Sarah Mahen Photographers

Oh wonderful Jessica and Keith! My love for you is overwhelming and spectacular. I am so happy that we got to be a part of your beautiful, amazing wedding. It was a beautiful day from start to finish, and I seriously had the best time. These two crazy kids were married in the Sacramento LDS Temple on January 30, and oh my goodness! EVERYTHING was so beautiful. The weather was amazing, I had my dear friend Beth Baugher of True Love Photo by my side, and Jessica’s amazing attention to detail was evident from the first moment. When Keith and Jess walked out of the temple, Beth leaned over and said, “I hate you! They are PERFECT!” and she SHOULD hate me… Jess and Keith ARE perfect and I’m basically the luckiest photographer in the world.

After shooting around the temple grounds for a little bit, we headed downtown for some fun urban images. I have to say, this was like a dream come true for Beth and I. We ALWAYS wish we had hours for couple pictures, but usually we’re cramming as much goodness as we can into seventeen minutes between the ceremony and the reception. We had two whole hours for couple pictures, and it was incredible! We got some amazing images that I am so proud of! Seriously, this whole post could easily just be their couple pictures… so be proud of the restraint I’m showing right now.

Then we were off to the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria for Jessica and Keith to exchange rings at a ring ceremony (something that isn’t done in a temple wedding) and then their amazing reception. Jess did an amazing job with all the little details of her wedding. From the beautiful broach on her birdcage veil, to the incredible centerpieces everything was absolutely perfectly put together.

And then it was party time! Jessica and Keith were surrounded by an amazing group of family and friends who shared hilarious toasts, best wishes, and a lot of love with this couple. They had a great night full of laughter, tears and most importantly – DANCING! Thanks to Ray of Perfect Sounds for keeping the party hopping all night!

A BIG thank you to Jessica, Keith and your wonderful family and friends for having us be a part of your wedding. We are so happy for you, and wish you both an eternity of happiness. Check out their slideshow HERE or in the box below for more images from their amazing wedding!

Wedding: Sacramento LDS Temple
Reception: Tsakopoulos Library Galleria
Dress: Designed by Bride
Veil: Designed by Bride
Flowers: Bella Blooms
Ring Ceremony Officiant: Saul Hernandez
DJ: Perfect Sounds

When Lisa and Geoff came to meet with us the first time I fell head over heals in love with them. They told me about how they met each other working for Apple Computers, and were getting married at Apple Hill in the late summer; how Lisa double majored in graphic design and photography and how there pictures were of the utmost importance to them… and well… when they left I looked at Dustin and said, “IMMEDIATELY start telling the universe that they are going to hire us!” And as luck had it the universe was listening! Dustin and I are beyond excited for the wedding of these two amazing people. Shooting their engagement session last week only made us MORE excited! We met up with them downtown and began in my favorite places to shoot… a parking structure.

Lisa and Geoff love photography as much as I do. It is AMAZING working with a couple who have as much passion and excitement for the art of photography as I do. We had lots of fun with their vintage cameras as well as their brand spankin’ new Canon 5d Mark II. Despite the fact Dusty and I are Nikon shooters… we can still love and appreciate a Canon. It was a blast working it out with these two. They are IN LOVE in a BIG way, and it just shows! It makes me incredibly happy to witness.

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Lisa and Geoff were also happy to be my guinea pigs! They were the first couple to ever have an in-studio premier of their session. Last night we all got together at the studio and they saw their images for the first time on our 52 inch Samsung LCD TV. Um… I have to be honest… it was kind of like photographer crack. Being able to hear and see their reaction to the images was awesome for me and Dustin. After they saw the slideshow, they got to scroll through the images at their leisure and check them out. It was fantastic! I can’t wait to so this with a whole wedding! Thank you Lisa and Geoff for being so out of this world awesome! I can’t tell you how much we appreciate you being with us on our maiden voyage.

A huge thank you to Lisa and Geoff for being so ridiculously awesome! We are SO very excited to be a part of your wedding. You are a photographers dream come true! Thanks for everything! August seriously can’t some fast enough. Check out their slideshow HERE or in the box below!

Beautiful Stevie and Handsome Blake! Seriously… I love them. And not just beacuse they are so rediculously good looking. No, I love them because these two are IN LOVE in a big way, and they are so not afraid to show it. Seriously! How much do I love my job? SO MUCH. Over the weekend, Stevie and Blake were up from So Cal, and we took the chance to get together for a super quick yet incredibly awesome engagement session. We rocked out some SUPER hot images in no time flat, and had a blast doing it!

These two love birds were up for anything, and so willing to brave the Saturday afternoon crowds at a car wash and a laundry mat. I love it when people throw caution to the wind for a good picture. Dustin and I had such a great time photographing these two. We seriously can’t wait for their wedding this April. It is going to be insanely beautiful! Added bonus, my dear friend Kate Miller of Kate Miller Events is their wedding planner! Seriously, the deal couldn’t get any sweeter!

Thanks again to Stevie and Blake for being so freaking cool! I am SO proud of the images we made! Check out their slideshow HERE or in the box below for more melt your face hotness.