La Caille Wedding: Christine + Ricky

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Christine breezed around the bridal suite, eyes sparkling and cheeks slightly pink as she gathered everything to get dressed. Yes, things were running a tad behind schedule. But still, she wasn’t rushing. Rather, she meticulously finished getting ready, making sure everything was just right. Because when you love someone the way Christine loves Ricky, ardently and unreservedly, you want to savor everything about the day you become man and wife. So she laughed excitedly with her bridesmaids and relished the sweet moments of anticipation before seeing Ricky…

Ricky called to check in. He made a joke about how long she was taking to get ready, though really he was just dying to see her. Sure, he would have waited all day if he had to. He would have waited a week. Or a month. Or a year, even. Because when you love someone the way Ricky loves Christine, whole heartedly and unabashedly, you’ll wait forever if need be. But he didn’t have to wait anymore. Today was the day. Today he would take the hand of the most beautiful woman he’d ever met, and seal his love with a kiss, becoming man and wife. So he stood patiently but excitedly, until Christine had everything just right and tapped him on the shoulder…

As the party wore down and the evening came to an end, Christine and Ricky went around giving hugs and thanks to their family and friends, grateful for all of their love and support. They smiled and looked around one last time, soaking up the final moments of their wedding. But they weren’t sad. Rather, they were blissfully excited. Because even though the evening was ending, their life together was just beginning. And when you have a love like Ricky and Christine do, passionate and unconditional, you know it’s a love that’s going to last. So they took each other by the hand, exited through a shimmering tunnel of sparklers, and drove away together… as man and wife.

Christine and Ricky, I can’t tell you how honored I feel to not only have witnessed your wedding, but also to have been a part of it! Your love for each other is the kind of love that makes me so grateful to do what I do. Thank you for trusting me to be the one to capture your first day as husband and wife! I’m excited to see what God has in store for the two of you :) Much love and appreciation! XO

And I have to give a special thanks to Val Dahlin for seconding shooting with me!! You’re awesome Val, and I so appreciate you coming along! :)

It could not have been a lovelier day for their wedding at La Caille!

Her dress and sash combination was utterly gorgeous…

And her shoes? AMAZING. 

The moment it all becomes real: getting dressed!

Love how happy she looks :)

Meanwhile, Ricky was getting all ready with his guys!

Once they were both ready, it was time for the First Look. Yep… LOVE me some First Look photos!!!! 

Pretty sure Ricky was blown away by his bride ;)

Seriously you two, SO beautiful together!

Rawr, Ricky!

Christine’s laugh makes me happy :)

Lalalove.

Christine, you are a total babe, in case you didn’t already know!

Something about this one that I absolutely love!

AH-dorable.

After the First Look the bridal parties rocked it out for me!

Thanks to Val for capturing this moment!

I could NOT get over how adorable the flower girl was…

Pure happiness :)

Loved the soft yet distinct floral arrangements for the reception!

The newlyweds let me sneak in a few last pictures with the last bit of light…

Thanks to the rooster in the background for making a special appearance in this next photo ;) 

After the sun went down it was time for toasts and dancing!

Dancing for the first time as Mr. and Mrs. :)

And I’ve got to give a shout out to The Gatsby’s for rocking down the house and doing a wonderful job throughout the whole wedding!

Sparklers and a kiss to send them off to their happily ever after…

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David Terry - November 6, 2012 - 7:28 am

Brings back memories….? :)

The First of November

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I could start this post off by saying what we’re all thinking… something about This year is going by so fast!! or What happened to October? or I can’t believe there’s only 54 days until Christmas!! etc. etc. (Too soon on the Christmas remark?) Instead I’ll just jump right in and say a few things about what November is bringing this year!

  • A sugar hangover. Much to my disappointment, we didn’t get very many trick or treaters yesterday… which means I ate a lot of candy as a coping mechanism to our house’s rejection. (I felt a bit like Claire Dunphy in this year’s Halloween episode. Minus the Little Bo Peep costume.) Let’s just say we’ve got candy for days.
  • A gym membership. Now that holiday season is upon us, and it’s getting too cold to run outside (at least, too cold for me), gotta stay in shape somehow!
  • Christmas music. Oh yes. It’s started. And I’m not even sorry.
  • Fall cleaning. Yeah, not spring cleaning. Fall cleaning. My office is a horribly embarrassing disaster slightly unkept, and I’m making a vow that by the end of this month, our house and my office in particular will finally be organized!
  • Catching up. Lots and lots of catching up on all of the wonderful weddings and shoots I’ve had the privilege of documenting this fall! I’ve been crazy busy with sessions and traveling and family visiting, and while it’s been awesome, now I’m finally looking forward to settling in and getting some serious editing done!

So here’s to hoping you all had a fun and safe Halloween last night, that November is a relaxing yet productive month for everyone! (Is that even possible? I’m going to pretend it’s possible.)

And seriously, if you didn’t get enough of a candy fix yesterday, come to my house. Full size Twix and Snickers, anyone?!

Music Monday

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Jake and I were given this really great pizza stone at our wedding, and it’s really come in handy as of late. We’ve been using it all the time. (And no, not JUST for pizza.) In fact, we’ve been using it so much that it’s gotten quite dirty these past couple weeks. (Well, ok, it has been a lot of pizza.)

We also recently got a new oven. Which is great for cooking all that pizza. So much so, that there are a fair share of cheese mounds on the bottom from bubbling over said pizzas. What does that leave us with? A dirty pizza stone and a dirty oven. And what do you do when you have a dirty pizza stone and oven? Well, the logical thing to do would be clean them. Right?

At least, that’s what we thought. So we shut the pizza stone in the oven, locked the door, and set it to self clean. I was excited not only because it meant we’d have a clean oven and stone, but also because it was particularly chilly the evening we decided to do it, and I knew the oven getting a million and one degrees would give a little extra heat to the house, too. Jake was excited because he had heard the oven gets so hot that the stone can set on fire. (Men, I tell ya.) So we pushed the self-clean button, sat down on the couch with our dinner trays (yes, dinner was pizza), and turned on the latest episodes of New Girl. Jake would get up every few minutes to see if stone was on fire, but after checking about 5 times, he gave up.

Well, about an episode and half later, we suddenly realize it’s gotten extremely hazy. Confused, we turn around to find the source of the haze, and it’s COMING FROM THE OVEN.

Not just haze, either… SMOKE is now pouring out of the oven faster than my dogs chasing their favorite ball down a field (which is fast, in case you were wondering). Jake ran over and looked inside to find the pizza stone fully engulfed in flames. After being momentarily thrilled, he realized the house was still filling with smoke. In an attempt to let the smoke out but continue the cleaning, we threw open all the windows and turned on all the fans. (So much for warming up the house.) Next thing we know, the fire alarm begins screaming at us. Using an old trick my mom taught me, I grabbed a towel and started waving it violently back and forth in front of the fire alarm in an attempt to clear the smoke. It stopped, but only for about 10 seconds. As soon as I quit waving the towel, the alarm started blaring again. I continued to wave the towel around for a couple minutes, at which point my arms began screaming at me as well. Then my eyes started to sting from the smoke. Soon after, my futile attempts at the fire alarm/towel trick stopped working altogether. Jake came up the stairs, looked around at the smoke, looked at me wildly waving my arms, and then said loudly over the ring of the fire alarm, “At least we know it works!” And then we did the only thing you can do in a situation like that… we died laughing.

In the end, we finally just turned the oven off. It took a while for the smoke to clear out enough that we could close the windows. And then house smelled like smoke for about a day and a half. And neither the oven or pizza stone were totally cleaned. Definitely not the most conventional way to test your fire alarm. But laughing for a good half hour with your husband about how ridiculous of a situation you got yourselves into? Yep, I’d test it that way again. Every time.

And on that note, here’s a mellow little number to get your week off to a cheerful start!

Happy Monday :)

Park City Mountain Resort Anytime: (Senior) Katy

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Today I get to share some pictures of the gorgeous miss Katy! She’s a senior from the Winter Sports School in Park City, and she’s actually graduating in just a few weeks! So awesome. The reason she goes to the Winter Sports School? She just happens to be an incredible ski racer! Katy’s pretty legit. In fact, she got us permission to drive up on to Park City Mountain Resort for her pictures! Like I said, legit ;) We headed over to CB’s, a run where she’s spent more than one chilly winter day racing down the mountain. (And by more than one I mean hundreds!) It was so awesome be up there and see it covered in glowing light and yellow leaves, instead of seeing it covered with snow and skiers. Quite a different feel!  Plus, I got take pictures of Katy, which made it that much better :) Enjoy a few favorites from her lovely session!

Katy, I had sooo much fun with you!! Thanks for trekking around the mountainside with me and spending some time in front of my camera! (Even though it was kind of a workout… haha :) I hope you love your photos, and that they will always bring back good memories of spending so much time at PCMR. And I hope that this winter is your best one yet :) XO

A sunny evening, a chairlift with a view, and a beautiful senior… yep, I loved everything about this session!

Katy, you have THE sweetest smile :) 

So lovely…

Her dog rode in the truck all the way up the mountain, so of course we had to grab a few with Hoku :)

GORGE!

Seriously Katy?! So pretty!!

Favorite.

Although I love this one, too!

For the last few she changed into an outfit she rocks on a daily basis. Love it :)

I’ll finish up with this beautiful smile!

Happy weekend everyone!

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Kali - November 4, 2012 - 8:12 am

these are GORGEOUS Carissa! Beautiful lighting and a beautiful model! :)

Camera Shy

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If the worst part of leaving is saying goodbye, the best part of coming back is the hello. Particularly, the hello I receive from the four legged and furry faced members in our household. Their wagging tails and sloppy tongues are a warm welcome home after 30+ hours of travel. Zuka even sang extra loudly for me. Quite the ruckus. I’m pretty sure they missed me. Until, that is, I pulled out my camera.

As much as I hate to admit it, my dogs are a bit camera shy. Or maybe they just dislike sitting still as opposed to chasing leaves and barking at squirrels. If they had it their way, my guess is they’d want to do anything BUT pose for a picture. (I already feel bad for my future children and the massive amount of photoshoots they will have to endure.) Unfortunately, they’re stuck with me. And I’m kind of proud of my pups. So they get lots of pictures taken…

Considering the leaves are almost gone here, I figured it was time for a little autumn portrait of the dogs!

I tried to get a picture of the three of them together, but Frisky is getting a bit too deaf and blind to understand the stay command… Which results in pictures by himself walking towards me because he won’t sit still. But he never stops smiling. Gotta love my old little old man :) 

Hope everyone has a lovely Monday!