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Wedding photographer based in Southern Utah and Zion National Park, serving clients worldwide. For those who love candid, authentic moments. Focusing on weddings, engagements, and family photos.

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      • Amorology {San Diego Wedding Planners}
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      • Michelle Leo Events
      • Southern Utah Wedding Florist
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  • Destinations
    • California
      • Amorology {San Diego Wedding Planners}
      • Colony 29 Palm Springs Wedding
      • Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Engagement Location
      • Ojai Valley Inn
      • The Casino San Clemente
    • Utah
      • Blue Sky Ranch
      • Empire Lodge, Deer Valley Wedding
      • SLC Garden Park Ward Photography
      • The White Barn in Park City Utah
    • Southern Utah
      • Amangiri Resort Wedding
      • Bloomington Country Club Wedding
      • Entrada Golf Course Wedding
      • The Ledges Wedding St George Utah
      • Bryce Canyon Wedding
      • Red Rock Country Club Wedding
      • Tower Butte Lake Powell Wedding
      • White Space Studio St George
      • Cliffrose Zion Wedding
      • Zion Proposal Photographer
      • Zion Wedding Photographer
      • Zion Wedding Venue – Lazalu
    • Outside the U.S.
      • Finest Playa Mujeres Wedding
      • Lingholm Estate Wedding
      • St Lucia Wedding Photographer
    • Legare Waring House Charleston Wedding Venue
    • Lowndes Grove, South Carolina
    • Middleton Place Charleston Wedding Venue
    • Spring Mountain Ranch Las Vegas Photos
    • 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
    • Planning a Destination Wedding
    • Planning a Destination Wedding in Italy
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    Bridal

    Bridal in Snow Canyon { Alexa }

    March 29, 2014

    Photographing Alexa for her bridals at Snow Canyon was an absolute delight. Her gorgeous dress from “The Brides’Shop” in Salt Lake was a real stunner against the lava and red rock of Southern Utah. I always love being able to photograph beautiful brides in dresses that have a timeless feel to them.  She chose a classically romantic soft updo by the talented stylist Julie Thomas. Her great style carried over to her gorgeous bouquet of flowers, that was created by Alexa and her sister. I had been looking forward to shooting the bridals after photographing her great engagement session with…

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    Dixie National Forest Engagement { Alexa + Matt }

    September 2, 2013

    Matt and Alexa were a really fun engagement couple to photograph. They are both so energetic and it was easy to feel how in love they are with each other. Matt is a firefighter for the National Park Service so it was only fitting to have their engagement session out in nature among the beautiful pinewood forest. Looking forward to taking the bridal photos of Alexa and then their wedding photos in Kanab, Utah.

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