Love at First Swipe: Annalise & Jeremy’s Antelope Island Shoot

January 1, 1970

Annalise & Jeremy

Antelope Island

Annalise downloaded Tinder with the same mindset most users have when they first download the app. Maybe she’d chat with some cute boys, maybe not. Either way, the stakes seemed low. Little did she know, within 24 hours she’d match with Jeremy, with the man she was going to marry. The two struck up a conversation online and talked on and off before the talks fizzled out. A month later, Jeremy reached out again out of the blue and Annalise knew it was time for the two to meet in person. Before their first date, Annalise’s parents insisted Jeremy stop by their family home. “I remember opening the door to see him for the first time and just having a different feeling than I had ever had before. Jeremy was something special,” says Annalise.

After the two had been dating for a while, Annalise went – on her own – to Arizona for spring break. Jeremy showed up to the airport to pick her up with a dozen roses in hand and “in front of everyone at the airport got down on one knee with the most beautiful ring and asked if I would marry him!” says Annalise, “I – of course – said YES!”

“He proposed on Pi Day (3-14) we always celebrate by eating pie,” says Annalise. “It’s a fun little tradition that we love.”

The duo was engaged for five months, the majority of which Jeremy spent employed across the country in Pennsylvania. “It was really hard being across the country during our entire engagement, but we grew so much together during those hard times,” Annalise explains. “Jeremy was able to come to Arizona where I was living at the time, and spend the Fourth of July with me! We soaked up every single moment together until he was off again. The next time we saw each other was three days before our wedding!”

The stylization of this shoot is desert chic – an homage to Annalise’s Arizona roots. Adding the horse adds an element of rustic flair. The pops of warm tones present in the florals create an elegant focal point that beautifully contrasts Antelope Island’s neutral backdrop.

When asked about this shoot, Annalise exclaims, “Kendra is without a doubt, my favorite photographer! She makes you feel so comfortable, beautiful and she knows how to make it fun. After the shoot my husband said, ‘wow that was actually pretty fun!’ So, that’s how I know Kendra is amazing!”

Vendors:

Photographer: Kendra Bird Photography | @kendrabirdphotography

Dress: Latter Day Bride | @latterdaybride

Florist: Lettie Blossom | @lettieblossomdesigns

Horse: @robertalee30

Bride: @annaliseleavitt_

Groom: @jeremyleavitt8

Real Wedding: Brianne and David

January 1, 1970

Their love story was truly a Hallmark movie in the making. A wedding planner meets her dream man at her best friend’s wedding while on date with another guy.

But that’s exactly what happened on August 24th, 2020 in Fountain Hills, Arizona. She couldn’t resist checking out this blonde hair, blue-eyed guy that showed up mid-way into the party. She had an overwhelming feeling that she had met him before.

With only minutes to spare, the man she had had both of her eyes on finally came over to stand next to her at the sparkler sendoff for the newlywed best friend and her new husband. Thinking again that they had met before, she approached him with a twinkle in her eye and said, “you look so familiar. Have we met before?” The two strangers tried without success to discover where they might have met. Was it an online dating app like Mutual? Was it church institute? Was it somewhere he had played the piano? He finally reached out his hand and said, “Well I’m Dave. Nice to meet you. What’s your name?” She replied that her name was Brianne. “Well Brianne, we should get together for ice cream sometime when you are back in town. Do you come to Phoenix often?”

Just then, Brianne’s date came back and upon discovering that Dave appeared to be interested in his Brianne decided to have some fun with the situation. Standing behind Dave he did everything he could to make Brianne laugh by making funny faces and kissy lips with his brother (who was also in attendance). He was almost successful. But right before Brianne began to lose it, she attempted to separate herself from the situation by telling Dave that her feet hurt and that she would like to retrieve her shoes from inside the church and that he should come with her. The new friends made their way into the building and soon Dave had her number. The two then separated and Brianne went on with her original date. They were away on their dating activity for the evening riding electric scooters when he said over and over again to make fun of her “you’re going to marry that man.” Little did he know how true that statement would be.