We just wanted to share what we have been up to over the past six days. We are in the middle of our shooting marathon ... 10 days of straight shoots ... and so far they have taken us from every season and climate through days of crazy weather :-)! We won't lie, it has been tiring, but fun so far and we are looking forward to the final run!
Airica and Chuck's Engagement Session in Sedona
Angela and John's Wedding at L'Auberge de Sedona
Eliza and Sean's Wedding at the Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix
Elizabeth and Daniel's Reception, Paradise Valley
Bethany and Michael's Engagement Session, Flagstaff
Ami and Jeremy's Engagement Session, Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix
Airica and Chuck's Engagement Session in Sedona
Angela and John's Wedding at L'Auberge de Sedona
Eliza and Sean's Wedding at the Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix
Elizabeth and Daniel's Reception, Paradise Valley
Bethany and Michael's Engagement Session, Flagstaff
Ami and Jeremy's Engagement Session, Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix
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 :-)!
Photo by Angie
Photo by Angie
LOVE this incredible image by Angie!
Next two awesome shots by Angie!
Photos by Angie
Photo by Angie
Photo by Angie
The storm at its peak ... photo by Angie!
The aftermath ... this was the ceremony site!
Vanessa Wieser:
These pics turned out so good and I knowits just the beginning of all ths fabulous shots you'll took!... I'm looking forward to my inner struggle on which pics to hang on the wall which I'm sure will be a difficult decision indeed!!! Thank you so much for capturing our day with such creative beauty , we are forever clients and will most definitely be recommending you to any and everyone that we can in need of fabulous photographers ! Thank you again for capturing the happiness of the first day of the rest of our lives together ! Sean & Vanessa ;0)
(11.12.11 @ 09:47 PM)
Aimee Welch:
these are wonderful! so excited to see the rest!
(11.17.11 @ 11:43 PM)
Patricia:
Nessa, these are absolutely amazing! Your photographer captured so many very special moments! Love the little Mickey touches.
(01.18.12 @ 02:34 PM)
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 :-)!!
Liz and Danny's reception took place at the Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria Hotel and was magical! The hotel was stunning beyond words and the hotel suite, a 2500+ square foot gem - the hotel's largest - was jaw-dropping in its beauty and was given to them by the hotl for two nights as a wedding gift ... WOW! The reception dinner was nothing short of superb. A seven course meal fit for kings that took 4 hours to finish and Liz and Danny and their families were kind enough to include us at this exquisite meal! Again, Liz and Danny, you welcomed us in and treated us like family and we still can't thank you enough for giving us this opportunity!
On October 11th, 2011, Elizabeth and Daniel (Liz and Danny) were married in a dream catholic ceremony at St. Anna church in Vatican City, Rome, Italy in front of their close family and friends and we were fortunate enough to be there to photograph it!
A lot of people have asked us how we got this wedding and well, luck played a large part in it for us :-). Liz and Danny live in Phoenix and had hired us some time back to photograph there wedding which was to originally be held in the valley. One day, I got an email from Liz telling us that this wasn't what she wanted for her wedding, so they would still need us for the reception but would be getting married in Italy instead. I responded with, well you know we travel right??? She responded back with, are you serious ... you would travel to Rome to photograph a wedding??!! She was ecstatic and so were we!!! Once it was finalized, I think we must have jumped and screamed until we lost our voices :-)! And so the rest was history!
This was one of those once-in-a-lifetime events in a wedding photographer's career that we usually only hope for and usually know will never come to pass. Liz and Danny, we wish to thank you (and your wonderful family) for including us in your fairytale! It was beyond anything we could have envisioned and you provided us with poignant memories that will stay with us for the rest of our lives! It was truly stunning and we wish you all the very best life has to offer! When in Rome ... right - now let's all head back :-)!! Enjoy the sneak peak!
Such a big thank you to Sierra Blanco for the shoot! Wow....you three worked so hard and these blog posted pics are just the beginning! I am so excited! Anyone out there looking for a top notch team to provide lasting memories? ... Sierra Blanco is it! ... Thanks Again! T ;)
(11.09.11 @ 03:42 AM)