emma's senior portrait photo shoot

friday night, i had the fun opportunity to do a little senior portrait photo session. I LOVED IT. it was a blast getting to play photographer for the weekend! and can you even believe how beautiful emma is!? unreal.

seriously every shot of her was stunning but these few are some of my absolute faves.

if you're looking for an inexpensive photographer, shoot me an email! i'd love to get more practice and who knows- maybe in the future, we can even add a little photography to our film business :)

email: kellyartsfilms@gmail.com

mother's day 2013

this year, my four sisters and i all got together and made this surprise mother's day film for our mom. it was a lot of work but so, so worth it to get to show it to her last night and see her response. she LOVED it! success!

hope you all had a great mother's day weekend. i got hit with the worst stomach flu bug on sunday. bleh. let's just say i'm glad i'm still alive! feeling much better now, thank goodness :)

new film! madi & shawn's wedding + albion fit giveaway winner!

i still can't get over how perfect madi and shawn's wedding day was. the weather, flowering gardens, and pink blossoms covering every tree was all so dreamy! getting to be there, document it all, and sneak in a few kisses with my love...i decided that i really, really love our little film business.

hope you enjoy their highlight film!

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and here is the winner of the albion fit giveaway!

congrats, samantha! (and great name, btw!)

thanks to everyone who entered. have a happy weekend!

new film! brad & andrea's LA wedding

so excited to be able to share this finished wedding highlight film today!
hope you enjoy it!

for all the latest updates and sneak peaks from shoots,
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xo

albion fit swimsuit giveaway! *closed*

i've got the giveaway to end all giveaways today!

albion fit sells amazing women's fitness and swimwear and some of the most stylish workout clothing i've seen. they also just opened a brand new store in salt lake city's city creek mall!

i got their midnight dip swimsuit in charcoal for our trip to LA and can't tell you how much i love it. before this suit, i've never ever felt comfortable enough to wear a swimsuit without some kind of board shorts to cover my hips and thighs. and never in my wildest dreams would i have ever guessed that i'd post actual pictures of myself in a swimsuit sans board shorts on my blog! but thanks to albion fit, i can finally ditch the faded, 7 year-old roxy shorts and not even feel bad about it! yes!

today, albion fit is giving away this same game-changing swimsuit away to one lucky reader! 

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to enter:*

must be a follower of this blog

like albion fit on facebook

pin your favorite item from albion fit onto one of your pinterest boards and leave the link to the pin in your comment

*only one comment (entry) per person

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albion fit is also offering all YPIL readers an exclusive discount! save $15 on any purchase of $50 or more when you use the code younglove15 at checkout. hurry and check out all their awesome swimsuits and snag one for yourself before the coupon code expires on May 5th!

LA wedding preview

i've been going through all the footage from the wedding we shot in LA last weekend and am so, so excited to cut the highlight film together and show you all!

and this bride's dress. $200 at david's bridal. what the?! her mom just added the sleeves.
there's nothing better than a knock out wedding dress found for an amazing deal, am i right?

check back soon for the finished film!

(p.s. i need a hair cut. we're entering mulletville, folks.)

weekend in cali

swim suit c/o albion fit

we just got back from a great three-day weekend in southern california!

we went out to film a wedding in LA on saturday and when we weren't working, we hit the beach and explored the santa monica pier. it felt like the perfect little vacation because not only was it a blast to have some time with just the two of us, but spending a whole day working hard together filming made the trip feel super productive and satisfying too!

after enjoying gelato on huntington beach, twilight swims, and room service breakfast, it was kinda hard to leave but we're glad to be back home watching prison break and snugging our hero again.

a proposal in the park

 

one of chas' coworkers proposed to his girlfriend a few nights ago and asked chas to help out and snap a few pics.

billy first said "i love you" to lizzy at this park so after a horse-drawn carriage ride around downtown slc, he brought her back to this same park- all lit up beautifully with twinkle lights and spot lights. he made her a special book that he gave to her and then after she said "yes," fireworks went off!

do we love it!?

way to go, billy!

new look & half off sponsorship!

i decided this blog was long overdue for a layout update and i am loving the new look!

i've also done a few changes on all the sidebar pages- you're definitely gonna wanna take a second and just hover your mouse over those sidebar links for a fun little surprise! cute, huh?

my good friend, stephanie, designed it- check her and her blog out. she's the greatest.

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and while we're rolling out the new digs, i thought i'd let you all know that i've cut my sponsorship rates by 50%! check out the new rates and let me know if you'd like to reserve a spot! 

springtime sunday strolls

so it was spring for a little bit...then it turned back to winter...now it's spring again!

we had dinner with my family on sunday and then walked around my parent's neighborhood. it was such a beautiful evening and so much fun to be with everyone!

you know, sometimes i feel like we're really missing out on great, daily adventures by not living somewhere more exciting like new york or california. but then days like this remind me why living in utah has its perks- family! chas and i are blessed to have wonderful families that we're both super close with and within just an hour's drive from visiting. i love being near my inlaws, parents, sisters, and hero's cousins!

so you can have your big dream cities and your skyscrapers. we've got sunday family dinner and springtime strolls.

p.s. to our family out in new york and new jersey: we love you, miss you, and want to come visit you!