Rachel and Adam - Wedding in Scottsdale, AZ

Rachel and Adam were married last weekend at Scottsdale Bible Church, and they had their reception at Rachel's parent's home in Paradise Valley. It was a beautiful day and Rachel and Adam looked amazing!

It was a great day starting with getting ready pictures at Rachel's parents home. Her dress was gorgeous and Rachel was beautiful.














Rachel and Adam choose to see each other before the wedding and i'm so glad they did. It was such a great moment with Alex saw Rachel. Rachel thought that he wouldn't have a reaction, but he had a great one! I love it when my bride and grooms see each other before hand because we get some of the most amazing pictures of the true reaction without the pressure of people watching. It also really helps calm nerves.






We were planning on heading over to downtown Scottsdale for photographs with the entire wedding party, but the place was packed... I guess a gorgeous day, spring training, and lots of people who like to ride bikes and roller blade are not the ideal conditions for empty streets and wedding party pictures. Luckily we had a backup plan and found some great locations for pictures in the same area. I love how they turned out so it worked out great!








Rachel had pink Ballerina shoes and we had to get a fun picture with them.




I think this one is a new favorite!


I have many people ask me if they see each other before will the walking down the aisle still be special... YES!!! It is... I love this shot of Adam seeing Rachel walk down the aisle.. and Adam's twin brother Alex is in the background.. his reaction is amazing too. It's such a great moment.


Rachel's dad was emotional as well, especially handing her over for the last time as his single daughter. What an amazing moment.


I love this intimate shot in the limo after the wedding.


At the reception Rachel and her daddy had one of the most amazing father daughter dances. I seriously cried mostly because I now think of what this moment will be like for our little Kailee... my husband is going to cry and I hope that Kailee will appreciate her daddy just like Rachel does. There were lots of tears, hugs, and smiles.


Of course there was a great party as well!


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And the little ones were exhausted!


This was a fun wedding for me because I actually photographed Adam's older brothers wedding about 4 years ago. I love getting to see my bride and grooms from the past.. it's so much fun!!! Jessica is actually due with their first child so it was great fun reconnecting.

I had to get a picture of all of us!!



To view more of the images from the wedding you can view a slideshow below.

The Everhart Family - Family Pictures Mesa, AZ

Can you not tell me that this is one of the cutest families ever!!!

Awhile back I donated a portrait session to Nielson Recovery Foundation for an Auction to raise money for the Nielsen Family. The winner of that auction was the Everhart Family!!

A few weeks ago we met up in downtown Mesa for a funfilled photo session. Now I do warn my clients that whenever you involve young children into any session you never know what to expect!!!! Pretty much that was the case for this session as Addie pretty much took over the session and we did what she wanted:)!! We got some great pictures and a lot of personality too!!!






I love this one of Addie and her mom... pure joy!

You can't tell me she isn't a ham... we had so much fun!













Addie decided to do her own thing so we had a chance to get Chaddie to smile, giggle, and show some of his personality. It cracked up Courtney and Yancy!


This is one of my favorites!


And she did this on her own.. I did no posing!



Gotta love kids:)

I'm not sure if Chaddie approves of what is going on here, but he was a good sport!


We ended the shoot with some pictures of the whole family with their fun family car!! They blew this pictures up for their living room, it's going to look phenominal!

Thanks Everhart family for a fun session! I really enjoyed your family!

Paulette and Brant - Engagement Session Arizona

Paulette and Brant are getting married next weekend and i'm so excited for the wedding. It's going to be very fun and unique and we are going to have a great time!

A few weeks ago we photographed their engagement session and got some great pictures! Aren't they both so photogenic?

We even involved their "kids" (dogs) in some of the pictures!

We had a great time and I can't wait until the big day! Thanks Paulette and Brant!!!

I Love this one... I think it is so cool with all the lines in the building.

One of my Favs!

Aren't they sooo cute?

Adore this one.

We had to involve the dogs in some of the pictures... they are such a huge part of their lives!

Too Cute!

And we had to end with a good one! I love this shot!

Luke and Angie - FUN FUN FUN and Super CUTE!

Yes... Angie and Luke really are this cute. I know, it's hard to believe that there are really people out there who are this stinkin cute!!! The funny thing is, when I met up Angie and Luke to shoot their engagement session, Angie said, "I've often worried that my pictures aren't going to look as good as everyone elses." What??? Are you kidding me??? These two are gorgeous, super cute, and fun fun fun!!!

I have the privilege of shooting their wedding next weekend at the Farm at South Mountain, one of my very very favorite venues. We are going to have such a good time!!

These are some of my favorites from the session... I had to get them up so Angie could see how cute she is and how well both her and Luke did!







Love this!


And this just shows how much fun they are.. Air Guitar.. I wouldn't have thought to do that! Love it!


Funny faces!


And beatiful faces.


Can you tell we had fun?


And this is my favorite of all times!! Love this shot!


Angie and Luke... your wedding is going to be fabulous! I'm so excited!!!