Marcella and Chris - Wedding at the Windemere in Mesa, AZ

Chris and Marcella got married on Saturday at the Windemere Hotel in Mesa, AZ. I have gotten to know Chris and Marcella very well over the last year and they have become good friends of Jamie's and mine. It was quite fun because Jamie and Kailee came as guests, so i got to see them!! I also got a great shot of Kailee and Jamie dancing... made me cry.. you can see it at the end.

It was supposed to rain all day on Saturday, but we prayed the clouds away and it worked!!!! We had a beautiful day and were able to get lots of great pictures.

I also have to thank Jenny and Lizzie for helping out. These are 2 girls from my workshops that have done so great and are starting their own businesses. They have learned a lot and came to shoot with me for the day. They both did fantastic.

The dress... It was gorgeous!


Chris and his dad getting ready.








There were so many cute kids running around, but I love this shot!


Lots of emotions... this is Marcella's brother and mom... they were balling watching Marcella come down the aisle.





Love this shot we captured of Chris... this was right when he saw her.. he was very happy!





Dad was very emotional as well! Lots of happy tears.




















We convinced Marcella and Chris to take a short little field trip off site to a great place to take pictures. We got some really great ones and I LOVE them all! Aren't they so cute?





Marcella looked beautiful!








I love this!





I have to end with a shot that I took of Jamie and Kailee dancing. It was the first dance of the night and Jamie surprised me by bringing Kailee up to the dance floor. I started crying.. it's an awesome thing to see your husband dancing with your little girl. I got mad at him though afterwards because he distracted me. LOL!!! I'm so glad I got this shot though!



Thank you Chris and Marcella for letting me be a part of your day!!! You are both wonderful and I'm so thankful for our friendship!! Enjoy marriage.. it's a wonderful thing!

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Alison and Chad get hitched on New Years Eve!!!

Alison and Chad have become good friends of Jamie and mine. I love shooting weddings with Bride and Grooms that have become friends, it makes it so much more fun!

Alison and Chad decided to have a destination wedding at the Four Seasons on December 31st... yup, New Years Eve. They had a ton of friends and family come out for the event and celebrate their wedding and the New Year.. it was a blast!

To view a slideshow with lots more images click here.



Alison had a beautiful Monique Lhuillier dress.



I have to thank Andy Andrews for coming a long and 2nd shooting with me. He hung out with chad and got some great shots.. Chad looked awesome in his Converse.



I Love this shot.




This is my favorite picture of Alison.



A great moment with one of her bridesmaids.



The Very cute couple!!







I Love this picture that Andy got of Chad.



Alison looked so gorgeous.. her smile is so contagious!



The guys wore converse shoes... and actually Alison, when she found out, went and changed into hers for the wedding!





So many great details! Table Tops, Etc did it again. Melissa did a phenomenal job with decorating both the ceremony site and the reception site. The Four Seasons always does an amazing job with the presentation as well. There was a hot apple cider bar and hot chocolate bar for the guests as they waited for the ceremony to start.



The ceremony didn't start until 7:30, so it was pitch dark which is very hard for photographers, but we did a good job capturing the essence of the event!






As I said, Table Tops, etc and the Four Seasons did an amazing job with all the details. The reception room was amazing.



Alison and Chad's first dance!




And we had to get a shot at 12:00 celebrating the NEW YEAR!!!! Whohoo!!!



Lots of partying and dancing!!




And a huge thanks to Andy for coming out with us to help capture such a great wedding!!!



Happy new years everyone.....from Kim and Jamie... Congratulations Alison and Chad.