More Than Just Pretty Pictures—This Is Where Stories Live.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

AZ threw her best at us with a massive forest fire and crazy temperatures, but we were finally able to make this Anniversary Session on the Mogollon Rim happen, and it was one for the books for sure! Chest Waders, Tiger Balm, Balancing on stumps, cliff edges, one gorgeous couple and their cute fur baby…how could it not have been a blast?!

Megan reached out to me on Instagram about a very special session. She and her husband, Kelvin, were heading north of Payson to The Strawberry Inn for a weekend getaway before surprising their families with some big news. Megan knew exactly her vision for the session and shared the vibe she was going for. This […]