Archive for September, 2009

What’s in a name? “Formals” vs “Groomals” vs “Bride and Groom”

There’s an increasing trend in wedding photography both in and outside of Utah to include the groom in the traditional pre-wedding bridal shoot. It appears that the old superstition of it being bad luck to see the bride in her dress before the wedding is fading. As a photographer, I love this! It’s a great [...]


Jordan’s Bridals

Jordan is an amazing dancer and she was excited to do some ballerina bridals. She and I worked together on a portrait shoot earlier this year and I was looking forward to shooting her again. I’ve been experimenting with different lighting techniques and scenarios recently, and I really like how some of these shots turned [...]


Peterson Formals

We did this bride and groom shoot in Gardner Village in West Jordan, and had a wonderful time. It was their three month anniversary, and Betsy had lovingly coerced Matt into celebrating that fact by recreating some of their wedding day in front of a camera. Matt said as a rule he does NOT enjoy [...]