A few weeks ago I blogged about the essentials for surviving wedding season with a bunch of tips on how to save your back and neck. Functional, practical, professional….but sometimes you’ve got to sacrifice all that health stuff and just be cute ;) 1. Camera Purse I own multiple camera purses, including small, medium and large […]

Post-wedding hangover. It’s what we call the day after a wedding. I don’t drink so I’m not sure exactly how it compares to a real hangover. But basically you feel like you’ve been hit by a bus. Somewhere between forgetting about eating and using the bathroom, lugging around heavy gear and using lots of adrenaline to […]

Just about every week I get asked “HOW DO YOU DO IT ALL?!” I have a really long answer that includes how I was raised, my supportive family, my organized OCD personality, prayer and God. Also even though it seems like I have it all together all the time, I don’t.  But last week when I […]

The first LDS temple wedding I’ve ever been to was my own. I was the first cousin, daughter and friend to get married. The second Latter-day Saint temple wedding I went to was one I was photographing. And it was kinda scary the first time. Mormon Temple Weddings are quite different than traditional ceremony weddings. But […]

I have gone through SO many different websites to create my photography website. I started with good ol’ Blogger. Then, I tried Wix. It was simpler because I could drag and drop, but it wasn’t exactly what I wanted so I bought Adobe Dreamweaver and attempted to build a website from scratch. I spent HOURS learning to […]

Business Checklist for Photographers At the beginning of every year, there are several things I do as a photographer to set up my year for success. 1. I update my business plan. Define my products and services Define my target market Create a marketing plan Plan my finances Set new goals Detailed list here… I get organized. New […]

The Kylee Ann SLEEPOVER was the best idea ever! Oh my goodness! From the second these ladies walked in we were best friends. I loved how comfortable, and easy it was to connect and be friends in my house setting. One cute girl drove all the way from North Dakota and slept in her car to […]

This one’s for the newcomers ;) Four years ago my fiance gave me a gift that started a whole new chapter in my life. Luke and I had been engaged for about three months. We were celebrating our first *official* Valentine’s day together. Luke’s always been super sweet about Valentine’s day. Our first Valentine’s day after meeting […]

When you have over one hundred sessions and thousands of pictures, it’s REALLY hard to narrow down the best photos of the year. It took me a few weeks to get it narrowed down even this far….still around 50 pictures. I loved every single 2014 session. When I originally made this post, I chose a favorite […]

I’m soooo excited to share a sneak peek of what’s in store next month! There are still THREE spots left for my Winter Workshop. So far there are women coming from all over Utah and one flying in from Washington! I have an amazing team lined up for our styled shoot, some presentations tweaks since […]

Well, my first big workshop last month was a total success. (You can read all about it here.) After many requests, I’ve decided to teach one more workshop before busy wedding season begins again! The Winter Photography Workshop is going to be an all-day photography workshop covering photography, post-processing, finding your brand and getting your business legal! […]

Just over a year ago Lightroom completely changed my life. I went from hand editing one file at a time in Photoshop with free actions to bulk editing in Lightroom. It saved me time, money and lots of frustration. The best part is my work is now consistent instead of sloppy! I discovered that my editing style […]