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Reel Motion Rehearsal – Blackstone Country Club
During the month of April we had so much fun. Not only did we get to be a part of tons of weddings, shooting and celebrating with our couples, we also had the awesome opportunity to visit a venue I’d never been to before. Aleasha and Cara from A Day to Cherish thought it would be great for us to do a Reel Motion Rehearsal of the Blackstone Country Club for Darryelyn’s wedding. The venue is beautiful and sits atop the hills in Peoria’s Vistancia community. Spacious and romantic, Blackstone is one of those venues that...
read moreThe Ultimate Wedding Day – Top 10 Secrets
I’ve met with hundreds of couples over the years as they go about their wedding photographer search and I’ve noticed a common thread among nearly every couple. They are totally excited, probably a little overwhelmed, and almost always looking for answers from a trusted source as quickly as possible so they can move on to the next step in the planning process. After all, there is a LOT to plan for to make your big day go as smoothly as possible. I’m usually the second person they meet with in the process after choosing their...
read moreMaui Honeymoon
Kara wrote me a note about their Honeymoon in Hawaii! I’ll let you see the fun photos they sent! We had an amazing time. We started out our trip in Maui and drove all around the island taking a lot of pictures. We really enjoyed the Iao Valley, it was so green and the mountains were beautiful. Matt’s favorite part of Maui was driving up the volcano, When we got to the top it was pouring rain and 47 degrees outside!! Needless to say that was not my favorite part but the views on the drive up could not be beat. After Maui we took a...
read moreSlice of Heaven – Bed Time and Easter
This last week was a total roller coaster. It started off with one of the most horrible days I’ve ever had only to end tonight with one of the most sweet experiences of my life, one I will never forget. I usually give my kids their baths. Bath time is usually pretty fun, hectic, and silly with an occasional melt down by either the little ones or the parents. Either way it is the end of the day and a routine we’ve had now for the past 3 years, ever night with few exceptions. Tonight however was different. You see, I was asked...
read moreSlice of Heaven – Little Girls
Yesterday was a fun one. It was pretty warm and we don’t have a pool, well, we have a blow up pool for the kids…. so my wife got it all ready and blew it up with the vacuum (we have a Kirby, it works as a leaf blower too! No lie, I should show you the shot of my wife using it like that!) and filled it up. My son had a friend over and they were making “potions” with the mud and rocks and things in our back yard. Well, my little baby bear isn’t about to be left out, she acts more like a 3 year old anyway, so...
read moreBrady & Heather – Scottsdale Wedding Photographer
So awhile back I got an email and a call from this couple back in Pennsylvania. During our first “consultation” over the phone I found out that Brady loves to golf and Heather loves hiking that they were planning a destination wedding here in Arizona with friends and family. They had heard I was a wedding photographer in the area who was familiar with destination weddings from our good friends a the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. How cool! Destination weddings are so great because they are usually relatively small, intimate, and...
read moreJessica & Rob’s Engagments – Arizona Wedding Photography
So I have a special place in my heart for Jessica and Rob and they don’t even know it. You see, they were the very first clients to find my under my new name and new brand and I can still remember meeting them and going to dinner for the first time. We met at Paradise Bakery (one of their favorites) and Jessica told me all about the two of them, including Rob’s love of Jeeps. Now I’m a Jeep lover myself, even though I haven’t had one since high school and college, but I LOVE them and one day I’m going to get...
read morePayday Moments – Fountain Hills Wedding Photographer
Every once in awhile you get a “payday moment” as a photographer. Those moments when all the work and dedication pay off… yesterday was one of those moments for me. So I’m sure you’ve seen Kara and Matt’s pictures already (click here if not), but I wanted to share with you a little note Kara sent me while in Hawaii on her honeymoon. Aparentley Kara has an Aunt in Ohio that wasn’t able to attend the wedding but saw the sneak peek on our blog… here is what she wrote after seeing them: Oh my...
read more“The Gentlemen” – Arizona Wedding Photographer
Ok, so I wanted to try to capture the essence of Mike with his guys and we only had three candles for light, it was at the end of the night and I had been shooting for about 12 hours at that point but I wasn’t going to let that stop me… so we finally rounded up the gang and I asked them to hold reeeaallly still. After a few frames I had inhaled enough smoke for the next few years…but we got this shot. To me is drums up a feel of the early 1900’s and the air or an era gone by. Congrats again Mike! ...
read moreKara and Matt’s Sneak Peek – Arizona Wedding Photographer
Ok, so I just couldn’t help myself… it’s 12:25 AM and as an Arizona wedding photographer I shoot a lot of golf courses for weddings. Now, I’m dog tired, and yet I wanted to take a look at Kara’s photos so bad I even decided to post a sneak peek! Sun Ridge Caynon Golf Resort was a joy… breath taking views and what a place for a wedding! I can’t get over how special every wedding is, each one different, each one with special people celebrating a wonderful occasion. In this case, Kara is also a good...
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