Intimate Destination Wedding at the Bonneville Salt Flats | Utah Salt Flats Wedding Photographer

Kelsey and Travis’s intimate, destination wedding at the Bonneville Salt Flats remains one of the highlights of 2021. There was such a beautiful focus on enjoying the entire process, going with the flow, and really being present in the whole experience and it was a joy to photograph. We connected over our love for movement and candid, documentary style photos, as well as a love for black and white images, which was definitely a focus throughout the entire photographic experience.

The day started out at the Hyatt Central Park City on a typical October day in Utah with a light sprinkling of rain. Surrounded by mountains and storm clouds, Kelsey and Travis each got ready in their own rooms, surrounded by beautiful details of raw edged wooden mirrors, aspen wallpaper, and soft touches of gold as they prepared for a first look before everyone headed out to the Salt Flats.

Amangiri Utah Resort Wedding Planning Guide | All The Nitty Gritty Details

The Aman Resorts are one of the most incredible luxury resorts I have ever seen. I was fortunate to photograph a couple’s engagement session in Southern Utah at Amangiri this past year (linked below), and just recently discovered that there is another resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming called Amangani. It looks just as magical as Amangiri and also embraces its natural surroundings and integrates that into the resort seamlessly so you almost can’t tell where one stops and the other starts. I can’t imagine a more perfect setting to elope or get married. It would be an experience you would never forget.

Salt Lake City Family Photo Session in Mid-Century Modern Home

Salt Lake City Family Photo Session in Mid-Century Modern Home Renovation

Tai Lee Photography | Utah Family Photographer

A few months ago I was invited into this beautiful family’s home that they had recently remodeled near Salt Lake City, Utah to photograph their love and connection. I could tell that their daughter Isla was the center of their world and the purpose of everything that they worked hard for and that their home was an expression of their creativity, and extension of their inner selves. They did such a beautiful job mixing modern and mid-century to create such cozy spaces to spend their days at home together, and made an effort to bring in lots and lots of natural light. The walls and colors were neutrals mixed with wood and stone, with giant windows everywhere.

Family Pictures in Heber, Utah | Wasatch County Photographer

A couple of years ago, our family moved to Heber, UT. It was a place we had always wanted to live so we finally just went for it. It’s been a challenge relocating my photography business, but it’s also been SO much fun. I love living in Heber because it allows for me to serve not only Heber, but also the surrounding areas like Park City, Midway, Salt Lake, and Provo. It’s been a ton of fun to location scout for good locations to take family pictures and engagement pictures and I’ve got a list of gorgeous locations up my sleeve. One of my favorite areas in Heber is Wasatch State Park. You get the view of the mountains in the background and this little area with grassy fields and pretty light was the perfect spot this family photo session in the late fall with my friend and her family. Enjoy scrolling through this session with the most adorable kiddos I have possibly ever seen.

P.S. I mixed in a bit of black and white film, so for those of you who appreciate and can see the beauty of film, see if you can pick them out. ;)

Family Photography in Logan, Utah | Photo Session In the Utah Mountains

Tai Lee Photography | Lifestyle Family Photographer in Northern Utah

I met Shelby on Instagram and was so excited to set up a family photo shoot for her. I traveled to Logan, Utah for this family session and we found the coolest spot for pictures near the mountains. If you need a location in Logan for your family pictures, be sure to check out Green Canyon. It’s got a really good variety of scenery and beautiful light a couple of hours before sunset.

Couple Photoshoot at the Sand Dunes + A Desert Overlook + A Cat | Utah Engagement Photographer

Couple Photoshoot at the Sand Dunes + A Desert Overlook | Utah Engagement Photographer

LAID-BACK COUPLES SESSION IN THE SAND DUNES IN THE UTAH DESERT

Utah has got so many great location for engagement and bridal photos. One of the coolest landscapes we have here are the sand dunes. There are several different locations in Utah that each have their own unique look of sand dunes. Down near Moab, Utah, there are the Coral Pink Sand Dunes. The cool thing about this location, is that you aren’t far from Amangiri Resort, Lake Powell, or Zion’s National Park. Moab has also got some cool dunes, and that also gets you in a cool area with all sorts of rock formations, desert views for days, and the infamous Dead Horse Point. I woke up SUPER early for a bridal photo shoot there and it was worth every minute of sleep that I didn’t get that morning. Another area that has got some really great sand dunes is Snow Canyon State Park, near St. George, Utah. I’ll link an elopement I did there down below. The sand here is a deep burnt orange and the views are stunning. For a clean white sand, you can go to Little Sahara in Eureka, Utah and there are also some in Vernal, Utah (who knew?). Little Sahara is clean and minimal, with sand dunes for miles, whereas Vernal has a small area of them, but the surrounding landscape is also gorgeous and offers some diversity in the surrounding desert landscape.

Family Session At Home Photographed On Film | Heber, Utah Family Photographer

Tai Lee Photography | Specializing In Artfully Documenting Your Life

Film photography has been gaining a lot of popularity over the past few years and I have been sucked into all the hype around it. I actually started out my photography journey shooting on film but it was too unpredictable and not very cost effective. Plus the stress of wondering if you got your exposures right and if the photos turned out was a little overwhelming. I’ve actually hung onto my film camera and have pulled it out for fun to shoot black and white film (my all time favorite) and in the last couple years have started playing with color film.

Snow Canyon State Park Elopement | St. George, Utah Wedding Photographer

Jennifer + Chris’s Intimate Elopement in Snow Canyon State Park

Snow Canyon, near St. George Utah, is one of the most beautiful places and if you are looking for a beautiful outdoor location to get married, put this place on your “Utah Wedding Location Ideas” list. We visit at least once a year, especially in the winter because it’s not as cold as Norther Utah. One of the most magical experiences I’ve had was standing on top of the Petrified Sand Dunes in January, above the clouds, with views of red rocks, cliffs, and lava rock. Stunning and serene are the two words that come to mind—two words that are so fitting for an elopement or intimate wedding with your favorite people.

Wedding Planning Advice For Couples, From Couples | Utah Wedding Photographer

So I had an idea a while back that it would be nice to get wedding advice, planning tips, and suggestions from the people that had been there before. There are a TON of articles on wedding blogs and links to articles on Pinterest and some of them are really helpful, but a lot of them are also just trendy topics. They don’t look at tradition and evaluate it. So I took a few questions to my facebook and instagram audience to get their wisdom and advice on the whole wedding experience from what they regret, to what they were glad they did. These tips for making your wedding planning easier are little nuggets of gold and it’s worth reading every single one. Take a screen shot if you need!