The leaves might not change here in Phoenix, but there’s one thing that still screams fall: beautiful weather. It’s the perfect time to be outside–just ask Kristen and Cody! With everything going on in the world, they made the decision to reschedule their wedding bash and made things official in an elopement-style ceremony instead. As […]

When we think of weddings, our minds conjure images of lavish venues, of blooming arches and otherworldly beauty. If there’s anything that Jo and I have learned from our time as wedding photographers, though, it’s that there’s as much variety to those all-important days as there is the couples that they’re about. Cheesecakes instead of […]

Photos may be worth a thousand words, but there’s one word often missing from them: temperature. Some of our favorite photos have actually been taken on days where the Arizona sun makes everything feel like an oven! The old gag from King of the Hill definitely holds true, but only for half the year. Once […]

If you believe Alanis Morisette, you know it’s not exactly great to have rain on your wedding day. Having rain the day before your wedding, though? That just makes everything better! Rain–at least in Mesa and the rest of Phoenix–has a way of refreshing everything, making the air feel so much cooler and cleaner than […]

When I was in high school, I played the flute in marching band. We practiced under the hot Arizona sun, sweating it out to music from Candide and Jurassic Park, and I’d never been so thankful for green grass instead of prickly desert plants. Now that I’m older, though, I appreciate the desert a lot […]

William Golding once said that women are far superior to men, that whatever a man gives a woman, the woman makes greater. She takes it and multiplies it and enlarges it, making it more than it was before. The ending of the quote, though, is what stands out: “If you give her any crap, be […]

Weddings, as momentous as they are, can be incredibly hectic affairs. Couples that have children have to find ways to take care of them and also involve them, but when your family comes together to support you, it’s nothing short of heartwarming. Gabrielle and Tyler’s wedding at the Anthem Golf & Country Club in Phoenix’s […]

You might know that feeling when you’re at a party, when you lock eyes with someone across the room and realize “oh no, they’re cute.” It’s the exact feeling that Ronda had when she saw Justin. Ronda had seen plenty of attractive people before, but there was something about a certain handsome fellow that made […]

Each and every couple has something that makes them unique. Some share playful banter, while others have a love that’s simple and quiet. Sometimes you’ll find couples with a love that looks straight out of the movies or a love that somehow puts everyone around them at ease.  Before we got to meet Kaitlin and […]

Living in the desert, it’s easy to get tired of the scenery. “Oh, another cactus,” you might think. (We have a lot of saguaros here, even in the middle of the Phoenix metropolitan area.) At the same time, we should remember not to take things for granted. The desert is home to plenty of plants, […]