Joe and Kelly

I few posts down I shared a sideshow from Joe and Kelly's amazing wedding! I have been meaning to posts some of my favorites from their special day. Joe and Kelly were married in Redlands, CA at the LDS Temple. The weather was beautiful that particular August day. Joe and Kelly carved out some time for their bride and groom portraits and that made things go so smooth and stress free.

Mr. and Mrs.

A stunning bride with a fabulous bouquet! I love the expression on her face...

Tessa (my fav 2nd shooter of all time) snagged this great image of the beautiful temple where Joe and Kelly were sealed for time and all eternity!

The bride with her beautiful sisters, I have four sisters of my own so I love this picture!

Hello, beautiful eyes...

I love this next one, it really speaks to their love, devotion and the connection between the two of them...

Kelly, you are sooooooo beautiful!

Everyone knows that there is nothing like a genuine moment for me...

But this posed image is actually one of my favorites...

Joe and Kelly carved out an hour of their day between the ceremony and the reception for bride and groom portraits. This is so important to me as the photographer, to have a stress free time to really capture some beautiful images for the couple. Thank you Joe and Kelly!

This next one is one of my absolute favorites...

Oh Tessa, you worked it out girl! Tessa took this amazing image of the rings, a beautiful contrast to the rough dark woods, I love it!

This strange sun flare adds an interesting element to this image...

These real expressions, make me all warm inside!!! One of my favs...

I LOVE to drag my clients out to horribly uncomfortable locations. You can imagine that this field of weeds was a little tricky to work with, considering Kelly's stunning dress! But I always appreciate when my clients can see my vision and go with it. After we were done, Joe whisked Kelly out of there and I was able to get this image....my favorite!

After this we headed to the reception. It was an amazing reunion and gathering of wonderful friends and family. Joe and Kelly put in a lot of thought to their reception and it came together wonderfully. The food was amazing, the decor was simple and beautiful. They had a smoothie fountain machine with Pina Colada and Strawberry fruit drinks, to keep everyone refreshed throughout the evening. It was casual dress, everyone was comfortable, dancing the night away.

Here is just a little detail from Kelly's dress, but I gave it a little vintage color, or lack thereof, and really like how it turned out.

Joe is biting his lip here as he dances with his new wife.... clearly in love with Kelly, so sweet...

Joe and Kelly had a full house, it was packed. Sometimes I was peeping through crowds of people just trying to capture a glimpse of the couple, I love how this turned out though!

The icing on the cake at this wonderful party, was when Joe sang a song to Kelly. I was all teary eyed. I am so grateful and honored you two asked me to capture this special day in your lives. It was a pleasure to work with the two of you. May you have many babies and ask me to photograph all of them, hehe......

If you missed the slideshow, you can click HERE to check it out!