Amie and Ben were married on a VERY cold, rainy day in early December at the stunning Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club in Gold Canyon, just east of Phoenix.  The weather was certainly unseasonable to say the least, especially by Phoenix standards, but Amie and Ben took it all in stride and their day was spectacular none-the-less!

The rain can actually make for beautiful photos.  It was the cold that was more of a challenge.  While doing the couple's portraits, we would rotate from inside to outside and back in again to prevent the couple from slowly freezing to death :-).  Fortunately this venue has plenty of photographic opportunities on both ends so the possibilities were endless.  By the way, if you think you see snow on the peaks of the mountains in the background, that's because you do ... told you it was cold :-)!

The reception was held at The Views at Superstition, also in Gold Canyon.  The venue was decked out in a holiday theme and was simply magical!  Thank you both so much for having us as your wedding photographers and for being so wonderful to work with!!

Thank you also to Robert Godridge for assisting us on this wedding!

We haven't been able to blog much lately with all the deadlines we have been facing.  That is winding down now though and in the next few weeks there will be a lot of beautiful wedding to post ... we can't wait to show them!!

Having said that, we had to post this one.  The bride and groom are extra special to us because the bride's mother was a client of ours a couple of years ago.  In 2009 Terry and Glenn were married on the rooftop of the Valley Ho Hotel in Scottsdale.  At that wedding we met Jamie and Michael and told them to call us when their time to walk down the aisle came :-).

Fast forward to early December 2011 and that time was here.  Jamie and Michael got married at the beautiful Sanctuary Resort in Scottsdale.  They laughed recounting our statement made up on that rooftop so many years before.  Turns out they had only been dating a very short time and both of them were thinking, "what are they talking about, were not going to get married."  Looks like we had it right all along ... what do they know :-).

Seriously, Jamie and Michael, we are so glad you two did end up heading down that road.  You are a beautiful couple and we are so happy for you!  Thank you both for trusting us as your wedding photographers to capture your wedding day as well!

  

Anna and Josh were married at Shepherd of the Hills United Church of Christ in Phoenix in late October!  Their reception was held at a private residence.  These two were a referral from from an amazing past couple of ours - Jessica and Jim - who were married last spring.  Anna and Josh were equally amazing and we just loved working with them.  They are so gracious and their love for one another is very apparent :-)!  Congratulations to you both!!

Susan and Jason were married in October at Villa Siena in Gilbert, Arizona!  Jason is the Publisher of Arizona Golf Central Magazine and both he and Susan really wanted unique photos that would capture the unique spirit of their spectacular event.  We certainly hope we delivered :-)!

This wedding truly was beyond belief!  Susan previously lived in Venice, Italy (so jealous) and wanted her wedding to capture the spirit of Venice and an evening at Carnival, for which the city is famous.  Villa Siena, a beautiful Tuscan-style villa, was the perfect setting for the Venice Carnival Theme.  To complete that theme, each guest was given a hand-made mask designed and shipped in from Venice, Italy and they dined on delicious Italian food in a sea of ostrich feather centerpieces.  A Victorian lady-in-white, stiltwalker and court jester were there to greet and entertain guests thereby completing the feel of Carnival.  This was an amazing event to be a part of!  Thank you both so much for having us as your wedding photographers and a big thank you to our Associate Photographer, Angie, for coming along and helping as a third photographer!  Enjoy!

Today was the first of several wedding ceremonies we are photographing for Bebe and Dagogo in Nigeria, Africa.  This was called the Iya Traditional Marriage and involved Dagogo and his family traveling to Bebe's village to receive approval from the village Chief.  We had such an amazing experience immersing ourselves in the local culture and everyone was so welcoming and kind ... there are really no words for an experience like this :-)!  Simply beautiful!  Much more to come on this ceremony and the wedding as a whole!

It was hard to even do a "sneak peak" of this wedding because it was so awesome and there are so many good photos to choose from!  Jodi and Mike were married in early October in Happy Jack, Arizona.  What, you don't know where that is????  It is a tiny town just outside Flagstaff on the way to Payson.  We can't wait to share more of this wonderful and super-fun wedding!!

The day after their elopement, Keary and Jesse headed back out into the great unknown to do their Trash the Dress shoot.  We first went to Antelope Canyon, which is spectacular beyond words.  It's landscape of deep red carved walls are the definition of art in nature.  We were so glad they were up for this suggestion.  Not only have we always wanted to do a trash the dress shoot in Antelope Canyon, but it provided Keary and Jesse with truly unique wedding photographs that very few people can say they have.  From there we headed out to Horseshoe Bend and finished in the water at Lake Powell.  Simply a magical day :-)!

I just got done editing these photos and had to do a posting for these two - after all Keary is a self-admitted blog stalker, so how could I deny her seeing her own wedding on here :-).  Keary and Jesse eloped back in September at the Coves at Lake Powell, Arizona.  These two came all the way from Massachusetts to the wide open spaces of the west to get married and it was a very long road for them to get here - in every sense of the word.  We couldn't be more happy that they finally traveled that road and that they allowed us to be a part of it!  Keary and Jesse, it was so wonderful spending those two warm late-September days getting to know you both.  We had a wonderful time and wish you both a lifetime of happiness!!

  

Melanie and John were married the first weekend in October!  They had a beautiful Native American ceremony overseen by the wonderful Rev. Shanandoah of Sterling Weddings of Sedona.  Melanie and John's ceremony and reception were held at Enchantment Resort in Sedona, AZ.  More to come on this fantastic wedding!

So, we have never been really big into the "Sneak Peak" postings, opting instead to simply put up a full posting of the days events.  Unfortunately though we have been really busy the past few seasons, and while we start off strong, we quickly fall behind under the weight of back-to-back weddings and tons of editing.  So it seems the best solution right now if to go the "Sneak Peak" way so we can get more postings up.  Hopefully, this is exactly what the name implies - a small sampling - and we will be back with full postings of these weddings as time allows :-)!

Stephanie and Christopher were married the first weekend of October in a beautiful ceremony at a private estate in Sedona, AZ!

Vanessa and Sean were married at Val Vista Lakes in Gilbert, Arizona on 9-10-11!  This wedding was stunning and the weather cooperated most of the day ... notice I said "most."  It held out while it mattered (during the ceremony and post-ceremony photos) however, September in Arizona is still monsoon season and though it is dying off by that point, big storms are still not out of the question.  As soon as everyone was seated and dinner began, hell came upon us and the mother of all storms rolled in.  It was INTENSE - and destructive - with torrential rains, pounding hail and winds in excess of 60 miles per hour!  In its wake the ceremony site was in shambles and trees were downed all over the parking lot.  Luckily though it waited until everyone was safely indoors.  The reception carried on and all-in-all it was a perfect day!  Thank you all for having us as your wedding photographers ... it was so much fun!!

Thank you to Angie, who came along to help out on this 12 hour long wedding :-)!

The day after Liz and Danny's wedding, we headed back out into the streets of Rome to photograph their trash the dress session,  We went to many of the historic sights, including the Colosseum, the Ancient City and the Spanish Steps and we finished up with a nice lunch, Italy-style - yum :-)!!