Amanda & Caleb’s Bridal Session: Sedona, Arizona

The day that Caleb asked Amanda to marry him, he had an elaborate plan. They would drive up to Sedona and spend a romantic day together in one of their favorite places . . . and then he would pop the question. Well, things didn’t exactly go as planned. On the way up to Sedona, the car broke down. They ended up in Cottonwood and had to wait around for the car issues to get resolved. Not exactly what he had in mind. In a last ditch effort to salvage the day, they decided on a sunset picnic by a lake. Frustrated that the day had taken a turn for the worse, Caleb had pretty much decided to save the proposal for another time, but there was just one thought that he couldn’t seem to shake. While he had been upset and stressed about all the issues they had encountered, Amanda has just rolled with the punches and been totally upbeat and positive. Her attitude in the midst of such a mess was just another confirmation that she would be an amazing wife. As the sun went down, he realized that the day God had planned was even more perfect than what he had imagined. And of course, underneath a star filled night sky, she said “Yes!”

We feel so blessed to be able to tell love stories like theirs. Not only are Amanda & Caleb deeply in love with one another, they also know that it’s because God has brought them together. That is one AMAZING love story if you ask me! Today, on the day that this blog will post, they will become man and wife :-) We had the huge pleasure of hanging out with these two last Saturday to capture their bridal session. And since it is one of their favorite places, we thought it made perfect sense to do their photos among the iconic red rocks of Sedona.

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The day began at the Los Abrigados Resort. Their first look was soooo sweet and totally filled with emotion. I swear they forgot that we were even there!

They were so in the moment, we didn’t want to interrupt them to start doing some portraits! Adorable :-)

These two were such a joy to shoot all day. I mean seriously, how adorable is this?

You know it’s going to be a good day when you get shots like this within the first 10 minutes :-) Absolutely love this shot that Ryan took. Pretty sure that this will be a canvas print hanging in our studio someday.

Next we headed over to Tlaquepaque. Amanda really wanted to find a spiral staircase. We weren’t sure that there would be one in the area but we thought it was worth a look around to see what we could find.

We had been in the area for maybe 10 minutes when all of a sudden, we started to feel rain drops . . . uh-oh. We headed to this little tunnel for cover and just as we got inside we realized that it was not only raining, but it was actually HAILING! In typical Amanda & Caleb fashion, the two lovebirds made the best of their downtime with a bit of snuggling. Not a care in the world :-)

One of the store owners nearby happened to notice us and asked if we wanted to come into her store to get out of the weather. “You may even want to take some photos in here actually” she said, ” The store is really cool – I even have a spiral staircase.” You would think getting stuck in a hail storm during a bridal session would be a bad thing, but not for us. We had somebody looking out for us all along and HE was determined to lead us right where we needed to be :-)

After a short hail delay, we were able to venture back out for a few more shots before heading to our next location. This is another one of my favorites from the whole day! Love the moody feel and their sweet embrace.

On our way to Red Rock Crossing, we pulled over and hiked up a hill to take advantage some classic Sedona views!

We heart these two!

Another favorite :-) Love their interaction.

We finally made it creek side. By this time the sun was setting pretty fast, but the scene was just amazing.

I think this photo is proof that my husband is hillarious. I don’t know what he said, but it must have been pretty funny to get this laugh! (Maybe it was his, “You’re gonna love these pictures” song?

Gorgeous couple + beautiful setting = Photo Heaven

Um-Yeah. They can work it too!

Love the texture of the ground in this one. And the trees too. It feels very “wintery”.

All for of us were having so much fun we weren’t really ready to stop shooting, but sadly, we did eventually run out of sunlight. Boo.

To check out more photos from their session, click on the slideshow button below and make sure to stay tuned for their wedding day photos coming to the blog soon!

To Amanda & Caleb: we feel so honored that you choose us to capture such precious memories. Your love is so beautiful and pure. We have full confidence that God will bless your marriage in ways you can’t even imagine! We enjoyed our time together so much and can’t wait to watch you two make it official!