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I am honored to be in the company of talented photographers like Jose Villa and Utah’s own Rebekah Westover, among others.

From Design Aglow:

With this timely collection of 82 bridal images, featuring some of the most amazing photographic talent in the industry today, you’ll be all smiles both before and after your bride sashays down the aisle. Whether you’re looking for the sassy retro stylings of eras gone by, high fashion flair, or want to address the dress, you’ll never be at a loss for ways to frame your subject fabulously and create works of art clients will treasure for years to come. Simply print these gorgeous mini portraits for on-the-go greatness and create your own rousing reception.

My lovely brides that appear in the guide:

Brides, from left to right, clockwise: Sam, Megan, Megan, Marlee, Brittany

Featuring stunning imagery from Jose Villa Photography, Rebekah Westover Photography, Tanja Lippert Photography, Paul Johnson Photography, Simply Bloom Photography, StoryMotion Studios, Brenda Carpenter Photography, Brooke Rainey Photos, Chelsea Nicole Photography, Red Corduroy Media Group Photography, Dana Widman Photography, Daniel Usenko Photography, Moxie Photography, Freckles Photography, Frances Morency Photography, Kiwi Street Studios, Heather Mann Photography, James Currie Photography, Two Rings Photography, Vivian’s Muse, Kathleen Frank Photography, Kim Kalyn Photography, Blonde Cow Photography, Studio 563 Austin, Maggie J Photography, Squaresville Studios, Meagan Summers Photography, Murphy Photography, Melissa Kelsey Photography, Melissa McCrotty Photography, Continuum Photography, Surprise Photography, Bliss Photography, Picsee Studio, Opdahl Photography, Richard Ellis Photography, Sarah Bray Photography, Simone C Photography & Terra Bailey Photography.

PRODUCT DETAILS:
• A beautiful collection of 82 bridal images to use as inspiration for photo sessions
• Each card has a theme to use as-is or to inspire a series of photos
• Print out as 3.5 x 5 photos, punch a hole in the corner and keep collection on a key ring for at-your-fingertips ideas on location
• Stunning backgrounds make each card a tiny work of art.
• Delivered in .jpg format for easy printing; or, if you wish, store the collection on your hard drive or iPhone.

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This is lovely Laurel on her wedding day. Not every bride wants, or has time to do a separate bridal portrait session. If you set aside a some time on your wedding day, you can have a beautiful little collection of bridal portraits like Laurel.

Laurel’s wedding gown and hair were just perfect, along with her birdcage veil. This vintage inspired styling was stunning with Laurel’s creamy complexion and light hair and eyes. She’s dreamy, don’t you think?

What a bride and what a dress! Emily’s mom found this sumptuous wedding gown in a consignment shop when Emily was fifteen. She bought it, knowing that one her girls just had to wear it for their wedding. Emily is a petite thing with a big personality, and she totally pulled off this fantastic dress. It’s a little ‘Gone With the Wind’, which is perfect, because the photography gods gave us a blustery day with beautiful light for Emily’s bridal portrait session at the Utah State Capitol and my favorite little home boutique.

Andrea is a natural. Pretty sure she’s modeled before. She was gorgeous in her beautifully fitted wedding gown from Bridal Expressions. The skirt and pleating were lovely, and I especially loved the ruffled collar.

Andrea and her cute mom, Margo (how could you not be, with a name like Margo), met me at Thanksgiving Point for a fun time of riding around in a golf cart on the grounds of Thanksgiving  Point for Andrea’s bridal session. I’m so glad we found the “secret” garden at the end of our session time. I just wish we’d found it earlier since we were burning daylight.

Isn’t Andrea lovely?

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I’ve been looking forward to the warmer days of spring and Megan’s bridal portraits came to mind. We stopped at a beautiful orchard in Provo, where the flower buds were about to burst. We also stopped by my photographer friend, Justin Hackworth’s studio. He was very gracious to let us use his beautifully simple, well lit space.  Thanks, Justin!

This was a standout bridal session for me because this look was something different than the norm. I also love Megan’s portraits in the orchard. I think she looks like she’s straight from a bridal magazine!

I photographed Megan’s sister, Amanda’s wedding a few years back and it was really fun to have her along for Megan’s bridal shoot. To top off a great day, we grabbed In-N-Out Burger on the way home. Yum.

These two are so much fun, that we spent A REALLY LONG TIME shooting this bridal session. Same thing happened on their engagement session in the 9th and 9th area of Salt Lake City.  They’re so easy going, and photos meant so much to them, that I got to spend time getting creative with some of the standard LDS Temple shots. By standard, I mean, the Temple steps, the reflecting pool, and “the pedestal”, as I like to call it. It was really hot, too, so we went inside the Joseph Smith Memorial Building for some dramatic images.

We were able to complete most of their shots around the Salt Lake Temple, so we didn’t have to be rushed to get those photographs on the wedding day between their sealing and luncheon. Boy, was that nice.

Oh, and check out Brittany’s shoes. Way to spice it up underneath your wedding dress, Brittany!

Madison and Chris did their bridal session together before their modern, stylish wedding at the Salt Lake LDS Temple and reception at Pierpont Place in downtown Salt Lake City. Madison wanted a big, orange balloon in her bridal portraits.  Madison’s mom brought one big, orange balloon, and one big, white balloon along.  As Madison and I began shooting her bridal portraits at the historical white barn in Park City, Madison’s mom was getting something from the car.  We looked into the distance and we saw a lovely balloon floating away, against the bright blue sky.  Madison was crushed and so was her mom, but we still had the white balloon.

As we tromped through the grassy field for photos with the white balloon, and before we could get any photos, we heard a terrible sound–POP!  Balloon number two was a gone-er. The balloon had met its match in the tall, sharp grasses.  Now, Madison and her mom were really sad.  Madison was determined to have an orange balloon in her bridal portraits.  She called her sister, who traveled all the way from Salt Lake City to Park City with yet another orange balloon.  As the sun dropped behind the mountains, she arrived with that balloon.  Madison sat in the grass with the balloon for a few photos, and then, we were going to take a few with Chris, too.  You can guess what happened next.

I guess it wasn’t meant to be.  We had a great time, though, and got some really great photos.  Who needs a big balloon when there are random bathtubs just lying around?

We shot Avery’s bridal portraits around Salt Lake City and found the most beautiful sunflower field in the evening light at, of all places, McDonald’s.  Yes, you can make beautiful portraits in a parking lot next to the golden arches.  Oh, and the cool geometric backdrop in the first shot, is the outside of my veterinarian’s office.  Ordinary places make for extraordinary photographs.

For me, a cemetery is a beautiful place, full of life.  It’s a place where all of the memories and experiences of all the people buried there, culminate.  It’s a powerful thing, much bigger than each of us.  Bridal portraits are a celebration of a woman who will soon experience a rite of passage that is one of the most meaningful, powerful memories of her life.  Funerals and death are one one of life’s rites of passages like births and weddings.  I feel like these important things are interconnected.  Some people might think it’s total blasphemy to do a photo session in a cemetery.  When done in a thoughtful and respectful way, I think it’s a celebration of life.

Oh, and by the way, the super-cool bouquet with the peacock feather in it?  Yeah, I grabbed those flowers from the grocery store, 15 minutes before Holly’s session and pulled them together with gray satin ribbon and the feather.  I’m kinda’ proud of it and Holly loved it.

If you wear glasses in real life, wear them for photos!  I love the extra style and personality of Holly’s glasses.