candace and eric and a whole lot of thanks | utah wedding photographer

let's kick this off this romantic post with a gargantuan, sloppy kiss. from me to you. from me to you, minus the romance. this is more of a platonic thing. okay, getting off track already, what am i really trying to say here? basically, i'm trying to sayi can't thank you enough for your comments on my post below. i was blown away with your support. and it seems to serve as a lesson that when you shoot something for you, you know, where you partially replace your eyeballs with your actual heart, you manage to truly CONNECT with others. though this is the way i always try to shoot, i'll be honest, its harder than it sounds in my idealistic little mind. and i'm not always 100% successful. but i'm getting there, inch by painful, thrilling, inch, and receiving such nice feedback from y'all, helps propel me along. so thank you, thank you, thank you. and now, please feast your eyes on this lovely couple, who's actual wedding marty and i photographed last weekend. it was every bit amazing as candace and eric deserved. these shots, however are from their "him and her (oooh, it sounds so intimate, doesn't it? like bathrobes)," session earlier in the month. we spent some time in a field in lehi, and then wrapped things up in the studio. now, i'd say its high time to let the photos do the talking...

yan and becky earl bff's fo-ev-uh! | in other words, its a heartshop

okay, its not like i even CAN pretend to not be crazy nervous about announcing this. even if i really, really wanted to. because here are the facts:

1. everyone does a workshop these days

2. everyone claims to have something worth money to offer.

but you know what i say to that?

1. Its not a workshop, its a HEARTshop. And NOT everyone does a HEARTshop with BECKY FREAKING EARL!

Knowing becky is surreal as she is someone who's work I've respected loooooong before meeting her in person. lucky for me she happened to move to Utah where I could bribe her with m&m's to become my buddy.

2. And everyone probably DOES have something worth money to offer. Its just that its up to you to decide if this particular hearthop is worth it for YOU. And it might not be, but, you know what else, it just MIGHT!

I, for one, think its going to the most gosh darn EPIC EVENT OF THE CENTURY!

So head here for all the juicy info, and leave me a comment to let me know what you think!  for questions about the heartshop, make sure you go through the contact page on the heartshop's website. mwahhhhh!!!! (that's a kiss).

BOISE DATES FOR SPRING SESSIONS | BOISE LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHER

**** marty wishes it to be known that he has been on a brief break from his 1-29 project, due to an attempt to prepare our taxes. eek. i think we can all forgive him, right?******* hey hey hey, some of you may have heard i am having a BABY this summer. hooray!!! June is soon, and the fact that what i just typed rhymes makes it all the better in my book.

i've mentioned on the blog before that i have limited availability for Boise sessions this spring, and am in fact, not sure how much longer i will be accepting them. the jury is still out on that one, but for now i'll tell you what i know!

i will be in Boise for 4-5 days in April and am available for sessions on the following dates:

April 19

April 20

April 21

April 22

i am already attempting to accommodate several wonderful clients during that time, so slots are limited! all in all, Boise friends, if you want to snag a session with me before i am off in newborn land, send me an email to photography.yan@gmail.com, I would love to hear from you.

a peek at two handsomes from a mentor session this last weekend.

i need to tell you something | utah photographer, boise photographer

doesn't it feel like so long since we've last talked? i am not loving the sense of disconnect i'm feeling over here. truth be told, lately there has been just way too much about work and  life that i'm not "loving," so much. so i'm changing it.

there's a lot i have to catch you all up on (can you say wppi, plus baby's status, plus didn't i open a studio?). but mainly i wanted to let you know that i finally feel like i'm about to break out of a slump, and i'm going to do it by simply being me. i've never been one to hold back. i'm the type that as soon as i meet you i want to show you my cellulite, admit my inability to multi task, and divulge the rest of my long list of flaws, just so you know who you're really getting. martin disapproves. hahahahha.

but that's me. and i strongly believe in being the best version of who you are are in favor of trying to be anyone else. how else can we honestly connect as fellow humans? =)

so look out, here i come, starting with a picture of my six month pregnant self in stretch pants. yes, it kind of hurts to post this. on the way to vegas, marty and i pulled over on the side of the road and worked some self timer magic. this was supposed to be for a submission to a bludomain contest (never happened, the details confuse me), hence us both wearing plaid shirts. however, good old uncle marty later revealed to me that he wishes we would have coordinated ALL of our WPPI "outfits," you know, to make an impact.

i love that man.

in case you didn't get marty's secret code below...

this is your chance, if you're in utah,  to come and hang out in the studio, take a look around, and all the while be listening to the sweet music of adam and darcie LIVE. plus the food part. the food part is really good. so come say hello! we don't bite. and if you're super nice, i'll let you rub my pregnant tummy for good luck. what, you didn't know pregnant bellies were so lucky? you'll see...