Beautiful day. Beautiful venue. Beautiful bride. Beautiful Handsome groom. Well, you get the point. I love my job. Add to that a wedding party full of awesomeness & a couple of former brides who were in attendance (including hair & makeup wiz Kylie Buttrey who works at Summer Sun in C d’A—you should check her out), & you have a recipe for a great day for taking some wedding photos.

Getting jiggy with Sara & Kylie, two of my super-awesome former brides!

I recently had the pleasure to hang out with Sarah & Nate and take some pictures of them in preparation for their upcoming wedding. I can’t tell you how easy they were to photograph. They were just so at ease with each other (& with me for that matter). It’s pretty obvious from the photos that they just look at each other in a special way. That’s not something a photographer can coach. Sometimes it’s just better to get out of the way & let the magic happen.

By the way, Sarah‘s an amazing hair stylist & make up artist. You should absolutely get ahold of her for your hair & make up needs.

These last photos are a little special. They represent the first time shooting a client on film. I think it’s something I’m really going to enjoy doing from time to time. They were shot with a Hasselblad 503cm (thanks Rick!) & Kodak c-41 film with either a 50mm f/4 or 100mm f/3.5 lens. I do love the square format the Hassie produces for portraits as well as some personal art projects I hope to find time for. Thanks to the great folks at R&R Custom Color for processing & scanning the film.

Rather than publish one giant post with all of my favorite photos of the year, I’m going to break them up in to several more easily digestible posts.

So first up is the engagement photos. I tried to keep it around 30. Wow, that was tough. It could have easily been 200—you’re welcome:).

Later I’ll add my favorite getting ready photos, wedding portraits, ceremony shots, details, reception photos, & most importantly, favorite moments. Maybe I could even be talked in to a few favorite non-wedding photos, but we’ll see.

Also this is my inaugural photo-heavy post with the new blog layout. You’ll have to let me know if you like the in line photos better than the pop-up photo window.

And now for my Top 5 of the whole year…

**For the best viewing experience, open up the first photo & use the left & right arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate through the photos.**

Hallie & Lee Roy were married in a beautiful ceremony at the state of the art Kroc Center facility in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho & I’m so happy to be able to share some of the beautiful photos of their day.

It’s always a great day when the couple is surrounded by so many loved ones who wish to experience the day & offer their support to the couple. This day was no exception. Both the beautiful Hallie & Lee Roy are blessed with friends & family who love them & wish them all the best. You can include me in that group. These two are so sweet & absolutely meant for each other.

Not only that, but the day was  an absolute blast, start to finish. Thank you Hallie & Lee Roy for trusting me with recording your special day.

Thanks to Sara Matthews (one of my former brides) who helped me shoot the day. The wedding was coordinated (quite nicely, I must add) by Tiege Arman & the gorgeous flowers were done by Angela Austin of Floral Design & Home Decor.