holds no shame in their sensuality. and Romance. They take precious care in moments happening and enjoy it 10000%. They take joy in moments and not in the destinations. Here are some of my favorite pictures in Rome! (I know, I can’t narrow it down!)
Why should you hire me as your wedding photographer?
SO YOUR QUESTION: WHY SHOULD I HIRE YOU AS MY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER?
SO HEY BABES, BRIDES, GROOMS, LISTEN UP. YOU GET THE REAL ME!! If you’re looking for a wedding photographer, this is why you should hire me.
1) I am personable. Meaning I will show up to your engagement session asking you ton reenact your proposal with laughs and giggles or in your favorite superhero voice. I’ll come with your favorite music and either make you party dance or sway in a loving enchanting place with the love of your life in your arms. I am intuitive about who you are as a couple and guide my sessions to best match your personalities together.
2) I am real and authentic. If you’re down to dance and party, you better believe I’m down there with you and a camera in my hand. 😉 I’m your fly on the wall, capturing your reception with friends and family interacting where you can’t be. (I mean duh then it’s like when you see your gallery, you’re reliving the day IN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT WAY so it’s double double fun)
3) I always always put you first. You saw a pose on Pinterest you loved?! Your friends photographer did something you loved? Please don’t be hesitant to talk to me. To ask me. To come with photo wants and needs. I want to make your photo dreams come true and that’s my goal as a photographer.
4.) I am a professional. Meaning I got you. I know the formal family shots you need, bridal party shots that are fun and lively, I know ever good angle and how to work with all lighting, everything is covered when you hire me. I am your fly on a wall at a reception capturing the moments you don’t get to see cause the NIGHT IS BUSY. I capture the candid, the traditional and untraditional moments. I know how to be loud for group shots and quiet for tender moments.
5.) I’m your friend. My goal is not only to be your wedding photographer, but your friend. I will HYPE YOU UP! I am there to remind you to sit down and breathe, take your heels off. I am there to grab you a glass of water. AND PARTY THE NIGHT AWAY. I am your hype girl from finish to end, I want you to send me that selfie with your marriage license, SCREAMING, cause it’s so soon!! I want you to send me your dress and we can talk about what a QUEEN you are! I am there for itttt, all of it!!! I love you babes and congrats!!
ALSO AN IMPORTANT NOTE: I offer payment plans whatever and however you need! Weekly, monthly, big payments or small! Let’s just chat!
Teton Natl Park Wedding Elopement
Chad and Sophia are some of the cutest people ever!! It’s so crazy how your dress, ring and even your bouquet for your wedding REFLECTS your personality and who you are. When choosing a dress, make sure it fits what you want! Are you looking for comfort or the poofiest? FIND WHAT FITS FOR YOU.
Enjoy these pretty wedding formals in the Tetons!
Taya + Gage DREAMY Wedding
I can’t believe I am JUST posting about this wedding. This is by far, one of my favorites. Dreamy venue and even dreamier couple. We got along so good, honestly kept screaming we found each other and I’m so obsessed with my brides and my grooms!! They are so darling!! We had so much fun climbing up on couches and standing on chairs on top of the couches for these dress shots, haha!! When Taya told Gage how much she loved him because of how much he loved her, he choked back some emotions, as did I. Truly just meant to be. Taya’s mom took one look in the mirror at Taya and just lost it, so did Taya, so did her sister, so did I. We were all a mess at her bridal session just a few weeks before. If you’re an emotional bride, I already love you and will 100% be crying with you. I want to relive this day all over again! Every part, so emotional and so fun. Enjoy some of my favorites!
