James & Brittany are Engaged!

Isn’t this a lovely couple? We could have posted 50 images on this blog from their engagement session. They’re simply naturals at this. It also helps that they are truly head over heals for one another! On a side note, I think I’m almost as smitten about these locations as these two are of each other. Here are some of our favorite images from the day:





Andrew deserves the credit for these next three. He did an excellent job shooting on the side!







Here are a few more of our favorites:

This one is my absolute favorite. So cute!

Congratulations you two! We’re so excited for you and can’t wait for you to see the rest of the pics! 

"Firsts"

Andrew and I were married last November (2008) and have been together for a total of 10 years now! After 10 years, we’re still having “first” experiences, which I love! One of these “firsts” happened this weekend. For the first time, we went camping. The even bigger thing is, it wasn’t just us. We ventured out for a camping trip with my family for my Dad’s 60th birthday. So on top of the stress that comes with any trip you take, we compounded that by living in the wilderness as a couple and with my family (his in laws). Eak! How did it go? It was wonderful! Andrew and I love to travel and it actually surprises me that we had yet to camp together. It also helps that my sister and brother-in-law are pretty much experts. ☺ This may have been our first trip but I don’t think it will be our last. Here are some of our images from the weekend.

This is me, messy hair and all (hence the black and white picture). :)

Crazy little bug that Andrew found on a cactus.

This is my Dad jamming out by the campfire. 


Some flowers we found along the hike...






The family...Day 3 of camping. 

This picture is from the inside of a kaleidoscope at a super cute shop in Jerome. The shop owner was lovely and let me take a few shots of the inside of these unique and beautiful kaleidoscopes. It turned out a little crazy but full of color and wonderful designs. 

Arizona Bridal Portraits

I’ve photographed weddings, engagements, babies and families, but I had yet to do a bridal portrait session. I’m totally hooked! This weekend I stepped out of my ordinary photography box and ventured out to do a bridal portrait session with this beautiful bride. Bridal portraits over the past few decades have earned a bit of a bad reputation. Known for being old fashioned and overly posed, bridal portraits were taken for the mother of the bride, not for the bride herself. They are making a comeback and today’s bridal portraits are anything but old fashioned and stuffy. Working one on one with the bride is amazing and capturing the glow of a bride weeks or months before the wedding is pure joy! To avoid the heat and capture the beautiful morning light, this stunning bride met up with me at 5:45 a.m. to start this session! That’s some commitment right there! Here are a few images from our Sunday morning shoot. I love them and I hope you do too!
































Thank you for spending the morning with us! I hope you had fun and that you enjoy the pictures. We have many more for you to view! :)

Chihuly exhibit

We recently visited the Chihuly exhibit at the Desert Botanical Gardens. The way they had the artwork displayed was beautiful! This is also a lovely location for a wedding. It has the feeling of being hidden away in the Papago Mountains but you’re still in the middle of the city. The landscape of the gardens is gorgeous and your photographs will be stunning!
Here are a few of our images from our Chihuly experience:

***Disclaimer: These photograph's are for personal use only.

Welcome Tyler!

We had a wonderful afternoon spending time with this beautiful family. Their babies are gorgeous with the best features of Mommy & Daddy. Kayla was patient all afternoon while letting her curious little mind discover something new. Tyler is a precious baby boy and worked the camera at his first photo shoot! Here are some pictures from the afternoon. 

Thank you for spending the afternoon with us and for the wonderful hospitality. We hope you enjoy these teaser pics and should have the rest for you to see soon!

Spring training with the A's

Living in central Arizona, there are a lot of reasons to look forward to spring and a few more reasons to dread it. Yes, the days are absolutely gorgeous, but the weather is warming up all too fast and the short “winter” we just encountered is quickly sprouting occasional 90+ degree days. However, there are some beautiful days before the temperatures rise to triple digits and one of our favorite ways to enjoy them is by going to spring training games. These are some pictures from a Mariner’s vs. A’s Spring Training game we recently attended. The weather was amazing, with warm light and vibrant blue skies. Here are a few pictures from the day.

Family Pictures!

These are some of the sweetest people I know! I've worked with Scot for a few years now and enjoyed spending the morning getting to know his family better. Here are a few of my favorites from the day. There are a couple goofy one's too but they were too cute to pass up.

Thank you for spending the morning with us! We had a fun time with you all and we hope you enjoy the pics!