This time of year I’m especially grateful for an amazing husband, beautiful kiddos, supportive parents, a great family, and amazing clients!! I hope everyone has a fabulous Thanksgiving weekend – and don’t forget to check back on Friday for an amazing Black Friday Deal and an awesome announcement! Who doesn’t love to shop!?!

 

 

 

I love these two!!! We had a ton of fun at their engagement session in Salt Lake City. True story – they were on their way to “throw around a baseball” when Brandon proposed. It was his excuse to get her out of the house!! How cute is that?! They told me that their favorite thing about each other is,ย “that we are each other’s biggest advocate- we never let each other talk down about ourselves and we are always rooting for each other. We also love that we each bring the best out of one another.” I can’t wait for their amazing wedding in Denver after Christmas!

So excited that Olivia & Kyle’s wedding was picked to be featured on Utah Bride Blog! They had such a gorgeous wedding, how could it not!? ย ๐Ÿ™‚ ย Check it out and leave them some love!

Larry & Sarah were married on a beautiful late summer’s afternoon in August. Because things can be so frantic on the wedding day, these two took the opportunity to return at a later date and get some extra photos of them on the Salt Lake City Temple Grounds. I was so amazed at how calm & collected, and not stressed they both were! It was actually quite relaxing. ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks so much for trusting me with your photography!

I LOVE Halloween. Like, really. I do. ๐Ÿ™‚ Mostly because Fall is my favorite season – I love the leaves, the atmosphere, the cooler weather, and I LOVE dressing my kids up for Halloween JUST so I can take their pictures. Ridiculous huh?

First off – tradition states that we start out with an awesome breakfast. I decorate the kitchen while the kids are sleeping so they wake up to it. We also do it for birthdays and Valentine’s and we all love it.

We had a mix of school parades & pre-school programs during the day, but the GOOD stuff happens at night. Everybody knows that. ๐Ÿ™‚

Cara was our BumbleBee:

Rachel was a vampire – although we forgot her dripping fake blood and teeth for some reason. lol. Oh well.

Andrew always gets the coolest face paint. 2 years ago he was spiderman – and if I do say so – his face paint was awesome back then too. Also – he really wanted to be a Glow In the Dark skeleton, so we got some fabric paint that glows and outlined his skeleton. It turned out pretty sweet.

Trick-or-treating with the neighborhood kids:

My brother is going to college at UVU and he and his girlfriend asked if they could come trick-or-treating with my kids. Heck yes! They had so much fun! Erik & Ashley’s costumes were awesome as well.

Cara loves her uncle Erik!

Sam & I also dressed up this year for our neighborhood (LDS ward) party. He was Tony Stark (complete with glowing Arc Reactor), and I dressed up as Pepper Potts. Unfortunately, there is no photographic proof. ๐Ÿ™

 

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  • Karen Bourne - November 3, 2012 - 6:46 pm

    I love the “flying bee” pictures! So fun. So sad that you and Same don’t have a picture of your costume. I bet it was awesome.

Kyle & Olivia were married on a beautiful Fall afternoon at Red Butte Gardens in Salt Lake City. Their friends & family were so much fun – we had such a great time!! Thanks for allowing me to be party of your day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Isaac - October 18, 2012 - 12:50 am

    Great Set Jess! Great emotions!

  • Lauri Baird - October 14, 2012 - 11:14 am

    Awesome..Beautiful pictures!! Well done !!

Wow. Holy smokin’. This was probably one of the funnest weddings I’ve had the privilege of photographing. Great bridal party, awesome family, and Graham & Christine are super sweet! Plus, with everyone rockin’ on the dance floor, how could we not have fun?! Thanks so much for letting me be a part of your day! I’m truly honored. ๐Ÿ™‚

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