PHOTO + DESIGN

BY MAD

slc photographer

Southwick Family + Tibble Fork Reservoir

When Jessica first emailed me, I didn’t realize I already knew her. Her married name threw me off! We went to high school together and her older brother was a good friend of mine. I love reconnecting with old friends and meeting their families! Her husband Jordan is so sweet with his little girls, I loved watching them interact. Sadie and Sophie were honestly angels the entire session! I’m convinced 8-10 months is the perfect age for family photos with babies. And beautiful Jessica… she is so kind and must be one strong mama to be blessed with twins. I had such a great time at this session. This family was so patient and easy going! Thanks for having me Southwick family!


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Behling Family

This is my Aunt Jacki and Uncle Tracy and their kids and grandkids. Look at how cute they all are together! It was really fun for me to take these photos for them. It’s always a good time when we all get together. Jacki is grandma of the year! Every year she does “Cousin Camp” where all her grandkids come stay at her house for a week full of fun activities! She’s amazing! She even includes my girls because she’s so sweet and thoughtful like that. She goes ALL OUT and they look forward to it every year. So many of my own childhood memories were sleepovers at her house and helping on their farm and I love that my girls are now doing the same. Thanks Behling family. Love ya!

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Personal Photos + Black & White Film

Sometimes I shoot film for fun. Mostly for personal work. I love how it pushes me to try new things, learn more and slow down a little. It’s fun not to be able to see the final image right away. I just got back some scans today and thought I would share some of my experiments with you. While there are quite a few that turn out blurry, I got a handful that I really love! Technically, most of them are still really bad haha but they are of my people so they still give me all the feels!

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Regan + Look Two

This was a second field of flowers just down the road. Her dress for this one is amazing! I love how just changing the dress creates a totally different look. If you missed the first blog post of Regan, you can check it out here. While editing these I may have swore out loud a few times… she’s just stunning! Thanks again Regan, it was a dream!

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Regan + Look One

Regan just glows! She’s one of those people that are so beautiful on the inside that it just can’t be contained. I had a great time photographing this gorgeous girl. I was driving to my home town for Easter, and there were fields of purple flowers everywhere! I just knew I had to do a shoot in them. I asked Regan about 30 minutes in advance and she pulled it off like a dream! I’m so thankful to her because this was so fun for me! She brought a second dress that I can’t wait to show you in a future blog post.

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Spring Break

We spent spring break in St. George and the weather was perfect! We saw friends and family, fished, covered ourselves in sand, swam and ate delicious food. It’s always so nice to get away for a few days and just play together. I actually didn’t take many photos, but the sand dunes were definitely one of the highlights! Love my people! [Read more…] about Spring Break

Mexico Vacation + Personal Post

My husband and I took this trip in January and I am just now getting around to posting it (because I took soooo many pictures). It was our first vacation since our kids were born and it was so nice and much needed! Our last trip was to South Korea, where my husband served his mission. While we were there, I found out I was pregnant with Ava. I can’t believe that was already four years ago! Here’s to hoping we don’t wait that long between all our vacations!

We flew into Cancun and then took a bus to Tulum. Tulum was gorgeous and I loved it there! We stayed there for four nights and then headed back towards Cancun to stay on Isla Mujeres for the last two nights. We saw ancient ruins, snorkeled in lot’s of cenotes (John’s favorite), saw Chichen Itza, ate lot’s of tacos and other delicious food, zip lined and deep sea fished. We didn’t get as much beach time as I would have like because we have the worst luck with the weather on vacations. In Korea, we planned to stay on a nearby island for a couple nights to take advantage of the beach… poured rain. Every time we planned a beach day in Mexico… windy and rainy haha.

I would highly recommend visiting Tulum if you are planning a vacation in the future. If you need any recommendations, I’m happy to help (or you could just take me with you).

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Personal + Camping

We went camping over the 4th of July and it was so great and so dirty. I have never seen my kids get so dirty! They were actually pouring buckets of dirt on their own heads. Toddler heaven! I only pulled out my camera once, but I took some cute videos on my phone and I’m working on making them into a home video. I’m definitely not a pro, but it has been so fun to make something meaningful out of all the random videos on my phone. I will share when it’s finished!

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