Wahoo!   We’re headed to New Orleans tomorrow for the Pictage Partner Conference!  Going to be an awesome time of learning and inspiration for us and 500 other photographers from around the globe.   It’s our first year attending this event so we’re especially excited for the chance to meet lots of awesome people in our industry.  It’s going to be LEGENDARY!  AND I just might be having a birthday on the 5th, so what better place to celebrate being another year older than the home of the world’s greatest party, Mardi Gras!  We promise to post lots of pics from NOLA when we return so say tuned :-)

In the mean time, have a happy and safe Halloween everybody!

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On Friday we finished up our crazy packed October with the wedding of Amy & Bryant.  We had the great pleasure of really getting to know these two back in March for their engagement session.  Since then we’ve been keeping up with them on Facebook so it was really special to finally be able to capture their beautiful day!  They’re both such wonderful people and they share a love that is so sweet and sincere.  We have the great joy of witnessing the weddings of so many amazing couples, but these two just really stand out as being “made for each other”.  They both have such a fun, offbeat side to them that really shines through when they laugh together – and most of all they just love each other for who they each are as individuals and that is what makes their relationship so strong.  We have no doubt that God will bless these two for many years to come!

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The day began at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Phoenix, Arizona.  This was one of the views from the 6th floor where Amy was getting ready.  Really love how this shot of Amy’s dress turned out.  A little different and untraditional, but I like that about it.

When we arrived, Amy was anxious to show us her cute shoes – apparently we’re getting a bit of a reputation for being shoe lovers.  I just can’t imagine why . . .

The flowers by Amy’s Floral Design were just fabulous and I loved the fun bright color palette.

Super sweet moment: Bryant sent Amy the sweetest letter to read as she was getting ready.  She read a little bit of it out loud to her girls.  Of course, there were tears all around!

Amy and her bridesmaids were all smiles and laughs as they help her get into her dress.

In another room a few flights below, Bryant was also getting ready to go see his bride.

He asked us to take some shots of his watch and his ring together.  Love how it turned out!  My favorite part is that you can read their wedding date on the face of the watch :-)

They chose a First Look so that they could get all of the formal shots out of the way before the ceremony – so wise!  As you may remember from their engagement session, these two have kind of a love affair with the airport :-)  Amy travels a lot for work so it holds a lot of sentimental value for them.  Lots of beautiful memories full of “goodbye I’ll miss you” hugs and “welcome home” kissses!  They found a great view of it from the hotel so we headed there for a few shots just after they saw each other for the first time.

Adorable!

After all the group shots were done, we set out for the Church of the Holy Spirit in Tempe.  Time to get these two kids married!  The chapel where the cermony was held was really lovely with lots of great windows and beautiful wood detailing throughout the whole place.

Exchanging rings :-)

My favorite!  Taken just after their first kiss as man and wife!

After the cereony was over, we jumped back in the cars and made our way back to the Doubletree in Phoenix.  Amy & Bryant really wanted something unique for their portaits.  The weekend before, when we were out scouting at the Doubletree, we noticed a new hotel right across the street and decided to stop by and check it out.  What we found was the Aloft Hotel by W (Phoenix Airport): a very chic and contemporary spot full of awesome decor and bright colored furniture . . . just perfect for some unique portraits.  We quickly discovered that the hotel had JUST opened it’s doors a few days before and hadn’t even held it’s grand opening yet!  What an great find!  The staff was SO gracious and invited us to come back with our happy couple the following weekend.  We couldn’t have been more pleased with the results!

We decided to start out near the pool with possibly one of the coolest pieces of furniture ever!

The only draw back was that it was kinda deep and a little hard to crawl into wearing a wedding gown.  No problem though – Bryant had it covered!

And the cute cuddling that resulted was well worth the extra effort!  This is one of my favorites :-)

Don’t you just love the cute way these two are looking at each other in this one?

We just had to have a splash of green :-)

Inside the lobby was equally fun. It was pretty hard to narrow it down for the blog, but don’t worry – there are plenty more in the slideshow at the end of the post!

One last sweet shot from their first dance :-)  Adorable!

Make sure to click the slideshow button below for lots more great images from Amy & Bryant’s wedding day!

To Amy & Bryant: We are so thankful that you chose us to capture your special day!  Thank you for trusting us completely and having the utmost faith in our judgement and abilities.  You are both such rare and special indivividuals and it’s such a pleasure to know you!  We heart you guys and wish you all of God’s blessings for a beautiful future together!  Congratulations you guys!

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Last Saturday we headed out to Christ The King Catholic Church in Mesa, Arizona for the wedding of Jessica & Terence.  It was a great day aside from it being over 100 degrees in October.  Arizona is just so strange this time of year!  It doesn’t seem to realize that it’s actually supposed to be fall in October and not summertime anymore.  Lucky for us, Jessica & Terence were such a fun laid back couple and they managed to have a great day in spite of the higher than average temperatures!

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The day began at the church where the bride was getting ready.  I just loved the detailing on Jessica’s beautiful dress.

She and her bridesmaids made all the bouquets themselves :-)

 Love the spunky red heels – they were the perfect accessory! 

The beautiful bride.  Love the flower in her hair - it served as a great splash of color in all of their photos.

A few highlights from their ceremony.  Doesn’t Jessica just have the most contagious smile? 

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Crowe!!! 

After the ceremony, it was off to the Windemere Hotel & Conference Center in Mesa, Arizona for some fun portraits before the reception.  Here’s a great shot of Jessica & her girls. 

Lots of silliness from this group! 

Terence and his entourage. 

Time to sneak away with the happy couple for a few portraits.  Jessica is such a classic beauty.

What a good lookin’ couple! 

And of course, if you know us at all, then you know that the red shoes just had to make one more appearence :-) 

One of my favorite parts of the night was their first dance.  They were both all smiles and just giggled and laughed the entire time!  It was so sweet and they looked like they were really having the time of their lives.

We borrowed their rings for a couple quick shots during the reception.  Love how this one turned out.

Thanks to their awesome DJ Scott Keough, who provided the music and entertainment for a rockin’ party.

Jessica & Terence: Thank you so much for letting us be a part of your special day!  You guys are awesome!  We really appriciated how caring and thoughful you both were throughout the entire day. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Crowe!  Hope you’re having an amazing honeymoon! 

For more highlights from their wedding day check out the slideshow below.

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