What a beautiful site!
A wedding on Bear Lake waterfront property, in Garden City, Utah.
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Photography and blog
When I first caught wind that Kylee, of Kylee Ann Photography, was putting on a Fall workshop, I had to save my seat ASAP! I admire Kylee for being so open with other photographers and sharing her tips of the trade. It’s nice to have another local photographer who understands how competition only helps us better ourselves and own our personal style of photography and business model.
She put together a handful of awesome local vendors, many of which are up and coming and finding their way into the popular Cache Valley wedding scene(you’ll find all of them listed with links to their sites at the bottom of this post). They all did a great job! I would highly recommend any or all of them to every bride and groom looking to beautify their special upcoming event.
Kylee also arranged for an extra last minute “Bohemian” bridals shoot with her twin sister, Lauren Pace.
It was a very action packed day, tons of information shared and gathered. I’m excited to continue defining my photography style and hope others enjoy my work along the way.
Another thank you to everybody involved in making Kylee’s very first workshop one to remember.
Cheers!
^^^Behind the scene photos I snapped during the workshop^^^
Styled Shoot Vendors:
Location: Thatcher Young Mansion
Models: Courtney(bride) & Chaz Housely(groom), Lauren Pace(bohemian bride)… also owner and creator of handmade jewlery, “Pace-Made” on Etsy.
Hair & Make Up: Syna Harris, also on Facebook
Invitations: Thinking About Pretty, also on Facebook
Flowers: Lindsay Gillon
Cake: Stephanie Bolan- on Facebook
Table Decor: Bread and Butter Events- on Facebook
The Riter Mansion, downtown Logan Utah, is a very intimate venue for a wedding. I attended this wedding, with camera in hand, as an assistant to Kylee Ann. She took all of the important shots. Here are those I took, on the side.
Celebrating another couple and their wedding(sealing) at the Logan Temple, this past Friday. This beautiful Utah couple chose to have a bridal session a couple weeks before their wedding date, so they weren’t rushed to squeeze in all the intimate moments between the two of them, on the day of(highly recommended). I was given the opportunity, by Kylee, to stand in as a second shooter(ish) for the temple experience and to gather images to improve my portfolio.
Congratulations Adam & Sarah!
This is the first Temple wedding(witness and photographer(tag-a-long with Kylee)) I’ve ever been to!
That wasn’t as scary as I thought! One of the reason why I didn’t continue my photography business, when I moved out west, though. I was afraid of the unknown. Silly, I know, but after I heard you(as the photographer or a non-member of the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints) weren’t expected to, or even allowed to go in the temple to witness the sealing, I had no idea what was expected or accepted. Can you imagine if I would have scheduled a “Temple wedding” and went knocking on the temple doors, the day of? Too many “what ifs” entered my mind and shooed the confidence right out the door. I did shoot a few family sessions for neighbors and friends, but being out of the confident photographer role, paired with not feeling one with my new digital camera, the professional photographer in me was tucked away.
Now, I’m kicking myself for not continuing my business.
Dumb. Dumb. Dumb!
No time like the present, I always say!
Thankfully, after being a “second shooter” for Kylee, a couple weeks ago, she asked me to join her at this Logan Temple wedding she had scheduled. This was all I needed to help boost my confidence and know I am ready to shoot my own scheduled temple weddings… and any other wedding ceremony, for that matter. If any of you know of a couple looking for a wedding photographer, send them my way. I’d love to capture their Best Day Ever, for them.
What a beautiful day and couple. Meghan and Doug are actually fellow mid-westerners(Ohio) with ties to Utah, and flew out to be sealed in the Logan Temple. They followed this blessed event with a ring ceremony in Providence, at the Old Rock Church. The details of her accessories, to the décor on the tables(which were all made in Ohio by family friends and shipped out), set the tone for a classy atmosphere.
Capturing this temple wedding will be the first of many, in years to come.
I am so glad I pushed my fear aside and was given the opportunity to experience the beauty of the day.
Congratulations Doug & Meghan! Thank you for sharing one of your Best Days Ever!