Kaci & Cameron - Engagements

I met Kaci and Cameron downtown for their engagement session. I had talked to Kaci a number of times on the phone and was looking forward to putting a face to her happy voice. I was pleasantly surprised. She and Cameron were dressed so fun and they were ready to have a good time. And that's exactly what we had.

Kaci and Cam are high school sweethearts. I love hearing that. So cute and happy together. Ready to make this commitment to each other and look forward to the time they are going to share together. Seriously they are so cute. I hope you guys are ready for these pictures, cause this is just the beginning...

Brown Family

This session was a hard one to pull together. Stephanie warned me that it would be hard to find a time to get everyone together, but I was sure we could make something work. As the scheduling began I learned that she was right. Between everyone in an extended family and my crazy schedule, finding a day was proving to be hard.

She called me after being with them one day and said "Ok, we found a day. I hope it works for you because it is our last chance to get everyone together before my nephew leaves on his mission." Talk about pressure! But I was available! Sweet!

Then we had the unfortunate weather to convince to cooperate. Finding a place for a large group can be challenging, finding a place indoors can be even more so. The forecast wasn't good. But I told Stephanie to hold tight, because you never know what the hour will bring. It wasn't looking good. I didn't know what to do. I was talking to my mom the very day of our scheduled session and told her our dilemma. "Do you have any ideas?" She did! Why not just have them come to her house? Uh, duh! That was perfect! That way if the weather is bad, there are places that we can take them inside, and if it clears up we can take them in her beautiful yard! Sweet!

I called Stephanie and told her my plan, she was completely on board and we had a plan! As you can see the weather did clear up by the time of our session and we were able to be outside! Thank you weather. Wish you would clear up for my own personal benefit. I need more sunshine and less snow at the moment. So glad we were able to make this session work, it was so fun meeting this family!

I thought it might be fun to share another before and after. I took this at a wedding luncheon. This little girl is to die for cute! She found herself alone at the dessert table and just couldn't help herself. I just couldn't stop her. She finished off the cake and seemed pretty pleased with herself. Her mom wasn't too mad either. Who could be at this face?

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After:

Photo Contest

I am going out on a limb and entering one of my pictures into a photo contest. This isn't a small potato contest I'm talking about... this is the big time. Well, the big time for photographers! I am trying to win the cover of Professional Photographer Magazine! Wouldn't that be awesome! I don't know if I'll win, but I really want to try!

So, I need your help! There is a prize for the photo that recieves the most viewer votes, so will you vote for me? I feel completely vulnerable and out on the ledge asking this of you but I just have to go for it! Just click HERE and you will be taken right where you need to go to vote.

The picture you are looking for is:

And THANK YOU for being so supportive of me and always making me feel like I can reach the stars!!! I truly love my clients!

Beckham ~ 2 years

Do you love watching this kid grow up as much as I do? Every time we get together to take pictures I worry because I think we can't possibly do any better than the time before and every time I am so happy with how great they turn out. I guess I shouldn't be surprised... this kid is so freakin' cute! His smile is contageous and we had a lot of fun, even in the rain!

Brayli ~ Newborn

This little princess was an angel for her photo session! Seriously wanted to eat her up! Or at least sit in a quiet room and hold her for hours. So sweet. And I love her name! So very cute. I couldn't get enough of the pictures with mom & dad. This is one loved little girl!

Sam

SI am going out of order here, but I had to post these pictures. We took Sam to the Salt Lake Library and really had a great time. I was secretly worried that it was going to be too cold, but it turned out to be a pretty mild day. There is something special about the light at the Salt Lake Library. Sam seemed to glow in all of the pictures. I seriously love the light in these pictures. Sam just celebrated his 2nd birthday and he sure kept us on the run, as you can see. That is something I love about this age and we captured it perfectly. Lyndsay, these are for you. These are only a few of my favorites!

I can't tell you how much I LOVE this last picture. It is my favorite picture that I have taken in a long time. Seriously, I just stare at it and can't seem to look away.

B&A

I was playing around today in photoshop with a picture of my little girl. I thought it would be fun to share with you the Before & After results... Enjoy!

Sweetness x2

When Shelby emailed me and asked if I could take pictures of her 7 month old twins I was so excited! Twins? 7 months old? Sweet! Twice the fun! And that it was! The weather kept us indoors with the backdrop, but I think it was meant to be. Max and Rylee were so great and the pictures are fab! I secretly think that Max had eyes for me! Or at least he let me think so! What a charmer. And Rylee is a princess in every form of the word, see for yourself...