A GRAND WEDDING

spent two days at this great hotel

working a beautiful wedding

this was one of the arrangements in the reception area

beautiful vendela and akito roses

mixed with hydrangeas, lillies, stock, gladiolus and cattelya orchids

smelled so wonderful and looked gorgeous

we were lucky enough that the piano player knew this fella'

Mr. Collin Raye

who sang all night long to us

What a night to remember.

Congratulations to Mari-Michelle and Devin

and thanks Roxanne

for letting me be apart of your special day.

TIS' THE SEASON, FA LA LA!!

the stockings are hung by the chimney in hopes...

the village is ready all 25 pieces + accessories every tree needs a diet coke ornament

welcome to a winter wonderland

dear old santa watches over us during the season

from the kitchen window,

merry christmas to you

and may all your wishes come true.

tis the season to deck the halls, walls, ceilings and everything else in between

BUSY BEE I AM

so sorry blog world

I have been a busy bee!

my wedding in October went off with the weather being great,

despite the rain and cold the whole week of the event

we had a lovely Thanksgiving Holiday,

Celebrated my birthday!

I have a wedding planner job on the 10th of this month @

THE GRAND AMERICA

it will be one for the books

Christmas is in the Air

Sure love this time of year.

All but my tree is up and decorated

Knee deep in all the preparations for the

ALLY AND COLLIN Show

on January 7th, 2011

I really can't beleive that our little girl is getting married

so forgive me if i am absent.

Will try to update with some images soon.

LOOKIE, LOOKIE

look who made the cover of a textbook ALEC BOY! he ran into a fellow missionary, who told him about this cover shot.

he did some stock photography work with nicole hill @ www. nicolephoto.com a few years ago and look where the shot ended

SO GREAT!

NAMASTE

just a shout out to my dear friends,

previously Its Yoga @ The Shops @ Riverwoods,

congratulations on the new studio space and name i have had the pleasure of praciticing here and they are GREAT! and boy does my body need to get back into the studio. Good Luck to you, Amy and Gabe!

THIS IS THE WEEK

hello, sorry that I have been away

missed you

I attended WedSmith last week @ The Grand America sure do love that hotel

I had the pleasure of listening and learning from

amazing speakers about all things weddings

David Perry, Lara Casey, Saundra Hadley

Jonathan Canalas to name a few,

and this week I have a wedding that has been in the works

for the last few months for

Christopher Ricks and Rachel Forsey

in my last few days of planning I ran across these images that I thought I would share

SMILE, BE HAPPY

finding yourself in a rut

and unable to steer yourself of whatever ails you?

here is a solution to try

if you have been sitting, stand

if you have been standing, sit

if you have been traveling, stay home

if you have been home, travel

if you have been teaching, learn

if you have been learning, teach

if you have been talking, listen

if you have been listening, talk.

i ran across this in a magazine

the other day, waiting for my oil change to be done

i thought it was good

happy fall!

WASATCH FRONT 100 MILE ENDURANCE RUN

this is where i will be for 12 hours this weekend

aid station volunteer @ mile 62

Upper BigWater, Millcreek canyon

shift from 4pm on Friday - 4am on Saturday

my younger brother Darrell, amazing runner extraordinaire is running this race this weekend,

up for an adventure, I volunteered

check back for more details

WEDDING IMAGES

just a few images from my wedding two weeks ago

Erica and Matson

kissing in front of this beauty,

a 1936 vintage mercedes benz

we did different blooms for each bridesmaids

the brides bouquet in the center

images courtesy of Moxie Photograpy @ www.moxieshots.com

WEDDING DRESS SHOPPING

100 MILES

8 hours

at least 40 dresses

5 different stores

yummy lunch @ the Nordstrom Cafe

spending the day with Ally

PRICELESS!

purchased the first dress of the day, at the end of the day

she is going to look amazing on her wedding day

when crawling into bed after our dress shopping day

caught the very beginning of

Father of the Bride,

and i felt a little like Steve Martins character

when his daughter has just told him that she is in love and engaged

and he flashes back to the little girl of earlier years

we are so happy for her happiness,

but it is very surreal that we bought a wedding dress today

WHAT A CRAZY WEEK!

hello blog world

what a crazy week i have had,

started off this time last week with a quick trip to

Garden Valley Idaho

to visit with Jeffs parents

enjoy some images that we took while visiting,

some funny things we saw

returned home on Sunday

both boys played in a soccer tournament up in Salt Lake City,

tylers team came away with a 2nd place medal.

while playing soccer mom on tuesday

also played Aunt Holly

to my 5 year old and 2 1/2 year old nephews

completely forgot what it is like to have little people

had a great day.

thursday was the beginning of my 40 hour work weekend

Erica Richards and Matson Tanners wedding

what an event!

looking forward to sharing some images

when i get them from the photographers that were there that night

can't wait to share

spent the weekend in recovery

and catching up on sleep

today is thursday and i feel like i am caught up

and my house is clean and back in order

hope you had a great week!

last week of summer

back to school next week

where did the summer go?

tyler in the bear chair @ Coopers

ally and collin in the bear chair this sign made us laugh in front of a store in Crouch, Idaho this is what they were selling hate to see what the haircuts looked like before the new glasses

Ha! Ha!

look at this ladies hairdo swirled into a bun, but the rest was completely shaved to her head maybe this is what the before new glasses haircut looks like, love the country!

ENGAGED TO BE WED

here is the newly engaged couple

on the pier in Lake Tahoe

where Collin Knudsen got down on one knee and proposed

and she said YES, with tears

very few times as she cried over something,

one of those other times upon receiving a autographed picture of

Derek Jetter, so Collin feel lucky

the big day is going to be in January

what fun we will have planning this event

time really does fly by

i remember a balding old man in the elevator at the hospital

the day we brought her home,

was jealous of all the hair she had at birth

CONGRATULATIONS

ALLY AND COLLIN

dad and I love you lots

MY NEW LIFE

please watch this video, take the 8 minutes to truly be inspired

BRIDAL BOUQUET

another image of the bouquet

shot by the photographer

weddings are so much fun

image courtesy of Moxie Photography

@www.moxieshots.com

I LOVE FLOWERS

did this beautiful bridal bouquet this weekend

for my august bride

there is nothing like fresh flowers

does something for the soul

enjoy!

this is the actual bouquet

colors for our wedding

guava

light pink

green

with gold accents

FAMILY PHOTOS

we had so much fun this weekend

a dear friend spent a couple hours with us

www.elisabethkate.com and this is what came from our time together

note; the images are in the early stages of editing

thus the clarity

i was anxious to see them before all edited

OLD GUYS RULE

here is my daddy

he loves his new driving lawn mower

he mows his lawn twice a week on this baby

old guys truly rule

OH BABY, OH BABY!

my brother darrell and his cute wife marissa

are expecting their third child,

but their 1st girl

so we celebrated last night with her family

in their beautiful backyard

it was a lovely evening

marissa is in the black, and her cute nieces and some cousins

cute tabitha, who they call tabby was sure enjoying the homemade strawberry ice cream

my mother made the sugar cookies

shapes; little girls, baby hands and flowers

i wish i could stop @ one

flowers were my assignment

pinks and whites

the yard had paper lanterns and flowers

hanging from the large oak trees

and Anya went for a nice swing late in the evening

what a lovely evening

congratulations darrell and marissa

welcome to the family

LAUREN GRACE PHIPPEN

GREAT DRESS

just ordered this dress today

i purchased another dress from this company

www.shabbyapple.com

check them out

great styles, great prices

and the best thing, no extra layers needed

happy summer

BRIDAL SHOWER

Scott + Tanya

had the pleasure to host this bridal shower this week

scott, owner of Sunriver Gardens is engaged to

Tanya Tate

we had a great evening and enjoyed each other

just a few images from the evening

e = engh

berry panna cotta and dipped strawberries YUM! YUM! fresh cut garden roses

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MITCHELL

LOOK WHO IS 16 TODAY!

our little mitchell, isn't so little anymore

son,

happy happy birthday

he still loves soccer and cars

thanks for being such a great son

have a great day!

sorry for the space between photos,

the scanner scanned this way.

FAKE OR REAL

WELL?

what do you think?

put this together for a bride next week.

comment on what you think.

FAKE OR REAL