Dana and Jason - Zion National Park Elopement

It's been a dream of mine to both travel to Zion National Park and shoot a spectacular elopement in the western US.  When Dana and Jason let me in on their secret plans to have their actual wedding on a mountaintop in Zion before returning home for the celebration I was SO. THERE. 

Dana and Jason have such sweet souls.  They're adventurous yet uncomplicated.  They let their love and dreams take the lead and everything else follows.  Witnessing their union was an absolute honor!

I could gush all day about them but I'll cut myself off and just go ahead with the magic...   

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Behind The Scenes

Iceland Summer 2017

What can I say but, "Wow." Visiting and exploring this country was one of the most incredible experiences of natural beauty I have ever witnessed.  We had an amazing time, hiked a ton, ate a ton and Danielle was chased by a sheep.  All in all. 10 out of 10, would do it again.

-Danielle and Peter

Paris Revisited

What can I say about Paris that hasn't already been said?  City of lights.  City of love? The city that has captured the hearts and imaginations of so many.  Any love letter I could write would surely fall short of describing it's true beauty.  All I know is we're in love and the second date was even better than the first.

In my efforts to keep my photography skills fresh, I often put way too much stress on myself to get great photos (especially in an amazing place like Paris). So, I made a concerted effort on this trip to practice "casual" photography. I can't say I didn't still stress, but I got to have fun with composition, editing, and juxtaposition.  A lot of these photos aren't the same editing style, feature tourist photobombers, and weren't taken in remotely the same place as the ones I collaged them with.  And there's a kind of freedom in that, which takes me back to being on vacation in the greatest city on earth.

"You know, I sometimes think, how is anyone ever gonna come up with a book, or a painting, or a symphony, or a sculpture that can compete with a great city. You can't. Because you look around and every street, every boulevard, is its own special art form and when you think that in the cold, violent, meaningless universe that Paris exists, these lights, I mean come on, there's nothing happening on Jupiter or Neptune, but from way out in space you can see these lights, the cafés, people drinking and singing. For all we know, Paris is the hottest spot in the universe." - Midnight in Paris

----- Paris Je T'aime ----- {Travel Photographer, Destination Photographer}

I'm never at a loss for words when it comes to the beauty we experienced in Paris and Nice, France.  This trip was dream come true, filled with inspirational and serendipitous moments.  We'd love nothing more than to return again and again.    

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