Wedding

As the year comes to an end...

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  I apologize for my extended absence and my new years resolution is to catch up on the last 7 months so y'all can see all the adventures that took place in 2012.

 

One of the primary changes I made this year is to limit the number of weddings I will accept.  I decided to put a cap at 10 weddings a year so I can give more time to each couple, have better balance in my own life, and also focus some of efforts towards corporate and stock photography.  I am now a contributor on istock, you can see me portfolio here: istockphoto.com/whitneylewisphotography  But more update on that later.  I want to take you through each of the wedding couples I worked with this year.  There were many other people I did engagements, bridals, and other photos for, but these just showcase the weddings themselves.

 

 

Alicia and Craig

Ceremony: Timpanogos LDS Temple

 

 

Reception: Highland Gardens

 

 

 

 

Kenzie and Steve

Ceremony: Draper LDS Temple

 

 

Reception: Thanksgiving Point

 

 

 

Janaika and Chadi

Ceremony: Church Grote Kerk (Den Hague, Holland)

 

 

Reception: Castle Wittenburg (Den Hague, Holland)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alexia and Gabe

Ceremony: Salt Lake City LDS Temple

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stevie and Conrad

Ceremony & Reception: Millennial Falls

 

 

 

 

 

Becca and Brigham

Ceremony: Provo LDS Temple

 

 

Reception: Cultural Hall

 

 

 

 

Amy and Derek

Ceremony: Oakland CA LDS Temple

 

 

Reception: California Backyard

 

Reception: Utah Home

 

 

 

 

 

Angela and Dallin

Ceremony: Bountiful LDS Temple

 

Reception: Home in Utah County

 

Reception: Austin Country Club (Austin, TX)

 

 

 

Congratulations to each of you and thank you for contributing to my year!!  My clients make my job worth doing, and I am grateful for you!

 

 

 

 

 

A Vacation from the Vacation

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  Well, it's been a week since I've been home.  And wow, it's been a crazy week.  The only way I can describe it is that I need a vacation from the vacation.  Jet lag, catching up on work, catching up on sleep, and being disoriented, wondering what country I'm in when I wake up sometimes.  It's an odd sensation.

 

There are a few more days in Spain to write about, a few days in Holland, and a few days in New York.  But for now, I'd like to share a slideshow of the highlights from the Holland wedding in The Hague.  Thanks Rich Wyman for the soundtrack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elegant Wedding Reception

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Earlier this week, I met someone whose job is installing escalators.  For some reason, this struck me as really cool!  I had never met anyone with a job like that, never even occurred to me that someone had that job (because obviously the new escalators just magically appear).  But it got me thinking - how many of us actually work in a field we planned on?  I know I never considered photography as a career until 2008.  In kindergarten I wanted to be either a doctor of a garbageman because "doctors help people and garbage men get to ride on the back of the truck."  (good thing I didn't go for garbage man because now the truck does most of the work and the guys don't even ride on the back of the truck!)  In 5th grade I wanted to be the President of the United States.  And in middle school, I decided I wanted to be a band director.  My opinion hardly changed after that - I finally found my calling.  I wanted to teach band in a public high school.  And when I went to BYU, I got accepted in the Music Education program and worked very hard towards it.

 

But life threw me a curve ball and I had a sudden onset of health problems that changed my path.  I was unable to finish my music education degree and instead found a more flexible way to spend the time I wasn't in bed - photography.  What a blessing this has been in my life.  There are still times when I ache to be in the teaching world, but then I get to work with an awesome couple and I'm reminded how lucky I am to be a photographer.  Each event is so unique, so well put together, so full of personality.

 

Working on this wedding was a great reminder for me to see how amazing it is to have two people commit the rest of their lives together and also have an elegant reception to celebrate that!  And I got to be there to photograph it.  So without further ado, I present: Alicia & Craig's Wedding Reception at Highland Gardens

Highland Gardens Reception

 

 

 

The decorations were gorgeous...

 

 

 

 

 

The kids adorable...

 

 

 

 

The photo booth lots of fun (thanks Dustin Izatt)...

 

 

 

 

 

The cake was delicious and so unique...

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bouquet toss was fun...

 

 

 

 

And the dancing made me smile...

 

 

 

 

All the pieces came together beautifully for a perfect wedding.  Congratulations Alicia & Craig!

 

 

 

 

With this ring...

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I love to share stories from my weddings, but sometimes overcoming writer's block and finding the right words prevents me from actually getting these blog entries posted!  I love the art of language - finding the perfect way to communicate exactly what I want to express.  Choosing my word to convey an emotion or tell a story. But I do not envy the people who write for a living.  Sometimes it's just hard!  This while this was a gorgeous ring ceremony at Highland Gardens and so much could be said... I've got writer's block.  No stories for now, just photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check back tomorrow for photos of the reception!

 

 

 

 

 

Winter Wedding at Timpanogos Temple

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  For some reason, I don't have many chances to shoot at the Timpanogos temple.  My first year in business, the most popular choice for LDS weddings I shot was the Bountiful temple.  Last year it was definitely Salt Lake.  I travel around to other states a lot too, so now it's more evenly spread out.  But the Timpanogos temple has a special place in my heart because it's where Thomas and I got married.  Alicia and Craig's wedding was a beautiful winter day.  Snow on the ground, but no precipitation from the sky.  An awesome group of people there, I love to photograph happy people!

 

 

From here we went to a ring ceremony and reception at Highland Gardens.

Amber & Shane- Wedding Highlights at The Point Restaurant

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  A couple months ago I did some quick wedding highlight shots of Amber and Shane after their ceremony and before their reception at The Point at the Huntsman Institute in downtown Salt Lake City.  I was going through my galleries, and realized I completely forgot to share them!  I was only there a short time, but managed to get a couple of shots to show off how happy and awesome these two looked.