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Van and Karley’s Tre Bella wedding was magical! From the sophisticated and beautiful venue there at Tre Bella, to an amazing bridal party of sweet and devoted friends, to the genuine and heart felt vows exchanged at the ceremony, there was magic in every detail and moment! The Bridal Suite at Tre Bella was beautifully […]

Van and Karley’s Tre Bella Wedding

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Chris and Joelle made the drive up north from the valley for their Pine, AZ Engagement Session in the forest, and they could not have picked a prettier day! We met at a favorite spot up the road from Payson where we could be in the beautiful Ponderosa Pine forest. They jumped out of the […]

Pine AZ Engagement Session: Chris and Joelle

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I have a treat for you! I’ve been sitting on these bridal images for a few weeks so that I could do the full wedding blog all in one go. Shaun and Bridgette tied the knot this last weekend and now I finally get to share them and their celebrations! Bridgette wanted someone green with […]

Bridgette and Shaun’s Wedding

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When I started second shooting for people, I didn’t really know what I was doing. I tried to stay out of the way, but sometimes ended up in their way. Sometimes I wasn’t involved enough, other times too involved. I had no idea really what was expected of a Second Shooter and just ran with […]

Do’s and Don’ts for Second Shooting

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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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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?!

Anniversary Session on the Mogollon Rim: Kyle & LauraMae

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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 […]

Kelvin & Megan at The Strawberry Inn

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The day of the engagement session a winter storm hit. Temperatures dropped, the wind picked up, rain and snow pelted down, and Terena’s dreams of a spring look to her engagement photos were disappearing. We decided to postpone for 24 hours and you’ll never believe the difference just a day can make in Arizona in the Spring!

Pine AZ Engagement: Donald & Terena