Doug + Sarah's Backyard Wedding | Gilbert, Arizona

What would you get if you rolled a sweet backyard wedding, taxidermy with bridal portraits, and a DeLorean as a getaway car all rolled into one? Well my friends, you're about to see.

I first got to meet Sarah, her mom, and her bridesmaid Jana at the Bridal show we did back in June, so I have to say they were our first official couple that we booked in Phoenix! Aw. :) Doug + Sarah have the funniest sense of humor, so I had to include a few silly shots here and there, because it'd be kind of rude of me to hide their personalities when there's so much of it.

And just a side note, at our first meeting with the two of them, Doug admitted he hates being photographed and hates ever having his picture taken. Any of you guys out there relate? Any of you brides kind of nervous because your grooms avoid the camera like the black death? This is how that situation usually turns out - there's nothing to fear. Doug and Sarah BOTH were so amazing in front of the camera, we actually had a really fun time! So grooms of the world - don't fear the camera. I've never met a groom who loved being photographed. :)

Instead of cutting a cake, Doug + Sarah chose to make floats! Such a great idea!

Jeremy and Elsie's Day-Before Session!

A couple of days before Elsie and Jeremy's wedding day, we decided to do a bride & groom photoshoot as well as some bridal shots, just to take a little stress off of the actual wedding day! A pre-wedding or post-wedding add-on shoot is something I highly recommend if your wedding day is already a little crunched for time and you're worried about not getting all of the photos of just the two of you in a quick, 15-minute timeframe before the reception, while the rest of the day blurs by. I'm so excited with how these photos turned out! I love all the different locations and scenery that we had to work with, and it was a relaxed, fun time.

I love these next shots - the Ray Bans Jeremy is wearing are a wedding gift from Elsie, and Elsie's super cute frames belonged to her grandmother!

I'm in love with the lovely pink feather crown designed by Elsie!