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We yearn to learn about each of our couples and adore sharing their photos and stories on our blog! Grab a soft blanket and some cocoa. Maybe a snack too. You might be here for a while!

Warmth. Joy. Love. Hello, love stories!

The temperatures have dropped, making it easier than ever for us to go outside and explore. That sense of adventure isn’t limited to just us, though–our latest couple, Katie and Ryan, really took it to heart! Their cowboy boots were the perfect idea for an excursion, not just showcasing their personalities, but keeping them ready […]

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This time of year, a lot of the country is pretty darn cold. This is one time where Arizona truly shines: it’s amazing outside! Maeve and Joe love getting outside, so the cool weather was the perfect chance for an outdoor engagement shoot over at South Mountain. The diverse landscape, from desert vistas to plains […]

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Some couples meet online or through dating apps. Others meet in bars over cocktails. Sometimes you meet The One when you’re working. Megan and Cody met at a rock concert! Having an obvious interest in common makes things a bit easier, that’s for sure.  What started as rock-show flirtation grew, and as time passed and […]

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Each and every engagement shoot is different. You might think that goes without saying, but when your job is doing photoshoots like this day in and day out, it can seem on the outside like it’s routine instead of something special. That goes double for when we do a shoot somewhere we’ve been before, like […]

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Every couple has places that are special to them. Whether it’s where they had their first date, a favorite restaurant, a state park they camp in often, it’s part of growing a relationship together. Whether we talk about romance or family, places help us create memories and bring back feelings of love and of joy.  […]

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Whether you meet someone special at a party, through a friend, or on Tinder, every couple has a fun tale to tell. Sometimes it’s an incident that happens years into a relationship. Sometimes it’s a bad first date. Brittany and Danny’s story started on Tinder, but their first date wasn’t bad by any means–it was […]

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When you’ve moved to a new place, there’s usually something comforting about meeting someone from your home. Kate moved to Arizona from Ohio, and when she found herself in a job at Nordstrom, she had the chance to meet plenty of new people from all over the world. Including Ryan. Who was also from Ohio. […]

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When you go to a leadership conference, you expect to meet new people, to get to know the attendees surrounding you so you can take home some of their knowledge and learn to better yourself. You don’t usually expect to learn that one of your fellow conference-goers is actually your neighbor. And you don’t expect […]

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Have you guys heard of a meet cute? That thing where, in movies or TV, a couple’s first interaction is something memorable, whether it’s adorable or funny, sometimes even a little angry. Not everyone gets one of those. Sometimes it’s because of online dating, or it’s a slow transition from friends to significant others, or […]

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Some couples get engaged super quickly. They go on a trip, they see happy couples, get swept up in their love and make a decision that will make their lives even happier than they thought possible. Others take much longer, letting the slow burn of learning one another blossom into passion, into commitment, into marriage. […]

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