Amber and Erina are some of the sweetest and kindest people you could ever meet, so when they asked me to photograph their wedding, I was over the moon. We all flew to Florida and stayed in a big beach house in Miramar Beach. Their boys, Erina's father and nephew, Ambe...
Jon and Mandy both received promotions recently, so it was time for them to update their family photos. We walked around Old Town with their boys, Bishop and Giovanni, and shared lots of laughter. I found out that Bishop's favorite superhero is Superman and Giovanni wa...
I had so much fun photographing the Truman-Allen family! Kristen, D, Corley, Pele, Gabriel, and Lucero lived it up and made my job so easy. There was a family yoga session, re-enacting a photo from years ago, and lots of great memories. It was an extra special time to...
When my cousin, Jenni, got engaged last Christmas to her then-boyfriend, Ben, everyone in the family was thrilled. When the affianced approached me about being their wedding photographer, I almost cried tears of joy. We decided on taking their engagement photos at Red...
Olivia and Giovanni met in high school and always knew they would end up getting married. The lovebirds chose to elope to Colorado because neither of them had been here before and, as Olivia said, "the pictures always look breathtaking." They chose to tie the knot with...
Hannah and Andrew chose beautiful Red Rocks as their engagement photo spot because the first date they went on was a concert in the world-renowned amphitheater the park is known for. This session was extra special -- Hannah wasn't (yet) living in Colorado at the time s...
Jody and Chris are an amazing couple. They really warm up any room they are in and they are the sweetest couple. Truly. Recently Jody contacted me about getting access to their wedding gallery again because Chris's parents' computer crashed and they lost their images -...
My couples spend a lot of preparing for their weddings. So many decisions are made. Vendors, cake flavors (or pies or doughnuts), colors, themes...by the time their wedding arrives, most couples are D-O-N-E and just ready to be onto their lives, post-wedding.
It's a topic that has sparked internet debates and (probably) cost friendships: first looks. Photographers seem to be pushing them and couples either REALLY want them or REALLY don't. So, what exactly are they -- and should you have one at your wedding?
When a marrying couple hires a photographer for their wedding day, they are paying for their experience, but that's not the whole story. The couple is also paying for the photographer's time, education, and good business practices.
