Wyn and Andrea: Deluxe Engagements=Deluxe Sneak Peek!

So Wyn and Andrea decided to go BIG.  And deluxe engagements means more time, more locations, more clothing changes and more fun! (well, in my opinion.  I did make them go tromping through 10 feet tall grass full of who-knows-what-kinds-of-critters.  That counts as fun, right?)  This session can be divided into three parts: the elegant theater, the massive tree, and the country road.  And I've included two pics from each place, though there are SO many more to come...

I love when we get to incorporate things that are unique to the couple into their engagements. Both Wyn and Andrea love theater, so when Wyn had the connections to get us in to this one, it was perfect, and so "them."
Sadly, Everett the ghost did not pay us a visit.  As far as I know. :)

 I may or may not be a leeeetle bit in love with this tree!  I want to attach a swing to it.  A tire swing, to be exact.  It was begging for a tire swing.

 Our last location was just off one of the back roads in the vicinity.  I think these two need to be in print ads.  for cologne, or jeans or something.  They are just too gorgeous.  F'real.

Thanks again guys for an awesome shoot!

Kimberly and Zach's engagement sneak peek

What a fun session tonight!  I LOVE going to someplace I've been before and getting something entirely new!  The downside was, this particular street on a Friday evening was teeming with all sorts of people, many of them scary.  The upside?  We got to see a lady walk her goose.  Yep.  She was out walking her goose.  (See last pictures below).  All in all, a fun night!

Can you spot the goose?

Here's a closer look:

yeah...

A Family of Musicians...sneak peek

The Pehrson family is an abundantly talented group of girls (and dad!).  I love that they wanted to have most of their family session today include the other parts of their family--their instruments!  How beautiful is that?  And after about a week of scheduling and re-scheduling we were finally able to get out and shoot, and we lucked out and managed to schedule in the only tiny pocket of pretty weather we've had in days!  Check out them out:

Brittany and Bryan celebrate with some sparkle

My good friends Brittany and Bryan celebrated their five year wedding anniversary today!  I was so excited that they asked me to do a special anniversary session for them.  Brittany is probably the most unabashed girly girl I've ever known in my life, so it was no surprise that what she wanted for her anniversary was a little bit of bling...in the form of sparkly water fountain pics, that is! Happy to oblige.

Thanks for a super fun night, you two!  Happy 5 years! :)

Inspire Me Monday--SYTYCD and Ryan Woodward

I haven't done an "Inspire Me Monday" post in months and months, and even though every week I start with the intention of doing one, the days and weeks just always seem to get away from me--and I had pretty much come to the conclusion that it had been long enough, maybe I should just let it go.  But then I was told by my big sister that she missed them...so in turn, I promised I would try to get em going again.  :)

Probably the most inspiring thing I have viewed of late is this video from an amazingly talented artist and animator (and incidentally, a fellow Utahn!) named Ryan Woodward.  You may recognize the style--about a week or two ago Google had him design one of their little google "doodles" for their main page that celebrated a dancer.  I'd seen that and admired it, but the very next day one of my sweet brides (Kristen, who is graceful enough to be a dancer, even though she SWEARS she isn't--I don't believe her) brought this to my attention after her bridal session.  It is absolutely lovely.  It has pretty much everything in the world that moves me: chemistry, a love story, longing, motion and movement, not to mention beautifully composed figure drawing. (I've studied figure drawing back in the day as an art major.  It ain't easy.  And to make it move like that, so fluidly and realistically...its magic.)

Watch...and be amazed:



Then, when I was watching this, I remembered a dance I saw something like 5 or 6 years ago (I think) on So You Think You Can Dance.  I don't watch much in the way of reality shows because they all give me extreme anxiety, but this I did tune it for, and it made enough of an impression that I still go back to it sometimes to bask in the romance.

If you ask me, posing a couple for a photograph isn't really unlike choreography.  The end goal is the same: capture the love and tension and hope and longing and a story and convey it visually, without words or declarations of any sort.



Back in the day one of my roommates had a home video of an ex-boyfriend's college dance company doing a gorgeous ballroom number to the GooGoo Dolls' Iris.  If I could find that video, I'd post it....but since I can't (unless you still happen to have that old VHS 7 or 8 years later Tia?  hmmm?) I will just ask instead:
Are there any dances you've seen on TV or in real life that have moved you?  Leave a comment to share!

Whitney and Lane's groomal sneak peek

So this has been a wonderful, hectic week...and the cherry on top was this session.  Bright blue skies, puffy clouds, gorgeous people!  Does it get better than that? I don't think so!

Kristen and Christopher at the Mt. Timpanogos temple

Today was my first time shooting at the beautiful Mt. Timpanogos temple--Kristen and Christopher got married there today!  (Now the only temple on the wasatch front I haven't had the privilege of shooting at is the Provo temple. The only other Utah temples I haven't yet done are St. George and Vernal...any takers? lol)  We had so much fun at their "pre-ception" (thanks Jamie for sharing that lingo with me!)  last night and this morning they got to sealed.  And on such a beautiful day no less. :)

Congrats you guys!