Winning!

Isn't it fun to win? Michelle and Clint were at a bridal fair just a month before their wedding when the found themselves the winners of a big doorprize, A Sedona Road Trip, through our studio. We went out for an afternoon after the wedding for a combination portrait, using the clothes they wore when they got engaged and finishing with a trash the dress session in Michelle's gorgeous wedding gown.



I love giving the experience of beautiful photography. Last month on Facebook we had our annual Big December Giveaway with a prize every weekday and we have quite a few people who won portrait sessions ;-D. Join the fan page for your chance to win. This month we are doing a drawing for movie tickets, who knows what we'll do next month. It's the place to be for member only discounts, contests and other special offers. Hope to see you there soon.

Secret Sedona Wedding

Here at last are the long awaited images from Dawn and Dino's wedding in Sedona. While it is always an honor to be part of a wedding, sometimes it's also a privilege. This was certainly the case with these two. Together for 20 years, they decided that it was time to have a very intimate private ceremony away from their home in Florida and then share the good news after the fact.

We started in Tlaquepaque, a wonderful shopping village that is patterned after a traditional mexican village. From there we found a rocky outcropping on the road to Red Rock Crossing where the ceremony took place. Margaret Van Damme of Van Damme Weddings coordinated and officiated this special day. Dawn wore a sweet Jim Hjelm gown...

....but wanted to "trash the dress" after the ceremony, so brought A SECOND GOWN purchased on e-bay(!) for that special part of their day! And what a day it was!

Weird, Wacky Places and Ways I want to Shoot Wedding Portraits

A list for brides who don't mind getting dirty:

A laundromat
A mom and pop grocery
On a stoop eating ice cream cones
The hot dog cart by the Orpheum Theatre
Surrounded by Peacocks
Jumping into a pool
Underwater? YES! underwater (preferably a destination wedding in the Carribean)
On a motorcycle
Skateboards, anyone?
Playing on Railroad Tracks (oh yeah, been there, done that)
Lying on the ground with puppies, lots of puppies...
Dogwalking really alot of dogs
Playing in the snow


...what's the most insane place or way you'd like to have a series of your wedding portraits done? What kind of ideas do you have?