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      • Amorology {San Diego Wedding Planners}
      • Colony 29 Palm Springs Wedding
      • Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Engagement Location
      • Ojai Valley Inn
      • The Casino San Clemente
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      • Blue Sky Ranch
      • Empire Lodge, Deer Valley Wedding
      • SLC Garden Park Ward Photography
      • The White Barn in Park City Utah
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      • Amangiri Wedding Photographer | Luxury Utah Resort Wedding
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      • Entrada Golf Course Wedding
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      • Zion Proposal Photographer
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      • Finest Playa Mujeres Wedding
      • Lingholm Estate Wedding
      • St Lucia Wedding Photographer
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    • Lowndes Grove, South Carolina
    • Middleton Place Charleston Wedding Venue
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    • Springs Preserve in Las Vegas Wedding
    • Suggested Vendors
      • Amorology {San Diego Wedding Planners}
      • Destination Wedding Planners {When Pigs Fly Events}
      • Michelle Leo Events
      • Southern Utah Wedding Florist
      • Southern Utah Wedding Officiant
      • Southern Utah Wedding Planners
      • Southern Utah Wedding Planners {Forevermore Events}
  • Tips
    • 10 Posing tips for Engagement Photos
    • 10 Steps to Finding the Best Utah Wedding Photographer
    • 10 Tips for Engagement Photo Fashion
    • Landscape Photography Tips from a Pro
    • Making the most of your iPhone for Photos
    • Travel tips & Tricks Part One
  • How-To’s
    • Finding The Right Photographer
    • Hiring an Elopement Photographer
    • Hiring a Wedding Videographer {NP Films}
    • Preparing for Your Engagement Photos
    • Guide To Purchasing a New Camera
    • How to Get Married at the Salt Lake Temple
    • Zion Proposal Photographer
    • Guide To Purchasing a New Camera
    • Buying a Travel Camera
    • Preparing for Your Engagement Photos
    • Planning Your Zion National Park Wedding
    • How to Elope in Zion National Park
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    • Planning a Destination Wedding in Italy
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    Engagement

    Zion River Engagement {Rehn+Nick}

    August 29, 2018

    Zion Utah Engagement Photos Rehn and Nick both love the water. Their Zion River Engagement was a blast! I absolutely love photographing engagement sessions in Zion! These two will be getting married at Lake Havasu in 2019 where Rehn grew up. For their engagement photos, they knew they wanted to be by the water in some form or another. We decided on the combination of the beautiful scenery of Zion, and the beautiful virgin river.  I always love photographing couples in and around water. Especially in the desert where water is so precious. It makes for such unique and fun…

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  • Bridal

    Snow Canyon Pre Wedding {Brittney+Tyler}

    October 29, 2016

    Snow Canyon Utah Wedding Location Southern Utah Wedding Photographer Zion National Park is so appealing for weddings and adventure, but can often be busy with tourists. Less known, but equally spectacular in its own way, Snow Canyon State Park is an absolutely stunning location for a wedding. After photographing the first half of Brittney and Tyler’s pre wedding at the St George temple, we made the quick trip over to Snow Canyon to capture some of the splendor that Southern Utah has to offer. I always love photographing weddings and engagements in Snow Canyon. The towering sandstone cliffs of red…

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  • Wedding

    Rainy Day Snow Canyon Wedding {Afton+Bryan}

    September 2, 2016

    Snow Canyon Utah Rainy Wedding Day Southern Utah Wedding Photographer Despite being a dark rainy day, I had such a great time photographing the wedding of Afton and Bryan. This was a destination wedding for the two. They were married at the St George Temple, where we meat up with all of their friends and family who visited from out of town. We then took the trip over to Snow Canyon to capture some of the beauty that Southern Utah has to offer. They are such a fun and dynamic couple. I had a great time taking them around to…

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  • Engagement

    Snow Canyon Engagement {Denalee+Mark}

    March 16, 2016

    Its no secret that Snow Canyon is one of my favorite places in Southern Utah to take photos of couples. I loved hiking around the sandstone cliffs and vistas with Denalee & Mark. They are such an fun and enjoyable couple to be around. Both so kind and intriguing. They made the trip to Southern Utah for their engagement photos in Snow Canyon. Im so glad to have had the opportunity to photograph them for their great engagement session.

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  • Bridal

    Snow Canyon Park Bridal {Jordan+Jackson}

    November 27, 2015

    It no wonder that people travel from all over the world to visit Southern Utah and partake of its splendor. Snow Canyon State Park has to be one of the most stunning places on the planet! When Jordan & Jackson decided they wanted to have their per wedding photos taken there I was beyond excited. As many times as I have explored the park, it continues to amaze me. I loved getting to introduce them to some new beautiful spots and enjoyed spending time with the two of them as we captured this amazing time in their lives! Because the…

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  • Engagement

    Desert Green Engagement {Tisha+Tyler}

    September 25, 2015

    When thinking of Southern Utah for Engagement or Wedding photos most automatically think of the desert red rocks. St George can offer such a wide variety of looks though for these beautiful photo sessions. I often ask couples that I am photographing what kind of a look or a feel they want to go for. Many love the red rock look, which is great and obviously so prevalent throughout Southern Utah. There are those though that want to have lush landscapes of life with lots of green. The rivers that flow through the area have brought people here since the…

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    Lava Rock Engagement {Maddy+Landon}

    August 17, 2015

    Maddy and Landon made the recent trip up from Las Vegas to do their engagement photos in the beautiful lava fields by Snow Canyon in Southern Utah. They are such a fun couple and were so great to be around. We had a great photo session full of laughs and beautiful backdrops. Utah has such a vast variety of landscapes and stunning backdrops for engagement photos. I love that each one can be different and unique. Maddy and Landon’s fun loving personalities and love for each other shine through in their engagement photo session.

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  • Engagement

    Snow Canyon Engagement Photos {Nora+George}

    July 26, 2015

    Photographing Nora & George’s Engagement session in Snow Canyon State Park was an absolute blast! The two are geologists and don’t live in the area but wanted to come down to Southern Utah and take advantage of some of the amazing Snow Canyon rock formations and scenery. I love Southern Utah and all of the beautiful color and texture it has to offer. The rock formations are so unique, and it is no wonder that people travel from all over to enjoy its beauty. Nora and George were so much fun and even brought their dog with them for a…

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  • Engagement

    Red Rock Utah Engagement {Courtney+Kirk}

    July 10, 2015

    Snow Canyon State Park is a wonderful spot for engagement and wedding photos. It is a 7,400-acre scenic park quietly tucked amid lava flows and soaring sandstone cliffs in a strikingly colorful and fragile desert environment. Majestic views and the subtle interplay of light, shadow, and color dancing across canyon walls evoke strong emotional responses. I loved exploring around Snow Canyon with Courtney and Kirk for their engagement photography session. We went from the black lava rock and petrified sand dunes to the white sandstone cliffs of Snow Canyon. Courtney and Kirk are so in love and are honestly the…

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  • Engagement

    Dixie Red Rock Engagement {Erin+John}

    June 26, 2015

    There is no shortage of stunning red rock locations in Souther Utah. Erin & John knew that they wanted to be surrounded by the walls of sandstone for their engagement photos. The two are going to school at BYU, though Erin’s family live in the St George area. They will be married in Southern Utah and I’m so thrilled for them. John is such a gentleman and seems to truly respect and love everything about Erin. Erin is so sweet and so much fun. I loved laughing with these two while photographing their engagement session in Southern Utah!

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  • Family

    Snow Canyon Utah Family Photos {The Millers}

    June 16, 2015

    Snow Canyon is a beautiful place for a family photo session . I have had the opportunity to photograph the Miller family In the past and was so excited to be able to work with them once again. Their family continues to grow and its so wonderful seeing their progression. 

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  • Engagement

    Zion National Park Engagement {Sarah+Braden}

    May 14, 2015

    High above the red sandstone cliffs of Zion Canyon, Zion National Park stretches for countless miles filled with amazing wonders around every bend. Braden who is from Southern California proposed to Sarah in Zion, so they knew they wanted to have their engagement photos done there. I had been exploring there recently and had come across a few spots I knew I wanted to shoot at. There is much more to Zion then the famous canyon of sandstone, which of course I love. We took off adventuring to some of these less traveled spots in the park and ended up…

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