Amber and Kelly's Wedding

Added to Post: I wanted to share with you the questions that Amber and Kelly answered for me to help tell their “story.” There are a few added pictures. Hopefully you enjoy hearing more about this fantastic couple and their happily ever after.

How did you meet? Amber said: Well Kelly and I are proof that blind dates work. My cousin set us up on a blind date. I was going to school in Wyoming and so every time I would come home I would go on a date with Kelly. We did this for about 7 months until I graduated school and moved back home. Then we got together and now we can’t be separated. What really made me know that I wanted to date him is he never pushed me further than I wanted to go. He helped me with things that meant a lot to me.  And there was always something different about him than the other guys I dated.

I have been really excited to share with you all this wedding. It was a crazy day, but at the same time I absolutely loved what we got! It was an extremely fun day, and I loved hanging out with Amber and Kelly to get some really beautiful shots of their wedding day. I hope they will be just as happy as I am with what we got.

April Fools Day threw us for a loop on this beautiful wedding day. But luckily everything worked out perfect with timing! This is what the temple looked like while they were inside just about 20 minutes before they came out. But things can quickly change, can’t they? Especially here in Utah in the spring . . .

These awesome friends of Amber and Kelly’s were only out for a couple minutes when I took these pictures. Yep we all were FREEZING!

Then the cute newly-wed, love-birds came out full of joy despite the weather :)

What were some of your feelings leading up to your wedding day? Amber said: I had a lot of nervous going on and so many emotions.

How did you feel once you were married? Amber said: That I had made the right choice but I have to tell you I did not really feel married until we left the reception and it was just me and Kelly in the car :)

Kelly said: Once i was married i felt relieved. :) I felt that it was right and that i was on my way to a great marriage with the person that I love very very much. :)

Ah I seriously love parent pictures

Amber’s mom seriously is one of those amazing moms! Even with our few encounters with this wedding experience, I have realized what a gem she seriously is! She so incredibly wonderful to be around and helpful! I couldn’t think more highly of her :) Thank you Terri for your example!

I pretty much love the look on Kelly’s face here. Classic.

I totally thought these ladies were the best!! They were so incredibly cool, and we had fun!

So did Kelly! Jk! Haha! 

 

What is your favorite thing about your husband? Amber said: He has the ability to ground me in a way no one else does. And no matter what he never gives up on me and does not let me give up on myself. And no matter what every day he makes me laugh.

What is your favorite thing about your wife? Kelly said: My favorite thing right now is the way she loves me. She is always concerned for me and lets me feel important to her.

 

 

Even though it was cold, these two were just so naturally HAPPY to be married, that it was contagious! I heart these next pictures.

 

This next sequence was such a cute natural moment that happened. So cute! 

What detail from your day were you most excited to see come together? Amber said:  I was most excited for the temple and to finally call Kelly my husband.   

What was the first thing that caught your eye about Kelly in those first few weeks of dating? Amber said: How funny he is and one thing that stood out about Kelly is how much of a gentleman he is. He always gets my door even to this day.

 

What was the first thing that caught your eye about Amber in those first few weeks of dating? Kelly said: What caught my eye was the way she acted. She was very well mannered. She didn't make me feel stupid when I was in public with her.

  It had already been a long day, so somebody was catching some winks before more of the excitement happened for the evening.

Amber’s Dad had an excellent voice and entertained us with some songs.

Amber, herself, is a very talented actress and singer. She sang the song from the musical, “The Scarlet Pimpernel” to Kelly. Even though I got some pictures of her, I love this one of Kelly totally focused on her.

Daddy/Daughter dances are my favorite part of the evenings. Especially tender ones like this:

Ok Kelly and Amber are in the running with maybe only ONE other couple for the most exciting cake cutting experience. Seriously it was crazy, but lots of fun and I got tons of really expressive pictures with LOTS of action :) Here’s just a few of my favorites:

They were both totally good sports about it (especially Amber!) which made it lots of fun!

But she got him one last time :)

An interesting thing about receptions is that usually the girls are VERY eager for the bouquet toss.

But the boys (at least these ones) were NOT! Haha this picture actually totally makes me laugh because they seriously just let it drop and reluctantly picked it up. It was funny, at least to me :)

Woot woot! They are all ready for a fun honeymoon! And yes in case you were wondering, it was still snowing like crazy outside. But snow can actually look really cool in pictures!

During your life together, what are you most looking forward to experiencing? Kelly said: I look forward to experiencing being a parent with her. I can't wait to see how she will handle being a mom. :) (As stupid as that may sound)

Amber said: I look forward to seeing him play ball with our kids. To go to a foreign country and help the people physically, spiritually, and emotionally and serve the Lord hand in hand every step of the way.

Amber also shared this to end: One special thing Kelly wrote to me I will share was, “I know for a fact that I cannot sing or act like you. But I wish to not act and pretend with you. But to always love and cherish you with all my heart.” I remember reading that and having tears fill my eyes. Coming from a very performing oriented life that meant a lot to me. Our love is real, nothing made up in a movie or musical something real and rare in this world today. He and the Lord are my strengths. I am so grateful.

 Amber and Kelly, it seriously was my pleasure to be a part of your wedding day. It was so incredibly fun! I wish you all the happiness in your new marriage!

Thanks for stopping by today everyone!

While I’m waiting to post a wedding . . .

Check out my blog about a little more Angela! http://angelaramblings.blogspot.com I posted some very funny pictures of me in action from the past year. Thanks to my wonderful husband who is my second photographer, this post is possible! But don’t worry. . . I got him back for all of the embarrassing shots, so you’ll see a little bit of him behind the camera too! Here’s just a peek of what you’ll see . . .

And yes, I didn’t post the embarrassing picture of ME on this blog . . . I only want those pictures of ME going out once :) But John doesn’t mind his funniest shot going out, now do you, honey? Love ya John!

Check out the post here or remember my picture on the right hand bar is also a link to that blog whenever you want to check it.  And come back to see a full wedding post tomorrow (or hopefully later today if I can get that small detail worked out). Have a fantastic day everyone!

Lots of Peeks!

Yeah! More sneak peeks! I’ve slacked enough on blogging that I’ve got quite the list of things I need to blog (including 3 weddings). But this is for those of my clients who haven’t seen anything yet. They are so incredibly patient and awesome and I am figuring out a few more things which will help make blogging faster and way more efficient! And I’m excited about that!

Let me just say again how much I LOVE my clients! They have become my friends and I just love them to pieces and it makes me feel like the luckiest girl in the world :) So thanks!

Any ways on to peeks . . . The first little cutie is my niece for her 1st birthday! She was hilarious and gave us the funniest/cutest expressions! Gotta love her :) The next gorgeous girl I have photographed every 3 months, and these were for her 9 month pictures. She as well gave me some really cute expressions, but I particularly love her holding her toes.

Just did these two cuties. Baby Greta is a lucky girl to have a big brother to protect her. My friend just bought two puppies and we “attempted” to get some shots of them running around. I’ve decided that puppies are harder than 2 year olds. This next picture was from a very tender session I did a few weeks ago. Spartica was dying of a tumor, and before she died we took these. She has now passed on, and this picture hopefully will help bring some comfort to her “Mom” and “Dad.”

Yesterday, I was privileged to photograph my dear friend’s wedding day. It could not have been a more perfect peaceful day. Their true love for one another was so evident, and I am incredibly happy for them.

And last, but definitely not least, this AWESOME engagement session! Seriously! We ran into a few issues, but even with those we got some amazing pictures and even though this was my first time meeting them both in person, I totally loved these two! I am VERY excited and thrilled to be photographing more of them! Thanks for making the long drive from Idaho (and Wyoming) to hang out with me to do these engagements! It was a blast!

Well folks, that’s all for now. I promise there is more coming :) Especially because I’m LOVING the green that has spread across the state again. I’m just soaking it all in with my camera.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Melanie and Aaron's Wedding. Draper, UT Temple

So even though this gorgeous couple have already seen all of their pictures forever ago, I am finally getting back into business with posting my fabulous weddings of 2010! This wedding was back in January . . . yes I’m a slacker. And we were f.r.e.e.z.i.n.g. But they were totally and completely AWESOME! And I got to take my first pictures at the Draper, UT temple! Lately, I have had such a craving to do pictures of couples at new spots, and so I was excited to do it here:

You know what I absolutely ADORE about Melanie and Aaron? They allow their complete and utter happiness shine off their radiant faces, which makes me thrilled! Their smiles and laughs are totally contagious and it just makes me happy to be around them! Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of this wedding! Ok, on to pictures . . .

Ah. . .I totally love Grandpa pictures.

How AWESOME is this? Melanie is an identical twin!!! Actually I knew her sister like forever ago at my work when I first started dating my hubby. I haven’t seen her forever, but I was totally thrilled that she referred me to her sister. Well we just HAD to get some cute sister picts!

Aren’t they both just totally gorgeous??

As I was taking this ring picture, I looked over to see them cuddling and standing on the vent trying to get the warm air coming out. I wasn’t quick enough to get that picture, but I did get the picture of him trying to help her get off of it and back on the sidewalk. Too cute :)

I actually REALLY loved their cake topper

Thank you so much Aaron and Melanie for having me be a part of your awesome day! You were definitely troopers in the freezing cold, so thanks!