Congratulations Lucas and Rebeca

What a beautiful, wonderful, fun couple!  I had the pleasure of photographing Lucas and Rebeca (both from Brazil) last week on their wedding day. But even from the very beginning, at their engagement session, this couple has style.  Let me share with you a few of my favorites from the engagements, bridals and wedding.

We did the engagement session on the grounds at the La Caille Restaurant:






The bridals were done at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building:







Lucas and Rebeca were married in the LDS Bountiful Utah Temple on a very cold windy morning. I think Rebeca almost turned into an icicle, but she was a trooper and did a great job and looked awesome in spite of the cold.  Lucas was amazingly supportive and helpful to her in every way.






We warmed her up inside to recharge her batteries and get her ready for some more pictures.








Lucas picked her up and carried her out into the snow for a photo!




Later, a Ring Ceremony and Reception were held at The Old Meeting House in Holladay. I simply love Rebeca's color scheme and party flair!

















Rebeca's sister, Rachel, caught the bouquet ... could she be next???







Congratulations again Lucas and Rebeca, it was a pleasure getting to know you and spending the day with you on one of the most important days of your life. Good luck in all that you do!

Emily Bregger

I met Emily Bregger a couple of months ago for a very quick shoot out by the Great Salt Lake with her friend Kyla and her two horses.

I learned at that photo shoot that Emily is a ballerina and later discovered that she has been involved in ballet for 15 years and was recently the Snow Queen in the Nutcracker this past Christmas season.

I love working with ballerinas.  What better way to incorporate grace and beauty into a photograph than to work with one who has trained for years to be graceful and beautiful?  So we got to talking and decided to do a photo shoot at the Salt Lake City Library where we could take advantage of the amazing architecture to show off her grace and beauty.  I had previously worked with a pair of ballroom dancers at the same location and just love the architecture.

Below are some of my favorite images from our photo shoot:

Ashlyn Cardoza

Despite her young age, Ashlyn Caroza is a very experienced model. Just looking at some of her past photo shoots you would expect her to be well into her 20s, but she's actually still in her teens (though from talking to her she can't wait to be older).

Many of Ashlyn's photo shoots have been so fantastic that you might not even guess it was her. Take a look at some of these for example:
 
JOSH ROSSI PHOTOGRAPHY - 1960 Spy Series
MATT SPENCER PHOTOGRAPHY - My Three Selves

So as I got to talking with Ashlyn, she wanted something simple, something that was just "her".  And what better way than a Fitness photo shoot.  With Fitness it is basically just her and the camera. No fancy makeup, hair or clothes. No photoshop.  Just her.

I should also mention that Jillian, who was our MUA for this, did a fine job with a clean makeup and hair style for Ashlyn.  I told her that we didn't want anything fancy, just a nice clean look and she did great!

These are some of my favorite images from our photo shoot: