First Look in the Winter Wonderland – Melanie and Aaron

You know what I love about Groomal sessions? I love being able to see and capture those first moments of the couple together in the formal attire. But not until this moment was I able to actually truly capture the literal first look at the bride all dressed up. When Melanie first contacted me, she was pretty sure it was going to be just a bridal session. Since her wedding was in January and we knew it would be freezing, and conditions are always a little more sketchy then, we discussed the pros and cons to doing a “groomal” session. Yes, he would see the dress before the wedding this way, but at least I could fully and completely capture that moment, which I couldn’t do with a temple wedding since that moment occurs inside of the temple. This way we could capture the moment in conditions we set, and then get some beautifully artistic pictures of the two of them together during the session.

And did the first look disappoint? Oh no sir-eee!! It was quite emotional, so exquisitely happy, and I could not have been more happy with the way it turned out! Just take a look for yourselves:

Aaron waiting oh so patiently. And he even drove his own car up separately, waited for me to arrive on the opposite lobby than Melanie. What a patient guy!

And now he sees her. . .

And she was seriously beaming with joy!

and couldn’t contain the emotion.

After wiping the tears, she said, “Wow and we’re not even married yet!” and Aaron said, “Nope.” But I said, “Let’s go have some picture fun though!”

or something to that effect :)

Melanie and Aaron were so fun to hang out with that day. It was freezing and cold, but they both were troopers, were so enthusiastic, and very much in love :) I loved the soft snow falling.

They both have contagious laughs and smiles! That talent will go far in building their marriage!

I believe this is my most “requested” picture. It’s sometimes the biggest reason we end up coming to this location. And every time it still turns out breathtaking. Each bride and her stunning dress add something new to this picture:

New favorite. Well ok, I have many from this session that are new favs :)

Seriously stunning details in her dress. Melanie’s whole ensemble was perfect. I’m a vintage girl myself, and was thrilled to be photographing her!

We braved the cold again, and guess what?! It was dumping!!! Literally! I had to photoshop quite a bit of snowflakes off of their face so you can see them. It was crazy! But they of course were adventurous and daring!

Love the personality in this next one. And yes. They gave me permission to publically post it. Come on, when you’re that good looking, it’s ok to look silly in a couple of pictures, right? Haha! Thanks for making my day with this pict!

This is what the bouquet looked like after the blizzard. I loved the look of it.

I wanted to share two of the funny blooper (not edited) pictures so you can see all of the fun we had. Yes this dog was just passing by when he saw two new friends just sitting around waiting to play with him :)

They were serious troopers!!! And oh so stunning!

Well was that enough picture love for one day? Yep I posted there 39 pictures in one post!! You should be proud! So leave some comment love back for me!

Oh and I forgot that I need to thank my amazing friend who's a photographer too, Michaelene Duree, for coming to help me with this session to take pictures of the first look with me (and whom I believe took the very first picture in this post!). I forgot how fun it is to shoot with someone else who's not my husband once in a while ;) It was a blast and I totally appreciated her especially as she was a trooper to hold that umbrella for me in that ridiculous snow at the end. Thanks Michaelene!

I know the season of snow is sort of gone (it is lightly snowing today), but these pictures still should be remembered. I have two more amazing groomal sessions to share with you all from last year.

Hope you all have a fabulous, and a little warmer than this, day!

What I'm currently working on today . . .

Yep, I missed a day, but I’ll make it up to you all next week! I’ll post some more of this beautiful winter groomal session, and I’ll give you a few tips I’ve learned to making it easier to take pictures in the winter. This beautiful couple is getting married in about a week and I’m thrilled! More about this beautiful couple soon :)

Have a wonderful Friday and weekend!! Go have some fun!

Long time comin' . . . .

Has it been long enough yet? Have you missed me???? Well I've missed all of you. The past month and a half has been good and bad. Photography wise it's been amazingly great! I've had so many wonderful clients whom I love so much and have made it so much fun for me! Mid November I hit some stumbling blocks in my personal life, but we're doing ok now. So I'm sorry I've been a stranger. Blogging seriously was one of the last things on my to-do list. Even though today I've got oodles to do as it's the last weekend before CHRISTMAS, but wanted to share a few picts from some of the sessions over the past month.

The very first picture on the post: Jessica and Kevin are MARRIED!!! I can't even express how wonderful it was to be apart of their very special day. (Sorry your teaser picture has been a long time in coming). More about them and their wonderful wedding later. But Congrats!!!

Next one . . . Another way fun 2010 Senior! Julie was so awesome and we had a blast together! Love the colors in this next one!

And some cute babies:

Oh yes . . . . And yesterday my other fabulous couple this winter got married too!!!! Travis and Brianne had a wonderful day yesterday. Here's just a sneak for the rest of you out there of their groomals.



This next one is my favorite: (well one of them . . . ;)



Ok and because I have no idea if I'll have time to do another post before Christmas. Here's from me to you:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

(May Christ's love be in your hearts and homes this season and coming year)

Groomal session sneak peek . . .

Yep, I'm still here! I'm just a crazy editing woman this week! But I couldn't hold Jessica and Kevin in suspense any longer from their amazing groomal session!

I seriously loved the images we got that evening, but also the fun we had doing it! But this will have to tie you all over till more of them. Enjoy!

Nicole & Cody's Groomals

What is this, you say? 3 full posts in less than 24 hours? Yep! I'm on a roll today! Feeling the blog power! Maybe more to come, who knows!

This first one is definitely one of my favorites :)

If you haven't already (especially because I just barely posted their full engagment post) scroll down and read their story first. I always like knowing a couple's story before seeing their pictures. For some reason I appreciate the pictures more that way. Nicole and Cody are awesome! It was fun to be apart of their wedding (which happened in September). Here are some of their awesome groomal pictures! Enjoy!

I heart this next one taken by John.

It was a beautiful day! I seriously am loving these water pictures. It's funny because in all of their sessions: engagements, bridals, and wedding, we incorporated water! Not necessarily on purpose, but I still love it! I'll post a sneak peek of their wedding soon!

Let me know what you think!