The temple shots went very well. When I say they went well, that pretty much means I didn’t do anything to embarrass myself too bad and I didn’t trip over my shoe laces, although some might say my tie tying skills would be the prime example of embarrassing. After getting some killer shots in Manti, we headed up to the reception.

The reception was just as cool as the slight breeze that blew through the air in Manti. Decorated with the most lovely flowers with colors as bright as the brightest rainbow. As the slight breeze blew past the flowers, the scents would catch your nose ever so slightly, but soon the breeze turned strong and began to blow over the centerpieces. The thing I loved most though is that this unfortunate turn of events didn’t put a damper on Tiffany and Jorden’s spirits. These two are so in love and have such happy personalities that they were able to focus solely on their love and not let the crashing of centerpieces take away from that moment.

One of the highlights of the night (besides the 20 italian sodas of which I partook) was the fireworks immediately following the cake cutting. What better way to symbolize the way these two felt for each other. As the sparkly balls of fire lit up the night, I equated the red bursts as the passion they share, the blue bursts as the solemn and tranquil moments they will share together, and the colorful green bursts as tall redwood trees and the long life they will spend with each other. Tiffany and Jorden, thank you for choosing me as your wedding photographer and allowing me to document this most special day in your lives.

I’d love to hear from anyone that hasn’t closed this blog post out yet, what were some of your favorite images from this post and would you ever willingly try a piece of beef jerky cluster chocolate?

Right image by my intern Stephanie Patterson, rocking shot eh?

Anyways, I have been wanting to shoot one of their dresses for a long time so I could donate a huge canvas print to hang on the walls, so we set up this amazing bridal session and Stephanie was kind enough to model for it. We even got Flavia and Rachel of Versa Artistry to come down for some hair and makeup, and man did they totally do a killer job. Stephanie looked absolutely breath taking in the Monique Lhuillier wedding dress. It’s pretty much the dream of every Utah Wedding Photographer for their brides to wear a dress from Alta Moda Bridal and this dress was no exception. I was joined on this session by some of my good photographer friends Samantha of Samantha Jane Images, Andrea of Andrea Hanks Photography, and Blake of Photo54.com and we had a hoot hollering good time.

I would love to hear your opinions in the comment field about which shot is your favorite as I think we will all have a hard time narrowing it down to one 30×40 canvas print. Maybe your votes will sway us one way or the other

This first shot is a before and after of the hair and make up that Versa Artistry masterfully completed followed by the Versa team working their magic. Don’t forget to comment