Aren & Trina

One of the many things I love about photographing weddings is watching a couple’s relationships grow. When Aren and I met up last September, he could only tell me about his fiancée, Trina in Australia. After an unbearably long time on different continents and a small fortune in long distance phone calls and text messages, Trina came back here. Aren nearly burst with excitement.

They had gotten engaged on the beach here in California, so they wanted to do their engagement photos there too. Have you seen a couple happier to be together?

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Aren and Trina, it’s been so fun hearing how God has deepened your love for each other over the months, and watching your patience and care for each other. I am really looking forward to your wedding in July!

Nate & Janna

If Nate and Janna’s wedding was any indication of what they’re like, I really want to get to know them better. Fortunately, Nate is now my cousin-in-law, so I suspect we’ll get many more opportunities for that to actually happen. 🙂

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Nate and Janna, thanks so much for letting me be a part of your wedding. I do look forward to spending more time with you in the days ahead, and getting some of the details for the outrageous stories I’ve already heard about both of you. 🙂

Bryan & Ashley

You may remember Bryan & Ashley from their engagement photos last month. Their wedding was just a couple weeks later, and was awesome! It looked like it was going to be a hot SoCal day, but there was a good breeze and huge trees, and it was a great day to be outside. Wanna see? Check out the highlights below, or view the full gallery here!

Ashley peeking for a glimpse of her groom…
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One of the first things I noticed when I met Bryan and Ashley to learn about their wedding was Ashley’s bright blue eyes. I captured the color of them here, but the sparkle in them – that was all Bryan’s doing.
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You can probably guess whose idea this was…
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A tribute to the ladybug engagement photo
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All the young girls loved the horses in the back yard…
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Some advice to the couple from Ashley’s dad.
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Aren’t these trees awesome?!?
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Bryan and Ashley, thanks so much for choosing me as your photographer. You were exceptionally easy to work with, and it was a blessing to be a part of your wedding. Have an awesome move to Jackson Hole this summer!