Xin & Kainan are both from China, but they met at the University of Utah while both studying chemistry. The wedding ceremony was held at the Ogden Marriott, followed by a nice reception & dinner. Congrats Xin & Kainan.

Heather and Dan were referred to me by Jamie & Josiah whose wedding I photographed last year. This is the first time I’ve shot at Heritage Gardens in Sandy, what a beautiful place. It was perfect for the wedding day as it easily accommodated our large group inside as showers passed overhead outside. Dan & Heather will reside in Denver where Dan works as an athletic trainer for the Denver Nuggets. I think the pics turned out great:

The beautiful people you see below are Samuel & Carolina, who celebrated a perfect wedding day last week at the Salt Lake Temple, followed by a ring ceremony, reception & dinner at the Bonneville Room at the Joseph Smith Building. I’ll be out of town next week on vacation, then to a wedding in Los Angeles, so here is a bucket load of pics to hold you over until I get back:

John & Amy were married last week at the Manti Utah LDS Temple, which happens to be the same place my parents were married not too many years ago. The Manti temple is a stunning, beautiful place, the architecture almost out of a fairytale. Easily in my top 2 or 3 favorite temples. The wedding was followed by the reception at Hidden Falls at Thanksgiving Point. I’ve shot at Thanksgiving Point probably a half-dozen times this summer, not that I’m complaining, what a beautiful place. Good luck to John & Amy with their new life in Kansas at dental school. On to the pics:

I recently photographed the wedding day of Elaine & Seiki at the Draper Utah LDS Temple, followed by reception & luncheon at the Garden Room at Thanksgiving Point. Elaine & Seiki both live in Hawaii and came all the way out here with their Hawaiian & Pacific Island friends & family for their wedding. I think they were happy with the pictures based on the email Elaine sent me: “There’s more than just a few pictures we like, we love them all! Thank you so much for being our wedding photographer and especially for capturing such great shots of our family and friends, and of all the wedding details. Looking through the photos was like reliving our happy wedding day all over again – we will enjoy these pictures for years to come! Thanks again!”