Devon & Moriah's Wedding

So I'm finally getting around to blogging about this wedding which occurred just over 2 months ago! The Holiday season sort of threw me off of my groove, so here I am now finally starting to catch up.

There were seriously tons of fun/beautiful pictures. So it's a long post, even though I still left a bunch out. Enjoy!

The more and more I do weddings, the more I realize that every wedding can be SO different! Most of the time I surprise myself with what we get. Sometimes I have specific pictures in mind, but most of the time it turns out different and even better because of the various personalities that the couples have, and also their unique connection between one another also drastically effects the way their pictures turn out. I just love it. I get nervous every time, but I still just love being surprised.

Moriah & Devon were so tender with one another during their temple pictures. "Moments" between them just seemed to happen naturally.

For some reason I just love this winter tree (of course the beautiful couple make it look awesome!)

Yep, another one of those moments which surprised me with it's tenderness

Ok, so these two were so lucky because they have both Fall & Winter all in the same temple pictures! (Thanks to the day-before snow storm which was partially melted on this day)

AND we had the most coolest clouds ever that day!

My personal fav :)

On to the Reception at the Sun River Gardens

Haha! This one just has some personality

Haha! These guys were all pretty funny together!

Sister attack!!

Yep, she's the only daughter in the family. All 5 brothers are there to protect her:

Ok, so this was cool. They had the ingredients needed for their guests to make their own 'smores. And even had the mini-grills to roast the marshmellows! So unique (and fun for the kids!)

We got lots of tender dancing pictures

Dad's turn!

It looks like some of the women are gonna fight over the bouquet

A flying catch!

Ok, so I have never seen such a huge cake fight before with a Bride & Groom. These were just too awesome not to post! It was such a hilarious sequence:

Make sure to look at #7 very closely. He is being sneaky and reaching into the cake, ready for the second attack! She didn't quite see it coming.

But she soon got him good!

And they both were pretty good sports about it all :)

I hope you enjoyed these fun and beautiful pictures! I sure had fun capturing their day!

Remember: The 2009 drawing is still going on and will end this Thursday (Jan15), if you haven't already, make sure to leave a comment with your email on the post below for the chance to win a free session! Thank you so much to all of you who have already left sweet comments!

Kickin' Off 2009 with a Drawing!

A BIG THANK-YOU to all of my clients of 2008! Without you, I never could have progressed with my photography and my business as rapidly as I have. It is amazing to look back on all of the experiences that have led me to be where I'm at right now. I really appreciate all the support and trust my clients placed in me to capture their memories and moments. As a beginner photographer back in January 08, I only ever daydreamed about doing a wedding some day. When I got the opportunity to photograph my aunt's wedding that February, I was thrilled and set a very small goal of trying to do maybe 3 weddings in that year (and that was a huge goal for me as a begginner). In April 08, as I started accomplishing that goal qucikly, I bumped up my goal to 6 weddings. Thanks to the support from my family and new friend/clients, I was able to double that 2nd goal to over a dozen weddings in 2008! 2008 truly was a dream come true for me! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Ok so a couple rules/notes about the drawing. Please only enter one email per family. The session will be local here in Utah county (travel fees will apply if wanted elsewhere). Printed proofs will be limited, but the CD with personal copyright release will be included.

Due to the nature of this drawing, only comments from people with google profiles are accepted.If you do not have a google profile, they are free and easy to create. If you are worried about typing out your email address, please type it as such: angelaliddle(at)gmail(dot)com

Tell friends and family! It's a drawing you won't want to miss out on! It's my way of saying thank you to all of my supporters of 2008 and a fun way of kickin' off 2009! I would love hearing from all of you! I have gotten almost 300 hits a week, so I know there are a bunch of you out there . . . Getting comments in my mailbox is such a fun thing for me and I want you to feel more comfortable sharing your comments with me! Some of my goals for 2009 are to make my blog a little more FUN, a little more ME, and a little more YOU! The only way I can do that is by hearing from you! So I thought it'd start out a little more fun . . . who doesn't like drawings for free stuff? Especially a free photo session worth between $100-$300?! Yeah! So leave a comment with your email address so I can contact you if you win.

Happy New Year!

Happiness . . .

Today was just one of those days when I just needed some cheering up. I decided to start looking through the past 4 weddings that I have photographed during the last 2 months. I needed to see something with emotion and happiness. I absolutely love turning on my favorite music and looking at pictures which tell a story and express an emotion. I guess it's a form of escape for me. It gives me enough "me" time where I can then focus on the daily responsibilities that I have.

Upon my search for pictures with emotion, I came across these ones. There were so many more, but I wanted to keep it only one picture per wedding. These pictures were not only some of my favorites, artistically speaking, but also I believe captured the feeling of the day:

Happiness.

I hope you all have a wonderful day full of Happiness with the ones you love the most :)

Leavin' for California!

Tomorrow I'll be heading to California! I wish I could say that it'll be sunny, but because I'll be in Oakland, probably not at this time of year. But one can only hope . . .

I have been waiting for Susan & Ryan's wedding for a couple months now and I am so excited! I wish I could say that I'm all ready for Christmas and that I have nothing to worry about, but we would all know that it wasn't true. But nonetheless, I am still thrilled to be photographing a wedding of a beautiful couple out of state! And my dear husband is so kind to come with me (since I paid for his ticket). It'll be lots of fun!

Anyways, the picture above is of an awesome Groomal session I did a couple weeks ago for a couple who are also getting married this Saturday. I was so glad that even though I wasn't available to do their wedding, they still wanted a groomal session with the two of them. We got some amazing pictures from their session, and I can't wait to share it with you all sometime, but it'll have to wait till after Christmas. One picture should do for now. I always love to share the pictures which just seem to speak to me.

Have a great weekend everyone! Be safe and have a very Merry Christmas!

Michaelene's Bridals/Groomals

So do you remember that one day in November where it was a blizzard outside? There was only one of those days, do you remember? Well that was the day Michaelene decided to do her bridals! Don't get me wrong, it was a beautiful Winter Wonderland just like it is outside now, but . . . . freezing!!! Luckily I prepared semi-well for the weather, but my dear friend Michaelene, just didn't. She knew that I'd be dragging them out in the snow, but we didn't think too hard about the shoes she wore. . . . flip flops? ;)
Well she toughed it out and we still got some great shots, and I don't think she got sick afterwards even though she was frozen.
My friend, Michaelene is so dear to me. I sure love her and had fun capturing the beautiful bride that she is! Just in case you haven't read my previous post yet on their Engagements, she is now happily married as of yesterday! She just radiated yesterday! Those blog pictures (along with 2 November weddings) will probably be coming in January as the rest of this month is sooo busy! But I just had to share her beautiful winter bridals/groomals (Thanks Robert for being patient with both Michalene and I, who are both photographers, during 2 crazy winter days!)

I thought this was a funny moment picture of the chaos during the 10 minutes of blizzard that we had doing pictures! Thanks so much Kathy & Monet, you two were so brave to come with us!

Oh and then it stopped snowing . . . . phew!

Yep, just had to show you her shoes/flip flops . . . and yes we both learned a lot from this mistake in the snow, and Michaelene was super warm for her wedding day! Cute, sassy, snow boots!

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this one! Yeah I liked it ;)

We got a little too much sun here, but I really liked this edit with it

Gotta love Fall and Winter all in the same picture!

Well as before, some of my really favorite pictures from this session are on my new wedding website! You have to check that out to find more! There really is something magical about winter bridal pictures! I was happy with the way they turned out!

Thanks for stopping in! Let me know what you think. Merry Christmas!

Michaelene & Robert's Engagements

Ok, so it's about time that I finally post these - 2 months later! This is my dear friend, Michaelene who just got married yesterday! Wow that was a whole story within itself! But yes, they are now happily married, so I've decided to finally post the pictures that I finished a while back for them.
As I am looking out my window to our now Winter Wonderland, I am missing this beautiful fall weather, but also love beautiful snow before Christmas. Anyways, it was a beautiful day! The very first picture above where they are laughing, we printed up to be an 11x14 at the reception! I LOVED it!!! Just had to share!





















And some "Date" pictures! A new idea I wanted to try out, and who better to try it out on than my friends who are always up for some fun around me?

Well some of my absolute favs from this session are on my new wedding website, so you'll have to check there in the Engagement section to see some more fun ones of these two!

Thanks for stopping by! Merry Christmas!