Fabulous Fall Styled Shoot - Southern Utah Photographer

I know it's technically still winter time but I just had to show off this styled session that I was a part of last fall. It was amazing to work with so many vendors in the wedding industry and I definitely learned a lot from all of them!

Models: Kaitlin and Dakota Murdock
Hair and Make-up by Macy Dockstader
Flowers and Styling by Simply Shani Weddings
Furniture from Angie Erickson
Dress from My Amazing Wedding Dress
Jewelry from Paparazzi by Ashlee
Video done by the fabulous Red Tie Cinema
and of course photos by yours truly :)

I worked super close with Shani to come up with a beautiful fall color palette that I loved. She and I also worked together on the reed and dry grass arch. The best part is that most brides could make this themselves! We just drove around and found stuff that we wanted to use!

We decided to have the photo shoot in the ghost town Grafton. I love all of the different textures there from the old wood to sandstone colored brick. It was just awesome!

- Ghost Town - from Red Tie Cinematography on Vimeo.

Vendor Feature - Simply Shani Weddings -

I'm going to start doing Vendor features here on the blog and they can range from boutiques, to wedding planners, to a Makeup artist.

Today's Feature is Shani from Simply Shani Weddings: facebook.com/SimplyShaniWeddings

I first reached out to Shani about doing a Styled session in May. This was the first time I was putting together a styled session and I was SOOOO nervous that she would say she wasn't interested (being turned down is a big fear of mine, especially when I reach out.) But of course she said she would LOVE to and totally worked with me on theme and color palette and everything! She wasn't able to be there for the actual photo shoot, but everything still turned out great!
You can see pictures from that shoot here

Then last month she reached out to me about shooting a wedding cake that she was submitting to an online floral store blog to be featured. I of course was honored that she asked me and even though the setting was not ideal, I still thing we got great pictures of the cake. And seriously, the pictures don't do justice how amazing it was!

So really, for ALL of your wedding needs, you need to talk to Shani. She is so organized and so creative! She does cakes, bouqets, decorating, styling, she even told me she occationaly does hair and make-up. She's AMAZING! You need to contact her!

A few words from Shani: Tia does an amazing job! I'm a wedding planner and I've seen hundreds of bridal sessions. Tia is one of the best.

Abbey Kyhl Evolving Workshop Review

Wowza.

I just returned from Abbey's Evolving workshop and it did so much for me. It not only inspired me for my business but also for my family life. Abbey started the workshop out saying that the reason we do business is for the people we love. For me,the people I do it for is my amazing husband and my two adorable little boys.

She covered so many areas: posing, work flow, systems, marketing, specializing, family time, time organization, EVERYTHING.

I am confident that I can make my business a blessing for my family instead of a burden. One thing she said is “get your crap together and your business will explode!” And I honestly, truly believe that. I didn't realize how scattered my business was until she showed me how put together I can be! I can make it easier for me, I can make it easier for my clients, I can make it easier on my family, the list just goes on and on!

I got emotional when she would talk about her family. I could just tell how much they meant to her. My family means that much to me, but I'm not showing them how much they mean to me by putting my business before them multiple times a week. I was only away from my little boys for two days. That's not very long, but when I called my little boy Trey to tell him I was coming home, I just about broke into tears when he said, “Mom, I want you” in his little two-year-old voice.

He wants me. Of course he meant that we wanted me in the moment, but it meant so much more to me. He wants me to play with him. He wants me to teach him his ABC's. He wants me to go to the park with him. He wants me to be his mom. And I want to give him all of that! I can give him all of that and the materialistic things I want to give him by getting my crap together.

I have a two year plan. I will continue to mold it until I am at a place where I am blissfully happy with life, business, and family.

Abbey put together a wonderful styled session. She picked out the most amazing vendors for all the little details of the night. She had a few of her past brides come and model and you could tell how good of a relationship they had with her. They were all beautiful and I had such a good time talking to the other photographers there and definitely making some lasting connections! Now I can leave you with some wonderful pictures from that night!

Stay tuned as I am now going to be making changes in my business to make it an amazing experience for you!

The Amazing woman who put this all together:

Abbey Kyhl: www.abbeykyhl.com

The amazing vendors:
Thanksgiving Point www.thanksgivingpoint.com
Jacki Miller Photo & Design www.jackimiller.com
Alex Crabtree Hair and Makeup  www.alexcrabtreehairandmakeup.blogspot.com
Something Vintage Something Blue www.somethingvintagesomethingblue.com
Mark Keysor Videography www.markkeysorvideography.com
Sugar Patch Cakes www.sugarpatchcakes.com

Jessica and Presten - Provo Engagement- Southern Utah Photographer

I had so much fun taking pictures of these two. They are so in LOVE. Jessica isn't very comfortable in front of the camera but she makes it look so easy, and I know it's because she has Presten there with her.
These two met while doing track at UVU. I think their kids will be track stars! (and they will be GORGEOUS!)

New Edit

Loving this edit of these two! Plus, do you notice something else new? I got a new logo and I'm quite loving it!

Engagement Session in Zion National Park

These two love birds were just adorable! They are so in love! They were kissing all the time and I had to tell them, "Look, we've got to get a few of you two looking at the camera to make the grandmas happy!" haha.
I'm so happy Karisa found Jesse. She is one of my best friends and he just makes her laugh all the time. I'm happy she's happy!
One of my best sessions so far!