He’s a genuinely good guy. First impressions say a lot about a person…. maybe even the things they try to hide. My first impression of Chris was just that… he’s a genuinely good guy. He loves the Lord. He loves my friend. He loves people and does his best to help where he can. He’s a hard worker. He’s a big WIN if you ask me!
Hmmm… what to say about Chelsea…. She’s everything a lady should be. She’s one of the only nurses I would want if I were in the hospital (she recently finished her Nurse Practitioner’s degree and rolls with the big dogs now 🙂 ). She’s gorgeous. She has a smile that could make glaciers melt. Her quiet, yet quirky sense of humor never fails to have me in stitches (no pun intended…)…. and the list goes on and on. She’s someone I would want to be like when I grow up.
You can imagine the look on my face when Chelsea first asked me to be her wedding photographer…. well, basically I had a blank look of complete and utter shock on my face. I’m beyond honored Chris and Chelsea have chosen me to be their wedding photographer… and I couldn’t ask for more perfect clients and friends than them! We had so much fun shooting at the Orange Circle and Peter’s Canyon… and I’m SO excited for their November wedding at Strawberry Farms! Here’s some shots from our afternoon…

By the way… Chelsea claimed to “not know how to ‘work it’ “…. riiiiight.





Chelsea cracks me up… she’s so darn cute!



After we spent some time exploring around Orange Circle, we took a quick drive down Chapman and ended up at Peter’s Canyon… another one of my favorite places to shoot. The hills were painted a gorgeous spring green and as the sun set, we enjoyed the vibrant colors all around. Seriously… the whole time, Taylor Swift was singing “Today was a Fairytale” in my head… because that’s what it looked like.





Okay…. I couldn’t help myself. I HAD to shoot some of the details… because they were so good! I ADORED Chelsea’s dress from Anthropologie and the cute bouquet of flowers she brought along….

I was also a HUGE fan of her cute yellow strappy sandals from Nordstrom. (And I have to admit… I saw them at Nordstrom and almost bought them…)

Chris certainly brought “man-ness” to the shoot with his studly cowboy boots.


This was one of my favorites from the day…





Another “couldn’t help myself” moment… the sun flare was just so cool!!!!

Chris brought his truck… yay!




Passion.

Dear Chris and Chelsea,
You rocked my world with this shoot.
Not only were you easy on the eyes, but you were a breath of fresh air to my soul.
I loved getting to know you both better and I can’t wait for your wedding day.
I might cry. This is fair warning.
Loooove,
Kate

Kate, beautiful again! Chelsea’s personality comes out soo much in these pictures. Love them!
Yay! I love them Kate. You do such beautiful work. I am so, so grateful to have you as our photographer and friend! Love you!
LOVEEEEEE them
wow. yep. speechless. thanks for sharing 😉
Kate: You are a gifted photographer! Chris and Chelsea are beautiful. I plan tol cry for joy at the wedding, too!
I just LOVE looking at your pics! They make my heart smile! You do such a great job and I always feel some sort of connection to these couples and want the best for them!! Maybe it’s the honesty, beauty, love and sincerity, (or maybe I’m just a stalker lol)…. I’m not sure but whatever it is you do an amazing job capturing “it”.
Keep it up girl!
Beautiful people inside and out. Gifted photographer. I cried.
ok, so where did Chris get those “boots”??? He was supposed to come to the REAL “south” and get them with my PURE country boys!!! Lookin good tho! And isn’t my Chelsea marie Hoffmann spectacular??? And boy, she sure knows how to pick um!! I’m in tears ALREADY!!! Love you guys!!!!
Stumbled upon your blog through digg.com and I’m glad I did :). Keep up the good work !
lovinnnnn the last one. 🙂