Nadia and Will in Utica, New York!

A week ago, I had the pleasure of photographing a wedding in Utica, NewYork which is in upstate New York. Nadia and Will are from Arizona, but wanted to get married in New York. Utica had some cold rainy weather while we were there. Before the ceremony, we were able to go outside for some photos, but we froze our butts off doing it. During the ceremony, it started to pour outside along with heavy winds. So we weren't able to go outside after the ceremony. But regardless, we got some amazing photos. The camera loves Nadia. Will however doesn't like having his picture taken, but he looked dapper in front of the camera. It was a long journey, but Ana (my second shooter) and I loved every minute of it! Congratulations to Nadia and Will!

New York, here we come!

A week ago, I left for New York. I had a wedding in Utica,

which is upstate New York. My friend and fellow photographer,

Ana, accompanied me as my second shooter. The wedding

day was rained out about half way through, but the interior

of the hotel was beautiful. Then we travelled to New York

City and stayed there for 2 nights. We had a room with a great

view. We took advantage of the double decker tour bus

to see all of downtown, plus So Ho, Chinatown, Wall Street,

and much much more. It was a trip of a lifetime (my first

time to New York)!

The New York wedding photos will be on the blog in a few days or so.

The view from our room at the Crowne Plaza in Times Square.

The night view from our room at the Crown Plaza in Times Square.

Streets in Utica during the rainy day.

Utica, New York.

Utica, New York.

Me (sunglasses) and Ana at Times Square.

View from double decker tour bus.

Duke Curry, master musician. We so enjoyed

listening to him each evening!

Al and Aggie are getting married on November 28th right after Thanksgiving. They met online, and have been inseparable ever since they met in person. Their wedding is in Payson, where they live part of the time. They also live part of the time in Mesa, which is where this engagement shoot took place. They have 4 horses, and we included two of them on part of the shoot, which was a blast! The sunset was amazing that evening, throwing off beautiful oranges and reds. No wonder Arizona is known for its sunsets!

Sarah and Eric

Yesterday was Sarah and Eric's wedding. Their wedding ceremony and reception were both at a friend's amazing home in Troon Village (North Scottsdale). The ceremony was at sunset, but we ended up with about 5 minutes to shoot the bride and groom together with the sunsetting. We were extremely pressed for time, but it somehow all worked out great. They were both so nice to work with, and their families too. I had so much fun and was so excited about the images, that I worked some of them already! Here are some of my favorites from the day...

First Senior Shoot of the Season

Indie came from Vermont to visit family here in Arizona.
She wanted a southwest feel to the photos, so we shot at
the Desert Botanical Garden early Monday morning.
Well, 7am wasn't early enough, because we were still real
hot. But that is when the Garden opens. We had a good
time regardless of the heat. It was real nice meeting Indie
and her dad.

Allison & Kyle

Allison and Kyle planned their wedding a year in advance.
Their special day was this past weekend, June 20th.
It ended up being a weather worrisome day...drizzled on and off
the day before and day of their wedding. Fortunately
it dried up in time for the perfect ceremony out in the pines
at Little America Hotel. Their colors were red and tangerine
which made for a beautiful reception room. Allison and Kyle's
families and friends were so nice to work with that it was
almost not like working.

My friend and colleague, Ana Counts,
accompanied me to the wedding. She was a huge help that day!
We did work hard by running around and up and down stairs
getting 'the' shot throughout the day. Sometimes we were
together, but more so capturing seperate scenes.

Allison's sister, Amanda, is recently engaged and I
hope to have the honor of working with this group again!

This hotel was fabulous-- great room, service,
food. If you go to Flagstaff, this is the place to stay!

Congratulations Allison and Kyle! Ana and I really enjoyed
working with you all!

Here are just a few of my favorites from that special day.
Click on an image to enlarge it.