Salt Lake City & Park City, Utah Wedding Photographer-Melissa Kelsey » Utah Weddings

Kristin and Justin | 1st Presbyterian Church and The Point in Salt Lake City

melissakelseyphotography — Wed, 04 May 2011 19:54:35 +0000

Kristin and Justin had a beautiful wedding at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City. These are some of my favorite page spreads from their wedding album.

I love shooting weddings at 1st Presbyterian Church because of its grand interior and rich colors. Their reception was lovely, at The Point at the Hunstman Cancer Institute. I had my own Utah wedding reception there (I was married in California) . I chose it because of the clean, contemporary interior and fantastic view of the city.

Justin and Kristin now have a beautiful new baby boy. I’m so happy for them. Congratulations, you guys!

Orange and Gray Chic Fall Wedding | Featured on Utah Bride and Groom Blog

melissakelseyphotography — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:54:26 +0000

Madison and Chris’ stylish wedding, as seen on Utah Bride and Groom Magazine’s blog, today!

Cozy Orange + Gray SLC Wedding by Melissa Kelsey Photography
by Tessa Woolf

Today I have Madison + Chris’ cozy Salt Lake City wedding by Melissa Kelsey Photography to share with you all—it’s sure to warm you up on this chilly day!

Madison and Chris were married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple and held a reception at Pierpont Place in downtown SLC. They chose a modern orange + gray color palette for their autumn affair. Madison wore a gown with rows of gathered tulle ruffles, and bridesmaids wore sweaters with fabric brooches and skirts with patterned tights. Chris and the groomsmen wore hip gray suits with orange ranunculus boutonnieres. The couple served waffles, ice cream and hot chocolate at the reception—how fun (and yummy!) is that? And for favors, the couple gave homemade buttermilk syrup in mason jars decorated with a fabric label personalized with their names and wedding date (it was the same syrup served at the waffle bar—sweet, huh?).

Congratulations Madison + Chris!

Thank you Melissa for sharing this wedding!

SOURCES
Photography: Melissa Kelsey Photography
Venue: Pierpont Place, SLC
Gown: The Perfect Dress, SLC
Suit: Men’s Warehouse, SLC
Flowers and Decor: Ann Bowen

Sundance Resort Wedding Album | Heather and Chris

melissakelseyphotography — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:21:21 +0000

Heather, Chris, and I went to elementary and junior high school together…in California. If a funny, round-about way, we all ended up in Utah and eventually, all got in touch with each other and have struck up a really great new friendship. When these two got in touch with each other however, it was loooove.

Heather and Chris were married at Sundance Ski Resort, one of my favorite places to photograph a wedding in Utah. Why? Because it’s natural, breezy, away from the world, and everything seems effortless there. Chris and Heather’s attitudes about getting married made it even better. They didn’t want a huge shebang. They just wanted to celebrate getting married with their favorite friends and family members, because that’s what it’s really all about. Don’t get me wrong though, I do love me a big shebang. Yeah, shebang. I looked it up. That’s how you spell it.

Upon my recommendation, Heather (and Chris) had the talented Audrey of Studio Stems design and execute the floral designs. Heather’s dress is from The Perfect Dress. You can find more of my trusted wedding vendor suggestions, right here.

The photos you see below, are some of my favorite spreads from their wedding album. Their luxurious leather album cover of suede with “crocodile” leather binding, works perfectly with the wedding photos contained within.

Michelle and Michael | Salt Lake City Wedding

melissakelseyphotography — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:28:29 +0000

Michelle and Michael live in New York City, but came back to their home state of Utah to be married in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. They had a simple, elegant reception at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and I really enjoyed photographing this photogenic couple. It was just an easy, breezy affair that was a lovely celebration of the two of them. They weren’t wrapped up in a million wedding details, and that was really nice to see.

Tom and Kristin | Salt Lake City Wedding Photography

melissakelseyphotography — Sat, 01 May 2010 07:57:33 +0000

Tom and Kristin were married at the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. They are a creative couple and played that up in their wedding attire. A dear friend of Kristin’s made her vintage-inspired wedding dress and as you can see, Tom went for a Gatsby look with white pinstripe suit and hat. As we walked around the Temple grounds making their wedding photographs, they received compliment after compliment by people who loved their look. Random strangers were even taking Tom and Kristin’s photo with point and shoot cameras and camera phones!

I Feel Kinda’ Fancy! | Published Wedding Photography

melissakelseyphotography — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:26:37 +0000

I’d been waiting and waiting for the new issue of Utah Bride and Groom Magazine to come out. I was at the grocery store and saw it, the coveted issue! I grabbed three and proudly plopped them down on the check stand. The checker guy was a little confused, “You want three?” and I replied, “YES I DO”. You see, a couple of my photos were in the magazine.

It was my goal for 2009 to get in a local wedding magazine and I did it! I also got in the latest issue of Latter Day Bride Magazine. I must thank the lovely Brittany, one of my 2009 brides, whose dream was to work for a wedding magazine. She got her little self an article and 4 page spread! She asked me for photos for the article and I thought she’d use a few, but man, they’re all over that article! Thanks, Brittany!

And finally, a shout out to David Pilkington of Montauk Motion Pictures. He was featured on The Utah Bride Blog. I love working with David and especially like his romantic, artistic, vintage style. Check out the beautiful video of mine and David’s mutual bride, Cassandra here: Utah Bride Blog. Thanks to David for mentioning me.

I am so thankful for the opportunity to be shown in these wonderful places. Thank you, Utah Bride and Groom Magazine, Montauk Motion Pictures, Utah Bride Blog, and Latter Day Bride Magazine! Also, thanks to my bride and grooms featured in those photos.

1st Presbyterian Church Wedding-Sneak Peek

melissakelseyphotography — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:51:40 +0000

Kristin and Justin were married at the 1st Presbyterian Church in a beautiful wedding ceremony in September and had a lovely reception at The Point. Here’s a sneak peek of the wedding photos:

Bridal Buzz Blog and Pearls Events Blog

melissakelseyphotography — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:00:28 +0000

It was kind of strange to find that a photo of mine from my blog, had made it onto two wedding planning blogs. Those of you that are familiar with wedding planning blogs like Wedding Chicks or Style Me Pretty are familiar with the idea boards they feature. Well, mine made it onto one of those idea boards. I wondered where all those photos came from! I thought they were submitted by photographers, but turns out, most of them are copied from photographer’s blogs. It kind of feels like someone took something from me without asking, but I’m also grateful and flattered to be on these blogs. As long as I’m given credit and a link for these instances, I guess I’m okay with it. :)

The blogs:

Bridal Buzz

Pearls Events

My photo is 2nd from the left on the top row.

Happy (belated) Anniversary to my May 2008 Couples

melissakelseyphotography — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:25:59 +0000

I really really meant to wish all of my May 2008 brides and grooms a happy 1st anniversary in May, but it got away from me. It’s wedding season and it’s a little crazy! So, I hope these lovely couples will forgive me for wishing them “Happy Anniversary!” in June. Thank you to these wonderful couples for allowing me into their lives on their all-important wedding day.

May 3rd, 2008 | Lauren and Ernest

May 12, 2008 | Whitney and Ryan

May 16, 2008 | Laura and Ryan

May

Wedding | Chelsey and Mitch | Salt Lake Temple and The Bungalow

melissakelseyphotography — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:00:27 +0000

I have loved working with Chelsey and Mitch as well as their families. It’s all just so comfortable. Chelsey is gorgeous and Mitch is handsome and they know how to work it, so it makes my job easier.

Their wedding was at the Salt Lake City LDS Temple and the reception was at the beautiful, non cookie-cutter reception center, The Bungalow, in Pleasant Grove. I loved the grounds and the French bistro inspired interior as well as the wonderful staff at this family run operation. The flowers by Millie were so pretty in shades of plum and cream and the cake was simple and classic (Chelsey-get me the name of that cake maker!).

Please enjoy this slideshow of Mitch and Chelsey’s lovely wedding day.