Every Little Moment

We've MOVED!!

2008-08-22T17:57:00.006-07:00

We have moved on to a bigger, badder, all new new website and blog! In reality, it's a blog in a website...or a website in a blog? Either way, we have joined the two worlds into one. Go check it out here, and let us know what you think!

Because of the new stuff, we will no longer be posting on this blog. Everylittlemomentphoto.blogspot.com is no more, so make sure to update your links! We have all our old posts and photos on the new blog, so you're not missing out on anything.

Thanks!!

Under Construction

2008-08-12T13:46:00.001-07:00

You might have noticed that our website is down right now. Bear with us! We're right in the middle of some changes, so things will be in limbo for a little bit.
We're working on getting everything back online ASAP, so keep checking back.

Miss American Fork 2008

2008-08-05T23:27:00.003-07:00

Hang on! I am finally updating the blog with the last few weeks of amazing shoots! We are also right in the middle of launching an all new website and blog, so stay tuned for some exciting changes!

We'll start things off with what has been occupying a large chunk of our time lately...the upcoming Miss American Fork 2008 Scholarship Pageant. We have been heavily involved with the pageant this year and have had so much fun getting to know these girls. They all have amazing goals and are all so self-aware and confident!

Meet Liesl. She is the reigning 2007 Miss American Fork, who will be handing her crown down to this year's winner. We had the opportunity to spend a week in Salt Lake watching Liesl compete for Miss Utah. She did a fantastic job...but more about that later!

This year, the pageant director extraordinaire Staci wanted a fun, fresh approach to the pageant. The Miss America program is trying to get away from the stereotypical pageant, where everyone is plastic and fake and wants "world peace". They want real girls, with real goals, real problems and real confidence.

Meet the contestants!

Contestant #1 - Breanna Proctor

Contestant #2 - Adrienne Shelley

Contestant #3 - Trina Williams

Contestant #4 - Kelli Sumsion

Contestant #5 - Alliesha O'Neal

Contestant #6 - Jennifer Chambers

Contestant #7 - Kaitlin Hale

Contestant #8 - Carrie Helland

Contestant #9 - Juli Carter

If you're in the area, you should definitely think about coming to the pageant! It will be held August 16th, 7:00 p.m. at the American Fork High School. Come watch the girls compete, as well as Sam and I in photo-action!

We will also be choosing one of these lovely ladies to be named 'Miss Photogenic' at the pageant. Any guesses? Who is your favorite?

Liesl Wright - Miss American Fork 2007

2008-08-05T23:17:00.002-07:00

Liesl has done an amazing job as the 2007-2008 Miss American Fork. She has worked with city officials and schools to help implement her platform, Teenage Financial Awareness. She has been an integral part in getting a financial literacy class required for graduating seniors, and has really shown how much she is capable of!

We spent the week in Salt Lake watching Liesl compete for Miss Utah about a month ago. She did an incredible job! She wanted photos of her in each of her competition outfits...here are a few of my favorites.

Her beautiful evening gown. Unfortunately it wasn't finished in time to be worn for the competition, but it is so beautiful we had to get a couple shots of it!

Liesl is a very accomplished ballroom dancer. She put together an amazing routine-not an easy thing to choreograph when you are used to dancing with a partner all the time!

Her awesome, patriotic shoes for the Miss Utah "Show Your Shoes" parade!

Parts II and III - Bridals and Family

2008-08-05T22:33:00.003-07:00

I love that Sean has already seen Ashley in her dress, so we don't have to hold these secret! Can I just start by saying that Ashley is one of the most poised and beautiful brides I have ever worked with. She has such beautiful posture and is simply elegant!.It was hard to narrow these down, there are so many beautiful photos of her.

Isn't she breathtaking?

The sun was just about down here, so we had some beautiful, warm, sun-setting light!

The Family

2008-08-05T22:22:00.005-07:00

We started the day with the Family session so we could get the girls photographed before they got *too* dirty from playing!

Little B had just been woken up from a nap and was not happy about having her pictures taken. She is such a daddy's girl and wanted nobody but him.

We decided to let her take a break to wake up and get used to the idea a little. Aren't these two darling? Unlike B, they loved having their photo taken and would pose all day for me!

After running around and playing with her Daddy a little, B was in a great mood and had a great time!

Sean is so cute with the girls. They all have him wrapped around their little fingers.

Ashley with her soon-to-be daughters (who LOVE her almost as much as they love daddy)

Thanks for hanging out with us all day, guys! You have a beautiful family!

Ryanne & Braden

2008-08-05T05:41:00.002-07:00

Ahh..what can I say about Ryanne and Braden? If you thought their bridal session totally rocked, you should have seen their wedding.

We started the day off at Mount Timpanogos Temple, right around noon on the hottest day of the year! It was a bright, hot day, but Braden and Ryanne took it with a great attitude.

We kind of love Braden and Ryanne...so many of these aren't even posed, they know just what to do in front of a camera with very little direction!

Aren't they darling together??

Moments like these just happen naturally with these two. They are so in love, they were unaware of anyone around them and just wrapped up in their day!

A lil' something to keep up with the vintage look Ryanne loves!

Their reception was beautiful! It was held at Wadley Farms, where Ryanne took the beautiful scenery and turned it into a spectacular reception! She has such an amazing eye for details and everything was set up perfectly!

There is an awesome red barn on the property. Since Ryanne's colors were red and black, we decided it was the perfect place for their formal shots!

Braden and 'the boys'

I couldn't resist catching a few more of Ryanne and Braden together!

The awesome cake

She had a fun candy refreshments bar (everything in red and black, of course!) As well as fresh fruit, chicken sandwiches and the most delicious brownies ever! (catered by BYU Catering - YUM!)

Ryanne's awesome red shoes

Beautiful ring! ( I think Braden even picked it out completely on his own! Go Braden!)

Braden just finished up school at UNLV, where he played baseball. (Go here to read a newspaper article about his baseball talents and his love for Ryanne!)

Cake clean up!

Melissa and Travis

2008-08-05T05:24:00.003-07:00

Melissa and Travis tied the knot in an awesome park in Highland. It was a very relaxed day with beautiful weather and a beautiful wedding!

Melissa's nephew was the ring bearer. (You may recognize him from our earlier days) He was so cute, they had to tug him away from Melissa to go sit back in his seat.

Melissa and Travis are some of the most laid back people I have ever met! They are so fun and carefree, and didn't let anything ruin their perfect day.

Their theme was very beachy with bright, fun colors. I went a little crazy with the ring shots...shocker, I know...but here are a few of my faves!

Some fun details from the day:

And the [cheese]cake cutting!

In case you were wondering...cheesecake makes a much bigger mess than regular cake, and is harder to get off! I think Melissa had the right idea:

We had an awesome time with you guys, thanks for all the fun!

Stay tuned everyone...I have LOADS of incredible sessions to post this week! You won't be disappointed!

Brittani & Jake Teaser

2008-08-03T21:22:00.001-07:00

Here are a few polas from Brittani and Jake's engagement session. Stay tuned for the whole shoot!

Ashley & Sean - Part I

2008-07-30T17:58:00.006-07:00

Hang on tight! This was a marathon photoshoot. Engagement session, bridal session, and family session all in one. (Okay, not all in one. But all in the same day!)

Aubrey and I spent the day with Ashley and Sean, and Sean's three darling little girls. We all had a blast on our 3 in 1 photoshoot at Sundance. (Yes, film festival Sundance.)
We were a little nervous by the rainclouds that were threatening us on the way up there, but by the time we started shooting, the weather could not have been more perfect. All the photos taken outside were 100% natural light.

See what I mean? Totally gorgeous light. (These two aren't bad either.)

We actually started off the shoot inside one of the lodges. We had to take advantage of the awesome architecture.

I loooove this green wall.

Then back outside for some more yummy light portraits.
I am amazed by this photo. Ashley and Sean needed almost NO retouching at all! I changed this photo to black & white and that's about it. The total gorgeous-ness is all them.

Soooo, yeah. Do you think these two might have a little bit of a connection?

Just a little?

This is one seriously hot couple. Add a seriously hot location and dang, you've got an awesome photo.

We will so being shooting at Sundance again. Even if just for this building and its AWESOME window.

Oh yeah, we can't forget the rock!

Sean, you made a good choice. It's beautiful!

We finished up this phase of our photoshoot right as the last bit of sun was peeking around the mountain. The perfect light and this gorgeous pair made for my favorite shot of the day.

Stay tuned. Parts II and III are coming your way!

Alexis & Rob

2008-07-08T02:10:00.002-07:00

Look carefully.
Does this girl look familiar? Well, she should!
Alexis was the model for our incredible Trash the Dress sessions last year.
Remember?

Now Alexis is going to be a real bride! Meet Rob, her other half.

These two are such a cute and unique couple. I'm sooo excited to be shooting their sure-to-be-amazing, anything-but-ordinary wedding next month.
Don't believe me? Check out the amazing location they chose for their engagement photos.
This adorable, little house belongs to Alexis' neighbors and they graciously agreed to let us take over their yard for a little while.

Check. Out. The. Garage. Door.

Who in the world has a garage door like that? Not me.
Isn't it amazing!

Now, we can't let the house take all the credit. Let's get back to our totally hot couple.

I <3 his smile in this one.

Awesome hammock in backyard? Check.

Totally gorgeous couple? Check.

Completely amazing photos? Check.

Seriously. These two make my job so easy. I hardly had to do anything!

The side of the house made a perfect backdrop for some intimate moments. I love the passion in these!

Totally and completely made for each other. It's incredible.

Alexis and Rob, you guys are so amazing! We're counting down the days to your amazing wedding!

Free Stuff! (you know you love it...)

2008-06-27T20:13:00.008-07:00

Hey peeps. I made some new vintage actions!
Check em out and let me know what you think :)

(p.s. if you're not a photog, this means nothing to you)

Just a note: these were made in Photoshop CS3, but they should work in 7 and CS2. Should is the key word here, as I have no way of testing.

Download here.
(Available for 30 days.)

Also, if you use them, I'd appreciate a link back :)

UPDATE: The 30 day trial has expired, but don't despair! If you missed out and would like to try my free actions, shoot me an email at everylittlemomentphoto@yahoo.com and I'll be happy to send them to you.

Ryanne (and Braden too!)

2008-06-20T18:56:00.004-07:00

When we asked Ryanne what she was picturing for her bridal portraits, she told us she wanted something old fashioned and vintage.
Oh, and she wanted her fiance there too.

"But he'll see you in your dress before the wedding day!"

She didn't care. The marriage is about the two of them and she wanted to share this part with him too.
"I don't want a bunch of photos of just me. I want him there too."

I've got to hand it to her. This shoot turned out AMAZING! Props to Ryanne for the great ideas.

The two are incredible together and so comfortable in front of the camera. Everything between them was natural. We didn't have to force them into awkward poses to get a beautiful photo.

They showed up to the location looking perfect. He looked so handsome in his tux and she was jaw-dropping in her gorgeous dress.

It was very obvious to me and Aubrey why these two are together. The chemistry they have together is amazing.

Classic beauty! I love how well they did the serious thing.

These next two shots are my absolute FAVORITES from the day. We found this little spot by accident, but it turned out amazing. Check out those colors!

We loved this one so much, we ordered a 15x30 canvas as a studio sample. It just arrived the other day and it is incredible.

Now, it just wouldn't be right if we didn't get a few shots of just the bride.
This girl is so hot. Check out her blue eyes!

And of course, we can't forget the handsome groom.

A lot of guys hate being shoved in front of a camera, but Braden was such a good sport. He totally worked it.

One thing that I love about Ryanne is her attention to detail. Check out her matching shoes. How cute are they?

And her bouquet? She wrapped the stems in pearls to match her jewelry. So cute!!

We can't wait to see what these two have cooked up for their wedding day, which just happens to be tomorrow!! So stay tuned for more of this hot couple. It's hard to imagine them being any more gorgeous, but I'm sure they'll pull it off.

Nichole & Eddie

2008-05-31T04:02:00.005-07:00

Nichole & Eddie had an amazing wedding on May 2nd. The ceremony and reception were held at beautiful Wadley Farms in Lindon. Here are a few favorites from their special day.

Nichole's amazing dress.

She looked incredible!

The outdoor ceremony was gorgeous.

The weather was perfect! Sunny and warm with a blue, blue sky.

I adore this shot Aubrey caught of Nichole during the ceremony.

The rings!

You may now kiss the bride!

Check out this awesome red barn. It made a neat backdrop for the formals.

I got this photo by accident! But I LOVE how it turned out.

This one was not an accident. Check out how hot these two are!

These two could not stop kissing! (Not that I was complaining.)
I guess that's what happens when you're madly in love and newly married.

Yup. Totally in love :)

Now for a few detail shots.
I was loooving their flowers. So gorgeous.

And the rings!! They were incredible.

Now, we know we tend to go a little nuts when it comes to the ring shots and this wedding was no exception. But for your sake, I narrowed it down to my two favorites.
I couldn't leave out the doorknob shot. I love it.

How cute are these?! Such an awesome detail.

They chose an amazing wedding cake. Gorgeous and delicious.
(Yes, we had a bite or two :)

They had a great reception filled with family, friends, and delicious food.

Oh yeah. We found out what the kids were up to while everyone else was enjoying cake!

Eddie and Nichole, it was an amazing day and we're honored to have been a part of it. We just hope your life together is even more amazing!

Senior Blast!!

2008-05-27T04:36:00.002-07:00

Calling Class of 2009!! (And Class of 2008, if you never got around to it.)

For the month of June, we're having a special! Book your senior session by July 1st, 2008 and we'll give you 20% off your print order. Mention this blog post and the discount is yours!

Caitlin

2008-05-27T04:12:00.002-07:00

Senior season is in full swing! This time around it was my darling cousin Caitlin. She's graduating this week from Timpview High School!! (Go T-Birds!)

She lives right near downtown Provo and how convenient, because it just happens to be one of my favorite places to shoot. A whole bunch of neat locations all within a few blocks? What more could you ask for! All of my favorite brick walls are within a five minute walk. I love it.

What's a smokin' senior session without a little grunge? She totally rocked it.

I almost had a heart attack when a flock of pigeons flew out of that stairwell! I don't do well with those kind of surprises. Luckily, there were no casualties and we got straight back to shooting.

Ok, enough with the creepy, dark alley and back to safer territory.

Yeah, we totally have a love affair with this wall. We used it here and here and don't worry, I'm sure we'll be back again.

I loved her blue shirt against the red brick. It made her face just pop!

Then right across the street to the court building. We took advantage of the awesome columns and gorgeous natural light.

We finished up the day with a little studio action. Caitlin looked so hot in these headshots.

Look how her eyes just leap out at you!

Caitlin, you're officially a graduate! (Well, in two days anyway.)

Jake & Alisa

2008-05-17T13:58:00.007-07:00

Presenting....

The new Mr. and Mrs. Jake and Alisa Gardiner!

We spent a beautiful spring day in Manti with Alisa and Jake for their wedding. Alisa made an absolutely gorgeous bride and Jake couldn't keep his eyes off her! They are an amazing couple and are so in love!

The weather [almost] cooperated perfectly. Other than a freak thunderstorm out of no where (that lasted all of 10 minutes!) it was warm, beautiful sunshine...a welcome change after the long hard Utah winter!

Doesn't she take your breath away?

and the handsome groom:

Remember what an amazing twirler Alisa was? We couldn't resist a few of them twirling together!

I have only seen the Manti temple a few times in my life, and how lucky am I to get to photograph two weddings there in the last month?! It has such beautiful architecture and amazing details.

They are so in love!

They chose to go a lower-stress route and hold their reception the next day. Can I just say what a fan I am of this?! They got to go to the temple in the morning and spend the rest of the day relaxing and just being together as newlyweds. The next day they could take their time finalizing all the details to be relaxed and ready for their reception later that night!

Their colors were gold and black. It was such an elegant, beautiful reception, and they carried the colors through to every little detail!

A little cake cutting action:

And what wedding would be complete without a yummy chocolate fountain and all the fruit and treats to go with it?

The reception turned into quite a party! Alisa and Jake started things off with their first dance as husband and wife...

..and everyone else soon followed! It turned into a big dance party, with a little karaoke on the side!

Alisa and Jake...thank you for letting us spend your special day with you. Your wedding was beautiful, and we know you will have a beautiful life together!

Nichole

2008-05-09T17:44:00.004-07:00

Now that Nichole Mitchell is officially Nichole Hales, we can finally reveal her bridal photos!
We had a marathon bridal shoot and it turned out so amazing. Several hours and several locations later, we've got some incredible photos to show off.

Eddie works as a fire fighter for Lehi City, so what better place to start off our day than the fire station. They were so nice to pull the big truck out of the garage for us.
The bright yellow made for some gorgeous photos. Nichole wasn't bad either :)

Aubrey and I also had an idea for a little surprise for Eddie. Nichole does the sexy thing so well, we couldn't resist a little boudoir action. We'll give you a small glimpse, but the rest are for Eddie's eyes only ;)

Who knew a pair of dirty turnouts could look so dang good?

On the way to our next location, we HAD to stop at the Sinclair station. I wish I knew the story behind this awesome building, but unfortunately I don't. All I know is that this teeny, antique gas station is a photographer's dream.
The faded colors and neat textures made this a great place to show of Nichole's gorgeous dress. She decided against a veil, but instead paired her dress with a beige sash and the most amazing pearls ever. She definitely rocked her look.

Remember this shoot? Nichole loved it so much, she was willing to hike up the mountain in her dress to get some photos like that for herself.

I can't say I blame her. The crumbling walls covered with graffiti still get me every time. It's so untraditional for a bridal shoot. I think that's why I love it so much.

As if you can't tell by the view, the hike was totally worth it.

We had gorgeous sunlight and a soft breeze. Perfect conditions for capturing this beautiful bride.

Nichole, thanks for the adventure. We had a blast spending the day with you and we hope you love your photos!

(p.s. Eddie and Nichole tied the knot last weekend! Stay tuned for the wedding day!)

Baby B

2008-05-05T20:49:00.003-07:00

We had a fun, girlie shoot the other day with baby B and her mom. I first met her when we took some pictures for her mom's new purse business, The Posie Patch. (They are so cute! go check them out at www.theposiepatch.org) It's been a few months and she has grown! She is thisclose to walking and has such a cute personality.

We started out a a park in AF. She loved playing in the grass!

She is at that stage where everything within her reach goes into her mouth...whether it be leaves, sticks or bugs.

Don't you love that chubby baby face?

After the park we headed back to the studio for some fun tu-tu shots.

She was a quick little bugger. We had to sit her where we wanted and snap it as fast as possible...she escaped many times.

She has the biggest most gorgeous eyes I have ever seen!

We are so excited to announce a new product - story boards! They are a large 15x30 print matted on a thick board..perfect to display your favorite photos in a unique way! They can be framed or displayed as-is. They make a great Mothers Day, Fathers Day or Grandparent gift as well!

If you can't tell...

2008-05-03T22:42:00.000-07:00

...we love our job!

Celeste & Jayson - Part II

2008-05-01T14:17:00.004-07:00

After a long morning at the temple and a great lunch at El Torrito, it was reception time!
Jayson's mom Kim did an awesome job at coordinating a great reception for the couple. All the flowers and details were gorgeous.

They had a GIANT four tier wedding cake. It was beautiful.

Mmm...carrot cake.

When it was cake cutting time...

...things started out well...

...but quickly got a little messy.

Don't worry. They kissed and made up.

Back to details! I went a little nuts with the ring shots. I can't help it, I love them.

Those are M&M's with their names and wedding date printed on them! Talk about attention to tiny details!

Finally, a chance to rest! And eat.

Kaylee tried her hand at the chocolate fountain. She did fairly well. :)

Amarah and Gredtel. Shaking what their mamma's gave them.

Before we knew it, the night was over! Only one last thing to do:

Well you two, it was awesome spending your special day with you. I hope you have a great life together!

Lexie

2008-04-30T15:35:00.005-07:00

Lexie and I spent a great morning together shooting her senior photos. I'm proud to announce she'll be graduating from Orem High next month. (Go Tigers!)

When I asked her where she wanted her photos done, she said "I don't care, whatever you want."
Dangerous words, my dear. Muah-ha-ha. (Insert maniacal laughter.)
She pretty much gave me the freedom to do whatever I wanted with her. It might have been a little scary at times, but she survived. And I think her photos turned out dang good too.

We decided to hit up downtown Salt Lake City. If you'll remember my favorite location of all time, you'll know how excited I was to be shooting there again. If you guessed the Rio Grande train station, you would be correct.

The yummy natural light made her gorgeous eyes POP!

And, of course we had to have a little fun. The security guard was eyeing us, but I was confident we could outrun him if it came to that :)

Then we headed outside to City Hall. It was windy and chilly, but the sun was shining. Besides, the grass was such a bright green, we couldn't pass it up.

Yeah. We were having a good time.

Sexy Lexie, I love these photos of your pretty face!

Last stop. We headed across the street to the City Library. We had to take advantage of the awesome architecture.

Who knew sweet, little Lexie could have so much attitude?!

We spotted this step outside the library and I thought it was pretty fitting.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Lexie, I love you to bits and had such a blast hanging out with you. Congratulations on graduating and I hope your post-high school life is amazing!

Celeste & Jayson - Part I

2008-04-20T18:25:00.008-07:00

I had such an incredible time photographing Celeste & Jayson's wedding. Not only was it awesome to see my own family, but it gave me a break from this Utah winter. A weekend in southern California was just what I needed to make it until spring.

The ceremony was held at the brand-new, gorgeous, Newport Beach Temple.

Being able to walk outside without side-stepping snowdrifts was awesome. Check out the green grass! I had almost forgotten what it looked like.
Oh, and let's not forget the adorable Misses Kaylee and Amarah in their darling dresses...

...who found plenty of ways to entertain themselves while waiting for the newlyweds.

Just married!!

A quick fix from Dad and we're ready to go.

Hooray!!

Finally, some alone time. (Except for me, of course!)

I adored their color palette. Perfect for spring in California! I couldn't get enough shots of their gorgeous flowers.

These two are adorable together!

And very much in love...

What did I tell you? Absolutely perfect weather! My neck even got a bit sunburned.

Jayson & Celeste, I hope you enjoyed your magical day.
Stay tuned for the rest of the photos! We're only half done!

Hilary's Senior Session

2008-04-14T15:05:00.003-07:00

Hilary and I had a short and sweet session in downtown Provo. We started the day out in her ballet studio. I have lots of great dancing ones of her...but I love the mood of this one.

Then it was off to the courthouse for some gorgeous headshots. She has such perfect skin and sparkling eyes, I love it!

Alisa

2008-04-06T09:20:00.008-07:00

You know how some people just have one of those smiles that when they laugh/smile...you can't help but do it too??

Meet Alisa!!

We had such a blast shooting her bridals. We started out at the Star Mill in American Fork. It is a little antique store with lots of fun stuff. Alisa wanted her photos to have an old, vintage, shabby look to them.

Isn't she beautiful?

Then it was off to Provo for some downtown fun. Alisa was such a good sport, we had her walking all over downtown! I think we had her "twirl" for us over 100 times!!

Remember that smile I was talking about? She has such a fun personality and made some of the funniest faces...I couldn't help but share!

Thanks for going along with all our crazy ideas! Can't wait for your upcoming wedding!

Annalee

2008-03-24T12:13:00.012-07:00

Aubrey and I spent such an incredible day with Annalee doing her bridal portraits. It's tough to find a good location in the middle of March when all the snow is melted, but everything is still dead.
We were able to find two awesome places and I think they turned out beautiful. (It also helps that Annalee is drop dead gorgeous. It sure makes our job easier.)
We started out the day at the Tahitian Noni Gardens. Annalee's mom and Aunt Tammy tagged along, which made for a great morning.

Check out her gorgeous eyes and perfect skin!

I've been in a very vintage phase lately, and I think this photo works perfectly.

There were SOOO many veil shots that I'm in love with. It was so hard to choose.

More vintage. I love her expression here.

Again, drop dead gorgeous.

Another stunning veil shot.

The weather was so beautiful. The sun stayed hidden until the exact moment we were ready for it to come out. It made for perfect lighting.

After we were done at the gardens, we all piled in the car and headed up to Salt Lake City. We finished off the session at the AMAZING Rio Grande Train Station. The giant windows let in TONS of gorgeous, natural light and the beautiful architecture makes this my new favorite location.

Gorgeous railings of natural wood and wrought iron.

My favorite shot of the day. It's so powerful!

Check out her darling shoes! Such a cute touch.

More vintage...

Not your typical bridal portrait, but I think she looks gorgeous here.

All natural light! The stairwells were incredible.

And then outside for a few more...

...where we found a hidden treasure! I'm a sucker for old signs.

Annalee, we had such an awesome time shooting your bridal portraits. They turned out beautiful and we hope you love them!

Vegas, Baby

2008-03-19T20:41:00.011-07:00

Aubrey and I just returned from Vegas and wow, it was AMAZING! We attended WPPI 2008 (that's Wedding and Portrait Photographers International for all you lay people.)
We spent Saturday through Wednesday in Vegas with our awesome photo friends Amy and Kelly.
We had SUCH a blast with you girls!!

Our week was jam packed with some awesome classes, and of course, parties!
Sunday night we hit up the Photography Mentor party at a posh penthouse at Mandalay Bay and then made an appearance at the Celebrity Suite at The Palms for the Pixel 2 Canvas party.

Click here to see some more photos of our adventures.

The Photography Mentor party was awesome and we got to rub elbows with some photography ROCK STARS: Jesh de Rox, [b]ecker, Jessica Claire, and LaCour. It was incredible.

Here's us with Jesh de Rox:

and Becker:

We didn't take many of our own photos, but you can check out this and this by the Lovecat herself, Anne Ruthmann

Anne also co-hosted our Monday night adventure with the Pay It Forward Blog. We chilled at the iBar at The Rio for a ROCKING party full of free stuff! I won my own set of Totally Rad Actions and Aubrey won a 16x20 Canvas Gallery Wrap from WHCC!

I actually have a photo of this one! Here's me and Amy with our new buddy, Phil from New Yawk.

Unfortunately, this was the only photo of mine that actually turned out. It was way too late at night to get anything in focus, as you can see here:

As you can see, I didn't take this one, so you can't blame the bad photos ENTIRELY on me.

But apparently, I take a better photo of the casino than of the people in it.

Luckily, there are more awesome people who take better photos than me. Check out the party from Abby's perspective.

And look! One of our most favorite companies ever, KISS wedding books had another photo booth at the trade show. Naturally, we had to show off their gorgeous albums!
(Note to our clients: We are now offering these BEAUTIFUL, leatherbound, flush-mount albums, so ask us for more info!)

So basically, it was the best week ever. I know I didn't really talk about anything photography, but the parties are more flashy. We did get some GREAT learning in the classes we attended. Jesh de Rox and Jared Bauman's presentations were by far my favorite.
It was definitely a great experience and we hope we can do it again next year!!

And of course, there is only one way to spend your last night in Vegas:

New Website!!

2008-03-19T19:15:00.003-07:00

Announcing the brand new and improved: www.everylittlemomentphotography.com

After much work, it is finally online. It's not completely finished, but we wanted to reveal the fruits of our labor! We'll be adding a few more info sections, our wedding gallery, and some other tweaking, but you get the idea.
(If you notice a typo or screw-up, feel free to let us know about it :)

This baby is bigger and badder than ever before. The new and improved galleries let you view our photos larger than life. The client proofing feature will let you see your photos sooner than ever! It's pretty much sweet all the way around.

Just a note for our clients:
We are no longer offering CD's with our portrait packages. All proofing will be done via our website. We are still offering CD's with our wedding packages.
Also, be sure to check out our new price list as our package rates and print prices have changed.

Brand New!

2008-03-01T16:13:00.003-07:00

A huge box of brand new business cards showed up at our door this week. We LOVE them!
We get to show off our awesome new logo in the most stylin' way.

Ask us for a stack you can pass them out to everyone you know.
(And so you can rub the awesome-ness of pearl paper against your cheek. It's ok. We know you want to ;)

Freebies!

2008-02-26T06:47:00.001-07:00

Hey fellow photogs! These are a few samples of some RAW presets I've been working on and I'm looking for a little feedback. Download these for free, try them out, and let me know what you think!

Download b_w.xmp
Download blueberry.xmp
Download vanilla.xmp
Download gloomyb_w.xmp

Alisa & Jake, part II

2008-02-20T06:55:00.002-07:00

Here is part deux of Alisa and Jake's e-session from my (Sam's) perspective.
These guys were so much fun to shoot. We headed down to the farm again, only this time around it was MUCH warmer. Good for our freezing fingers, bad for the photo shoot. All of our favorite spots had turned into mud holes! We were totally bummed, but luckily Alisa and Jake are great sports. They went right along with our wacky ideas and even had a few of their own. (Snowball fight photos to follow!)
Check out this gorgeous pair:

Alisa & Jake, part I

2008-02-16T19:12:00.011-07:00

We had a blast with Alisa and Jake down at the farm! Lots of teasing, laughing and an impromtu snowball fight; they were a blast to hang out with.

Thanks for the fun, guys! Can't wait for your wedding.

Drumroll please...

2008-02-11T23:23:00.000-07:00

Hooray!! We have our BRAND NEW, awesome, incredible logo. Designed by none other than the one and only, the amazing Shay from Chubby Cheek Designs.

So STAY TUNED! We are now hard at work on our new website, new business cards, new packaging, new blog, EVERYTHING!

On the horizon...

2008-02-04T20:43:00.000-07:00

So, get excited.

We have some big things in the works and we can't WAIT to reveal them. We are doing a major overhaul of pretty much everything which includes dumping our lame logo and a brand new website!! New business cards, sample albums, you name it.
Stay tuned!!

Eddie & Nichole

2008-01-20T11:47:00.000-07:00

After the FREEZING excursion to Park City, we met up with Eddie & Nichole for another engagement shoot.
Poor Nichole stepped through some thin ice in the first 30 seconds..wearing stilettos! Her poor foot was frozen and we walked around in the snow for probably another hour. She was such a good sport about it!

These were taken at our cute farm in Provo. Lots of fun backgrounds with the textures of wood and hay!

Annalee & Buck

2008-01-20T05:48:00.000-07:00

We had an incredible e-session with Annalee and Buck. We took a short trip up to Park City and spent the day strolling up and down Main Street. We're lucky we went when we did because the Sundance Film Festival started the next day. We saw people setting things up, but luckily it wasn't too busy. (Maybe some people thought Annalee and Buck were celebrities and Aubrey and I were the paparazzi!! Hey, it can't hurt to dream.)
It was freeeeezing cold, somewhere between 6 and 13 degrees, but we made it through okay. Park City was such an amazing location and I'm glad Annalee and Buck were the couple we shot there. It was by far, my most favorite e-session to date! All the neat buildings with all the fun colors made a gorgeous backdrop for such a gorgeous couple.
Check it out!

Winter Wonderland

2008-01-08T05:42:00.000-07:00

With the slow winter season upon us, I had time to take Sophie for a fun shoot. We found this neat little park near my house and I've been dying for a chance to go there.
It was freeeezing cold, but I bundled her up really well. She had a lot of fun playing in the snow by herself. I love how kids are like that.

Happy Holidays!

2007-12-30T03:23:00.000-07:00

We deeply apologize for our blog absence. We've both had a great holiday season and now it's time to get back to business.

Here's just a few from a November photoshoot, the Sundstrom Family.
(Can I just make a little note here? Our job is so easy when we have such gorgeous people to photograph. Seriously, aren't they a great looking family?!)
Not to mention our gorgeous location!! We started out at Sundance and then moved inside for a few studio shots.
They were an awesome family and we really enjoyed their photoshoot.

'Tis the Season...

2007-12-10T05:13:00.000-07:00

...for family photos!
Here's another fun session with the Brown clan, complete with brand new babies. It was a cold day, but they were troopers!

{family}

2007-11-21T03:16:00.000-07:00

What an awesome family shoot! Their photos turned out incredible. I can't stop editing them!

The Posie Patch

2007-11-09T17:14:00.000-07:00

We have recently tested our toes in the waters of commercial photography...sort of. These past few weeks I have been helping a friend get her website off the ground for her new business, The Posie Patch. They have some way cute stuff, including custom boutique purses, WAY cute baby towels, blankets, etc, magnetic boards, and so forth. Check them out if you get a second. Here are some photos taken of one of the owners' daughter...she was such a cutie.

Happy Halloween!

2007-11-01T13:58:00.001-07:00

We have a new location! Whoo-hoo! Aubrey knows a girl from the fire department and she's like, "Oh, you should use my family's orchard."
So now we have a perfect apple orchard, only blocks from our houses, complete with a herd of deer.
I can't wait for spring.

Sophie and I had a few minutes before all the trick-or-treating festivities began, so we went and played. (She was a princess.)

Canyon Fun: Senior Style

2007-10-22T23:24:00.000-07:00

Marshall and I discovered a part of Provo canyon that I've never explored before. Right at the mouth there are so many cool spots! We hit that awesome bridge along the bike trail and found an old, falling apart, rusty building/substation/who knows what it was.
All I know was that it was made of awesome red brick, was covered with graffiti, and had neat signs like, DANGER: HIGH VOLTAGE.
He told me not to make him do anything girly, so I held back on the prancing and skipping and twirling. But despite those restrictions, I'm pretty sure I succeeded in turning him into the next GQ cover.

Adventures in Photography

2007-10-06T08:02:00.000-07:00

I like to think that my creativity makes me stand out as a photographer. Maybe that's all in my head, but you have to admit. These are pretty cool.
Bridal Veil Falls in a rain storm. If that's not creative, I don't know what is.
If you recall, we've already done a wicked-awesome photoshoot with Alexis. Somehow, I talked her into it again. Only this time was a little different.
We've already experienced warm and sunny and dry. This time around it could not have been more cold and wet and rainy. It was a downpour the whole time. But, we decided if we're going to get wet anyways, we might as well go all out.
And we did.
Poor Alexis. The things she suffers for my photographic vision.
We were hypothermic and soaked to the bone by the time we finished, but, at least in my mind, it was so worth it.

Things happen when you "know people"

2007-10-04T16:31:00.000-07:00

For how new we are at this whole photography business thing, we sure have gotten some great opportunities already.
Example: Photographing the Miss American Fork pageant a few weeks ago. Jason's sister Staci was in charge of the whole thing and brought us on board. It was great and we had a blast

A few days ago we were sitting on the couch waiting to go to a family photoshoot. Ten minutes later we were at the high school being hoisted over the football field in the aerial platform on one of the fire trucks!

Turns out, they had just remodeled the field with turf instead of grass and wanted some bird's eye photos. One of the fire guys brought his point-and-shoot and tried to get the job done. Apparently it wasn't working so well.
So, seeing as Aubrey and Jason work for the fire department, they knew right who to call.
We got to watch the homecoming game from 100 feet in the air!
Oh yeah. And take photos of the new field.

(I hate to admit it, but we felt pretty important with a huge crowd of high-schoolers staring at us the whole time. Wishing they were us...wondering who we were...how we got to be so cool...)

So who knows? One of our photos could hang in the mayor's office. Or be printed in the yearbook. Or be put in some time capsule, immortalizing our names.
It could happen.

WE'RE LIVE!

2007-10-01T21:34:00.001-07:00

We apologize.
We've been very lax about our photoblogging.
However, we hope that will soon change. All of our efforts have been going towards our website. But, I am proud to announce that it is finished! Every thing you could ever need to know about us is here. So check it out!
www.everylittlemomentphotography.com

So stay tuned! Much more to come!