BDE Photography | Raecale Stull
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Back in October, I had the pleasure of photographing this beautiful family in Logan. By their request, I’ve had to hold off until Holiday cards were sent out. It was hard… look how awesome they turned out!
JZ and MZ are local artists, building their family of 4 an awesome estate, “New Yankee Workshop” style. It made for a wonderful, unique, personalize location. LOVE.
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!
Most of you know, I built my photography business to shoot weddings all summer long, in Michigan, 10 years ago. After we moved to Utah, I bought an updated digital camera, shied away from the business of photography. One main reason was the unknown of a Temple wedding. I’d never witnessed one and was afraid of being asked to shoot one. One thing I didn’t think about… All weddings, here, aren’t Temple weddings. So, after a bit of a brake in the wedding scene, I was offered a chance to dive back in. I met a wonderful local photographer(a transplant from WA state), Kylee Maughan of Kylee Ann Photography, online. When she posted she was in need of a “second shooter” at an upcoming backyard wedding, I was all in!
We wrapped up our soccer vacation, on Saturday, and my family dropped me off in Mt. Pleasant(3 hours north of Cedar City, half way to a full drive home). I met Kylee in the drive-way and we shot the wedding/reception together. This wedding was the perfect atmosphere to get my photo groove back on. Relaxed, friendly, simple, and in the backyard… not so scary, I can do this. I followed Kylee around and got some shots, which produced nice images to show others(and myself) I am still capable. I want to thank Kylee for allowing me in on this wedding and being extremely helpful and open to photography business tips of the times and area(I drove the two of us home and “worked” the day for trade of picking her brain for 3.5 hours).
Might I add, this beautiful welcoming couple made it pretty easy, as well! High school sweethearts, returning home from USU to tie the knot in their hometown of Mt. Pleasant, Utah. Warm familiar friends and family, paired with beautiful June weather. All around set up to be the
Best
Day
Ever!
