Mary + Jim ~ A Midsummer Night's Dream

Mary and Jim were married on May 18th, 2008, at L'Auberge de Sedona Resort, along beautiful Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona. From the adorable children running around with crowns made from flowers and jewels, to Mary's flowing and gorgeous Vera Wang gown, and all the romance of the day, it reminded us of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Mary, Jim, and their families all came in to Sedona from around the country for this amazing wedding. Mary, in fact, changed her wedding location to Sedona after seeing our images and we were so very flattered when she told us! We do travel internationally for a limited number of weddings per year, so if you do love our photography but are not getting married in Arizona, don't hesitate to let us know. In fact, we've been known to work special rates for interesting destinations! :)

We had a pre-wedding shoot with Mary and Jim two days before their wedding and it was really fun. Having an engagement shoot or pre-wedding shoot is fantastic because it allows everyone to get to know each other and feel that much more comfortable on the wedding day, not to mention, you get some fun images with your sweetheart!

We truly enjoyed seeing Mary and Jim interact. They are so very much in love and it was so easy to take amazing pictures with how genuine and emotional they and their families were. And of course, super cute kids at a wedding is always a cherry on top for us! What an absolutely genuine and kind couple Mary and Jim are! It was such a beautiful beautiful day!

Judith Bloomfield, wedding planner of Sedona Luxury Weddings, coordinated the wedding. From getting the gift baskets for all the guests, making sure the day went smoothly and *trying* to keep it on time, to even getting Mary's dress dry cleaned and shipped back to her, JB handled it all.

Jim, Ken, and the talented team from Events By Showstoppers really went above and beyond on this wedding! The floral work, lighting, and hanging fabric on the walls, etc., were just amazing. Who else would think of using barrel cactus as a part of the centerpieces? They were just beautiful and went perfectly with Mary's cactus theme. Just wait til you see the images of the flower carpet at the ceremony... To die for! :)

Cake artist Andrea Blaut of Sedona Cake Couture made the super fabulous cake. Brian David played the amazing classical guitar for the ceremony. Bobby Russell of Sedona Sounds DJ MC'd the dancing during the reception.

Here is a link to the slideshow of Mary and Jim's enchanting wedding. We're now showing our slideshows with larger images, so it may take just a little longer than normal to load into your browser, but it's worth the wait!

Here are a few favorites from the day. Enjoy!







Mary's stunning Vera Wang dress was just perfect for her, and fun for Katrina and I to photograph too...!





Check out the crown and ring box Showstoppers made - they were definitely a hit!





A intricately designed carpet of rose petals? So very fabulous. Like something right out of a fairytail...



We think this shot of Mary's dad waving to her from the distance as she and the entourage arrived is just too sweet.







The light on the hillside of L'Auberge can sometimes be very harsh, but the slightly overcast day made for perfect light and visibility of the amazing red rock views.







Another example of how nice it is to have two photographers... this shot below is Katrina's, and the next shot just a moment later is taken on a long lens by Andrew.





The newlyweds!!! Congratulations Mary and Jim!!!!



Mary was definitely being a trend setter with having yellow as her color theme! We have a feeling we're going to be seeing a lot of yellow themed weddings in the magazines this year.



You gotta love classic cars used as transportation at weddings... how romantic!!





Cocktail hour on the Garden Side of L'Auberge... what a way to watch the sunset!



We LOVE photobooths.... the guests had a lot of fun with it too. Arizona PhotoBooth came up from Phoenix for the wedding and made a guest book with all the photo strips.



The barrel cactus centerpieces mentioned earlier. Isn't this room gorgeous?





Mary and Jim's reaction to the best man's toast.



And a TON of fun Greek dancing!



Last dance...





Blessings!
Katrina + Andrew
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Jennifer + Josh ~ L'Auberge de Sedona, Sedona, Arizona

Jennifer and Josh were married on May 17th, 2008, at L'Auberge de Sedona Resort.

It was a sunny and beautiful day as Jennifer, Josh, and their families began preparation for this amazing wedding. Jennifer has one super talented family! Her aunt did all the floral work and decor. Another family member Kerri, of Type A Events in the Phoenix area, coordinated the wedding and did a great job.

Jennifer is an event coordinator as well, orchestrating big corporate events worldwide, so as you can imagine, the details in this wedding were one of a kind.

She knew to leave makeup for a pro, and so commissioned Liz Margin work on she and the bridesmaids.

Jen was such a fun bride to work with ... you can really see her outgoing and beautiful personality in these images. And the kids at this wedding were so adorable!

Thank you so much, Jen and Josh, for being so fun to work with and letting us be a part of such a beautiful wedding day!

If you have some time to view their entire, spectacular, wedding-day story, here is a link to Jennifer and Josh's L'Auberge wedding slideshow.

Enjoy the images!









Jen had a seamstress take the lace from her mother's wedding dress and sew it onto the cover for the bible used during the ceremony, a shawl Jen could use if it got cold, and then also a ring pillow. What a great way to incorporate a personal touch, as well as heirloom pieces to pass down for generations!



Jen and Josh's wedding invitations... a calligrapher penned their names, and then a graphic designer incorporated it into the custom designed invitations.







Andrew got this shot of the shy but handsome groom...



The gorgeous bride just a few minutes before she saw Josh for the first time on the wedding day.



An example of how two photographers can capture awesome moments... for Jen and Josh's "first meeting" Andrew and I took two different angles. The image on the left is mine; I love Jen's super cute expression. The image on the right is Andrew's, with an equally sweet expression from Josh.



We **loved** all the work Jen put into the print collateral for this wedding. Every detail down to even the signs to guide guests to the ceremony site and reception site were designed and printed by a graphic designer. Talk about a branded wedding! Great job Jen!



A moment found of one of the kids playing in the aisle just before the ceremony began.



Another example of how Andrew and I split up to cover more moments. The two images below are mine and the next horizontal shot of the Jen and her brother walking towards their dad is Andrew's angle. So many moments can happen in the same time frame.



Andrew's image at the top of ceremony site, and then my shot from 40 feet away of Jen and her dad walking down a very long aisle.



They literally had a 5 minute ceremony... it went fast!



The happy newlyweds!



Jen and Josh taking a few moments "alone."




How gorgeous are these lanterns from Events by Showstoppers Floral?





All the fabulous details... in a green and white theme. We particularly liked the cookies in a box and cold milk by the door for guests to have as they left. See? Really there was no detail that was skipped. Jen and Kerri thought of it all!


Congratulations to Jen and Josh!



Blessings!
Katrina + Andrew
All images copyright 2000-2008, Sedona Bride | Katrina + Andrew Fine Art Photojournalism
Accepting Commissions Worldwide