Jude

Hey Jude! I was so excited when my old friend Taren asked me to take her son's 3 year pictures.  Taren is an amazing artist herself and when she came to me with the idea of having Jude paint during the photo shoot I couldn't have been more excited! Since I was also an art major, this was right up my alley! Along with my own bias toward this particular shoot, I also just love incorporating a child's personality into their session.  It is so much easier to show their true smiles and individual mannerisms in their photos.  Jude was a rock star during this shoot and it was so much fun to be a part of. 

We started the session off all clean with Jude showing off his baseball skills and general coolness before we moved on to bubbles and finally to painting...

Jude's talented mom made this awesome painting.

I loved this kids style! Seriously making me want a little guy....

Jude's baseball skills came in handy when making bubbles. 

I always find the most amazing light in this field.  Love, love, love shooting here.

And here he is with his finished work! :)

Chris & Heather {married}

Awwww.... Summer weddings how I love you!  And this was no exception.  Heather and Chris seem to be so perfect for each other.  Both totally fun, energetic, and crazy in love.  What I loved most about their wedding was the way the incorporated their personalities into the little details; from their fun colorful sneakers to the most wonderfully sweet reception you have ever seen.  This post in just the first half of this amazing wedding with photos of the reception to soon follow.  Believe me, you will not want to miss seeing their reception.  Saying it was amazing is a huge understatement! As for now, I hope you enjoy this beautiful couple at the Salt Lake Temple. 

Both the bride and groom had some amazing friends celebrating with them at the temple.  It was so much fun shooting these group shots!

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Zach & Candace {engaged}

I was so so excited to do this engagement session, not only because I knew the photos would be amazing with these two gorgeous people (although that was part of it) but, because Candace is one of my very best friends.  I have know Candace since like 3rd grade and for many of our junior high/high school years we were inseparable.  She is loyal, seriously one of the funnest people ever, loud, trustworthy, and she always wears her heart on her sleeve.  I kinda love this girl!  Which is why I am so glad that she is with Zach.  He is absolutely perfect for her and I know he will always treat her right.  I have also known Zach for a really long time as he is my other friends brothers... Small world huh?

Needless to say this was like the funnest session ever.  Even though it was freakin' hot! Seriously, I thought we were all going to melt right there in the sun but, it was so worth it with such amazing light.  Zach and Candace both love camping and hanging out on the lake so we incorporated that into these photos.  They were such good sports too and they kept me laughing the entire time.  I think I even fell over laughing at one point during the shoot.  Anyway, congratulations again on your engagement.  I hope you love your photos as much as I do!

They are going to have a wine theme in their wedding so this set up was perfect for them.  Oh yeah, I need to throw out a special thanks to Zach for constructing the amazing tent right there on the spot...

Everything about this spot was amazing... except the heat (have I said it was hot yet because it was).

Zach also built this fire and made the roasting sticks... He did all the crazy stuff Candace or I asked him to.  Dang is she a lucky girl or what?