Joni + James | "the making of Joni Bozzone"

Loved this couple. Jamelle and I agreed that every guest at this wedding seemed so delighted to be sharing in this L'Auberge de Sedona day. We really loved the 'wishing rocks' -- everyone took a rock and placed it in a special box and made a wish during the ceremony. Great idea! It was hot-hot-hot but Joni and James looked cool, calm and collected. Joni got ready at El Portal, which makes for some nice portrait opportunities. Liz Margin did her makeup and Raymond Rodriguez styled her hair and flower design by Kathy Switzer. It was a stellar combination. Fun facts about this wedding include: Joni's maid of honor and best friend is dating James's brother and Joni grew up in a house that is around the corner from my own house here in Flagstaff. Joni went to High School in Sedona-- it's rare to photograph a 'local' wedding in Sedona... everyone is a transplant and there are so many destination events. Bozzone is pronounced Buh-ZONE- ee... so it's Joni's new name is perfect: Joni Bozzone. I love it!

Enjoy the photos, guys, you look marvelous! slide show in a new window click here or see the "in blog" slide show below...

Featured on TheKnot.com | Joey + Stephen

Um, hello? Could this wedding get more publicity? I am now featured in the knot.com for Joey & Stephen's wedding and got a shout out on Becoming Mrs. Jones blog.

Sneak Peak: Joni & James

Full post on Joni & James coming. Their Sept. 6 L'Auberge wedding was fabulous. I definitely ripped the shadow idea from Matt Adcock. Thanks man.

Elissa & Matt's Wedding slideshow | L'Auberge de Sedona

Nikki & Randy | Sedona slideshow

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Elissa & Matt's Wedding | L'Auberge de Sedona

Family and friends flew into Arizona for Elissa & Matt's destination wedding at L'Auberge de Sedona On May 7, 2008. Their wedding included an elegant hillside ceremony followed by a creekside reception. Practically all Elissa's friends at the wedding had known her for 20+ years. As someone said during the toasting, this reveals loyalty and lifelong friendships that are rare in our lives today. As a jellybean fanatic, I loved the little jars of jellybeans that they used for table seating. Everyone ate outside enveloped by the warm summer air of Sedona.

Cake: Sedona Cake Couture
Location: L'Auberge de Sedona
Flowers: Bliss Floral

Style Me Pretty | Main Page Feature!

I'm so humbled and so SO excited to be featured on the main page of Style Me Pretty's blog. Abby, the editor, selects fabulous weddings to showcase so readers can get inspired... so I submitted Joey and Stephen's wedding and she selected it. This makes my day for a couple reasons (1) my marketing skillz have taken a back seat over the last three months due to my little bundle of joy and (2) it always feels good to be recognized.

Thanks to Joey and Stephen for having such a creative wedding.

Joey & Stephen's slideshow link

posted Joey & Stephen's slideshow

Joey & Stephen | L'Auberge de Sedona

"I'm getting married, and I'm going to be the flower girl and I love Stephen and I'm getting married with Joey and Stephen and I'm going to throw all the petals..." Hope was filled with contagious enthuasium the moments before her Aunt Joey's wedding. These are the days that I love my job as I did on October 13, 2007. From the moment I met the creative, beautiful and gracious Joanna, I knew I HAD to shoot this wedding. Joey, as she prefers to be called, pulled off a themed event, which is never easy to do, especially without a coordinator. Her event boasted a vintage travel theme, the place "cards" where handmade paper airplanes, the gift table held an "antiqued" trunk, the tables were named after famous vintage hotels of the world, complete with their insignias and a mini paper trunk of your own sitting atop vintage stamps from around the world. Slideshow!

venue: L'Auberge de Sedona : creekside lodge
cake: Sedona Cake Couture
dress: Monique Lhuillier : Destiny's Bride
flowers/lighting: Showstoppers events
makeup: Donna Shoemaker Makeup

Sheri & Billy

Billy's reaction upon first glimpse of Sheri before they walked down the aisle together

Ah.... L'Auberge de Sedona... such a lovely place and a perfect August day for Sheri and Billy. I loved how the bridesmaids had different shades of pink/red to match the flowers. It shows the unique personality of each woman. This couple was high school sweethearts and have known one another for 17 years (dating on and off). Billy's mom and Dad were holding back the tears at the ceremony, Matt always gets these great hand details and close up portraits and we used a little FlashFlavor during the reception. Check out the action shot at the candy bar... (ah a candy bar, a bride after my own heart). Once again, Showstoppers outdid themselves... check out those lilies. Laura Lane did a fantastic job coordinating the event as well as being their minister. View the slideshow here