When I was little, I used to pretend I was a horse. Or a wolf. Sometimes a tiger. Whatever suited my fancy. I was one of thooose girls. I didn't really play with dolls or put on lipstick and wear my mom's heels. Instead, I created elaborate stories in my head and played them out for hours, sometimes days, until the story was complete.

As I got older, I thought for a time that I wanted to be a writer. Instead of acting out the stories in my imagination, I tried to put them on paper. I would sit down and start these grand novels, only to begin another one after a few chapters in the first. I had every intention of finishing them. I just... never did. Apparently writing isn't my strong suit.

Then I found a camera. Jackpot. I found a way to stop time. To tell real stories. The kind of stories that should be remembered. Need to be remembered. Stories full of life and love that beg to be preserved and shared.

So I guess you could call me a story teller. A really, really ridiculously blessed and happily married story teller who can't cook but laughs a lot and has three dogs. I love my life.

And I'd love to tell your story : )

Park City Engagements: Shaylee + Alex

It started in high school. On a bus. With an orange.

Shaylee peeled an orange for Alex, which led to some friendly talking. And hanging out at a football game. Followed by a little more talking. Then just a lot of hanging out in general. And that was it. A month or two of getting to know each other, and they were pretty much hooked. I can’t really blame them, though. Shaylee’s bubbly personality fits perfectly with Alex’s calm and witty demeanor. She positively lights up when she talks about all of Alex’s achievements, she is nothing but proud of him. And the quiet way Alex watches over her, slipping in a funny comment here and there just to see her laugh. They pretty much go together like, well, like cilantro and lime. (I had Mexican for dinner last night.) They’ve been together since high school (woop woop!), and in March, they’ll make it forever. And I am SO excited for this wedding. Just had to add that in ;)

We took their engagements at the White Barn, because Alex is training to be a pilot in the Air National Guard (ballin’!!), so they will be traveling quite a bit these next couple years, and they wanted a little piece of Park City in their pictures. And of course we had to start out taking a few in Alex’s uniform!