Lisa and Mike E-Session

We did the engagement session for Lisa and Mike this past week. Lisa is from Tucson and Mike resides in Flagstaff. The long distant relationship worked out for this awesome couple. They are getting married on January 17th at the Stillwell House. Yes, we are cutting it a little close to the wedding. But no worries, it turned out beautiful.

Lisa and Mike were guest at a wedding we photographed in November and loved the pictures so much they decided to book us for their wedding too. Its so hard to pick just a few pictures to post. We had too many fav's to share. Enjoy!!

Our Trip to Sedona - Little History Lesson

As I said in an earlier post I would show you some finds in Sedona. The first pictures are of Robbers Roost. This is a cave dwelling on the side of a cliff. The history books show this as an ancient dwelling for the Sinagua Indians. Later in the 1800's it was used for a hide out for outlaws.

The trick to this place is to scale along the cliff to get to it. Easy you say (so does Jon) but not so easy. In fact I chickened out and had to slide down a 10'+ sloped wall that at least had a landing at the end, so if I fell I would not die. See the arrow, that is the easy portion of the cliff - I did that one. The harder part that I chickened out on was around the corner.

There is a natural window in the dwelling. The picture on the Left is looking out the window. The view is just stunning. If I were living way back when, I would of told my hubby I wanted that cave with the view. LOL



This was one of our favorite finds. The picture on the Right has a hunter standing on a rock and pointing his bow down toward the deer and shooting at it. At least that is our interpretation.

The picture on the Left is the Cliffs where we found the Petroglyphs. Beautiful Sky.



Here are some other Petroglyphs we found in the vicinity of Sedona. They are said to be over 800-1000 years old. Still in tact and still amazing. It is an awesome feeling to find drawings left by people that dwelled here so long ago.

Below are photos of Palatki Ruins near Sedona. They were once 2 and 3 story homes against the cliffs.

Pictographs - paintings on rocks by the Sinagua Indians. This is man raising hands to the moon or sun and a hunting scene. Ruins in the foreground.

And, then there is me. I have to put my wedding spin on everything. There was this gorgeous moss growing on the rock and I put our wedding rings on it. I just love how it turned out. Looks like a magazine. LOL.



Hope you enjoyed our little history lesson. That's our hobby and wanted to share it with you.

Dr. & Mrs. Dave Parmenter

Ladies....This wedding goes to show you, there are still great guys out there. We had the great pleasure of photographing the wedding of Dave and Marianne. No, they are not the 20-something that is the average age to wed, but they were every bit in love and living life to the fullest. A wonderful couple that we can all aspire to love as they do.

Married on November 29th at Christ the King Church with a beautiful reception at Hacienda Del Sol.

Marianne was all about the details, which will be used through out her album.

Ok, so we had a little fun with their rings. What is life if there is no sense of humor.

Marianne and Hacienda Del Sol created such a warm and romantic atmosphere for the reception. Candle light and night lights outside set the mood all night.



Mmmmmmm....

Dr. & Mrs. Yuval Raz

We had the pleasure of photographing Rose and Yuval's wedding on November 22 at the Reflections of the Buttes. Yuval and Rose celebrated with a traditional Jewish ceremony. Their ceremony was on Saturday. Because the wedding was on Saturday -the Sabbath, they have to wait until there are 3 stars in the sky. The actually ceremony took place at night and it was verrrrry dark.

I love photographing Jewish Weddings because everything they do during the day has a special meaning linking it to tradition and their beliefs.

Rose had two outfits for the day. A cute cocktail dress for the cocktail hour and then changed into her amazing dress for the ceremony.

During the ceremony, Yuval performed the "Breaking of the Glass" Rose put definitions of all the traditions in the program for the guest. She said that her favorite interpretation of this practice is that this will be the last time Yuval will get to put his foot down. With the breaking of the glass everyone yells "Mazel Tov!"

But.......when Yuval went to break the glass, the glass went flying into the little ravine. You can see the Rabbi trying to recover the glass for the 2ND attempt. This is what makes a wedding.....The Unexpected.

I love first dances. I think that is the first time the bride and groom get to actually embrace each other and look into each others eyes and forget about the activities of the day. This is when the thought of "We are married" hits home.

Rose and Yuval chose to have their guests sign two China heirloom serving plates. Love this idea.

This is Rose and her Dad's first dance. He was so adorable. He sang to her the entire dance. Then later he let loose on the dance floor. GO DAD!

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

From our family to yours.....We wish you a safe, successful and Happy New Year!!

As you know we have 6 kids between us. Add in a couple boyfriends, girlfriends, two dogs and.... well it's a party. How fast they grow. I think I am now the shortest in the bunch.

To all the brides and grooms we photographed in 2008 - Thank you and we wish you all the happiness in the world. We are grateful that we had the opportunity to meet your families and become your friends.

To all the brides and grooms we will photograph in 2009 - Thank you for choosing us and we look forward to sharing one of the biggest days of your life and giving you photographic memories you will cherish for a lifetime.

Best wishes, many smiles and lots of laughter

Jon and Georgina