Spring Shoot Modeling for Calder Photography

If you follow me on Facebook, you'll see I've been constantly tagged in photos by Calder Photography from our wedding and my bridals (which I need to upload on here... reminder*). The owner, Aneisa Calder, is a good friend and coworker of mine. When Aneisa began working at the law firm as our receptionist, she was really taking off in her photography business. As the youngest employees in the organization, we immediately bonded, and then became a lot closer when we let our guards down and let our weirdness flow freely. 

After seeing some of her work, I immediately knew I wanted her to be a second shooter for our wedding. Austin Berenyi did our engagement photos and when I heard he had started branching into videography, I knew I HAD to have him do our wedding video, which left me in need of a second photographer for the wedding day. As a woman, it's obviously more fun to have a girl friend (who actually is a professional and can also fix your hair and makeup) do your bridals, and I fell in love with them.  Now, at work we always joke around about how she'll do my maternity and family photos whenever the times come for the rest of my life.

Now to the point of this post... Aneisa asked me weeks ago if Brian and I would be models for her for a couple's shoot at Antelope Island. Since April is almost here, wedding/engagement season is about to start in full swing. Wedding season means engagement photos and Aneisa wanted a more rustic/desert-like feel to add to her portfolio and show more variety, so we agreed! Saturday we met up at the beach area and shot all around the island and the Great Salt Lake. 

I'm attaching a few of my favorites, but to see the full shoot, you can visit:

http://www.calderphoto.com/#!Jessica-Brian-Spring-Photos/ews9b/56f2b5400cf23c800ad01161 

Photography: Calder Photography

Make-up Artist: Rebecca Renae Artistry

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Washington DC Temple & Sam's Wedding

Saturday, (still at Dad's house) we woke up and went to the DC temple which is only half an hour away. We didn't make a reservation so when we got there, we happened to be doing baptisms with a big group of missionaries and their recent converts! It was really neat to be there and help people understand the significance and answer questions for them, as this was the first time any of them had been yet. I love going to this temple because both times I've been there, I've been escorted through the main entrance of the temple, through the waiting rooms and past the mural and taken downstairs to the baptistry getting a mini tour of the inside of the temple.
After doing baptisms, I was getting ready again and a woman approached me who was there with her daughter for the first time and they were from West Virginia. It was really cool to get to talk with her and learn about how she had become active and married her husband who is now a bishop in Morgantown.

Saturday evening was the wedding for one of my best friends from college. This was the main reason for our trip home at this time, and it was so wonderful to get to see college friends and watch Sam marry her high school sweetheart. Their wedding was at a beautiful historic manor in Berryville, VA and I had the most handsome date.

 Another best friend from college, Shanna, was the maid of honor.

Sam and I.

 Shanna, myself, and Jessie.

 Brian and I

SO happy we were able to attend.

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