Hudson Quinn Perry

Hudson came on a winter day when snowflakes were floating down to earth like little angels. Well, this little angel landed in our home with open arms and a pure heart and he has become a wonderful brother for Drew. If he only could play basketball, then Drew really would be over the moon.

In due time.

Hudson has been doing well and is coming up on 12 lbs already. Did I tell you he came 2 1/2 weeks early?! For some unknown reason, we tend to have larger babies (Drew was 9 lbs 6 ozs at birth) and what's amazing is Danielle has had both our children without any medication whatsoever. Yes, she is a super woman and our hero! Even crazier is that she's already talking about our next child.

In due time.

Special thanks to Retrospect Studios for the amazing baby photos and their friendship. You really should check out their website - one of my favorites! Just know that they are some of the coolest people to have around on your wedding day. Thanks Tim + Heidi!

Crazy Love

With a range of personalities, comes a range of video styles. These two little snuggle bugs had so much fun on their pre-wedding shoot that their video style needed to reflect exactly that.
Enjoy :)

Audrey O'Brien from Studio Stems

 

I decided to blog more about my friends in the industry. Let me introduce you to Audrey.

Audrey is not only amazingly talented at floral design, but she is so kind and just a geniunely wonderful woman that cares about you.

With eleven years under her belt, you can count on Audrey to produce some breathtaking work - just look at those photos and you can tell why she travels the country teaching floral design. What you might not know is that Audrey writes for several bride blogs, both locally and nationally. What doesn't she do?

Trust Audrey for your special day.

I do.

Paige + Ben

This is the video we showed at Paige & Ben's wedding at the Mesa Temple. We filmed the couple the evening before and then the family on the wedding day.

Paige met Ben on facebook. From what I understand, Paige saw Ben's photo and noticed he was wearing a "Mae" shirt which she thought was cool and added him as a friend. Later on she saw Ben at Costco wearing that same "Mae" shirt and after returning home asked Ben via facebook if he was just at Costco, which led to their first date. That's the reason for the "Sun and the Moon" song by Mae.

A very special wedding since I didn't meet the groom until the day before the wedding and came to realize that I traveled to Mozambique Africa with Ben's mother four years ago to help film Kelvin, Ben's now adopted brother. It felt like a family reunion.

Ben has a twin brother and it just so happened that it was his twin brother's anniversary today as well! Wow, what are the odds?!

Be sure and listen to Tyler Jennings (Paige's brother-in-law) share how we met Paige and her family. It was a wonderful way to end 2009.

Thanks to Mark Mabry of Reflections of Christ fame for being such a great photographer and all around nice guy on the wedding day.

Tyler Jennings shares his thoughts on wedding videos.

Vintage Cars for Wedding & Family Photos

We had the privilege of working with Sam from Something Vintage Something Blue. He provides classy cars that really bring your wedding to the next level and his service is above and beyond.
This is a short video we put together for him with a few shots from my family at the end.
Contact Sam at 801.815.4871.

Carson + Ashley

Carson + Ashley are so comfortable in front of the camera and the day went so smoothly that their wedding felt more like a vacation than anything. The wheat field was a perfect fit for the wheat theme at the Rexburg Temple and the Bel Air was a perfect fit for the vintage theme of their wedding. Special thanks to the amazing photographer Travis Gugelman of Gugelman Photography. This is the same day edit we showed tonight at their reception.

Artist is Aqualung

Song is Brighter than Sunshine

UPDATE - I did a little more coloring and included a few extra shots since the wedding.

Madison + Chris Preshoot/Temple

Love this family as this is the third wedding I've shot for them. Anyone that has to do "The Claw" photo at every wedding is alright in my book. You can't tell, but it was pretty chilly as winter is fast approaching.

We shot the second part of the film the day before and then I added the first half of the song today. You can tell when it suddenly shifts gears from candids to just the couple as it shows both the fun and the romantic sides of their relationship.

Special thanks to Melissa Kelsey from www.melissakelseyphotography.com. Sooo great to have along on the wedding day and you should see some of the images she is capturing.

The reception tonight was such a blast. Grandma was dancing the night away like I've never seen. Watch for the teaser coming soon!

We're having another boy!!

Kate Benson did an absolutely stunning job with Danielle's maternity shoot and our family pics. Thanks so much Kate. You rocked it with my little family.

Also a shout out to Sam at Something Vintage Something Blue for the amazing Buick Special - Series 40. If you are thinking of a classy getaway for your wedding reception, Sam has a whole lineup of amazing cars.

 

Sarah + Beau Preshoot

What an amazing family! I shot Sarah's sister's wedding a few years back and was looking forward to the day when I got to hang out with them again. Love, love, love these guys!

We pulled out all the stops for these two and had a Rolls Royce and Vintage Buick there for the shoot. Cars courtesy of http://www.somethingvintagesomethingblue.com/ Really added to the day!

Chris Jones came along for the shoot and we really had a fun time. He'll probably post some behind the scenes shots so be watching for that.

Kate Benson was a doll to have along and does amazing photography!

Shona + Todd Preshoot

Come on... how easy can it get with a couple this good looking?

This teaser has Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova singing Falling Slowly from the movie "Once"

Wedding venue is sleepyridgeweddings.com/