Engagement – Brad and Missy
“Love” in Mongolian
Sharisa – Missionary Photo Session
Sharisa has chosen to serve a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has been called to serve in Ukraine. I had the opportunity to do a pre-mission photo session with her a few months ago. Her confidence and infectious happiness made this session a delight. Sharisa, you are beautiful.
Bridal – Heather
Heather and I had quite the adventure. Unpredictable stormy weather made for limited time and varied light, and some other crazy things happened as well (to name a few: thick gooey mud, a lost cell phone, and the discovery that apparently one gas station can be called a city). Thankfully we both have a sense of humor and were able to laugh at the whole situation.
Sadly, we didn’t make it to our planned destination. Happily, Heather is adventuresome so we thumbed our noses at the map and the weather and out we went into the icy elements for some impromptu Bridals. Heather, your quiet elegance and serene beauty is breathtaking.
Winter is Dead
“She turned to the sunlight
And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbor:
“Winter is dead.”
— A.A. Milne
Budding flowers, warmer temperatures (Or in Utah’s case, warm…cold…warm…cold…), and longer days can only mean two things:
1. It’s spring!
2. Time to bust out the sidewalk chalk.
My little sister’s and my first sidewalk chalk creation of the year:
Keep calm and eat cake. It’s a spin off of those “Keep Calm Carry On” signs that seem to be quite popular right now. We like our version. It’s what we do. Except for maybe the calm part. And the cake. I prefer cookies. I’ll eat myself sick with cookies. 
One Year Ago Today…
Brandon and I are celebrating the 1 year anniversary of our marriage today! We were married in the Mount Timpanogos Temple on March 19, 2011. I thought I’d celebrate on the blog by posting a little of that beautiful day; the day I married the love of my life and my best friend. :) These photos were taken by my sister Ananda (my main photog, she was the best!!), my aunt Lauri, and my close friend Bekka. 
Do we like to ham it up? Why yes, yes we do.
My sister Ananda also took my bridals. :)
Our awesome reception came together with the help of many kind family members, friends, and neighbors. I loved all of the handmade/personal details.
The goldfish served as both centerpieces and favors. :)
My dad built this fantastic pond in our backyard so we could have paper boat races. Gotta love paper boats. Booyah!
Fish… 
. . . and chips! Get it? Fish and chips! ‘Tis awesomeness. hehe :) We had all kinds of potato chips for guests to choose from. At first you may be thinking whaaat? Potato chips? at a wedding reception? But HEY who doesn’t like potato chips? Yeah, that’s right. No one. ;)
I thought the wedding cake was perfection. Pretty and super tasty! One tier was white cake with raspberry filling and the other was chocolate ganache. Om nom!!! (Buttercream over fondant any day, gals) 
Megan – Missionary Photo Session
Back in January I had the pleasure of doing a pre-mission photo session for this lovely young lady. Despite the cold, we had a lot of fun. :) Megan has chosen to serve a full time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She has been called to serve in Ukraine. Megan you are going to be an awesome missionary!
