Joe, Lindsay and their Save the Date

Joe & Lindsay met in the dorms at ASU, and between books, cram sessions and a handful of dates. Love blossomed and this summer they are getting married!

The oh-so adorably cute couple returned to their alma mater for some uber-cozy and romantic photographs. Cuddling and kissing on the steps of Hayden library to walking hand in hand toward the dorms where they first met.

I was fortunate enough to have the distinct privilege to design their save the date, and I hope their guests love it as much as I do :)

Sim & Calvin's Engagement

Cal & Sim are about to be married in a few weeks at one of the most hidden treasures in the valley- the Japanese Friendship Garden. I'm terribly excited to be shooting at the gardens, it's been a few years, and I'd likely give a left foot or at least a knee cap to shoot there year round. But I digress....:)

We spent roughly an hour just walking along downtown Tempe, the park, the lake and Mill ave. The best part being the 36" latex balloon that garnered lots of attention and was a really fun prop. Both being relatively quite, Sim's ideas for props were not only tons of fun, but really added a level of comfort and created playfulness I hadn't seen between them before.

Here are just a couple from their fantastic session. I can't wait for the wedding!

We're Named on the 2011 Wedding Professional Hot List

13 Jan, 2011 - MomentVille.com, one of the worlds leading wedding websites, has just announced that Moments in Film Photography has been selected for the 2011 Wedding Professional Hot List.

The annual Wedding Professional Hot List recognizes excellence within the wedding industry, as determined by reviews from tens of thousands of brides and grooms. Moments in Film Photography was among the best reviewed vendors in their area in the past year.

"The Wedding Professional Hot List recognizes best of class wedding professionals." said Geoff Evason, MomentVille's CEO. "Highlighting the success of the top wedding professionals is an exciting way to spread the word and help newly engaged couples find the right professionals for their own weddings."

About Moments in Film Photography
Allow us to capture the moments if you wedding to be relived for a liftime. Specializing in digital photojournalism/documentary photography in the Phoenix area. Member of PPA & WPPI.

About MomentVille
MomentVille.com offers engaged couples and wedding enthusiasts a one stop place for planning and sharing a wedding. Offering personal wedding websites, wedding planning tools, a gorgeous gallery of wedding pictures, a searchable list of reviewed wedding vendors, and lots of helpful and inspiring wedding content, MomentVille helps newlyweds with all aspects of their wedding. For more information contact media@momentville.com

Photo Booth....two sides to the prospect

I have now photographed 5 different weddings with photo booths. Let me explain the pros and cons and possibly help you make a decision that can save you money and a huge headache.

Photo booths are fun, exciting and novel ways to spice up a reception- these work well for dry weddings (no alcohol), weddings with a small number of guests and to fill up reception time if you're not choosing to do a garter and bouquet toss or any special dances.

That being said...These are things I've experienced seeing how they affect a reception. The bride is no longer the center of attention- sure she's gorgeous, but you can't play with her, the booth now becomes the pretty shiny thing that is a distraction. Guests will not leave the photo booth to watch you cut your cake or dance with your dad. Guests will choose a photo booth over dancing to the music you're paying your dj to play. And most importantly there are parts of your guests you don't want to see and daring someone after a few tasty beverages can quickly turn a photo booth into a skin fest with pictures you're certainly never going to want to see again.

Personally, I have found, with a handful of fun props made available during open dancing in your reception, you can still get great quality photo booth style photos with only a tenth of the cost.

Holiday Photo Sessions + Cards

It's About That Time Again....

Let your holiday card be the one that stays on the fridge all year long!

Holiday Photo Session Special in Studio with our new Christmas backdrop or on location in the East Valley.

Mon-Thurs 30min $25

Fri-Sun 30min $55

West Valley sessions add $25

Holiday cards starting at $0.15/card with a variety of styles and options.

Sessions are booking fast, so call or email today

602-550-2574

jacquelyn.l.phillips@gmail.com

Catching up & Exciting News

Wow, the last 2 weeks have been a whirlwind of last minute engagement sessions, wedding preparations, holiday photo bookings and more.

We here at Moments in Film could not be more excited for wedding season to get here. It's the equivalent of Christmas- we're checking out lists, I'm anal retentive- I check them twice. Some of our brides are making naughty gifts for their grooms, the new photo booth and video look nice. And all my little helpers are buzzing around the office making sure the coffee maker is working, the snack drawer is stocked for mass editing and the rhapsody playlist is rocking.

Here are a list of some exciting new things we have in the works for the remainder of 2010

Our $55 family photo session special

The Black Envelope parties

$5 Halloween photo day

Photo booth rental for your holiday parties

Santa baby photos

And we've been soooooo good this year Santa might even be visiting us to do photos with you- forget the crowds at the mall and over paying for a single photo!

We are so excited to be seeing all of our friends and family and couldn't be happier that you choose Moments in Film for your pictures

Shawnie & Justin

I had the good fortune to be found by Shawnie back in late August, she was in town visiting her dad and wanted to do her engagement photos in a desert location- something far different from the lush and dense wooded pavilion she will be wed at in Washington next September.

The session started in her dad's backyard and when we exercised almost every square inch of his fabulously designed backyard we took his vette out for a spin to Anthem Park (great place for family session) and these were just a few of my favorites.

We're still in the running to travel up north to photograph this fabulous couple, and fingers crossed I will be posting their wedding photos here, this time next year!