Since Kelsey and Josh wanted some great couple pictures and time would be limited on their wedding day, they decided to do a pre-wedding shoot so we could take our time AND take advantage of that beautiful late afternoon light. It was so worth it! We had lots of fun and there are SO many great places to shoot there on and around Temple Square. In case you’re wondering about the scenes where Josh is lifting Kelsey in the air, these two are dancers on the BYU-I dance team and they are amazing! If you’ve ever seen them perform, you know what I’m talking about. They also wanted some video and hired Denver Riddle from HD Wedding Events and it was so fun working alongside him. I’ve posted a few of my favorite shots from this session and at the end is the video that Denver shot from this day that was shown at their reception the following evening. Be sure to watch it because it is totally awesome! And I’ll be posting their wedding day pics soon:)

Here’s Denver getting his shot in, and below is the video…

Kelsey & Josh from Denver Riddle.

Here’s a large family that was such a pleasure to photograph! And after the group shots, I got some fun ones of just Jaylynne and Max. They’re so cute together if I didn’t know better, I’d have sworn they were newlyweds:)

Now that Kelsey and Josh are happily married, I can post Kelsey’s bridals! I just love bridal sessions and this one was just so fun. We did them at the secret garden place which is just the greatest place for bridals. Nadine, Kelsey’s mom, was there to help and she ended up being a great off camera lighting assistant when the daylight was gone early thanks to some dark clouds. But what a great backdrop they made! Kelsey and Josh had an awesome wedding and I’ll blog some of those pics soon…they’re so cute together!

Well hello my wonderful blog readers! You’ve probably seen their engagement portraits, and certainly Megan’s bridals I posted not too long ago, now here are their wedding pictures! Megan and Dana had a beautiful wedding and reception in their awesomely fun backyard on the Snake River. These two are such nice people and have been a total pleasure to work with. I had a hard time choosing and it’s too late at night for my fuzzy brain to try, so here’s a bunch…

Flowers – Nancy’s Rupert Floral – Tel: 208-436-5335

I just love the looks on these kids’ faces! I wonder what the secret was she whispered to him to get those expressions? Too cute:)

The sunlight followed them right down the aisle . . .

What a KISS!

Mandy and Cody were married in Cody’s parent’s back yard in Twin Falls. They had this huge tent set up which was nice shade from the hot sun that day. Everything was beautiful and everyone had a good time. I’ve really enjoyed working with these two and getting to know them. What a nice couple! Here’s their engagement portraits in case you missed them…

These are my dog Calamity’s nieces and nephews:) Aren’t they too cute? (You can click on the pic of the 8 puppies together to view it larger if you want.) They just turned 5 weeks old and I’ve been waiting for them to get to this adorable age for their puppy portraits. They’re purebred Australian Shepherds with excellent bloodlines. Ron and Jeni Shurtz live on a cattle ranch and they raise and work with these beautiful dogs. If you don’t know much about Australian Shepherds, I can tell you they are amazing dogs, and super smart. If you want to know more about these puppies, Ron and Jeni have all kinds of information including how to contact them on their website www.RockyRidgeCattleandAussies.com. Here are a few more puppy pics…

And here’s Bella, their pretty mom…

Jim and I just got home from Yellowstone which is one of our favorite places on earth! The buffalo are kind of funny the way they block traffic. They seem to like following the yellow line while traffic backs up in both directions. It happened more than once this trip:) The one where the buffalo is looking right at me came right to the car, walked around it, then headed straight down the road. Old Faithful’s always a must have shot, even though it’s been taken a zillion times. We also saw lots of elk, bald eagles, and even a wolf through the binoculars (too far away for the lens I had on), but no moose or bears this time. Oh, well. Maybe next year:) Now I’m back to work!