This beautiful bride was one of my family's favorite babysitters. She was fun and kind and my kids and I thought she was great. (We still do! But she doesn't babysit for us anymore.) I was thrilled when they asked me to photograph their wedding.
We did bride and groom portraits before the wedding, which I think is such a good idea if it works for your schedule, and of course we had to do a "first look" before we started.
I like doing these portraits in advance so there's plenty of time for serious stuff and also plenty of time for humor.
Also because I want to catch the sunset if I can.
I am a big fan of this groom, even if he did not want very many pictures of himself.
LDS weddings are solemnized inside the temple in a very simple (and beautiful) ceremony without photography. So coming out of the front door as a married couple is the big celebratory moment. There is always a crowd waiting.
There were a lot of family pictures,
I especially loved this one with the bride and groom and their parents together,
and just one straight shot of the wedding party. After that it was all fun and games.
A few more of the beautiful bride just after being married,
and I will leave you with these shots that took a surprisingly long time to set up and hopefully were totally worth it to the wedding party.
Congratulations and best wishes to you both!