Another email!!

Another awesome email from Meredith and Ernie, the wedding I did on sunday!! I had to share! Thanks guys!!!

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Kim,

Thanks so much for this. Ernie and I haven’t stopped talking about how awesome you are! We love the pictures and slideshow and can’t wait to see more. You really have such a fantastic eye and the style of the pictures is exactly what we wanted.

Thanks so much for capturing our special day. We are couldn’t be happier!

Meredith Barré

Meredith and Ernie at Desert Mountain Country Club

I'm a little behind on posting and i'm so sorry all of my faithful blog readers. I know, i'm bad.

On Sunday I photographed a beautiful wedding up at Desert Mountain Country Club. It was absolutely beautiful and I had the most wonderful time.

Meredith and Ernie called me up awhile ago and asked me to photograph their wedding. They are from Canada and all their guests were coming from Canada as well. There were only 2 locals, which is a little different than usual!

They both got ready separately at Merediths parents house in Desert Mountain and then they saw each other for pictures before the wedding. Ernie has 2 amazing kids who are so well behaved and I loved having them around. Meredith was very welcomed into the family and it makes total sense because this entire group was some of the nicest people I have ever met.

Meredith and Ernies story is pretty amazing actually, Ernie was Merediths first boyfriend growing up, I believe at the age of 13. Their families have always been good friends, but after awhile they went their own ways. Finally at the right point they met up again and realized that they were totally meant for each other. And they are. Can I say again what a great couple they are.

I had a great time and we got some great pictures. Below are a ton of them. Enjoy!

The Beautiful Dress.



Merediths Kate Spade Shoes



A Gorgeous Ring.



Madison, Ernies little girl, getting ready for the wedding.

The gorgeous Meredith. Isn't she beautiful?






An intimate moment between daughter and Step-Monster (this is what Madison refered to her at the wedding... a good thing of course - she said she was the best Step-Monster anyone could ever have!)






Bride and Groom - what a great couple.



The sisters. They loved each other so much and had so many great stories of growing up.. thats what happens when there are 3 girls:)



Ernie and Matthew!



What a good looking family.




I love the veil in this picture.



And we had a great time with the wedding party as well!



I love this shot. We were headed off to take some more pictures and they didn't know I was shooting... this is totally unposed and I love the mood of the shot.



Lots more pictures.















Meredith loves her nieces... this is one of the flowergirls showing her something.




Walking down the aisle.



The ceremony ended up getting moved inside, but was still wonderful. The sun coming in the window made for some amazing shots.



A Caught moment during the ceremony between one of the flowergirls and her grandpa.



I love this shot because of Merediths sisters in the back cracking up.


Another happy family shot.



Thank you Meredith and Ernie and all the other family and friends who made us feel so welcome. We had a great time with all of you and can't wait to see you all again sometime!!!

Jonna and Andy's Day After Session

Today was a great day! Melissa and I slept in a little and then we met up with Jonna and Andy for their Day After Pictures. The Day After Pictures are a great way to get some really artistic and different pictures that you really aren’t able to do on the wedding day.

We found some of the neatest places to take pictures and the one above is my favorite from the entire session. We found an old Mill that was not working anymore. We kinda ignored the signs that said to not trespass but it was so worth it. This place was phenomenal and we got some amazing pictures!

We then headed over to the beach and got some pictures of Andy and Jonna making out in the water! HAWT!!!!

There are a ton of pictures so make sure to look below!!

Thanks guys... we had so much fun!

This is my absolute favorite from the session.

Andy and Jonna in Hawaii

Yesterday Jonna and Andy were married in beautiful Kauai, Hawaii. The day was amazing and went off so smoothly. I’m here in Hawaii with Melissa Jill and we were both able to shoot the wedding. You can look at her blog to see some other pictures from the day that she took, but below are some of my favorites from the day.

Jonna and her girlfriends all had a spa day at the Hyatt and Melissa got a little of that, but I got to hang out with the guys while they played golf and relaxed. Then both Jonna and Andy got ready at the house that they rented.. it was beautiful and it was also the location of the reception. Their wedding was at shipwreck beach and was beautiful.

I’ve always wanted to photograph a wedding in Hawaii and I am so thankful for this opportunity... it was amazing. Thank you both, I had such a great time!



The Dress


Andy golfing...look at that swing.


I love this shot of their rings.






Isn't he so adorable?






Andy and Jonna saw each other before the ceremony and it was such an intimate moment.


















This Andy's beautiful daughter, the maid of honor as well as the flower girl!!! Lots of responsibility.













And a little walk on the beach.









I had to post a couple shots of Andy because he looks so GQ!!




The first dance and Hayden, Andy's daughter joined in!



The reception was in the back yard of where they were staying and it was amazing!