31 days of special summer treats

While in Utah for a wedding and a graduation, my sister (an editor for the Salt Lake Tribune) invited our family out for frozen yogurt and asked if I'd take some pictures. Not thinking she meant take pictures of the yogurt shop, I didn't bring my camera. All I had was my little camera and my camera phone. I gamely shot some photos and with a little editing, they were ready for one day of the special summer series in the Salt Lake Tribune on-line edition, "31 days of cool summer treats".

toddler and family shoot

This is the cutest little boy! He is so photogenic. This session I also took some family photos too.

family reunion at the beach

I was asked to come to the beach and photograph a family at their family reunion. I think they said it had been 10 years since they'd all been together. A day at the beach is always fun and so we headed to Waldport to photograph this lovely extended family. The weather was great--overcast but no rain--and we were able to take both posed and candid shots. Immediately after we hiked up from the beach, it started to sprinkle! Great timing...

summer reception

A friend (who lives out-of-state) asked me to help decorate her daughter's reception this summer. While we were setting up, my friend realized that her camera lens was broken. Luckily, I always carry my camera with me to events and was able to capture some shots at the outdoor reception.

My friend was amazing--she planned a wonderful wedding & reception all long distance!

Such a cute couple!

Here are some more candids from the reception

summer wedding

My sister-in-law, Kathi, and I flew to Utah this summer to shoot this couple's wedding and Utah reception. A week later we shot their second reception in Beaverton, Oregon.

We shot another wedding for this family a few years ago (plus my sister-in-law know the family really well) so it was fun to see everyone again.

Here are some of the detail shots from both receptions--one in Layton, Utah and the other in Beaverton, Oregon. The Oregon reception had an Asian theme.