Ashley and Richard's Wedding, Pointe Hilton Tapatio Resort, Phoenix, AZ

Ashley and Richard's wedding took place at the beautiful Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in north Phoenix. The day started out rainy and damp, but the weather cleared up just in time for a gorgeous ceremony on the terrace of Different Pointe of View restaurant. These guys had a lot of fun trying some "unconventional" poses for their group photos! We finished with some night shots overlooking the city lights just as the clock struck midnight on April 12th, Ashley and Richard's official 1-year anniversary!

Tea Time

Amanda knows that I love a good cup of tea. Check out this awesome teapot that she made for me at As You Wish! Such a cool gift! The decoration and painting are all her own. I used our front porch flowerbed as a backdrop. The flowers are looking great right now, particularly the dianthus and iris. Would you believe that these iris bulbs came from Home Depot?!

Megan and Erik Maternity Portraits

Our good friends Megan and Erik are expecting (just a few weeks to go!) and came over for some maternity portraits in our new home studio.

Tatum & Cory Engagement Session, Scottsdale Civic Center

Here are some pics from a recent outdoor engagement session we did. The weather's absolutely perfect for this right now and we all enjoyed a nice afternoon in the park!

First Ranunculus

It's been almost a full year to the day since Amanda and I took a trip to southern California for her 30th birthday and our 3-year wedding anniversary. While there we visited the beautiful ranunculus fields in Carlsbad. We brought home some bulbs with us and decided to give them a try in the hot Arizona climate. Here are the first blooms!

Jewelry Photography at the Tucson Best Bead Show

It's been a month already since the Best Bead Show, but I wanted to share some of the beautiful work we got to photograph while we were there. We met a lot of new, incredibly talented artists and also saw some old favorites! Here is a sampling of their work. I've linked some of the artists' names to their websites.

Candice Wakumoto

Kimberley Osibin



Pam Chott



Vilma Dallas


Angi Graham


Karen Nan Varela


Christi Anderson

Dan Neff

Desert Rainbow

An amazing full rainbow (and faint double) that we saw driving down to the Best Bead Show in Tucson, Sunday morning. The first image is with a fisheye lens, which unfortunately is cropped by my less-than-full-frame camera. I love the weather this time of year!