Friday I had the great pleasure of photographing the wedding of Augusta and Jon!  After their wedding, however, I shot two more on Saturday and Sunday!  So needless to say, I have a bit of catching up (both on sleep and work!).  In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek of a few shots I captured of Augusta and Jon!

Stay tuned for more!!

Last weekend I had the pleasure to document Ashley and Rob’s wedding.  The intimate ceremony took place on the property of a beautiful house located in Hailey, ID.  Below are a few of my favorite photos

Wow.  What a difference a year makes!  So much in my life has changed within the past year, and Hillary Maybery is the woman who has changed it, both professional and personally.  12 months ago, the only thing I shot was motocross.  Lots and lots of motocross.  It was my passion, and I was finally starting to get published in major magazines.

Then, a friend approached me about shooting a wedding for her friend.  I told her I had never shot one before but she said the couple was desperate and they liked the photos I had taken at various Christmas parties.  So on June 21st, 2008, I shot my first wedding.  I had hired my friend Allison to help me, or rather, to help keep me calm, and we did a pretty good job.

Come July I was looking to find a second job to add to my income, as Sun Valley is quite the expensive place to live!  I was just about to plaster the local elementary school with babysitting fliers, then came up with a BRILLIANT idea!  I would offer my photography services for the local wedding photographers!  I could do what I love (shooting photos) and contribute to one of the most memorable days of people’s lives while making money at the same time!  I called 4 local wedding photographers, and the first one who called me back was the best of them all, Hillary Maybery.  She called me back almost instaneously…I had told her that I was a motorsports photographer, but that I had shot one wedding.  I told her I would print out and show her some of the photos I took, and she said, “If you can run around and shoot fast moving objects, like motorcycles, I don’t need to see your work, I know you can hang.”  We met on Wednesday the 30th at Wrap City, then two days later I shot a wedding with her.  It was such an incredible experience, I’ll never forget it.  We ran our butts off, shot our index fingers off, and laughed and smiled the whole time.  It was the perfect combination.  She went on to book me for 4 more weddings that year, and now, this year, she has booked me for 13!  I also have 5 solo weddings booked for myself as well.  That’s a total of 18 weddings this year!

I can not express how grateful I am to have met and spent time with Hillary.  She has boosted my confidence, made me a better photographer (even my motorsports shots are 100% better), and has made me a better person as well.  She is not only a coworker, but a great friend as well.  I love her family like they were my own!  I look forward to many many more weddings with Hillary.  Oh, and if you are wondering about CHEAT-BERY…we were shooting a wedding a few months ago and she and I were just clicking soo great together and she said to me “we need like a phrase or something to describe the two of us” and I belted out “CHEAT-BERY!” Hil laughed sooo hard, and I don’t know if it was the fact that I used part of my name first, or what, but every now and then, when we’re in the middle of a shoot I like to give shout outs to CHEAT-BERY to see her giant smile and hear her laugh!  Below are a few photos of us, as well as 1 photo I have captured from each of the weddings we have shot so far that are most memorable to me…

Here they are!  CHEAT-BERY!

Oftentimes Hillary and I will sneak a couple shots of each other while we’re shooting weddings…

Now for my favorites…

Hillary, you’re the best!  Love you dearly!  XOXO, KK.

Mindy and Bob’s wedding was an exceptionally special day for me to shoot because they were more than my clients, they are my friends.  When Mindy asked me last summer to shoot her wedding I was ecstatic!  I had met her and Bob while we were following the Wild West Motocross circuit.  I shot photos of the racers and they cheered on their son, Dylan.  Here are some pictures from their wedding (the slideshow can also be seen by clicking here)…

The vows were so special because they involved Dylan as well.  There were lots of laughter and tears!

Mindy’s Maid of Honor was her best friend/Sister in Law, Teri.  Her daughter Taylor was the flower girl…Mom and daughter were so beautiful! There were many arrangements from flower shops in Pasadena TX that helped to create a special romantic atmosphere.

The music was extra special on this day, as it was Bob’s band who played!  They even dedicated my favorite song, “Dead Flowers” by the Rolling Stones, to me!

This was such a sweet moment when Dylan was dancing with Mindy!

Mindy’s wedding was the first time I had ever witnessed the Money Dance!  It was great!

At the end of the night Mindy got on stage to sing with her man!!!  At the end, we all headed to the Wagon Wheel and continued to dance the night away!

Mindy and Bob – Thanks again for sharing this awesome day with me!!

~Kristin

Wow, I can’t believe how long it has been since I’ve posted anything on here!  I have been CRAZY busy lately and very busy editing photos!  In the last week and a half, I have had 4 photoshoots and I leave early tomorrow morning to fly to Pennsylvania for a motocross race!  I will begin posting photos just as soon as I can get caught up (somewhat) in the meantime, here’s a few photos from Mindy and Bob’s wedding.

A few weeks ago Hillary and I shot the AMAZING wedding of Julian and Katie.  They flew out from New York to celebrate their special day and flew out 100 of their closest friends from AUSTRALIA!  It was THE who’s who event of the season and I was excited to be a part of it!  A few images from the occassion can be seen below:

Last weekend Hillary and I photographed the wedding of Keith and Gretchen.  An absolutely adorable couple from Seattle, WA.  The wedding and reception was held at the Sun Valley Lodge.  The father of the bride made the ceremony even more special by hiring a professional figure skater to perform a routine during the ceremony.  Below are a few photos from the spectacular wedding.