rachel & daniel

rachel... i can't say sweet enough things about this woman. she found me on wpja which was the first sign i was going to like her. then she told me that "yeah, we liked your stuff" but it was my fondness for obama that convinced her. um... she basically had me at hello. but seriously, this couple has been beyond sweet & fun to work with. thank you so much for trusting me with your special day.

they were married at the temple solel
& had their reception at the scottsdale hilton resort. (their staff did a fabulous job!)

special shout out to andy delisle... thank so much for shooting with me!

without further ado:



danny writing his vows




you get two ring details bc i could'nt decide!




first glance :)




mama don't cry... whoops too late :)


i love this image during the signing of the ketubah.


rachel's best friends from highschool walked her down the aisle. it was incredibly sweet.


husband & wife.


i love this one!








how stunning is rachel? stunnnnnnnnnning.


so cool!


& then & then... the party started. it was so intense & fun & exhilarating & wild. i loved it.

one of andy's images!










their sweet nephew. don't you just want those lil cheeks!


danny's mother found this here penny jar with a label of "my wedding" written on it. so she brought it for him :)


such a sweet look!


& then more dancing!


(another from andy) rachel's boys announcing that their family of three has become a family of four. i'm not sure how i kept myself together... it was such a perfect moment.


(another from andy!)




i wish you much happiness in your journey together!!! congratulations.

jenna & chris' slideshow :)

jenna & chris's wedding

jenna & chris...

had a beautiful wedding day, a fabulous wedding party & one helluva (excuse my french!) reception.

their designer: was ronda stumler, she did an amazing job.
the band: travelin' mojos, was a lot of fun.
the church: holy family
the reception: mellwood

okay, okay time for pictures!





i love the feel of this photo.






the touchy feely boys :)


the pretty ladies.






beautiful.






jenna's sister, chelsea, gave a sweet speech.


then, the groomsmen got up one at a time & razzed chris for quite a while. it was pretty funny.


i love jenna's reaction to one of the stories.


meet jenna's cousin, megan resch. even stranger... her dad is steve resch. my dad & i have name twins!


the groom's cake was an iphone. it was so cool! chris is a little obsessed with his phone, so it was very appropriate.






& a sweet dance photo to end the evening!


congratulations you two. i truly enjoyed sharing this day with you!

apology.

to all of my blog readers, families awaiting their sessions & couples waiting for their wedding photos! i apologize for the delay.

this week everything was postponed because our house was broken into. it's been more miserable than anything, having your space, your sacred space vandalized. every time we return from an errand we hold our breath until we're inside & see that things are as we left them. i'm washing all of our clothes because "they" touched them. we've done the routine things like added motion sensors to every corner of our house, replaced the broken window & door, changed bank accounts, closed credit cards, opened a safety deposit box... the list goes on & on. it's been a tiring week. i'm so grateful i have the weekend off so we can finish cleaning the mess they made & relax.

after this weekend most of the urgent matters will be taken care of & i can get back to editing & toning my last four awesome weddings. i seriously have the best clients! thank you all for your patience & your encouragement!

jenna & chris portraits.

jenna & chris were afraid we wouldn't have enough time on the day of their wedding to do their portraits, at least with the "good light" so they opted for a separate session, before the wedding & it's getting it's own post because we got so many great shots that i couldn't edit it down anymore!

we took pictures at mount st. francis. i'd been on many retreats there & remembered the lake- so that's where we started.

yummy.

i love this one.

this is my favorite bridal portrait evvvvvver.

beautimus.

yeah shoe detail!!! how great are her shoes?

so good lookin!

these next few ones are grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

i think this should be the cover of a magazine.

we didn't have a bouquet so we picked a few. i love the way they POP on that wall!

love it.

& i saved my favorite for last. so purty.

wedding pictures are next!!!!!!!!