Ali and Greg's Wedding Story

Here is the wedding story of Ali and Greg! I love this couple! I loved them the first time I meet them but man did they REALLY interview me! They were VERY thorough in picking their wedding photographer...they asked me questions I had NEVER been asked before, one being what my prices were for family pictures and what kind of baby portraits do I take. They said they wanted to hire a wedding photographer that they would want to have photograph their future family...I got an email about 4 months ago that Ali was pregnant with as they lovingly refer to as "Baby Squeak"! We already have a pregnant shoot set up and I am going to the hospital a few hours after Baby Squeak arrives to photograph him/her for the first time!!! (I actually know which one it is but they are keeping it a secret for some family members...so I have to BE VERY CAREFUL how I refer to him/her!!!) Please enjoy the post as I enjoyed this couple. I chose the pictures carefully, there are some BEAUTIFUL formals included, BUT I tried to mostly pick pictures that showed their emotion moments of the day. Enjoy!

You kinda had to be there to understand the meaning of this...Ali was applying this lipstick right before the ceremony and the name of the color was "paranoid"...we had a few laughs about that!

Ali had VERY different and interesting shoes!!!!

One of my favorites captured of the day...

Another favorite...

...I think one is actually my REAL favorite....

And now begins the story! I LOVE these pictures of Ali and her father. It shows the TRUE emotion of the moments right before Ali walked down the isle. Just for some background...It was not certain at one point that Ali's father was going to be present at their wedding, as he had been very ill, the year prior. But as you can see...all went well for Dad....this WAS really a happy/thankful moment for the two of them!

And here we go...the long awaited moments...

And they are man and wife at last!!!

The wedding party...

Mr. and Mrs. Steele...

The first dances are ONE of my favorite times to capture the emotion of the day...

*The 2nd photographer who assisted me for this wedding was Shannon Edgar

Rebecca and Garrett on the blog!

This wedding was full of many different emotions... but this one more so then most...Becca and Garrett were leaving for Japan, Garrett is in the Air force, less then a month after their wedding! Talk about crying during the toasts! Who I am kidding..I cry at every wedding during the toasts!!!

This is my favorite of the whole wedding!!! Love Becca's eyes...just beautiful...

Second favorite...

I love capturing these type of emotions in my formal pictures...gone are the stiff traditional pictures...let do some kissin!!!

Kiley and Jared's Wedding

I loved this couple from the moment that I met them. They are as beautiful inside as they are on the outside. And their wedding did not disappoint! I had a blast! Kiley and Jared got married at the Sierra View Golf Course...that is why the pictures start there! I was asked to come an hour early before I was to start photographing Kiley getting ready to capture Jared and the groomsmen and dads playing a round of golf. SO this is where the story begins...on the golf course...

I love these make-up pictures...

This is one of the first time's I used this photo-shopping tone before...I use ALL the time now. If you are wondering what I mean by photo-shopping..this is what I mean...LOVE IT!!!

I love this sequence of pictures of Kiley getting dressed...I love telling the WHOLE story! Moment by moment...

Every bride has that moment as her dress is going on...is it going to fit???It always does!

Here are Kiley's formals...

This is one of my favorites of Kiley, I submitted it to SacBride magazine a contest for the cover of the magazine...I won 5th runner-up...that's out of about 200 possible pictures, maybe more!
Here are the girls....

And here are the guys...my wonderful assistant Janet captured these while I was with the girls...

This is one of my favorites, you can see all of their friends and family waiting for Kiley to see her man!

Love capturing these moments...

Priceless...

Here are Kiley and Jared's first pictures as a married couple...

*The 2nd photographer who assisted me for this wedding was Janet Buckley