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Less than two weeks after Roger and Pat’s Engagement Session I got a message from them. “Hey, could you give us a call?” I’d just sent an email about getting wedding details figured out and thought we’d be talking about that. “Roger, do you want to tell her?”“We eloped!!” I cracked up and grinned. I […]

Gila Valley Bridal Session: Roger & Pat

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When you’re a Colorado girl living in the Phoenix Valley, a Mogollon Rim Engagement Session is about as close as you can get to home and out of the summer heat! I loved that these two made the weekend trek up for photos, and man did we have a blast! I got to pull out […]

Mogollon Rim Engagement Session: Shaun & Bridgette

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In years past a few of my friends wrote up the story of how they and their spouse met, fell in love, and got married. That sounded like fun, so I got our story all written up and turned it into a wall hanging. I’ve loved having that in our bedroom as a reminder of everything […]

Our Story, Part 1: The Younger Years

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For previous installments of Our Story, click here! So August finally rolls around and it’s the Sunday before the first day of school. Having done the “first Sunday of the semester” a few times now, Marquette was watching all the new faces to see who knew who and to check on the new arrivals when […]

Our Story, Part 2: Re-Meeting and the First Date

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For previous installments of Our Story, click here! Finally Spring semester rolled around. Steve and Marquette had broken up, Amy and Cameron had fizzled, and Marquette’s roommate Jalayne and her boyfriend had broken up. The three started hanging out a few times each week. They were all tired of the dating game and weren’t interested […]

Our Story, Part 3: Spring Semester and Feelings

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For previous installments of Our Story, click here! For the last month of school Marquette had been trying to get her summer lined up so that she’d have a job to earn money for when she went to Idaho. Every scheme and idea that Marquette pursued seemed to keep falling through. St. George didn’t work […]

Our Story, Part 4: The Confession

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For previous installments of Our Story, click here! After a year-long week, “The Date” finally came. Cameron planned on taking Marquette out to eat after work and then they’d talk about the options. Well, he picked her up and went to the restaurant he picked out only to find it closed…so they went down the […]

Our Story, Part 5: The DTR

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For previous installments of Our Story, click here! The next day was Sunday and Marquette had church in Albuquerque at the Singles Ward and Cameron unfortunately had to work that day. But the Mowers had previously been invited over to Uncle Roger’s house for dinner, so they knew they’d see each other then. Marquette went […]

Our Story, Part 6: A Rainy Night

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For previous installments of Our Story, click here! The morning of July 4th dawned bright and Marquette woke up with the sweetest feeling of peace and love. All the knots in her stomach were gone and the doubts had been erased. She knew God had his hand in what was happening and she knew Cameron […]

Our Story, Part 7: July 4th and August 9th

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On Leap Day 2020 I got to photograph a very special wedding. I wasn’t back in business yet, but I didn’t have to be for this one, because this was my little brother’s wedding! Brigham and Becca got married on Leap Day in the Gila Valley AZ Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Brigham & Becca’s Gila Valley Temple Wedding