Laura + Grant ~ Cool May Rains

Laura and Grant were married on May 24th, 2008, at L'Auberge de Sedona Resort. Amazingly enough, we had just had a glimpse of the Sedona summer heat the week before, but on this day it was cool and rainy; perfect respite from otherwise blistering Arizona heat :)

Hailing from Iowa, this couple actually attended high school together but did not really know each other. It was not until Grant went to a gathering of friends while visiting Iowa where he and Laura finally met through a common friend. From that moment on they knew it was meant to be!

Laura and Grant are such a fun couple and have an amazing chemistry. They have a certain smile, and 'look,' for each other that we felt really came across through the photography. All one of them has to do is look at the other and they are either melting away into each other's arms, or they are laughing hysterically at their own antics. We really enjoyed being with them!

Again, we have to sing praise because we are always blessed to have such fun clients; both our couples and their families! We felt like part of the gang almost immediately, and we were treated like family every step of the way. :) And really Laura was such a trooper... there were soooo many things that were difficult that day... mostly the really really really cold temperature... who would have known that it would be so cold on Memorial Day weekend in Arizona! But Laura and Grant were just so happy to be getting married and didn't sweat the small stuff.

A sincere 'Thank You!' to Laura and Grant for inviting us to document their wedding day! We wish you the best in your marriage, and we look forward to seeing you again soon!

Patricia Vega worked her magic with hair and makeup for Laura and the bridal party. Events By Showstoppers orchestrated the floral work. Cake artist Andrea Blaut of Sedona Cake Couture made the tasty cake.

Here is a link to the slideshow of our favorites from Laura and Grant's wedding. As mentioned in a previous post, we're now showing our slideshows with larger images, so it may take just a little longer than normal to load into your browser. Hang tight, it's worth the wait!

Here are a few favorites from the day - Enjoy!









Andrew's awesome shot of Laura's reaction to seeing Grant for the firs time that day.



They actually could not contain themselves and ran towards each other... too sweet!!!







Katrina's shot below... loving her new 24mm 1.4 lens!





Wow... check out this beautiful ring!!



The beautiful bride...



Grant looking super happy to be getting married...





awww.....









The details...



Another awesome shot by Andrew below...





The first dance from above...





Below is a frame from the last few shots of the night... we can't begin to express how much extra lighting can help reception images... Showstoppers put up the beautiful lanterns and just really enhanced the mood and added depth to the images.

And of course, for those of you photography buffs out there, the lighting on Laura is by Andrew's off camera flash. Katrina took the image and has a bit of fill light from her on camera flash.



Blessings!
Katrina + Andrew
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