click here to see d+j engagement session

i know joe saw devon for the first time and could not keep his eyes off her beutiful face and amazing style.   devon is unique, seriously one of a kind.  she is sincere, gracious, and 100% who she is.  one thing  i love most about her is that she likes to be her and doesn’t like anyone watching.  she stays in the background and that is where she likes it.  however, she is not shy, she is a party and such a great time, but doesn’t like the attention.   for a bride, i find this so refreshing.   i knew all about her because she is my lil-sis’s best friend.  but until i moved to utah i did not really know joe.  and all i can say is wow!  these two are so perfect for one another and will be so happy.   joe is purely amazing!   he is so fun, so personable, and so extremely giving.   when photographing joe, i just love when he laughs and luckily for me devon can get her man to laugh on the spot.  

devon and joe just wanted to get married and that was enough for them.   devon did not want a reception,  she just wanted joe and the ones she loved around her.   so, the last week of april we met them down in mesa arizona (devon is from az).   they started their weekend at a steakhouse for a intimate dinner for just family.  devon’s brother made the best little wedding video i have ever seen (click here to see cameron trejo’s site - he does wedding videography.)   the next morning i met devon and joe at the lds mesa temple.  we went early to get some pictures of them there and then they went in - just them and their family.   when they came out of the temple all their family was there to greet them (and a few close friends).  it was perfect, just what devon wanted.  

I was so excited to hear that devon and joe wanted to do a fun post - wedding session.   obviously i love their style and their wedding attire was just purely ideal!   one night we were at pei wei talking about what we would do and devon thought of the salt flats (at the great salt lake) - i jumped on it.  i could picture it as soon as she said it.   her colors were just ALL colors - i love it, it was the rainbow.  so, i knew i wanted to incorporate that in the pictures.  we picked up a bouquet of balloons instead of flowers and a colorful kite.   it was so fun because they were so fun and playful.  

thanks joe and devon - i love you both!  enjoy!

many of people have asked about devons perfectly put together wedding attire:

dress: betsy johnson - shoes: lamb - headband: etsy - jewelery: anthropologie

the dinner

the wedding day

devon + sisters

joe + brothers

devon + friends

the post wedding session

{these were taken at the salt flats at the great salt lake}