First off, I want to warn everyone that this post is a bit long. There’s quite a few pictures, but I really couldn’t cut any more. Raeleen and I had an awesome time on this trip.
Here’s how it started. Raeleen and I met Allie and Kyle at Bizzy and Geoff’s wedding. Kyle was one of Geoff’s groomsmen. Long story short, Rae and I had an awesome time getting to know Kyle and Allie and soon became their photographers for their wedding in Sedona, Arizona next year! You might remember Allie and Kyle from their engagment session at Snoqualmie falls earlier this summer.
Anyway, Kyle and Allie flew us out to Arizona recently to check out their venue in Sedona, get a chance to see the Grand Canyon, and spend a decent amount of time in their pool playing badminton and drinking martinis 
I’ll comment on the pictures as you see them, but just to give you a heads up, we put Allie in a dress for a couple locations around the Canyon and Sedona and did a trash the dress session to spruce up the trip. That’ll probably explain any questions about why she’s in a dress in a few of the pictures
Have fun checking out the pictures, it is so fun to look back at them and remember what an awesome time we had with Allie and Kyle. Thanks Allie and thanks Kyle, you guys are awesome people and we can’t wait to be a part of your wedding day next spring!
These first three shots above were taken on our first hike of the trip. We started hiking at about 8am up
Camelback Mountain with Kyle. By 9am the heat started up and got into the 90s. Here’s a shot Kyle took of Rae and I finding the only patch of shade on the mountain. Seriously…
Above is another one of the house guests while staying in Arizona. Isn’t he cute?
This was the sunrise we saw from the car on the way to the
Grand Canyon (which I’d never been to before). Arizona is absolutely stunning.
Alright, see those switchbacks? Yeah, there’s a lot of ‘em on the hike down from the South Ridge of the Grand Canyon.
Here’s Rae taking up the rear and grabbing a shot of Kyle, Allie and I.
What a view! Although, apparently I’m giving Rae a funny look…
The mules that walk up and down the trail are hardcore. We passed a couple groups of tourists riding back up the trail and got forced to the side while they passed. Above you can see Rae’s view while she was pinned between the mules and the rocks behind her.
Rae and Allie on the last leg of the hike up…
Here’s Allie and Kyle in Sedona. There’s this amazing European-esque square in Sedona called
Tlaquepaque Village that has awesome little shops and restaurants.
Prince Charming, I presume?
Okay, so this lamp is part of the wind and rock sculpture shop called
El Prado that was part of
Tlaquepaque Village. They had awesome metal and rock work. The shot below is a detail shot of one of the wind sculptures. The movement of these things were awesome.
Checking out one of the closed shops…
This was the start of another hike near Sedona. Kyle and Allie got engaged on this trail, you’ll see some shots of that spot below. This doorway in the rocks was really neat. I went up and checked it out and apparently it’s a small room where people who lived nearby would store their wine, food, etc. to keep it cool. The little room was carved right out of the rock.
Isn’t this spot gorgeous? There were a few landscape photographers here, who could blame ‘em?
Skippin’ rocks right next to the spot on the creek where Allie and Kyle got engaged.
That’s me on top of the rock. What looks like amazing climbing skills is just a tall hillside right behind me
Have no idea what this catepillar was. He was really cool looking, colorful and might have been poisonous… That really didn’t stop me from picking it up with a stick though.
Here’s a beautiful spot on the river near Allie and Kyle’s wedding venue.
The four of us after a long day of pictures and hiking. We had such a great time with Allie and Kyle.
Saguaro cacti on the horizon to finish off the evening
Stay tuned for more on Arizona. To check out the Trash the Dress Session with Allie, click
here.
