night at the museum…

engagements
 marie and eli said their favorite thing to do together was visit museums- they are total art buffs! when we discussed ideas for a date shoot, i knew we had to visit this modern art exhibit at the rio grand. i just adore this couple and i loved the concept for this engagement shoot!

 i can’t get over marie- she’s like this tiny little pixie. don’t you just want to squeeze her? wait until you see her in her wedding dress. STUNNING.

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Taylor and Brian. I love these guys. I loved their wedding. It was just… FUN! You can tell that these two are just so happy to be married. And that makes me happy. What also makes me happy is that they had the BEST. DANCE PARTY. EVER. you’ll see. And the kid with the glasses? Yea. Probably could have done a whole post on just him. And while I’m clearly stating the obvious here, can we just talk about Taylor for a second? Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Gorgeous. And I die over her dress! I loved shooting at the Draper Temple, it was a nice change of pace and even though it was windy and VERY sunny, the light was absolutely beautiful. 
And now the shout outs. First, to my favorite videographer around, Nate Pickett. Such a dream to work with. Brides, HIRE HIM. Seriously. Check out the engagement video at the end of the post- you’ll die. Second to my photo soul mate Heather, for her mad second shooting skills. She was my rock on this day especially… THE DAY I SHOT TWO WEDDINGS IN ONE DAY. 
You heard me, two weddings, one day. Could NOT have done it without her!
ENJOY…


Brian + Taylor: Engagement from Nathan Pickett on Vimeo.

taylor + brian

bridals
allright folks. i know it’s been a while. does anyone even read this blog anymore?
anyone…
anyone…
bueller…?
i am officially starting to blog my 2011 weddings and i could not be more excited about it! why so late? well, last year i shot about 30 weddings in 9 months. which was crazy! and i was sick. and i was pregnant. and i had a baby already! this year, my resolution is to pace myself. and maybe even catch up on this blog! 
i’m kicking off the catch up with a bridal session from last winter. taylor is a pro horsewoman and wanted to work her beautiful horse into her bridal session. so we shot at the stables- SO fun, SO challenging! it was FREEZING cold and we were working with a horse, falling snow, and moving an incredible alta moda gown through icy puddles and um…
HORSE POOP. 
yikes! want to know what wasn’t challenging about this shoot? taylor and brian. talk about a gorgeous couple! so natural in front of the camera and so in love. i loved that they were willing to take risks and try something different, including some really fun lighting that’s a little unusual for a portrait session! enjoy…

welcome baby girl…

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i’m sorry i didn’t blog about our sweet vivie’s arrival sooner, but she’s here and we adore her. i just knew it would be a girl! we could not love her more and we are all doing well and adjusting to life with three kids and a new home.  we moved into our new house three days before her birth and just got internet this week (hence the late post!). it has been crazy, but miss viv has brought such a spirit of calm into our home. lots of updating to come! but for now, know that we are all healthy, happy, and enjoying some snuggle time. 
also, please understand that during my maternity leave, e-mail may be slow. i’m just not logging lots of time in front of the computer these days. 😉

studio 5 birth story segment. utah birth photographer

birth stories



Hooray! Here’s the clip of my studio 5 segment. Don’t laugh at me. Also, do you love that I forgot to mention that i am CURRENTLY 7 months pregnant??! Awesome. Now TV land just thinks I’m reeeeal chubby. HAHA! I hope you enjoy it.
Also, my birth story pricing and the images from the segment are up on MY WEBSITE.
HERE is the link to the video and recap (literally my personal notes/outline from the segment) of the show!

Birth stories! >> Utah birth Photographer

birth stories
I was so thrilled to have the opportunity today to discuss birth photography on KSL studio 5! Thanks to everyone who tuned in, and for everyone who missed it, I will post the segment on my blog as soon as it’s available online. For those of you who are interested in having your birth photographed, I now have package info available on my website www.jessicakettle.com. Please excuse my wonky site- I’m under construction right now! 😉