:: Mekelle & Gene :: Provo, Utah, Utah County Photographer

I was excited when my cute cousin, Mekelle, asked me to do her engagement photos. Then, I remembered that it's been less than 20 degrees outside and there's tons of snow everywhere. I've never done a session in the snow before, and I was nervous! It's hard to find a spot with clean, pretty white snow (instead of the dirty yucky snow that is by any road or high traffic areas) and it's even harder to keep your nose from turning bright red when it's freezing cold outside. But, guess what? It was a giant success! We were way limited on time, thanks to the fact that it gets dark so early and it was so cold, but we came away with some amazing images. Not only that, but it was fun to see Mekelle and meet her fiancée. Since her wedding is only a month away, I've been editing like crazy to get these pictures finished. So, without further ado, here's a sneak peek for Mekelle and the rest of the family:

:: Megan & Eric :: St. George, Utah Engagement Photographer

I am so excited for Megan to get married! Megan is one of my best friends from high school and I just love her. We don't get to hang out as much as I'd like so I was really excited when she asked me to take her engagement pictures. It was my first time meeting Eric and... I approve. Really, he's the perfect match for my hilariously fun Megan.

P.S. I'll be designing their wedding invitation as well. To prove how awesome and funny Megan is, here's an except for the wording for her invitation:

"Donnell and Janet (I'm keeping their last name a secret, thanks to all the weirdos in the world)

are thoroughly stoked to announce the marriage of their daughter,

Megan Ruth..."

And yes. She's dead serious. Only Megan could pull of a wedding invitation that includes the word stoked.

And that is why I love her.

:: Chad & Anais :: Provo, Utah, Utah County Engagement Photographer

I had an amazing engagement session last night with this adorable couple. It was even more fun for me because their "love story" was so similar to mine and TJ's. Anais and Chad met before his mission, she waited for him, and their engagement is only five weeks long. Thanks again for such a wonderful time, and congratulations on the wedding!

P.S. I love this picture because it shows her engagement ring and the promise ring he gave her before his mission. So cute!

:: Amy & Stephen ::

I had an engagement session with these two a few nights ago. I was hired by someone else (the bride's brother and sister-in-law) to take their engagement pictures as a gift. Isn't that an awesome idea? I had never even thought of something like that, but I fell in love with the idea. We had all heard of this amazing location, but had never been there. It was a little bit of a hike to get there, but so totally worth it. It was beautiful! These two were naturals in front of the camera and I'm loving the variety of shots we got. Enjoy the sneak peek!

{ Josh & Micah }

I had such a fun time doing some couple pictures with these two. They have been married almost two years now, and thought it was time for some updated pictures. I was excited when they found my blog and scheduled a time for pictures. We spent a lot of time hanging around my neck of the woods, and I love the results. We took pictures for over two hours until it was too dark to take anymore. I love the way they turned out, hope they do too! As always, I had a hard time narrowing down which pictures to post.

{ Shannon & Josh }

While I was in St. George over Easter, I did an amazing engagement shoot. Everytime I look at these pictures I laugh because right off from the beginning Shannon kept telling me she's "not photogenic"... she's wrong! She looks beautiful in every shot and now I'm even more excited to shoot her wedding. Thanks to Shannon for asking me to be their photographer and thanks to Josh for being such a good sport about all the pictures! So, here's a sneak peek at my favorites: