Jason and Janet’s Wedding

Janet and Jason chose one of the most beautiful locations in Arizona to tie the proverbial knot, Sedona.

And what a beautiful day it was too, eventually. We arrived in the midst of a thunder burst, gray and chilly, with a touch of gloom, but since this is Sedona and not Seattle, in less than an hour, the sun shone brightly, the skies were brilliant and the day was a perfect 75 degrees. There’s just something about Sedona that makes for bright, vibrant skies in the middle of the day, they don’t ever seem to get washed out and lose their color.

In real life, Janet is a wedding coordinator at a local venue here in The Valley and this always proves a mixed blessing- they get to see lots and lots of weddings, which can make it a little harder to put their personal touch on things, though Janet did very well and added many personal touches. Sedona proved a great fit, everyone is out of their environment and lots of family came in from across the country to a variety of activities. Destination weddings are neat that way, you get spend more time than normal with those important to you, when everyone is “on vacation”.

The other great thing about photographing a wedding coordinator’s wedding is the planning! We get a two for one, professional wedding planner that knows weddings like the back of her hand and a bride that stays on schedule without even having to try. Easy speasy. As for Jason, he’s a policeman and as such, still carries this air of authority about him, even out of uniform. We’ve also photographed a lot of policeman and have yet to get a proper explanation- just why do they -all shave their heads? Please feel free to share any ideas in the comments section below.

After everyone was ready, we did a “first look” on the veranda and then it was off to Tlaquepaque for some photo fun. Tlaquepaque is a really interesting place, while you know you’re in the southwest, there’s also this village-hamlet vibe, with an European flavor that photographs really well. We had great fun taking some photos and dodging the tourists, one of which was curious if Janet & Jason were actually getting married or just here for a model shoot. I told him both and to check out People magazine in a couple of weeks {grin}, which prompted him to take his own photo as well.

The ceremony site was rather stunning, those big blue skies again, set against Sedona’s red rock, off in the distance, it proved both grandiose and cozy at the same time. Janet was given away by their son Trey, who walked mom down the aisle as a perfect gentleman, it was just so adorable to see, the two of them, meandering down the path slowly. The ceremony was over before we knew it and then it was off to Agave for dinner and dancing and cupcakes! The cupcake display tower was specially designed and created for the wedding day by Jason’s dad and best of all, it was full of cupcakes!

There was much dancing and laughter and a wonderful evening was had by all. Congratulations Jason and Janet & Trey!