Brooke and Brian got married at the beginning of October on the east coast and then had an open house reception at Fort Douglas in mid October. They had me shoot some bride and groom pictures and family pictures before the open house. Check it out!

Christmas Cards:

- They are flat 5x7 cards printed on your choice of linen, watercolor, or pearl paper.

- They come with envelopes.

- The front of the card is your selected design with a photo of your choice and then the back is a similar design with a message of your choice.

- The cards come in packages of 25 cards. The cards are $2 a card.
25 cards - $50
50 cards - $100
75 cards - $150
100 cards - $200

- The last day to order Christmas Cards is December 11th, 2009.

- The cards ARE NOT listed in the shopping cart system. Please contact me by email at: opie@opiefoto.com to order your custom cards.

Lisa and Jonah were in town for Thanksgiving spending time with their family and had me shoot some portraits of them at Wheeler Farm.

Amy and Ricky got married yesterday. That means I can finally post Amy's stunning bridal pictures from over a month ago when it wasn't too cold and there were colorful leaves on the trees. We started out at memory grove and up hit up the beautiful trees in the area and then went over to the beehive tea room for some beautiful vintage portraits. Enjoy.

<3 Opie

I just love how Courtney and Rj's wedding album turned out. They went with a sexy snake leather spine and a chocolate brown suede main leather.

This past week we were featured on three different blogs: Jewelboxing, A La Mode Bridal, and Blue Light Bride. Check out their blog posts below.

OpieFoto featured on Jewelboxing.com for our clean and sexy DVD cases for the wedding digital negatives.




Liz and Trevor featured on A La Mode Bridal.




Vanessa and Michael featured on Blue Light Bride.com

Annie + Dylan
October 3, 2009
Johnson Mill
Midway, Utah


BEFORE THE WEDDING

Occupations: Marketing & Finance

How the couple met: We both attended Rice University

How he proposed: We always take shadow pictures when we travel, especially at the beach. In March we took a weekend trip to Ft Lauderdale, where it was a little cloudy but still tropical compared to the New York winter. During a break in the clouds, we were taking our usual shadow pics, when Dylan said he had a good idea for another picture, but required a prop. He told me to close my eyes and get the camera ready to take the shot while I waited. When I opened my eyes, Shadow Dylan was down on a knee, "holding" the ring box, which was sitting in the sand. Shadow Annie gave a thumbs up in response.





Bridal shower/Bachelorette party: Shower thrown by Dylan's family friends in Bridgeport, TX and a brunch thrown by bridesmaids in Houston.

Bachelor party: None, but went golfing Friday morning!


WEDDING

Ceremony Place: Johnson Mill

Date: Oct 3, 2009

The bride wore: Ivory chiffon Winnie Couture gown

The groom wore: Black Tommy Hilfiger suit


RECEPTION

Reception Place: Johnson Mill

Wedding music: Collection of some of our favorite songs

Wedding song: Once Upon a Dream - Theme Song from Sleeping Beauty

Menu: Beef tenderloin, rosemary chicken breast, tri-color whipped potatoes, green beans, ice cream sundae bar

Cake: 3-tiered white fondant trimmed with yellow & gray ribbon. Strawberry, white chocolate, and spice layers

Colors: Yellow & gray

Flowers: Yellow calla bouquets and boutonnieres, various yellow flowers in arrangements

Unique details: Tables marked by favorite board games, guests' escort cards were personalized game cards

MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT - no single moments stand out for us, we had so much fun throughout the entire day


HONEYMOON

Place: Vomo Island, Fiji

A memorable moment of the honeymoon: A few hours after we arrived, we were walking along the beach on the far side of the island (away from the rooms) when a boat sped up to us and 2 staff hurriedly urged us to get in. There had been an earthquake in a nearby (for the South Pacific) island, causing a tsunami warning in Fiji. We spent the next hour or so with the rest of the resort's guests, halfway up the mountain in the middle of the island, waiting for the warning to be called off.

WEDDING ADVICE

Eat.











































VENDORS

Rings: David So (http://www.davidsdiamonds.com/)

Invitations: Letterpressed by friend Christine Song, Humble Beginnings Press

Rehearsal dinner: Catered by Done to Your Taste at Lodge at Stillwater, Heber City (http://www.stillwaterlodge.com/index.htm)

Guest book: Opiefoto

Photography: Opiefoto

Bridal gown: Bridal Garden, NY (http://www.bridalgarden.org/)

Alterations: Bridal Garden, NY

Hair and Makeup: Rockwater Salon, Heber City

Bridesmaids' dresses: Ann Taylor

Groom’s Tux/Suit: Men's Wearhouse

Flowers: Silver Cricket, Park City

Decorations and rentals: Diamond Rentals

Catering: Done to Your Taste, Kamas (http://www.donetoyourtastecatering.com/)

Cake: Midway Country Corner, Heber City (http://www.midwaycountrycorner.com/)

Venue: Johnson Mill (http://www.johnsonmill.com/)

Wedding favors: Hard candy (borough mix) from Papabubble, NY (http://papabubble.com/start.htm)

Wedding planner: Lani Lively, Johnson Mill

Officiant: Rev Joseph Kho

It's the season for family pictures. I shot these up Millcreek Canyon a few weeks ago before it got super cold.

Love this album! Ericka and Jeremy had a destination wedding at The Johnson Mill in Midway, Utah. They are both from Texas so we communicated through email about the design of the album. They are showing off their album in December at their reception. Ericka and Jeremy decided to go with a beautiful 10x14 vertical album with a soft brown leather called "bomber jacket" then a 5x5 photo cameo cut out and their names and wedding date imprinted.

I just love it when my brides select an album that has a unique cover because let's face it plain black leather is boring. Every bride is unique and every wedding is unique and the wedding album should be unique as well.

Occupations:him.fraud investigator.  Her. Student

How the couple met:worked together at a previous job

How he proposed:on one knee in a flower and candle filled room

Bridal shower/Bachelorette party: wendover

Bachelor party:poker and garlic burgers at a friends house


WEDDING

Ceremony Place:log haven

Date:sept 19

The bride wore:davids bridal

The groom wore:mens wearhouse


RECEPTION

Reception Place:log haven

Cake:cupcakes

Colors:fall colors

Flowers:variety. Calla lillies and eucalyptus


MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT

Bride's answer:the conan the barbarian music walking down the aisle

Groom's answer:seeing the bride for the first time


HONEYMOON

Place:disneyland

A memorable moment of the honeymoon:tower of terror

JulieAnna + Jonathan
August 22, 2009
Little White Chapel
Salt Lake City, Utah


BEFORE THE WEDDING

Occupations:
Jonathan is an attorney by day and published writer by rest-of-the-day. JulieAnna is currently in graduate school in Cambridge Massachusetts studying to be a Dance/Movement Therapist and Mental Health Counselor.

How the couple met:
We met through friends in Columbus Ohio, Jonathan's home town, and where I went for college.

How he proposed:
We were living in Buenos Aires, Argentina when Jonathan proposed. He tried to surprise me at the airport but we missed each other and when he finally reached me on my cell phone I was on the bus going to meet him at the bus station, our original plan. He hopped in another cab, waited through horrendous traffic to come meet me at the English Tower in downtown Buenos Aires where he was finally able to propose to me (in Spanish!).

Bridal shower/Bachelorette party:
All the girls met up for a beautiful bridal shower at my best friend's house... though we both got stung by a bee! Afterwards we met up with the boys at Speak Easy for a combined bachelor/bachelorette party.


WEDDING

Ceremony Place:
The White Community Memorial Chapel, across from the Utah State Capitol building.

Date:
August 22, 2009

The bride wore:
Sunshine satin gown, made by White House Black Market ....and blue shoes

The groom wore:
J-Crew suit sans jacket (just the vest)


RECEPTION

Reception Place:
JulieAnna's parent's backyard in the foothills of the Salt Lake valley

Wedding music:
Michael Lucarelli played classical guitar for our ceremony and for the beginning of our reception. Then we danced the night away to a playlist of dance music we created ourselves.

Wedding song:
We danced to "Verano Porteno" an Argentine tango, since my family is from Argentina and we spent a year together living in Buenos Aires.

Menu:
We had a Thai buffet featuring food from Sawadee Restaurant

Cake:
White cake with custard filling. It was decorated with white fondant and green and blue cherry blossom stems.

Colors:
Blue and green

Flowers:
My mom and I did all of the flowers ourselves. We ordered flowers from a wholesale florist and then the day before the wedding made all of the arrangements and decorations with the generous help of friends and family.

Décor elements:
We submerged stems of orchids in vases of water and then floated a candle on top for our centerpieces.


MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT

Bride's answer:
At 1:00 am it was finally time for our last dance of the night, tons of couples joined us in dancing to "The Way You Look Tonight" and looking around there was just so much love in the air. I felt so blessed to be dancing in Jonathan's arms surrounded by people I love.

Groom's answer:
After the rest of the processional had completed, JulieAnna's father, Julio, threw open the door at the back of the chapel, landing with a bang that startled everyone. When we saw the grin on Julio's face, we all chuckled, then our collective gaze moved to JulieAnna, who looked angelic in her white dress, with those blue eyes smiling down the aisle at me.


HONEYMOON

Place: We spent a week in Puerto Rico and then a week on the island of St. Lucia.

A memorable moment of the honeymoon:
The serenity of watching the sun set over the ocean from our private villa, juxtaposed against the terror of discovering a huge centipede inside the room moments later, which led to a valiant battle of death-by-shoe (which the bride avoided by cowering in the bathroom).

WEDDING ADVICE:
Make your wedding your own so that it's an event you would want to attend, but also so that everyone leaves feeling like they know you and your new spouse a little bit better.


































VENDORS

Rings: Dana Richardson from Spectrum Gems

Invitations: Samara Watkiss, my best friend and designer extraordinaire

Rehearsal dinner: Faustina

Guest book: We bought a blank journal made of handmade paper and had each party sign their name on a page with room for their photo which we took as they came in.

Photography: Opie Foto

Bridal gown: White House Black Market

Alterations: Abby's Alterations

Groom’s Tux/Suit: JCrew

Flowers: DWF - wholesale florists

Decorations and rentals: Diamond Rental, Performance Audio, Specialty Linens

Catering: Sawadee

Cake: Granite Bakery

Venue: Bride's parents' backyard

Entertainment/Music: Michael Lucarelli

Wedding favors: Matchboxes from partyblockstore.com

Officiant: The Honorable Judge Christine Decker

Guest lodging: The University Guest House

Any other vendors not listed?
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