River Bottoms Ranch, Midway
Nov. 5
THE COUPLE
Nathan first saw his bride-to-be, Marla, boarding a flight to Hawaii for a mutual friend’s wedding. The only problem was that she was there with her boyfriend. Three years later, Nathan and Marla reconnected on a blind date. “It wasn’t long before we knew there was something new and real special happening between us,”...
La Caille, Salt Lake City
Oct. 22
THE COUPLE
April and Ben met while attending law school at Chapman Law in Orange, California, where April grew up. Now both lawyers, the pair tied the knot in a beautiful fall ceremony in Ben’s hometown of Salt Lake City. Prior to the big day, they were engaged for two years after Ben popped the...
St. Ambrose & Alta Lodge
July 2022
Photos by Ashlee Brooke
THE COUPLE
This pair’s love story starts at Baylor University in the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic. Madison, a native Seattleite and a Ph.D. student in Genetics, and Tommy, a Chicagoan and software engineer, had their first date at Tommy’s apartment in April 2020, which he dubbed “Tommy’s Table” for the night....
Snowpine Lodge, Alta
August 13
THE COUPLE
When bride Ida was an undergraduate student at the University of Utah, her cousin recruited her to work in a lab, in order to help Ida get experience for dental school applications. After Ida joined the lab, she began noticing photos of another student in the PhD program and asked who he was. Her cousin...
Private Residence, Salt Lake City
June 17
Planning and Design by Michelle Leo Events
Photography by Heather Nan
THE COUPLE
Eliza and James’s first encounter occurred nearly a decade before their marriage, when they followed each other on social media. Eliza was a high school sophomore and James a senior upon their first connection, but until adulthood they remained virtual friends only. The two...
St. Regis Deer Valley, Park City
April 9
Planning and Design by Canvas Event Design
Photography by Samantha Laffoon Photography
Jen and Dave's love story began in epic fashion: while jamming at a Deadmau5 concert in 2010. Over a decade later, they sealed the deal in an equally fantastic celebration, full of disco, bright color and great music.
THE COUPLE
After their first meet-cute, the couple remained friends and concert-going comrades for eight years before finally connecting romantically (coincidentally,...
Warner Trabert and Kate Van Wagoner
June 3, 2023
THE COUPLE
Entrepreneurs Kate and Warner first met in high school, where Warner was friends with Kate's older brother. After a few years of adult life away, the pair reconnected, dating for two years before getting engaged in late 2022. To pop the question, Warner waited until a birthday trip for Kate...
Snowpine Lodge, Alta
April 17
Planning & Design by Hoopes Events
Photography by Katie Edwards Photo
THE COUPLE
Annie dove into the world of online dating after moving to Utah from Michigan, and after a few chats, she agreed to attend a party with a date. She never expected to find her soulmate that night, but after arriving, Annie’s original date introduced her to...
Montage Deer Valley, Park City
Sept. 25
Planning & Design by Michelle Leo Events
Photography by Jordan Bree Photography
THE COUPLE
Courtney, a musical theatre major, met her sweetheart Damien, an electrical engineering student, while out on the town at Penn State University. Fast forward to the 2020s, and the two are all grown up: Damien works as a Solutions Architect at Google, and...