Karli & Taylor got married

What a day <3 Saturday January 2, 2016.

Mr. & Mrs Taylor Brand

love.story.

Taylor & Karli's romance began when they met @ Karli's older sisters wedding, Taylor was best friends w/the groom, & of course Karli was one of the bridesmaids.

Let's just say they were a match made in Heaven from the beginning-insert from Taylor's mom "We realized that they were 2 peas in a pod & were meant to be together after we saw this picture from her sisters wedding, they are the only ones making faces & goofing off":) 

Despite the fact that Taylor had a girlfriend @ the time....2 months later Taylor & Karli had their first date @ a haunted house (hmmmm how clever of Taylor:) The next day they had their "first kiss" & they were inseparable  for the next 10 months, until Taylor left for his mission to serve the people of Wisconsin (en espanol:) for the following 2 years. Karli waited for her Taytay & they wrote every week the entire 2 years!  

Taylor finished his mission in August 2015, they were engaged the next month!  Things picked up right where they  finished off!  

The rest is history!

Here are a few of my favorites from their AMAZING day!  I am honored that I was able to be there, & help preserve their memory forever & ever <3

They were sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple in UT.

The day started off w/capturing a few images of Karli & her sisters & her mamma getting ready, followed by a couple hours of shooting in & around downtown Salt Lake City, & Temple square, we almost froze to death, but it was beautiful, fun & magical!

We broke for an hour or so to warm up, & then met to photograph their families, & bridal party in the Beautiful Joseph Memorial Building.....simply stunning

followed by a fun reception filled w/laughter, & dancing! It was a perfect day, followed by an awesome evening.

Congratulations to Mr & Mrs Taylor Brand! May your life be filled w/nothing but goodness, happiness & health! You two are the best!

& they will live happily ever after <3

June Bride! Mr & Mrs Brassfield

WOW I can't believe I haven't blogged this amazing day!  Saturday, June 1st 2013. 

 I had the privilage of photographing, capturing & preserving the memory, the moment, of this very special  & fun day!

Chris & Kaylie were married in the Los Angeles LDS Temple, for time & for all eternity.  

Beautiful.

                                                                       
                                                                                               Mr. & Mrs. Brassfield! 

               THE wedding party!

                                                           

The reception was beautiful!  They held it in a very pretty backyard, & Kaylie did a truly amazing job & planning each detail, & organizing all of this!  She should be a wedding/event planner.  SHE is good!

 

               

                                             

     It's a little bit of CELEBRATION time!

                                       

     

                                                   

               

I absolutely LOVE these 2 photographs.  I'm such a sucker for natural sunlight, it makes everything beautiful & everything perfect. 

For me, shooting weddings is much more than getting the family photos, the posed photos.  Those photographs ARE important, they really are.  But for me, as the photographer who will be capturing your day, it's about telling your story....not just "pictures".

THIS day, June 1st, 2013, it's about telling Chris & Kaylies story, the first day of their life as one, as husband & wife.  I had so much fun w/them, they were creative & so easy & fun to work with,  & I hope years from now they will look @ these photographs & remember how they felt, remember the emotions they had, the little conversations & playfulness that was going on, I hope it takes them back @ how beautiful their reception was........I hope these images will bring them back to this day & bring a smile to their hearts.  This is the day their journey started together. Forever.

PS~Don't forget to pin your favorite photos! 

Sacred project

So I am attempting to play "catch~up"!  It has been almost 4 months since my last blog post!  That is BAD!!!  I have sooo many beautiful photographs that deserve their spotlight! I have been blessed to capture & make beautiful images, but life, duties, family, soccer, & my passion (photography) has been quite busy lately.......still that's no excuse!

Well, here goes @ least one new blog post (YAY:)

Last week I was contacted by one of my old friends, we were preggers @ the same time w/our "first" about 100 years ago!  We re-met via FB (I love FB:)! a few years ago, & it's been fun being in each others lives again, even if it's "virtually" most of the time!

Anyway, she was pretty much in charge of this annual dinner (since she was the president!) for  JRCLS & their special guest speaker was Julie B. Beck who was the former General Relief Society President for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter~Day Saints (from 2007-2012) & My girlfriend, Debbie asked me if I could capture the Newport Beach LDS Temple, so they could present it to her as a little "thank you" for speaking @ their event.

SO.....I did!  I shot @ the worse time for "photography" BUT what I was able to get was A-mazing light in almost ALL my shots! So I was VERY happy! 

I loved this special little assignment, it was personal, & sweet to me, & I am happy that I was asked to do this.

The photographs below are available for purchase on canvas.  I will have 6 sizes to choose from ~ investment begins @ $110+ 

I think these can make a nice wedding, anniversary, birthday, Christmas & really "anytime" gift for those who are LDS & especially if they have been married in the NP Beach Temple.

Please email me @ laurashepardphotogrpahy@gmail.com for details.  

***Please remember that these images are copyright of laura shepard photography~Tuscan Sun int. inc.

                                                                    Thank you!