Here's a quick list for all you amateur photographers on what NOT to do when your hair stylist,
a former mission companion of your sister-in-law acquiesces to you taking her bridal pictures:
or you will only be able to take 5 pictures before your camera memory is used up
and then you'll have to drive back to the bride's house
so she can delete a bunch of pictures from her Hawaii and Thailand trips
so that you can use the memory card from her camera.
Number Two. Do NOT bring your camera with a dead battery. Enough said.
Number Three. Make sure that the EXTRA camera battery you brought is NOT DEAD
because if you bring two dead camera batteries you'll have to embarrassingly borrow batteries from the bride.
Number Four. Know where your going to take the pictures at.
That way you won't waste forty minutes looking for the American Fork Ampitheater
only to end up at the Lehi Costco.
The steel siding and gigantic shopping carts just aren't bridal enough.
I embarrassed myself so many times on Saturday when Megan, Squire and I got together to take some pics. 
I just can't stop shaking my head about it.
The lighting was SO harsh!
and I was worried that none of the pictures were going to turn out.
But Squire (Emalee) was so laid back about it that it calmed my nerves. Plus, look at her! 
She's gorgeous! And while I was at my skinniest when I stuffed myself into my bridal gown, I was never a dang size 3 that Squire is! After a little editing to work on the fill light in a lot of the pictures, here are some of the results.
Squire: THANK YOU so much for letting me take your picture!
I had so much fun and I'll do it again if you're up for it!
P.S. Does Meg look hot, or what? She's sultry even with them twins just about bustin' outta her.
(It's that ultimate uterus of hers)
When you have your babies, Meg, can I get my picture taken with them like I was the one what birthed them?
7 comments:
You're an amazing photographer Beffy. Seriously. The pictures look awesome. Granted it would be hard to take a bad picture of that girl (Squire, not me... although I look really good too). Don't beat yourself up about the batteries and memory card. I think it worked out great. I still feel guilty about when I took Heather's pictures 5 years ago and they paid me and I didn't have any batteries and they had to go buy me those too. Oh it was horrible and those pictures didn't even turn out. So you're WAY ahead of me.
Wow, Beth, these are awesome! I love the truck and other artsy (or shall I say, artsy-fartsy?) backgrounds you chose. Very impressive and professional-looking. I especially like the ones with the red poppies--so pretty!
Yes, the poppies. Great idea, but the steep mountainside where the poppies resided caused a near early labor for Megs when she fell down the mountain...that's when we went to the next photo spot.
I love it!! These look incredible!! I wish you took my bridals!! Megan looks beautiful too!!! It looks like everything worked out!! Your awesome!
I didn't even take bridals so I am not a good person to turn too on these matters but seriously beautiful. and Wow, Megan you look so good! I am glad I get to see your tummy on Beth's blog at least! :)
I laughed so much reading your post. Not because I was laughing at your troubles, but because I love your style. For all the trouble you had getting those photographs done, they certainly don't hint at any problems! They look gorgeous! I never did any bridals, and I'm really sad I didn't.
p.s. I'm sorry I didn't see your comment on my blog until now, but to answer your question, our photos were taken at Wheeler Farm.
(monica walker - sorry for lurking,eh)
Thanks for sharing your situation so humorously. I enjoyed the laugh!
I have to say, my 4 year old saw the pictures of Asher with his light saber just now, and says "Oh, I love him!" He was sure it was someone he knows like his cousin or something.
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