%utah wedding photographer %wedding photojournalism || Yesterday we teased you by mentioning that one of our weddings had been featured in ALL THREE of Utah’s major bridal magazines. What we didn’t tell you is that the bride for this amazing event is someone so beloved and respected within the wedding industry in Utah, that for many of us, this was the real ‘royal wedding’ of last year. I am speaking of none other than Mary Crafts, head of Utah’s premier catering company (Culinary Crafts) for 27 years running, and one serious class act. So what choice does the top caterer have when it comes to catering her own wedding? Well there really isn’t any – she simply had to set the bar to a whole ‘nuther level! Three days of celebration, family and…what am I forgetting here….oh yes – FOOD! So here is Day 1 – the Rehearsal Dinner held in Mary’s own back yard. The Rehearsal Dinner was coordinated by Jacque Riehl of Riehl Events, featured in the latest issue of Utah Valley Bride, and of course catered by Culinary Crafts. I was nothing short of honored to have been asked to document this for Mary & Rick.

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We have been fortunate to have been featured in numerous magazines and articles over the years,
but this is definitely a first.

A single wedding from last year has been featured in not one, not two, but THREE different Utah bridal magazines:
Salt Lake/Park City Bride & Groom, Utah Bride & Groom, and Utah Valley Bride.

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Now granted, this was a three-day event, was GRAND on a whole lot of other levels as well, so it absolutely merits all of this coverage.

So which 2011 wedding was spectacular enough to garner so much ink?
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%utah wedding photographer %wedding photojournalism || It is with great pleasure that ZumaPhoto welcomes Shaun Anders to the team. Shaun’s company Image by Shaun Anders is something of a rockstar in the actor/model headshot world where he is in high demand from top talent and modeling agencies to make their client’s image pop.
With weddings, Shaun combines his great skills with subject interaction and combines them with a photojournalistic approach to tell compelling, genuine stories with beautiful and emotional images.

And you can catch Shaun’s television debut on CW30′s The Daily Dish THIS THURSDAY at 10am.

Welcome aboard, Shaun!

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%utah wedding photographer %wedding photojournalism || Marisa + Mickey were originally going to have their winter wedding on the ski slopes….but then they remembered – Snow is COLD! So they made a few changes and had their wedding on the beautiful island of Bermuda!

I was honored to have these Manhattan natives fly me out and it was my pleasure to spend 3 days and nights with them and their energetic family and friends on this island paradise. It was 3 days of fun and activities, but in this post I’ve sort of truncated down to one story line, so…its a pretty long post. Enjoy!

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%utah wedding photographer %wedding photojournalism ||Sara and Micah were such a delightful couple to work with.  Though they met in China and their courtship has traveled around the world, they had their wedding here in Utah where both of their families are from.  We took their bridals a few weeks before the wedding at La Caille, the prefect setting for the antique/vintage look that Sara was looking for.  Her dress was an original Modern Trousseau, and she purchased it from the lovely ladies at Alta Moda Bridal.  Micah’s amazing suit was actually custom made in China where the couple met.  I think his suit matched her dress perfectly, and I couldn’t stop telling them how much I loved them side by side.  Sara’s Bridal bouquet was beautifully crafted by Every Blooming Thing.

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%utah wedding photographer %wedding photojournalism ||Last year we participated in the University of Utah’s ‘Ultimate Utah Wedding‘ competition, and thanks to all of your votes, WE WON!    Well, we’ve kinda gotten a taste for it so we’re asking for your help again this year.

- PLEASE VOTE! -

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%utah wedding photographer %wedding photojournalism ||Ciara and Ilya are just too cute and so in love!  I had a great time shooting with them downtown and at the International Pace Gardens.  They are the perfect combination of fun and affection, comedy and tenderness.  Thank you two for a great Engagement session!  I can’t wait to post the Bridals!

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I met up with Becky & Justin at the historic McCune Mansion for their ‘groomal’ session!

For the uninitiated, a ‘groomal’ is like a bridal session where the groom comes along to participate.  Its sort of a combination of an Engagement and Bridal session.

We had a great time and they asked us to put together a little slideshow for them to show at their reception.  Now its time to share! Thank you Becky and Justin for letting me document your special day – I had a fabulous time!

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%utah wedding photographer %wedding photojournalism ||A couple weeks ago, Brian flew his girlfriend Leslie out to Park City for a week of skiing and her birthday celebration.  He also had planned to propose to her on her birthday, but she had no idea.  Since Leslie is a photographer herself back in Alabama where the couple is from, he knew how important it would be to her to have photographs of the event.

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%utah wedding photographer %wedding photojournalism ||As I’m sure everyone is well aware, yesterday was National Unicorn Day – a magical celebration of Joy, Joyfulness & Joyousness (and Joy)! Oh rapture!

Every year at this time, we at ZumaPhoto fill our hearts with a rainbow of fruit-flavored, glittery happiness and love. This year, led by our own little Alpha-Corn, Angela, the ladies of ZumaPhoto went all out with happy-hilarious-head-horns, chirpy-cheerful-cupcakes, and perky-playful-pizza-pie!

All in all, it was a mirthful festival of all things blissful, blithe and gay! And an impressively elaborate excuse to avoid work for an hour.

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