love times two

As you know I adore this couple and loved shooting my first wedding in 2012. In addition to their Utah wedding in November, they had a December reception in South Carolina. Most of the bride's family {my family} and old family friends live there. It was such a great time to see so many faces that I don't get to see that often. Since we did most of the traditional photos in Utah - I focused on details of them at this one. Simple and sweet, that's how they like it. But there was cake cutting and sparklers.

It was a celebration after all!

"Love is the moving force in the world. 

Without it there would be no life and no music."

{andrea bocelli}

when we grow up

One of my favorite things about the holidays is getting to visit old friends that I don't get to see often enough. Shelley is one of my best and oldest childhood friends and being able to see her little boy getting bigger is just the best. Sharing a few photos of him and us - simply the cutest! Love trips to South Carolina and as much as I love the city, it sure is nice to go home. 

“Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull 

of that which you truly love.”

{rumi}

too much rock for one hand

2011, hello, I loved you, bye bye :: 2012, why hello there :: the past year was filled with highlights but I am ready for a New Year and now 2012 is here! I’m not usually one for the typical resolutions like be more fit, read more books, drink less wine… so this year I’ve decided to do something new each month that I typically wouldn’t do or maybe even something I thought I’d never do. Sky Diving? Speed Dating? Another Tattoo? Kind of along the lines of what would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail or no fear or just plain, trying to achieve greatness. Cheesy much? Maybe. But that’s me and this year feels like it’s time for all those things. Anything you can suggest that you thought you’d never do?

Except first, some Christmas moments to look back on – it was a good one this year.

Now cheers to a New Year!!

Matt Damon’s character in We Bought a Zoo:

 

“All it takes is 20 seconds of insane courage and great things will happen.

I promise.”

{benjamin mee}