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Jen and Ben will be getting married in the spring. We were doing their engagement session photo’s this weekend in preparation of the big day. Being from opposite sides of the valley, we decided to meet halfway and that ended up being in Old Town Scottsdale. It was a great location once we found out where the other one was. It was fun because we all commented on how the place looks so different at 9am on a Friday morning than on 9pm on a Friday night. Funny stories commenced.

Thanks to Jen and Ben! You guys were awesome and I am realllllly looking forward to your wedding. Liz was upset she couldn’t make it but is looking forward to your wedding too just based on the images from today!

Sunday afternoon Liz and I had the pleasure to meet with our Valentines Day couple, Anne and Matt. I call them that because they are getting married on Valentines Day next year in an awesome venue, The Inspirador in Chandler! Matt lives in California and he willingly makes the trek out here to spend time with Anne as much as possible. We were able to catch him on a weekend out here so that we could shoot their engagement session for them at the Biltmore in downtown Phoenix. We enjoyed some of the games throughout the location as you can tell also It was a pleasure spending some time with you both and we are looking forward to your wedding!
The first two just make me laugh…I think we were saying “I’m not sure what to do with my hands” from Talladega Nights.

Dustin and Brandi have been married almost 2 years now. They wanted to update their walls with photos that didn’t have them in a dress and tux, so we went out and made that happen for them. It was fun working with these two and in looking through some of the other images, I have a great group of images to process this week.

Yesterday morning was supposed to be dark and stormy, but we work up and the weather was great…a little chilly (a nice Arizona 50 degrees), but really nice. We started the day by meeting up with one of our November of 2009 couples, Stefanie and Mike. Because of the great weather, we were about to stay out for longer than usual. They even brought their Pug, Ollie along for the fun. A quick side note…a police officer showed up just to see what we were up to when we were shooting at the train tracks. Then I think he saw Liz at 8 months pregnant and just let us do our thing. I am telling you…a pregnant woman can get away with anything. Thanks Stefanie and Mike for the great session!

Ollie the Pug

Sunday morning I had the pleasure of taking some shots for Jen and Gary.  They wanted to get some shots done to give out this year for the holidays. It was a great way to start a Sunday.

Later in the day, Jens brother called me and told me Gary had proposed that day at lunch! Awesome!  Liz and I were talking and I realized I had actually shot an engagement session and didn’t even realize it at the time!

Congrats Jen and Gary!  You two look great together.

Debi, Mike, and I met up last Sunday morning to get their engagement shoot done for their upcoming October wedding. Debi wanted Green and Water! So I knew a place near me that would do the trick (Finding green in Phoenix is sometimes difficult). We had a great time and thanks to both of you for a great session. I am really looking forward to your wedding day!