Come see me at Grand America for the Bridal Extravaganza, this Saturday, January 3rd. There will be tons of great wedding vendors there-florists, reception venues, cakes, dresses, and more-even some obscure stuff you never thought of having at your wedding. You can get a free bride’s pass at www.utahbridalshows.com. Come see me and get your plan on!
A special thank you to all my clients this year. I had so much fun and fulfillment photographing you. Thank you for putting your trust in me to document your most important moments.
I will be closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays from December 22nd-28th and December 31st and January 1st. I’m off to Northern California for Christmas, where I grew up. I’ll return your calls and emails when I return.
THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS
I was at the fabric store, buying ribbon for wrapping Christmas gifts. I was looking at wrapping paper for something good and different, but there wasn’t anything I liked. I was browsing the store and saw a woman with a really cool tone on tone red-striped wrapping paper. I asked her where she got it in the store. She said it was the last one and I was a little disappointed, but it wasn’t a big deal since it’s just wrapping paper.
I was in line to check out behind her later and when she was finished paying for her items, including the red-striped wrapping paper, she turned to me and said, “Here, I want you to have this, you liked it so much.” I was taken aback and told her she didn’t need to do that. She insisted and gave it to me and said, “Merry Christmas!” I thanked her and was just so touched by that little gesture. She could have just handed it to me before she paid for it, but she bought it and then gave it to me. I guess it just hit her at that moment when she saw me in line behind her and she gave it to me. It’s just wrapping paper, but the gesture was just so kind.
Thank you, lady with the wrapping paper, wherever you are!
Jim and Dianne, my mother and father in-law, decided it was time for portraits of just the two of them, so we decided to head to the Salt Lake LDS Temple for their session. They volunteer at the LDS Church History Museum, so we definitely had to do a few in front of the sign. This was a fun little session on a brisk, windy day. They used one of the shots for their Christmas card, too. Oh, and the last one is for Jim. He was in the Airforce and then, worked in air traffic control for the rest of his career. He now teaches aviation classes at Utah State. He has a thing for contrails, the trail airplanes leave behind in the sky. Jim has lots of photos of contrails and he asked me to get one at the end of our session. There you go, Jim!
Christmas card front:
Christmas card back:
Jim’s contrail:
By Utah portrait photographer, Melissa Kelsey Photography
This kid’s got personality and he shows it on his face. Ashton (the kid), Terra (the mom), and Trent (the dad) and I went out for an urban chic style portrait session in downtown Salt Lake City. From the moment I met Ashton, he was all smiles and full of bubbly fun.
Ashton shows me his shoes…
…and winks at me…
…and bends over backward, all on his own accord.
I swear I did not ask this little guy to do this pose. He’s a natural.
Terra
Trent
Father and son
Crazy faces
…and another
The way kids run is awesome. Their arms go in crazy circles, their legs are wild, and they don’t care how they look. Did you ever see that “Friends” episode where Rachel was embarrassed to run with Pheobe in Central Park because she looked ridiculous? Then, Rachel tried it and didn’t care what she looked like because it was so fun and free. It’s like that.
