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I'm a Utah based photographer who specializes in lifestyle wedding & portrait photography-with a modern flair, of course. I want my subjects to BE THEMSELVES: laugh, play, have a good time, I'll capture it as it unfolds. If you aren't in, or around Vernal-don't fret, I love to travel! Simply contact me for a travel quote.
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Oh how I love these two together!! They are so adorable, and you’ve never seen a man dote on his girl quite like Brayden does. You can just see the love ooze for Kayla!
Kayla is STUNNING!! Seriously…
And the wedding was super cute too. It was my first time to Mountain Home, but I think I’ll be back 
I was sitting here editing on my computer this morning, when I looked out my bay window into my back yard. It’s a BEAUTIFUL Summer day here in Utah, and we’re waiting on the afternoon storms that seem to blow through every day. While I’m looking out into the great weather & warmth, I can’t believe that we’re already almost half way through JULY! Just a couple more months until all the kids in town go back to school in the Fall. Where does time go now-a-days? I remember how exciting it was to get my new backpack, clothes, and school supplies to go back to school each year. I love the line in You’ve Got Mail, where Joe (NY152) writes to Kathleen (shopgirl), “Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.” (Yes…this is one of my all-time favorite movies!). As much as I love the Summer….I’m really a “Fall” girl like Joe & Kathleen. I would move to a magical land that had ONLY the season of Fall in a HEARTBEAT! Along with Fall comes one of my most busy seasons, and I love it! The Earth is never as beautiful as it is in the fall, which makes for an amazing backdrop for me to work with. As I was thinking of this today, I realized how I wished I’d done my Senior pictures in the Fall. How I’d wished I’d had a Fall wedding…but we were too antsy to be husband and wife, so we settled for MAY instead . So…in the spirit of being SO excited for Fall to be here, I’m launching a Sale today for SENIOR PORTRAITS!
I can hardly believe that two years ago today, I married the most amazing person I’ve ever met. D is selfless, he’s caring, he’s funny…and I couldn’t imagine where I would be without him. We were married by our good friend, Don who is having some rough days right now after having to put down his best dog-friend, Dozer (we love you Don, and you’re in our prayers). We couldn’t imagine anyone else marrying us, and I’m so thankful he was able to travel down and do our ceremony. Then there was the pre-nup joke that my father-in-law pulled on me at the reception. He handed me an manila envelope that had “Pre-nup” written on the front.
I reached in and pulled out a document that read:
“Pre-Nuptial Agreement, May 31, 2008 – I, Lacy, do hereby freely and whole-heartedly enter into this agreement today. I promise that I will teat my father-in-law like a king from this day forward, (whenever he’s wearing a tiara). I promise that my children, his grandchildren, will not be permitted to push him down the stairs in his old age, to make fun of his wrinkles, hair color, or waistline – as long as he buys them toys on a regular basis. I further more promise that on his birthday each year I will subtract, not add one candle – so I can reduce the carbon emissions and slow global warming. I will fan him with palm-branches whenever the temperature is over 78 degrees – on the condition that he has not mentioned the Morcon jacket for at least 3 week prior. (Since he probably can’t ever do that I don’t expect to be buying pal branches any time soon.) In short, I will do my best to try and be nice to him. What more can one ask? Signed Lacy, The Marvelous Miss Lacy (best thing that’s happened to Terry since Shelly!), Witnessed Terry (while holding my shotgun to Lacy’s back).”
I now have this framed in my house for quick reference . What can I say…I’ve got it all: Family, spouse, in-law’s and friends that are AMAZING. Thank you to everyone who was a part of our special day 2 years ago, and thank you to everyone who has come into our lives since then. D and I love you all!
I have been absent from the blog lately…sometimes feels like I’ve been sucked into a black hole here at my computer working my fanny off every night. While I have some beautiful images to share with everyone, right now my mind and my heart aren’t focused on posting about that.
I was born and raised in this community, and while it has grown by leaps and bounds in my last 26 years, the people have also changed. It’s no longer the community we use to know. I no longer know or recognize every person I walk past in the grocery store. I no longer know everyone that lives on my block. But with the growth we’ve had here, like in most “Boom Town’s”, also come some huge financial & emotional struggles once the oil rigs move elsewhere. I was having a pity-party for myself last night while I was talking with my Mom on the phone. She told me, “Lacy, write down on a piece of paper 5 things that you are grateful for”. As I was sitting there with my neon orange post-it and sharpie marker…and started smiling. As I was flooded with thoughts, I was instantly struck with exactly how blessed I am. Narrow my list of blessings to 5? Are you kidding me? I’ve been more than blessed! Thank you to my Mom for showing me the light, and help me realize what I need to do.
Today, after also being inspired by photographer Jeremy Cowart, I have joined forces with his project Help-Portrait to hopefully ease the hardships of someone else. I have also put a shout-out to a few other local photographer’s to help me on this project locally. If you are a: photographer, hair dresser, makeup artist, or someone that just wants to give back, please contact me to see how you can help!
For anyone else…I’m now putting a shout-out to you. I want you to spread the word! I want you to rack your brain and submit names/phone numbers/personal stories to me via email (lacy@momentsbylacy.com) with the subject line ”PROJECT HELP PORTRAIT” about people (other than yourself) in our community that are in need. People that are having a rough spot. People that don’t have the opportunity to be photographed by a professional, or have their family photographed. They will recieve a few shots of themselves or their families, along with some free prints. We will try to get ALL submissions in to be photographed….so I will need a LOT of help here! The official date for Jeremy’s Help-Portrait is December 4, 2010. Now…we’ll probably be ankle deep in snow by that time, so we will probably kick off our local Help-Portrait this fall, so GET YOUR SUBMISSIONS IN ASAP! Don’t put it off.
I’m so excited to kick off this project locally! Thank you in advance for any and all submissions/volunteers that will take part in this epic community event. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Oh how I love this family. I’ve known these guys for QUITE a while–my sister was good friends with Sarah in high school, and Darcy was their Cheer Coach for a while. I became very good friends (ok, I’d have to say more like semi-siblings) with Robert when we were in High School together, then I became friends with Nicole when we were on cheerleading together. These guys are such a hoot! I love them all more than they will ever know. I’m so glad I got to shoot their family portraits! Thank you everyone (and a special Thanks to Nicole for keeping everyone in line haha)! You guys are an amazing family!
Before I knew I wanted to become a photographer…I wanted to be a wedding planner. Now, although I don’t think I could run around like a pro in Gucci slingbacks like J-Lo did in the movie, I think I’d make a pretty stylish & fun planner none-the-less. I thought (and actually still DO think) it would be an amazing feeling helping brides make their day everything they’d dreamed of since they were old enough to understand what a “wedding” meant. I still do that – to a point, I just don’t hold EVERY hope and dream for the bride and groom in my hand (Thank the good lord – that’s a lot of pressure)….but I do hold a small nugget of their day in my hands. Their memories. Not a big deal, right?! No pressure 
So, here’s my inner wedding planner coming out: a few nuggets of advice on planning your day—-
- LIGHTING: When you’re searching for a venue for your ceremony, think about the lighting that you’ll have during that time of day. Too dark and your photographer will need to use flash during your vows, too bright and you’ll be squinting. If you’re wanting a little help on this, just ask your photographer for their advice! I could do an ENTIRE POST on this subject alone…but I’ll leave it at that.
-ENGAGEMENT TIME: It’s fairly normal around here to have a short 3-4 month engagement before the ceremony (mine was 3.5 months). If you’re not in a rush, take your time planning & finding the perfect “everything” for your day. Don’t try to cram everything into a small time frame – you’ll inevitably make yourself miserable trying to get everything done in a short amount of time. I had a few “Bridezilla” moments during my planning – thank goodness my family is so forgiving, or I’d be out on my ear.
-CEREMONY/RECEPTION TIME: If you choose to do portraits between the ceremony & reception, be sure to plan enough time between the two that you will still have time to get something to eat after we get all the pictures that you want.
-RESEARCH: When planning all the details of your wedding, it’s so easy to get sucked into buying EVERY bridal magazine on every stand in every store you happen to go into. Although this is what I did…I don’t recommend it. Those magazines get expensive, and rarely get looked through a second time. I’m pretty sure I threw away 50 pounds of magazines post-wedding. Instead, do your research online & bookmark everything you love! There are a ton of great ideas floating around in cyberspace. My good friend, and fellow photographer Tonya Peterson and a couple friends just launched Southwestern Bride. It’s an amazing blog full of great color & detail ideas for your day!
-FIRST LOOK: Now, although we’re a region that is steeped in tradition, don’t turn your back on this idea wholly. The First Look session is where the Bride & Groom get to see each other alone for the first time before the ceremony. It is such an intimate & special moment. The Groom gets to see his bride for the first time all alone – not with all of your guests watching him, so if he feels the need to shed a tear or two, he can do that without having his “man” badge snatched up by his best man. We will then snap a few portraits of the two of you two together-and could possibly do all the family portraits and get those finished so you’ll have more time between the ceremony & reception to eat that delicious food you paid for & enjoy your guests.
-DAY AFTER: Some people don’t want to have their wedding portraits taken at the same place as their ceremony/reception. Many couples are electing to do a “Day After” shoot. This can be done anywhere you choose, and is a good option if you don’t love that “orange gym floor in the church” look for your wedding portraits. Usually the “Day After” shoots are even more fun because you’re not worried about getting your dress, or his tux dirty!
I’m sure there are other things I will think of that I should have shared with you…but it’s St. Patty’s day and I’m just too excited about going around pinching everyone that isn’t wearing green!! Don’t worry, I’m safe – D ordered this shirt for me to wear today…of course it’s a Nebraska shirt – Anyone that knows him understands his obsession
If you ask around to very many people in town…inevitably you’ll find SOMEONE that I’m related to. I have a pretty big extended family, and even if it’s someone that I’m related to only through marriage, or down the line 4 or 5 generations, they’re still considered cousins to me and my family. In Cherissa’s case, however, we are 1st cousins-as our mom’s are sisters.
I can’t believe she has a family of her very own. I swear it was just yesterday that we were kids playing out in the play house together, at the neighbor’s house bugging them, or running around her house as I accidentally jabbed my other cousin in the neck with the end of a play rifle as he came around the corner….YEAH, OOPS–sorry Jason
This is their new little addition…idn’t he cute!
This is proud Grandma
CONGRATS YOU GUYS!!
I know I say on here many times that my clients are “a blast to work with”…and that’s the truth. I think all my clients are fabulous, and a lot of fun! But while all 0f my clients are fun to work with, it’s always such a pleasure when one of my brides truely becomes one of my friends. This is what has happened between me and Annie.
It was FREEZING the day we did Annie’s bridal pictures, and she was a trooper! We did SO good in the riverbed not getting her gorgeous dress dirty, then when we got to the farm and started with the pictures with Birch’s truck…we got GREASE on it!!! Thank goodness for wonderful cleaners that can work magic!
It was important to Annie & Birch to have a few pictures with his truck—it has A LOT to do with how they met
Birch called while we were up the canyon doing Annie’s bridals to let us know that the truck was parked and ready and asked for some of just the truck–I was happy to do that with such an awesome truck….
Thanks so much Annie & our helpers (her wonderful mom, sister & friend) along with Birch to make this shoot happen!!
I just HAD to put a sneek peek up of Shay & Jake’s wedding from last weekend that I shot with Jessica Jolley Green—-and we’ve decided we have WAY too much fun together!!!
Rafaela and Curtis have been so much fun to work with, and I’m sad that this will be the last post for their wedding….but they won’t be gone from this blog for long–they have an exciting addition coming now and we have already booked a shoot for them this month. Rafaela was a BEAUTIFUL bride, and Curtis was handsome as well. They are a beautiful couple–and now that they are expecting I can only imagine how beautiful that baby will be.
I loved the details for this wedding: simple, elegant & classic–which describes the bride perfectly. Rafaela’s family is from equador and a family friend had HUNDREDS of white roses shipped in for the reception. Rafaela’s beautiful mom also foud a few champagne buckets to use as vases for an elegant and romantic touch–I loved this detail, and Rafaela being the sweety she is sent one home with me and my second shooter Meegan. I also fell in love with Rafaela’s dress, and I think it had something to do with the fact that it reminded me of my own wedding dress-both our dresses were Maggie Sottero’s, which are amazing pieces! I highly recommend them to ANY bride because the detail and the quality are AMAZING. I’m still trying to figure out what I can do with mine so I can wear it more often–or if I should leave it intact for sentimental/future children reasons. Any ideas anyone??
Anyway, enough blabbing from me….
by Lacy
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