Moments by Kellee

NEW BLOG...

2009-05-04T22:50:00.000-07:00

Don't forget TO VISIT ME AT MY NEW LOCATION...

www.momentsbykellee.com/blog

GUESS WHAT?

2009-03-12T20:10:00.000-07:00

MY NEW BLOG IS READY!!!

Be sure that you change your subscriptions!

http://www.momentsbykellee.com/blog/

Katie and Richard...

2009-03-05T20:19:00.001-08:00

These two are so adorable... Celeste will be shooting this wedding at the Billings Montana Temple in a couple of weeks.

Celeste and I had a great time with these two and I can't wait to see what magical things Celeste does with them on their wedding day!

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Let me know what you think...

Another Album...

2009-03-03T16:26:00.000-08:00

Here is another fun album from the beautiful Melissa...

More fun things tomorrow!

Let me know what you think...

MARCH - YEA...

2009-02-25T13:28:00.000-08:00

There are so many reasons to be excited that it is March. For one - I'M BACK!!!! A little bit refreshed, certainly revived, and ready for the unexpected.

How was February you ask? Well, February was wonderful, thank you for asking. My kids took swimming lessons, I red a book (The Boleyn Inheritance), I had a massage, I got my hair done, I had a facial, I slept in several mornings, I had dinner with my family almost every night (except when I was in Vegas), and I started exercising again. Wow, I am refreshed and somehow worn out by that list... All in all I feel like a person again!

I also got a ton of work done. I caught up from my busy summer and fall season. I got my office in order again, and I seem to have gotten my life in order as well. Sometimes we all just need a bit of a break, and now rather than looking ahead at my busy schedule and dreading it, I am so excited to get back to work. I can not wait to get back to my camera, and get back to creating beautiful images!

I am so excited to be BACK! So excited to be posting again! I have so much to say and so much to do and so much I want to share with you! I am embarking on some personal projects this month! We have the anticipated Wedding Showcase coming up in just a few weeks! Summer is just around the corner! YEA FOR EVERYTHING!!!

So, to start off the month here is an album I designed for one of my favorite 2008 brides. Enjoy and I will be back tomorrow!!!

Let me know what you think...

Mindy and Nate

2009-02-24T09:38:00.000-08:00

Mindy and Nate have waited long enough, and I will not make them wait until March for their pictures... I have so much to post when March rolls around, and I am so excited to get back into the swing of things. But, for now I have had a fantastic February, and thank you for all of the fun comments, and mostly for your patience. I am enjoying 1 more week of album design before I will return in all of my glory to my beloved blog!!!

So these two have been a blast to work with. I absolutely DIG Mindy's classic look. I think that is why I love their pictures in B&W, they just fit. They remind me of a good looking couple who was married in the early 50's. She is not vintage, but just has that classic look. Ok, enough, I have said a lot about nothing, so let's get to it!

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Let me know what you think, and I will see you again on March 1!

Viva Las Vegas 2009!

2009-02-16T22:57:00.000-08:00

I am having such a great time in Vegas. I will be back next week and will be returning all calls in e-mails on Monday.

Thanks to Ryan Christenson with Innovative Photography who organized an amazing shoot here in Vegas with some HOT models.

More fun pics to come!

Randi and Matt

2009-02-09T19:26:00.000-08:00

Another amazing couple, and another amazing wedding!

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Let me know what you think...

Spa day anyone...

2009-02-03T11:57:00.000-08:00

What a crazy fall, and then the holidays. Oh the holidays were so fun but such a busy time of year. The new year typically represents change and direction, but direction came along with an unprecedented speed. FINALLY, it is February. I could not be more happy about that. So, what now?

Personally I am happy to tell you that I am taking February off from shooting. That is right, I said OFF! No weddings, no engagements, no bridals. I am taking a spa day, getting a massage, and oh ya designing 5 albums, getting my taxes together, and a whole list of to do's that typically keep me up late every night.

Why here? Why now? Well, February is typically such a cold yukky month. If you live in Utah (well northern Utah) you understand. We have ugly inversions and freezing cold weather. I decided that it is a perfect month to catch up on my office duties, and schedule some spa treatments.

So, this is not a final farewell for February, BUT I will not be posting at the speed I typically do. I have a fun trip planned to Vegas and I will be doing some shooting there. I well also be giving you a sneak peak of the albums (yes 5 - AHHH) that I am designing!

If anyone wants to do lunch, now is the time! Have a wonderful, cold, yukky, February and I will be back before you know it.

I had to put a quick sneak peak on my blog of a wedding I did this last weekend. Beautiful couple, and absolutly beautiful wedding. More details will be coming in a few days!

Tiffany and Dustin's Wedding

2009-02-01T19:49:00.000-08:00

Oh I had a great weekend. I was able to see friends and family, I shot an amazing wedding, and I was able to get some work done. What more could you ask for...

Here is a wedding I did a few weeks back. These two are so cute and they are perfect for one another!

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Let me know what you think.

Candy Store...

2009-01-30T14:49:00.000-08:00

We loved the candy store so much that we had to go back before we left town and buy some goodies and take some pics. How funny is the guy behind Celeste!

Thanks for the pics Celeste!

Terra and Jody's Wedding

2009-01-28T12:36:00.000-08:00

WOW WOW WOW - we had such a fun trip!!! I am so excited to finally share these beautiful picture of the beautiful Terra and Jody's wedding! It was in the stunning Red Lodge Montana!

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These are some amazing images that Megan took of Jody!

Check it out...

2009-01-26T22:44:00.000-08:00

One of my weddings this summer was featured on the Hamilton's blog. Check it out!

http://hamiltonsweddings.blogspot.com/2009/01/candis-lance.html

Be sure to leave them a comment...

USU Bridal Faire

2009-01-26T11:55:00.000-08:00

Wow, what a day! We had such a great time at the bridal fair on Saturday. We met so many great people and we caught up with some of our favorite vendors, and it was so fantastic! We (Megan, Celeste, Stacee, and I) have worked so hard on our booth, and it came together so well!

This was the beginnings (our frame and backdrop)! We could not get into our space until 7:00 and the fair started at 10. We almost didn't make it!

This is the crew that helped me put things together with me... Left to right.
Nikkol Christiansen - Occasions Event and Floral Design (She gave me great ideas and prepared all of my fresh flowers, and helped put the finishing touches on our space)
Scott Smith - My now favorite brother-in-law! 1/2 of the muscles on the set up crew.
Celeste Russell - Wedding Photographer for Moments By Kellee
Stacee Sparrow - My best friend, personal assistant, wardrobe consultant, personal designer, and part time Catering Enthusiast.
Me!
My Hubby Dan - The other 1/2 of the muscles.
Megan - Head Candid Photographer

The MBK Staff

What would we do without friends?

The right side of the booth (I.E. Stacee made all of those cute blue pillows!)

The left side of my booth

Nikkol's flowers

We had such a great time. I can't wait to do it again at the Wedding Showcase in March. Let me know what you think...

UPDATE...

2009-01-21T08:42:00.000-08:00

I feel like I have been so MIA lately. First of all I don't do a lot of shooting this time of year. So, I have tried to schedule all of my session starting later in March, and so this time is reserved for many other things.

I will be out of the office for the rest of the week. I have a few weddings in the next few days as well as the upcoming bridal fair on Saturday at the Tagart Student Center on USU campus starting at 10:00.

My husband thinks I am crazy, and I am starting to agree with him. I have been working and working and working to prepare for the bridal fair this coming Saturday. I am so excited. Celeste, and Megan, and I were together all day yesterday going over final details and finishing up the last of the projects (well almost the last of the projects. Let's just say I have 1 more day of to do's!). Everything is coming together so wonderful and I am so excited to see everyone on Saturday. So, if you are a bride out there who will be getting married in 2009 or 2010 don't miss this event. It is absolutly a great place to see dozens and dozens of vendors all in the same place. It will save you hours or running around, and phone calls, and appointments!

We have some great things coming your way at the bridal fair. We have a special VIP event that you will only hear about or have the opportunity to pick up tickets to if you visit our booth at the bridal fair! It is an exclusive event BY INVITATION ONLY and so if you stop by our booth, be sure you ask about it and pick up your tickets.

Here are some fun details of some of the things we have been working on and pulling together for Saturday. Here are a few, and I mean few of the details that you will see in my booth on Saturday. See you there!

EEEEEEEEEKKKKK. I am so excited and I can't wait to see you there!

Randi and Matt Formals

2009-01-17T14:13:00.001-08:00

Is her dress beautiful or what? I love the long selves, you just doing see it very often, and that neck line looks so incredible on her. Matt, you look good too!

Let me know what you think.

Mindy and Nate's Formals

2009-01-16T14:04:00.003-08:00

We had a BLAST...

mmmmm, I love this one...

she had a beautiufl ring. I loved the way the HUGE diamond was set.

Let me know what you think...

Funny...

2009-01-16T14:02:00.000-08:00

NEVER hand your camera to a bride... Hee hee hee

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This wedding...

2009-01-07T19:31:00.000-08:00

This weekend...

In Red Lodge Montana. I will not have cell service or internet so all calls and e-mails will be returned on Monday. Happy Weekend...

A new year... YEA...

2009-01-06T12:44:00.000-08:00

As you all know I recently redid my website. It has been a great opportunity to look back over some of my favorite sessions of 2008 and reflect on all that Moments By Kellee has been through this year.

2008 for me was all about 2007 and will be the same in 2009. CHANGE. (p.s. I am NOT an Obama fan - I am not referring to anything political with that word! hee hee hee) If you know me and if you follow my company you will see just that. I continue to change in every way. I started shooting with the Nikon D3 this year and love it! I feel like if you are not moving forward in life than you are moving back, and for me that was exude in 2008.

Style is the one thing in this business that sets you apart from anyone else. I feel like I am growing all of the time with style, but in 2008 I made leaps and bounds in showing you exactly how I see the world.

I developed my business in so many ways this year. It has been amazing to see how things have changed, and grown and developed into this fun company. I have so many things planned for 2009!

Go get a glass of something and raise it with me. Thank you to all of my brides and their families for a fantastic year. Thank you to my family for all of the love and support I needed to get this far. Thank you to my staff for giving me a place to lean! May we rejoice in 2008 and look forward to a WONDERFUL 2009.

CHEERS!!!!!

Delicious...

2009-01-03T09:01:00.000-08:00

YEA - my new site is finally live!!! Oh my goodness I can not tell you how excited I am about this! Check it out and let me know what you think!!!

PS. I AM HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY CONTACT SECTION. IF YOU WANT TO CONTACT ME E-MAIL ME AT kellee@momentsbykellee.com UNTIL MONDAY!!!

MBK

Randi and Matt and Ema

2009-01-01T09:48:00.000-08:00

How cute is this little Ema...

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Ester and Scott's Wedding

2008-12-31T10:43:00.001-08:00

Last Saturday I shot a really fun wedding for Ester and Scott. She was such a beautiful bride, and their pictures (engagement, bridal, and wedding) are some of my favorite from the year. It was one of the coldest December days, but we had a blast with these two. Thanks Shellee and Celeste for shooting with me!

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Let me know what you think!

NO WEBSITE YET...

2008-12-29T14:57:00.000-08:00

I am still trying to get that website out. I was hoping it would be live already. It is ready to go but just not up quite yet. Keep checking back!

Kellee

Promo Video

2008-12-23T09:22:00.000-08:00

This fall one of the big projects that I have been working on is my website. As an element of my website (which by the way should be live TOMORROW) I wanted to do a video. I hired Ben Zurcher to film and produce the video. Let me know what you think!