ENGAGEMENTS * WEDDINGS * BRIDAL * FAMILIES * CHILDREN * SENIORS







Sunday, January 31, 2016

Friday, January 29, 2016

Cass & Skyler // Engagements

Beautiful young love.

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Stunning

GRACE.  Love her fashion and that smile is WOW.
...more will be posted later today

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Little Miss "L" Bug

Valentine's is just around the corner...Look at how darling this little one is.


Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Sneak Peek // Cass & Skyler // Engagement session

Fabulous afternoon to play in the snow....LOVE is in the air
Stay posted to see more

Monday, January 4, 2016

Logan & Audrey Happily Ever After

This last week, this is what I did...Congrats Logan & Audrey

Sunday, January 3, 2016

BRIDE TIPS:

There are a few things to consider when wanting crisp and clean photographs from your wedding day, when you look back and still love your pictures.  Here are a few that I have noticed as a photographer and planner.
Tip 1:
Wedding planning + Prioritizing Budget Your engagement is an exhilarating time of life! But many brides have no idea where to begin the planning process. Here are some tips of where to start! 1. Sitting down with both sets of parents and discussing budgets, schedules, and to-do lists is a great way to start planning. Creating a google doc for everyone to update is an easy way to stay in communication. 2. Have a wedding binder to organize all your ideas, Pinterest ideas, vendor business cards, color swatches, checklists and contracts. 3. Prioritize your dreams for the big day to help organize your budget. List out what is most important to you in order and then assign the budget accordingly. 4. Book quality vendors. The easiest way for your wedding planning process to go smoothly is to book quality businesses who know what they are doing and can help you along the way. Head to resources like @Utahbrideblog or @Pintrest to find dependable vendors! 5. This last tip is biased πŸ™Š but avoid being the bride who jumps at the bargain of a cousin who got a nice camera for Christmas! (If a "deal" seems TOO good to be true, it probably is.) Your wedding pictures will last a life time and make sure to invest in quality work! You won't regret it! (We also do free consults, come chat with us and see what we can offer you!)
Tip 1:
 Pick theme words to create a cohesive wedding decor scheme! Pick three words to describe the look and feel of what you want your wedding to become. Examples of words are cozy, intimate, bright, airy, happy, regal, vintage, classic, romantic, elegant, sweet, fun, boho, etc. Narrowing down the words that you want your wedding to become will help you choose decor, vendors and details that match each piece of the planning, and the atmosphere of your wedding won't feel disjointed! 
Tip 2:
Keep perspective When wedding planning becomes stressful and all the details start falling apart, remember what’s most important. You get to marry the person of your dreams + be with them for the rest of your life. No more kisses goodbye at the end of the day.
Tip 3:
Spoil your Mom! There are lots of ways your mom and mother-in-law-to-be will help with your wedding! Budget in some extra money to spoil your momma(s)! Surprises can be: a pre-wedding mom + daughter mani/pedi, celebrating her hidden talents in the decor ( like the quilt she made for you and your hubby), including her wedding pictures at your wedding reception (along with grandparents/great grandparents on both sides), incorporating an heirloom into your wedding attire (veil, ring, brooch, bracelet), writing her a letter to read the morning of the wedding day, use her favorite recipe for wedding treats, send her home with leftover flower center pieces, organize with your florist for flowers to be delivered to your parent home of the Monday of your honey moon with a sweet note, order an extra wedding album for her and grandma!
Tip 4:
How to avoid becoming a bridezilla @kyleeannphotos and I are blessed with the sweetest brides ever!!! Seriously, @kristentblake especially. πŸ‘†πŸ»πŸŒΉ: @plantpeddlerfloral. It’s so fun to watch our brides happily enjoy their big day. But sometimes in the wedding world, it's easy to become overwhelmed with all the options and expectations for your special day, and without proper planning the stress can turn a bride into a ‘bridezilla’ who possibly mistreats family, friends or vendors who try to help! Here are keys to have the best wedding day! 1. Decisive planning and clear communication! Make a Pinterest board, detailed to-do list for the wedding planner, mothers or bridesmaids, and chat honestly with your vendors about what to expect. If you clearly detail your dream early, people are more able to help you achieve it!  2. Hire high quality vendors and then treat them kindly and like real people! Florists, bakers, wedding planners, caterers, make up artists, videographers, DJs and photographers deal with all sorts of clients and sweetness and respect will helped them feel valued and encouraged to go the extra mile for you on your big day.  3. If you become unhappy with something under the stress of the day, communicate with words, not anger or threats. Unfortunately, things can roll out of control during a wedding, and while errors might not be intentional, they may be fixed if nicely asked!  4. Stay away from high risk wedding day practices, such as outdoor receptions during the rainy season, spray tans or a too crammed wedding day timelines.  5. Focus on the meaning of the day. Enjoy your day with your sweet heart and with your family and friends. Don’t sweat the small stuff and everything will fall into place!
Tip 3:
Book your vendors early! In Utah engagements are so short + there are a LOT of weddings all year long. If you're set on a certain venue, photographer, make up artist or other vendor, make sure you contact them as soon as you know a date, especially if its during a break from school. 50% of our brides book before they even have their ring. 
Tip 3:
Plan a bridal or formal session! Planning a separate time for formal photos in your wedding attire is one of the best things you can do. Not only does it take the stress away from your wedding day, but it allows you a time to focus just on getting beautiful photos. We can control the light, the weather, the time of day, and the emotions much better at a planned bridal session. Also, think of it as a test run...if you don't like your hair or make up, there's time to make changes before your big day! 
Tip 3:
Don't settle for anything less than your dream dress! #kabridetip πŸŽ€πŸ‘—πŸ‘°πŸΎ Dress shopping can be overwhelming. All the styles, colors, trains, fabrics and the desire to stand out from the crowd can make it hard to choose! This #kyleeannbridedecided that all the modest dresses she was seeing all looked super similar so she decided to take matters into her own hands. She ordered this dress from @amazon and had it altered when it got here! She found her dream dress within her budget that was as unique as she is! Score!
Tip 3:
Temple exits! 🌺 In Utah, lots of couples choose to be married in Temples! Since photography is not permitted during the ceremony, exiting the temple doors is one of the key moments of the day! Here are some things to remember about your temple exit! 1. Have a plan to have someone bring your flowers to you! Some temples don't allow real flowers inside for allergy reasons, but you can call and ask or have them ready outside! 2. Be quick in the temple! Kids and grandparents have a short attention span in the heat or cold. Plan to get dressed and prepped on a scheduled time table. 3. Hold your dress and bouquet in the same hand. Then that leaves your other hand for holding your new husband's hand as you come out the doors. 3. Kiss, dip, or fist pump! Chat before your day about what you want your exit to include which is fun for pictures and your family! 4. Hug your family + friends. After you come out the doors, go squeeze those people you love the most. I can't wait to capture those candid moments!
Tip 3:
Don’t sweat the little things! Oh boy have I seen wedding day disasters. Completely wrong colored flowers, missing officiants, intense in laws. All my brides and grooms handled all the craziness with such grace and didn’t let it ruin their wedding day. Don’t sweat the little things, and remember what’s most important.
Tip 3:
Personalize your wedding I love when my brides add personality to their wedding day. What is something unique to you as a couple, or a memory that was crucial in your dating history? Some of my favorite examples from 2015. 1.Sierra & Scott met at Cold Stone. Cold Stone catered their reception. 2.Jaymee’s father passed away a few years ago. To include him in their wedding day we took all their formals and bridal photos on the property he grew up on. It was but what I loved the most was the connection to her dad. 3.Jake and Kenz LOVE Chic Fil-a. They went through the drive thru on their wedding day between the temple and ring ceremony. 4.Ash and Jeremy met at Jackson Hole Wyoming on the wagon trail. Their centerpieces were covered wagons. I want to hear how YOU personalized your wedding day.
Tip 3:
Location, location, location 😍 After choosing outfits, the next most important part of your engagement or bridal shoot is finding a perfect location. I have lists of locations and blog posts that I show my clients. If you are interested in picking one out on your own, the way to do it is to go on a drive at the same time you will be shooting to see what looks amazing in sunset or sunrise light. πŸŒ»πŸ˜πŸŒ²πŸŒΏπŸŒ΄πŸ‚πŸŒΎ #kabridetip Note: Often times magical places are squished in between busy streets with signs, cars or houses. πŸš—πŸ You'd never guess that there was a busy roundabout and parking lot on either side of this shot!! That's my job to shoot without catching distractions! Happy location scouting!!
Tip 3:
Hire vendors that you like. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜³πŸ‘ŒπŸ» Are they good at their job? Does their style fit yours? Do you like them? Yes, this question is just as important as the others. Make sure the vendors you pick for your team fit well with your personality and your fiancΓ©s! After all, they will be spending the best day of your life with you.
Tip 3:
When you have a feeling he's about to propose, keep your fingernails painted so you are prepared to show it off!  Then on your engagement and bridal shoots, get your ring cleaned to sparkle and shine since it will most likely get a photoshoot of its own!
Tip 3:
Create clean backgrounds for your cake table Placing your wedding cake against a decorated and/or clean wall, rather than in the center of a room will help avoid distractions + create a more editorial look to your images. When planning your reception, place your cake somewhere to create magical images that still contributes to the flow of your reception.
Tip 3:
keeping your decor cohesive Once you've picked your wedding theme (see last #kabridetip post), start collecting extra elements that can be used to shoot the details -- rings, announcements and jewelry. If you're planning a country wedding, save a piece of burlap. If you're going with rustic, bring us a slab of wood. There are so many cheap, simple elements that can make all the difference when shooting your decor. (lace, wood, burlap, sequins, glitter) PS This makes the most amazing wedding album spreads.
Tip 3:
Plaster the walls with prints! Obviously I am super biased, but to me there's no better reception decor than the pictures of the bride and groom. Don't let all those pictures we took go to waste on the cloud. By using a variety of pictures from your engagements, bridals and even snapshots from your dating, your creating decor that will definitely be used again in your first home. PLUS you are creating a unique and engaging reception. I guarantee you that all your guests will stop and stare at your gallery wall, not the center pieces. 
Tip 3:
Add texture to your bouquet 🌺 One of my favorite details of a wedding is the bride's bouquet! The sky is the limit when it comes to creativity and ability to customize your flowers to represent your personality and wedding theme. I always tell my brides to ask their florists about adding texture through a variety of flowers, greens, or branches to their bouquets to add interest, depth and character!
Tip 3:
Splurge on your bouquet The one detail that makes the biggest difference in photos is the bouquet. We can use it to jazz up your formals and throughout alllll the detail shots. It sets the the scene for your whole wedding
Tip 3:
Invest in professional hair and makeup for engagement sessions! πŸ’„πŸ’‹ The main thing I suggest to my brides before their engagement session is to have their hair and makeup professionally done! Not only does a little pampering boost your confidence during the session, the pros KNOW the right amount of foundation, eyelash volume and hair curl to make your face photograph the best! @_pintrest_ is great for ideas but most brides don't realize that the girls in the pictures they pin ALL have their hair and makeup professionally done. None of my brides regrets having their makeup done, even if they might have been worried about "not looking like themselves." Amber looked stunning and Darrick couldn't get enough of her highlighted gorgeousness. πŸ‘†πŸ» And after your session is a perfect excuse to head out on the town for a hot date! 😜😜 
Tip 3:
 Gift Registry One of the only times in your life where you get to pick all of your presents. Take advantage of it. 1. Create your registry together! 2. Register for a lot of gifts in a lot of different price ranges: Don't limit your guests by only registering for a few or too-expensive items. 3. Register for pieces instead of sets: Someone may not pick out the $150 set but many would happily by a $20 piece of it. 4. Pick practical items that you'll actually use instead of all the fancy gadgets they recommend.
Tip 3:
How to involve your groom in the wedding planning. 1. When you begin wedding planning, always assume your groom wants to be apart of the planning process. It's his big day as well! 2. Have open conversations about what is important to him and what isn't. Invite him to consults with vendors, openly discuss options for colors, plans and details. 3. Realize he might not have the attention span for all the many parts of wedding planning, but valuing his yes-or-no opinion overall with create cohesion with your wedding plans! 4. Plan surprises for him such as a groom's gift (given to him before the ceremony), personal letters and notes of appreciation leading up to the big day, or include his favorite color in the wedding scheme. 5. Don't let wedding planning take over every weekend! Remember to go on dates and relax! 6. If wedding planning isn't his thing, put him in charge of the honeymoon and/or finding your new apartment. 7. To prep him for our photo session, show him some samples from our website. This way he will see what we do and he will understand that the pictures are important to you. I love getting to meet grooms at engagement sessions and joking with them through out the posing, kissing, snuggling and playing. Our grooms comment all the time that their engagements "were actually pretty fun!"  We love our brides and grooms!
Tip 3:
Have your suit custom made! Not only is it the bride's special day, but the groom's as well! Buying a new suit is very reasonable since it probably will be worn more often than the wedding dress 😜 Nothing looks better than when the suit actually fits well (am I right ladies?) + that's why we suggest having your suit custom tailored to the groom!
Tip 3:
Do not forget to eat and drink! Before your engagement session, your bridal session and especially on your wedding day. Brides all over Utah (and probably nationwide) have been passing out with the combo of cold weather, hot weather, too tight of dresses and NO food. This has only happened once in front of my camera and it happened to be at a Kylee Ann Workshop in front of 8 other photographers. The bride turned pale, her lips went blue and she blacked out. (SO sorry Claire) Eat a great meal and lots of water before each session and make sure one of your siblings, bridesmaids or parents is keeping you hydrated on the day of the wedding. You need the extra physical and emotional strength! Remember that pretty cake you paid for? Try some
Tip 3:
Dress up the cake! Ask your florist for extra flowers and greenery to dress up the cake. Turn a plain cake into a piece of art.


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Saturday, January 2, 2016

Happy New Year - A BIG thanks

Thank you, thank you, my 2015 amazing clients, I have loved working with everyone and I just want to say thank you. I loved being a part of your special days and moments. I can't wait to see what this year will bring!