Kelly and Brad: Wedding

Kelly called me just a couple of weeks ago to see if I could photograph her wedding. Luckily was available and I am so happy I was able to be a part of her wedding. It was a very intimate wedding which took place in her mom's backyard. Everyone was just having such a great time.

Even though I wasn't present for the getting ready portion of the day, when I saw Kelly's shoes I asked if she would take them off for a quick shot. She obliged and here's what I got:
Some sweet moments after the ceremony:


Brad's favorite shot (because he got to hold the flowers :D):
Her youngest son:
Her beautiful daughters:
Some cake fun:


And just a few more portraits:





Kelly and Brad, it was so nice to meet you. Thank you for being so much fun :)

Mary & Bret: Wedding

Mary and Bret got married yesterday at Ashley Manor and I could have not asked for a better bride and groom to start off the year for me. To make it even better, some of my favorite people were there as well. Celestial was Mary's make-up artist and Scott Swanson was their officiant. If I had to choose one word to describe the whole day, it would have to be peace. Everyone was just so calm, loving and peaceful. The day was perfect, partly cloudy, warm and with a nice breeze.  It was perfect. It really was!

Getting ready:

The girls:

The guys:

The gorgeous bride:

A few details:

The ceremony was very touching and funny:

Married:

I love the emotions on this one:

Just a few portraits:

And for the first time as Mr. and Mrs. Strong:

The reception was at the McCullough-Price House and details were so clean, simple, elegant and gorgeous all at the same time. I loved the organic feel of everything:

I loved this series:

Well, you two, I hope you get to see these before you leave on your honeymoon to the Cook Islands. Have a wonderful time and enjoy the beginning of your lives together as husband and wife. 

Happy Valentine's Day!

In honor of Valentine's day I pulled out my old journal that I have had since I was 7 years old. It has at least one entry every year until I was 21! It is so fun to read about all the times I thought I was "in love".

I also found a really fun entry about Valentine's Day and how it's celebrated around the world on different dates.

I love any reason to decorate and celebrate and if you are like me, enjoy celebrating these:

Brazil: June 12th

Egypt: November 14th

Japan and Korea: March 14th

Colombia: September 14th

Apparently us Brazilians were the only ones who didn't get the memo about the 14th being a romantic date :)

If you know of any other countries that celebrate Valentine's Day on a different date, leave a comment below. I'd love to add one more excuse to celebrate love <3

Mary & Bret

Gorgeous, right?!! Bret and Mary are stunning and we had so much fun photographing at ASU where they spent most of their dating years. Thank you guys for a super fun afternoon. I can't wait for you to see the rest. We have some very hot library shots :) Enjoy these for now!