arizona wedding photography ~ brenda eden photography

{Noelia + Bill's Wedding}

Noelia and Bill!

Married!

I've already posted some images of Noelia and Bill and their wedding and reception in Surprise, Arizona, but I wanted to post more images that told the story of the wedding. They got married on one of the most beautiful November days I can ever remember. The sunshine was perfect. The air was perfect. The winter grass was gorgeous. Noelia had chosen an autumn theme for her flowers and colors and decorations. They were surrounded by lots of family and friends and there were lots of cute kids, including Noelia's son.

I feel like Becky and I got some really great group portrait shots at this wedding. I was so extremely happy with them! I don't really post all that many group portrait shots, but if you ever come to our studio and want to see, I will show them to you. :) Noelia arranged the timeline of her wedding so that we had plenty of sunlight to take great group photos, which is such an important thing to do for your wedding photography. If you need help figuring out the timeline for your wedding, talk to your photographer. They will have tons of helpful advice!

Thank you Noelia and Bill for having us there to document your beautiful wedding! Becky and I wish you guys tons of happiness! :)

 

Wedding venue and reception:

Sonoran Plaza Fountain Court and Cimarron Plaza

19726 N. Remington Drive, Surprise, AZ 85374 

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Jessica! Getting ready for her wedding!

Jessica and her bridesmaids, along with her mother and aunt, had planned to start out the morning of the wedding day at Pucci Salon in Scottsdale, Arizona getting their hair and make up done. I was standing in line at Cartel Coffee Lab getting an iced mocha (caffeine=good for photo-taking!) before heading to meet up with them when Jessica called to tell me that instead of going to Pucci Salon, they would be meeting at the church. A driver had hit a transformer and the salon was completely without electricity. So the makeup and hair artists from the Salon would be meeting Jessica and her party at the church to do hair and make up.

Pucci Salon location:

6204 N Scottsdale Rd Ste 111

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

(480) 443-3030

    

I love taking getting ready photos. I think it's usually my favorite part of the whole day. 

Next up: the details! Jessica's wedding had a ton of DIY details that I will be blogging next.

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 Jessica and Stan's Save the Date Card

Jessica and Stan's Engagement Session Photography

Noelia + Bill {playing London Bridges before the wedding}

We photographed Noelia and Bill's on the most beautiful of late November days. The sunlight was gorgeous, it was just the perfect afternoon to have a wedding. Here are a few images from Noelia and Bill's wedding at the Sonoran Plaza Fountain Court and Cimarron Plaza in Surprise, Arizona. It was so fun to run around with this family on the plush green winter grass and capture  these lovely moments in this new season of their lives.

 
  
 

 

They were playing London Bridge for these photos! So cute! 

We took photographs before the wedding because it was going to be almost completely dark by the time the ceremony would be over. They got married in late November which is the time of year when night comes the soonest (well that, and early December), but it also seems to have the most beautiful light before the sun goes down. The sunlight was just almost too gorgeous! I love capturing little slices in time like this. Noelia's son was running around, being a kid, and in order to get him in the photographs they played London Bridges with him and it totally worked.

A few more: The same photo as in the post below, but in black and white. I love this one, and I really love how it looks in black and white.  

 

I love the emotion Becky caught in this image of Noelia with her father walking her down the aisle.

 

Bill watching his beautiful bride walking down the aisle.

 Wedding venue and reception:

Sonoran Plaza Fountain Court and Cimarron Plaza

19726 N. Remington Drive, Surprise, AZ 85374 

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Noelia + Bill

One for now, more to follow.

Jenn + Damien {engagement photography}

Jenn and Damien's wedding is this spring; they are getting married at The Castle at Ashley Manor in Chander, Arizona. Earlier in the summer, Becky and I toured the place where they are getting married with them. Then in November I got together again with them in Tempe for their engagement session photography. Here are a few (just a few, there were so many) from the places we went and photos we took: 

 
     

They are really good at that romantic, sailor-home-from-the-war dip and kiss thing! One thing that you can tell about these two is that they really, really like each other! Of course, right??!! 

      

After it got dark, we walked across Salt River Bridge and went to Mojo Yogurt, where I shot this one--my favorite: 

  

And this one, my other favorite:

 
 
 Thanks Jenn and Damien for such a lovely time! Your wedding will be so much fun!

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Halloween! Photos! in December!

Some photos from Halloween night.

First up: Christine!

 

 
 

 
 

Becky and Christine:

 

Becky made her 1920's flapper girl Halloween costume.
   

Christine made her costume, her husband's costume and her son's costume. Talent!
  

The poster in the corner? The dad, the mom and the little boy on the bike? It's for the movie Life is Beautiful, which Keith gave me for my birthday years ago. Love that movie, and consider it one of my top 5 favorite movies, but I was only able to watch it once, and probably will never be able to watch it a second time. If you've seen it, you probably understand what I mean.

 

Keith was a were-wolf.
  

Poor Gunny the Boy Scout. I don't think he was really digging Keith's scary Werewolf costume.
  

The Ice Man drinking one of Annie's icy drinks.
  

Gunny the Boy Scout hanging out with Annie and the kids.
  

All night long I thought she was wearing a wig, 'til her mom pointed out that was her real hair! Dyed of course, but hers.  

Keith, Becky, Nick:

 

 

Groom-to-be John, Bride-to-be Amber:
 

Annie and her wings.

 
 

Back in hot July and hot August (also known as HOTgust) I kept thinking about having a fairy/1920's themed Halloween party. I had so many ideas, even an idea of planting pumpkins that needed only a hundred days from planting to harvest, so that my friends could carve Jack-0-Lanterns. Some of my ideas happened, some didn't, I want to try again next year!
      

   

Amber & John {engagement photography at Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior, Arizona}

Becky and I met up with Amber and John at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum for engagement photos. They are getting married next year! Amber and John went on one of their first dates at the Arboretum, and so they wanted to do their engagement photos here. And we are so glad they did, because Boyce Thompson is amazing. I wish I could live there. It's an arboretum that was started in 1923. It's on Highway 60 on the way to Superior (in Arizona), at the base of a 4,400 foot high mountain called Picketpost Mountain. There are over 3200 different kinds of plants there from all over the world. Since they are desert plants that had to adapt to arid conditions, some of them are sooo amazing and unusual looking. But it's at a high enough elevation that it gets a lot more rain than Phoenix, so it has lots of tall trees.

So as usual, we took about a kazillion photos and I want to post most of them here, but here are a few because it's possible that if I don't publish this soon I will keep adding photos until the end of time.

The leaves were changing colors, some trees looked like they were on fire!

I love making photographs in greenhouses--the light is always so perfect. And the greenhouses at Boyce Thompson have cactus plants from all over the world and some of them look out-of-this-world!

   

Amber, you're gorgeous. 

  

I was taking lots of photos with the tilt shift 45 mm lens. I like the dreamy, fairy-tale look I can get from it.It doesn't auto-focus, though, so you have to focus it yourself. Reminds me of when I was in high school and college taking photo classes and using my dad's old film camera. 

    

 Two images might give you a better idea of how massive this tree is in volume, height, etc. It's a Red Gum Eucalyptus, planted in 1926 and is more than 140 feet tall. It's registered as the biggest tree of its kind in the United States. info via  I bet you owls sleep in its branches.

  

        

           

                             

    

Thanks Amber and John for a fun afternoon! We can't wait for your wedding in the Spring!

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