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Travis & Jaqui

A couple weeks ago I asked on my blog for your engagement stories. I have had a lot of response, but I had one that I wanted to post for everyone to read. I know its long but I thought I would share. :)

Brody



Jaquilyn and I met through mutual friends in the Utah and Idaho independent music scene. At the time we first started talking she was living in Utah, and I was going to school at Brigham Young University-Idaho in the frigid town of Rexburg. At the end of the semester I went home to Washington to work. This would increase the distance between us and make it more difficult to get to know each other.

Even though the distance separating us increased by ten hours, Jaquilyn and I grew closer through long telephone conversations. It became clear within the first few nights that we were made for each other. We talked of a future together, and we hardly knew each other.

Jaquilyn came up to Washington to visit me, and the idea of spending our lives apart became increasingly difficult to consider. As the summer came to a close, I was back in Idaho, and nearly every weekend was spent together. Thousands of miles were added to our cars, and the price of gas quickly ate away our bank accounts, but we were happy.

Jaquilyn had talked to me about what her ideal wedding would consist of. She showed me pictures of rings she wanted in an obvious attempt to influence my spending. Although I loved Jaquilyn and could not imagine being without her, the idea of marriage was difficult for me – until I found the perfect ring; a gorgeous round diamond in a white gold pavé setting.

Finding the perfect ring was a sign to me that it was time to propose. With Christmas in the air, the atmosphere was perfect. On December 23rd, Jaquilyn and I decided to attend the Nutcracker, one of our favorite holiday traditions. I specifically planned out our evening so that we would leave early from her house in Kaysville to the ballet in Salt Lake City. Leaving early would give us enough time to stop by her favorite place on earth, Temple Square.

With the ring in my coat pocket and sweat emanating from my nervous body, we walked through Temple Square and admired the lights in the snow. Time after time she reached for my coat pocket to keep her hands warm in the cold air, but I effectively defended the ring box, which seemed to weigh a ton in my pocket. As we made our way to the reflection pool, my heart pounded and I gave her a hug and told her I had something for her.

We both started crying and I got down on one knee. I reached for the ring box and pulled it out. As I opened the box, the ring fell out and bounced all over the ground. I grabbed the ring and asked her to marry me. In a mixture of laughter and tears she nodded and said "uh-huh," to the delight of the festive onlookers.

The night was made perfect as we watched the Nutcracker from the nosebleed section. (Both rings and ballet tickets can be expensive.) We then enjoyed our favorite food --spaghetti with mizithra cheese at the Old Spaghetti Factory and finished our Christmas shopping. We announced the news to her parents that night, and the following day we traveled to Washington to spend Christmas with my family.

Knowing that my family was expecting news from us, Jaquilyn hid the ring in her pocket. We said hi to everyone and laughed as we caught people inspecting her hand to find a ring. My six-year old niece Reagan was busy announcing Santa Claus' Christmas Eve location throughout the world, prefacing it each time with "I have an announcement!"

Being that we had an announcement as well, we called Reagan over to announce that we were getting married. Reagan excitedly ran into the other room where the rest of the family was and yelled "I have an announcement!" No one paid much attention until she said "Jaqui and Travis are getting married!"

With our wedding coming up on May 12th in the Salt Lake Temple, our story will begin another chapter. Through sleepless nights on the phone, countless trips to across state lines and lots of mizithra cheese, we have found happiness and have made thousands of memories. And we're pretty excited to live in the same state – it will cut down on gas.

Jon & Ashlee

Yesterday, I shot a wedding for the first time at the newly remodeled Tuscany Gardens in Roy. I was really excited about shooting in the new room there. The lighting a ton better and I got some really fun stuff. Jon & Ashlee were so much fun to photograph. They are so easy going and their wedding was perfect. Here are a few of my favs.

Brody






This little cutie was such a ham. She had the prettiest eyes.


This is a shot of the new room. Its incredible!

Just Fine :) Inside joke

I personally do not know any photographer in Utah that would do what we did last night. We started just before it got dark to shoot Brandon and Meghan's engagements. I vowed to myself that once it got dark I would not use a flash. This shots are so sweet that I just can't help myself to show you a bunch of them. Brandon and Meghan were such good sports to let me drag them all over the city to get all the ideas out of my head. Here are a bunch of my favorites.

Brody

Brody Dezember Photography Internship / Apprenticeship Program

Brody Dezember Photography Internship / Apprenticeship Program

Assist on Shoots and Learn About Professional Wedding Photography

The next photography internship opportunities will begin in March 2007 - new dates have been updated below. WE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR INTERNS FOR BOTH OF THESE POSITIONS.

There is a both a "weekday" (Tuesday through Thursday) and a "complete" (Tuesday Through Saturday) internship / apprenticeship position available.

The weekday photography internship now begins March 12, 2007, requires a three month commitment, and is not a paid position. We will begin to consider applicants immediately (please contact us if you are interested).

The next available "Complete" position will begin March 12, 2007 and run through the end of August, 2007). This internship is a pay only internship and the cost is $1500. This Apprenticeship is geared toward a photographer that is wanting to open their own business and needs to learn the ins and outs of how to run a successful studio. You will learn everything first hand from Brody as well as staff photographers. This Apprenticeship will teach you everything you need to know about the wedding photography industry and get you setup to have everything you need to run your business.

There is only two opening for weekday internships and only one for the internship/apprenticeship position.

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For further information please contact me via email at contact@dezemberphoto.com with internship in the subject line. These positions will be filled very quickly so please contact us soon. Interviews will be taken in the next 2 weeks. Please only serious applicants.

Whitney

Yesterday we shot Whitney's bridals all over the place. We started out in the studio with some creative lighting and then headed out into the cold for some fun street shots. Then ended up at the library. I love shooting at the library in the evening because the lights of the building is just so amazing. Here are a few of my favs from the shoot.

Brody

Bronson & Megan

Randy got to shoot a really fun couple last week as well. It was a freezing cold day, but he got some really fun stuff. It was so cold his camera stopped working and he had to go to the back up. Here are a few of my favorites from the shoot.

brody

Engagement Story Contest

In the honor of Valantines day I wanted to do something really fun. I decide to have a little contest for all of my current clients and potential clients.

Heres the deal, I want to hear THE BEST engagement story ever! You are able to enter only if you are a current or past bride of mine or if you are a bride that books us by the end of February. Simple write your engagement story and send it to me at contact@dezemberphoto.com Pictures will help your story a lot more so send some with it. I will read everyone of them and decide on THE BEST one. The winner will receive an additional $500 towards their album or a free ipod Nano with all of their pictures on it.

I will post the winner and their engagement story when the contest ends on the 1st of the month.

Jake & Whitney

I'm a little behind on getting some engagement pictures posted. Better late then never I guess. Anyway, last week Heather and I went up to the U stadium to take Jake & Whitney's engagement pics. We had so much fun and these two are so fun together. Whitney's bridals are tomorrow and I have some really great ideas for her so stay tuned to see them in the next couple of day.

brody

Spencer & Tara

Many of you know that we gave away an amazing wedding package worth over $2000 to a very lucky couple. If you follow the blog then you know that Spencer and Tara are the winners. Anyway we shot their wedding yesterday and and let me say - oh my....it was wonderful. Tara looked amazing and Spencer didnt look too bad himself. The weather was perfect and we got some very amazing images.

If you didn't check out this weeks utahbrides.com to see our newest tv commercial, then check it out below. Give it a second to load and enjoy.

brody

Charlie & Kimi

Wow, I had so much fun doing this engagement shoot. We really weren't sure what we were going to do our exactly where we were going to go, but we seemed to find some of the coolest spots. Kimi is a big peanut butter fan so we had to find some PB for her and then...well let me just show you the pics and tell me what you think! Tons of fun!

Brody