BreAnn & Jon Formals

  BreAnn and Jon were actually married about 3 years ago.  We shot an "engagement" shoot for them the fall after they were married, and BreAnn  said that one day we would do a formals (aka "groomals" and "bride and groom photos") shoot for them.  Formals are one of the more common sessions we do, whether they are about to get married, whether they are already married but didn't quite get what they were looking for.  Sometimes we'll do a formal shoot if wedding day coverage doesn't quite fit into the budget, and most of all we'll do formals if the couple just wants to have awesome wedding photos where we are free to pick the location, timing, flow, and feel of the session. Formals are my absolute favorite type of shoot to do.

I absolutely fell in love with this staircase.  I love the contrast, the texture, and the colors!  It was only after we finished that we noticed the signs warning about dangerous rust of the supports and structure... :-/

Well all's well that ends well, right?

  

  

I love shooting with some more direct sunlight, because if you do it right, you get that perfect backlighting to make the colors pop, and still get the fill for your couple.

  

And this last photo is actually just one I stopped and snapped on a whim as we were walking by on our way to the car.  I looked over, and just had to stop.  Such a gorgeous building!

Amanda and Stefan: Saved for a rainy day

  I know Amanda from Austin and was thrilled to hear that she was engaged.  She and Stefan are currently attending BYU-Idaho and so they came down to Utah to do the engagement shoot.  We started off at Trolley Square in downtown Salt Lake and finished up at Liberty Park.

I tell you though, I have not ever shot outside when it was raining quite that hard!  Snow yes, rain no.  It was awesome!  Everything was reflective and looked especially vibrant and alive.  Thomas was running around like a crazy person trying to keep the equipment dry and I totally ruined a pair of shoes but it was completely worth it!    To top it off, both Amanda and Stefan were fabulous and were perfectly happy to go out, get wet, and have fun.

Just look at how alive and green everything is when it rains...  It just screams out SPRING.

I loved all the difference expressions they had for the photos . I think this is the first time someone has given me the peace sign at an engagement shoot though.  Peace, Love and Photography, y'all!