Melanie + Ryan... Engagement session:)

I have been friends with Melanie for about 5 or 6 years now. I love this girl. She is one of the happiest people I have ever met and has such a wonderful heart! Recently she and Ryan were engaged and I told her I had to be able to take their pictures... she really wanted me to do them so they set a date and booked me for the wedding. I'm so happy to be a part of it.

Melanie wanted to take pictures somewhere unique and fun. She has been going up to Payson since she was little to a natural bridge and had taken Ryan up there a couple times. They asked me if I was up for something new and of course i said yes!

So, we hiked down to a really neat canyon and climbed all around the rocks. I do have to admit I have never done a session where I had to hike up and down rocks, but we had a fun time. Below are a few of my favorites!




I made them go to a really cool rock and there was water coming down from the top that got them soaked. I couldn't see it very well when I was taking the pictures, but as you can see in some of these pictures, they were really getting wet. What troopers.
















I'm so excited for your wedding Mel... You are going to be gorgeous!!!!!

Ben Robinson - Lifestyle Baby Session

Awhile ago I was able to photograph one of my favorite little guys baby brother. I went over to the Robinsons house where I have been photographing Aaron for the last 2 years to photograph his brand new baby brother Ben. What a cutie. I love this family so much and I love the opportunity to capture their childrens lives. Below are some of my favorites from the session.

Aaron showing his brother how much he loves him.

Another big brother kiss.

Look at those beautiful eyes.
I love seeing how big Aaron is getting.



I LOVE this shot of Damon with Ben.

Little Baby Feet.
Aaron is such a goof ball... he was having so much fun in his crib.

And look at his excitement on his horse... he LOVES horse.
A Horsey Kiss...
A little pout.. I love this picture.

Sleepy little baby.

And Little Hands.
I was so happy to be able to take a shot of me and Aaron. This kid has stolen my heart. Other than my nephews this is my favorite little guy. I have loved seeing him grow up everytime I see him.
Thank you guys for allowing me to be a part of your wonderful family!

Andy and Jonna

I am in Sedona right now with Melissa Jill and her assistant Virginia. Today we shot Andy and Jonna's engagement pictures. Melissa and I are tag teaming their wedding in Hawaii in October so we wanted to get some great shots of them before hand. We had such a great time running around Tlaquapaque.

Tomorrow I will be 2nd shooting a wedding for Melissa and i'm so excited because this will be my first 2nd shooting experience and I love hanging out with Melissa so it's going to be wonderful.

Anyways, below are a few of the engagement pictures I took, there are more on Melissa's brand spanking new blog that she took.

















You guys were wonderful and gorgeous!! Can't wait for Hawaii!!!!

Leeann and Matt

A couple weeks ago I met up with Leeann and Matt to do their engagement session. They are such a wonderful and fun couple! We had a blast and got some fun and amazing shots. Absolute naturals! I'm so excited for their wedding in March. They are getting married at a new resort here in Arizona called Inspirador, which looks like it is going to be amazing!

Below are a few of my favorites.


















Below is one of my favorite pictures, they were rapping and it was pretty good. I was very impressed with Leeann's mad skills!!

Show that Belly....

The 10 months before a baby is born is probably one of the craziest times in a womans life. The transformation that takes place is phenominal... the glow from a woman is unlike no other... the emotions are at a complete high... the feeling of being a mother is sometimes scary, but also exciting.

This time must be captured because from what I hear there is nothing like it.

A few weeks ago I was given the opportunity from one of my past bride and grooms to capture the last stages of their pregnancy. Anytime now they will have a little one running around but during this time everything was still unknown.

I showed up at their house excited to see them. I love being able to photograph the most important times in peoples lives and especially clients who I was able to do their weddings. It is such a joy to me to see their family start to grow.

Becca was glowing and gorgeous. We got some amazing shots. Enjoy.. and get ready for more because we have 3 more sessions to do of their new little one when he/she is born so you will be able to see the entire story unfold.

What has been going on...

I know.. I know it has been a long time since I have posted and I apologize for that! I just wanted to share a little update for all of you my faithful blog readers. Things are going very well over here at MAP. Angela Davidson, my last assistant has come back for a couple of weeks to help us get caught up with color correcting and album design, so the last 2 weeks we have been working non-stop to get it all done! Soon, very soon we will be caught up and then will be able to start working on a really fun secret project that we will be sharing with you later on.

So, thank you all for your devoted reading.. soon we will post more pictures and albums and you all will be very happy!!!

Enjoy your summer all.. it's gonna be a hot one here!