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Arizona Desert Engagement Session: Jordana and Adam

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Jordana and Adam are ____________ adorable, awesome, fabulous, wonderful, beautiful, gorgeous. You pick the adjective, any adjective.  She’s a nurse, he works for the City of Mesa. She’s a native to Arizona, he (like so many of us) is a transplant (from Ohio).  For their engagement session we decided to shoot in the desert. Adding their beauty and passion for one another to the gorgeous landscape of the Arizona desert made for an awesome combination. Being out in the desert at the foot of the Superstition Mountains near Lost Dutchman State Park, your mind can’t help but kick up romantic thoughts of the Old West.

We started our shoot near the Goldfield Ghost Town and while we weren’t looking to incorporate the ghost town in our session it was a great place to get started and take advantage of the spectacular views of the Superstitions. We later ventured out into the desert itself and also found a great dusty dirt road to snap a few shots. We had a ton of fun at the end of the night by shooting photos for Jordana and Adam’s table markers for their reception using a vintage chalkboard frame I picked up at the Junk in the Trunk outdoor market the day before their session.

Jordana and Adam are planning a June 2013 wedding and I can’t wait to be a part of it… for now, enjoy their awesome Arizona Desert Engagement session.

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My new favorite goodie… the Gift Card Organizer

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

If you know me, you know I love office supplies. New pens, notebooks and file folders might as well be Channel, Prada and Louis Vuitton to me. My new favorite goodie is this gift card organizer from Target. My friend Shannon picked this up for me and I’m not exactly sure how much it costs, but I’m pretty sure it was less than $5.

It’s a great place to hold gift cards, important receipts and even business cards. While I love technology and I love my iPhone, I still appreciate tangible products… especially ones that make my life easier.

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Melissa and Garrett Engagement Session – Tempe, Arizona

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Melissa and Garrett’s engagement session started off with a bang… literally. On their way to their session they came upon the scene of a pretty serious car accident and they stopped to check on the people involved before first responders even arrived on the scene. Melissa apologized profusely for being late and I could only think, “how blessed am I that these are the kinds of people I get to photograph?”  I can’t think of a better reason to be late for your engagement session than, “we stopped to check and be sure everyone was okay.”  Melissa and Garrett… you are both super heroes in my book… or maybe more appropriately, you are like a prince and princess that happened upon a carriage accident and waited until all the king’s horses and all the king’s men arrived to take over.

We started their session by taking advantage of some wonderful, ordinary, everyday spots near Mill Avenue in Tempe. The great thing about ordinary, everyday spots is that they are often overlooked, but with the right light and a little love they can become something magical.

I thought I would surprise Melissa and Garrett by bringing some picnic props for their session. You know how they say that “great minds think alike”?  Well, I’m inclined to agree that they do. While I packed a picnic basket with grapes, strawberries and a blanket, unbeknownst to me Melissa and Garrett packed wine, glasses and a couple of great books. It was an engagement session picnic that was meant to be.

Melissa and Garrett… I am so excited for you. You are both amazing people and such a dynamic couple. I am so excited to be your photographer and I can’t wait to capture your magical wedding day in June and all of the wonderful, personal and fairytale inspired details. I love that you love Disney. I love that you have found your fairytale in each other. I am so excited to be a part of your big day and I can’t wait to photograph the images that you will share with your family, friends and generations to come.

 

 

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Jessica

Absolutely love these photos! And I love those wine glasses! Are they yours?? I need to find me some of those! Ha!

Heather

Great photos, love them all!! Sunset pic at the end are beautiful!

Emily’s Senior Portrait Shoot – Tempe, Arizona

Saturday, May 5, 2012

There’s something so exhilarating about graduation time. The air has an energy of new possibilities, unforeseen adventure and big, heavy, sweet, relief. Relief that a chapter has come to an end just in time for a new one to begin. They aren’t joking when they talk about senior-itis. I remember having it before graduating high school. I remember having it before graduating college. That itching to move on to the next thing. That desire to stir things up, get out in the world and blaze a new trail. And even though it’s been many years (more than it feels like it’s been) since I wore a cap and gown I couldn’t help but feel that same energy and exhilaration this morning while photographing Emily’s senior portraits near the campus of Arizona State University.

Emily is graduating this month from high school and as she moves the tassel of her cap from one side to the other she will officially become an ASU Sun Devil. So shooting her senior portraits in the Mill Avenue area of Tempe was almost poetic. This was the first of many mornings that Emily will find herself near Mill Avenue, grabbing a Starbucks, rushing to class, meeting friends and finding a shady place to study. She is a joyful and vivacious young woman who plans to get her teaching credential so she can share her passion for history with others.  She may even do a double major with her other area of study being music. I love that she loves history and that she wants to share it.  In a world so consumed by moving forward, we often forget that there is much to be learned and gained by looking back.

Emily… you were a joy to photograph and I wish you the very best in your new and exciting journey as a college student. May you be blessed with lots of joy, love and laughter and a fabulous college experience.   xo Elizabeth

 

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