Archive for September, 2009

Anne & Roy’s Wedding – Sliver Lake Lodge, Deer Valley, Utah

September 16th, 2009

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The rain cleared up just in time for Anne and Roy’s mountain ceremony at Deer Valley.  Before the ceremony, Anne surprised Roy with a shotgun that has belonged to her family for a long time.  Roy’s gift to Anne was a sweet pair of powder skis that will hopefully come in handy often this winter.  The gifts were exchanged inside to contain the alarming sight of a bride carrying a shotgun.

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We dodged the downhill mountain bikers on the way to make the portrait below – it was starting to rain but I managed to get one of my favorite shots in the few seconds we were out in this field.

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Catherine and her staff at Deer Valley did a fantastic job coordinating the event.  Everything went smoothly and they were especially hospitable to the other vendors such as myself and the John Flanders Band.  The reception was held in the Silver Lake Lodge, with a cocktail hour on the patio outside.  This was the first event held on a brand new patio outside the Silver Lake Lodge finished in time for this wedding.  Anne and Roy danced to “Ring of Fire”, made famous by Johnny Cash.  Since I am so focused on making pictures, I usually have a hard time remembering what song was used for the first dance, but in this case it was very easy.

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The last shot on the right is by my assistant Jen; she climbed up to the balcony to shoot from above only to find the door locked when she climbed back down!  See more pictures in the slideshow – click on the link below to view.

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Henry – Baby Portraits

September 8th, 2009

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Angela and JP are proud parents of a really cute baby.  Henry was born at the beginning of July, just a day after Angela finished her residency in pediatrics.  Henry came almost a month early, and these photos were taken when he was four weeks old.

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Melissa & Bryce’s Wedding – Seattle, Washington

September 6th, 2009

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Melissa and Bryce currently live in Salt Lake City, but had their wedding outside of Seattle, Washington where their roots are planted.  Summer weather in Seattle is usually gorgeous and the weather for the wedding day did not disappoint.

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Bryce, his twin brother Tyler and his sister Allison are of native Hawaiian descent; Allison performed a beautiful traditional Hawaiian dance for Bryce and Melissa before the more common first dance and father/daughter dances.

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Bryce and Melissa enjoyed a honeymoon close to home on Vancouver Island, BC after the wedding.  They recommended the Maltby Cafe for breakfast which I enjoyed the next morning – a nice big breakfast hits the spot for me the day after all the effort I put in to photographing a wedding.  I spent a few more days in Seattle visiting a friend – we worked in Cafes during the day and enjoyed the food, drink and nightlife of Seattle in the evenings.  I actually got a lot of work done those two days – it must have been that good coffee that Seattle is famous for.

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Click on the link below to see more pictures in the slideshow.

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