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I spent last weekend at The Canyons playing and having fun. It reminded me there’s year-round fun to be had at this Park City ski resort.
These are a few photos from Jessica and Kurt’s outdoor summer wedding. Guests were treated to breathtaking gondola ride up the mountain to the Red Pine Lodge for the wedding and reception. After The Joe Muscolino Band provided music for dancing that lasted all night!
Summer will be here soon, bring-on the outdoor weddings!
- Ryan
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As many of you probably know we have a sister studio that specializes in contemporary child and family portraiture run by our very own Logan Walker – Sprout Photo. Sprout’s style is characterized by genuine, spontaneous expressions and candid, penetrating portraits that reveal some inner truth about their subjects. It takes a photographer with a rare set of skills and vision to create such intimate and revealing work and we have always counted ourselves lucky to have Logan on our team.
While it doesn’t happen often, but sometimes, lightening does strike twice!
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that the very gifted Kelli Bramble has joined the Sprout Photo team!! We are great admirers of Kelli’s images and we think that she is a perfect fit for our studio in style, philosophy and sense of humor! We are so happy to be working with her and I can’t wait to see where Logan and Kelli are going to take Sprout in the coming months!
Welcome aboard Kelli!
What follows is the text from Logan’s announcement from earlier this morning:
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The Wedding Reception for Nick and Whitnee’s Ultimate Utah Wedding was just spectacular. All of the generous vendors who came together for this event gave 110%. As the sun set on the city, the view of downtown Salt Lake and the Great Salt Lake was a beautiful treat for Nick and Whitnee’s guests to take in. The Tower is one of the only places in the Salt Lake Valley where such a view can be enjoyed. Guests were served a number of mouth watering hors d’oeuvres, delightful gelato, and refreshing signature mocktails, compliments of Culinary Crafts. Scene Makers set the stage with an illuminated dance floor, red, black and white lounge furniture and gorgeous seasonal red floral designs. I loved the wintery trees and white floral balls dangling from the backdrop behind the head table. Nick and Whitnee’s red, black and white wedding cake was provided by Ambrosia. Durvin from Laughing Gravy kept the evening rolling from the reception line into the traditions of cake cutting, first dance, and the bouquet and garter toss. The party was really going when Swoop, the University of Utah Mascott dropped by for a little performance. Nick and Whitnee were surrounded by friends and family as they danced into the night. When it came time for the two to depart, they were driven away into the night in a handsome vintage Rolls Royce provided by Something Vintage, Something Blue.
Ryan and I had so much fun working with Nick and Whitnee. We would like to thank them and all of the people who voted for ZumaPhoto to be part of their Ultimate Utah Wedding. Nick and Whitnee, you two are Rock Stars!
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Fun, laughter and plenty of smiling! There was all of that and more on Alyson and Cole’s wedding day. The fun-loving couple was married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. From there they had a ring-ceremony and a reception at a relative’s house, where the fun and good-times continued throughout the day. Alyson, the radiant bride, had a smile so contagious it inspired everyone to smile too!
Have fun, smile and enjoy your day, that’s what I say!
Ryan
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The day of Peggy and Dustin’s engagement shoot turned out to be bitter-cold day and they spent the entire time cuddled together to stay warm. We decided a University of Utah theme would be great since they are both big fans and graduates of the fine university (GO UTES).
Wandering about campus taking all kinds of great photos was fun, and I somehow called Dustin by the wrong name. Good thing Dustin has a sense of humor because the fun began when every time he was addressed he received a new and different name. “Larry, look here and smile,” or “Harold, smile.” Anyway, It was a fun day and we survived the cold, but I’m convinced they would have cuddled anyway regardless the weather.
Ryan
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Nick and Whitnee, the couple chosen for the Ultimate Utah Wedding giveaway are finally married! It was a gorgeous February day with the warm sun peeking through the cool clouds. Nick and Whitnee were sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple surrounded by family and loved ones. The couple was just glowing as they exited the temple to be greeted by everyone who came down for the ceremony. After taking the standard family and group portraits on the stairs of the temple, Ryan and I were able to take the two around the temple grounds for some personal time and some personal photos. They were so excited to be married, they couldn’t stop looking at each other. Just so, so, so cute! Whitnee’s exquisite gown is a Maggie Soterro original and her lovely boquet was created by Scene Makers. Nick’s Tux comes from Jim’s Formal Wear. When we were finished with photos, Nick and Whitnee were whisked away in a vintage Rolls Royce provided by Something Vintage Something Blue.
Here are the images from the first half of the day at the Temple. Check back soon for the reception images at The Tower at Rice Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah.
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Well since we’re stuck here in winter for a few more weeks we might as well celebrate it. I can’t think of a better way than to share this gorgeous album from McCall & Ryan’s December sealing the Salt Lake Temple that culminated in a stunning winter reception at Sundance Resort!
McCall had a lot of images to pare it down from: we did an engagement session, a bridal AND groomal session, the temple sealing and the reception. The only thing to do was go BIG! So here we have a 12×16 inch, 100-side beauty dolled up in McCall’s own inspired combination of gold ostrich and copper metallic leathers. As beautiful as it looks here, this album really needs to be seen in person to be fully appreciated. Its positively decadent! 
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After watching the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, I had to go through my archive and post some of my photographs from the 2002 games in Salt Lake City. These photos are from the USA vs Russia Game, which happened to be played on the 22nd anniversary of the 1980 Miracle on Ice. I have photographed countless hockey games, and in my opinion this game was the second greatest game ever, the first being the original game between the two countries in 1980.
Ryan
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