I like to call things in my life that happen unexpectedly and turn into something wonderful “happy accidents”. I’ve had many happy accidents, meeting my husband, forgetting an ingredient in a recipe and discovering it tasted better without the ingredient, etc… Photography was another “happy accident”. A friend needed someone to help shoot auto races, my husband volunteered me and bought me my first Digital SLR camera. Four years have passed since those first nights standing on a wall and trying my best to capture cars traveling 120 mph heading directly at me. It didn’t take me long before I wanted to learn how to operate the camera without guidance. My journey began and still continues.
I practiced on anyone and anything that would hold still long enough for me to get my camera, often times to moans and groans but not always. I’ve had supportive friends and family that allowed me to photograph their children, pets and families. Since those days I’ve been blessed to shoot Engagement Sessions and Weddings, a very “happy accident! I could have never imagined those first nights at the racetrack that I would one day be invited to capture a couple’s most special day. I’m a sappy romantic and love the magic that a couple make when they are together. I love hearing how a couple met and the story of their romance.
Engagement shoots are so much fun, getting to know a couple and capturing moments that are uniquely theirs. The same is true for the wedding day. I make every effort to capture details that the Bride and Groom planned and created and to capture moments that slip away so fast and would be all but forgotten if not for images I make. Sadly, my husband and I have one picture from our wedding that a guest took for us with a disposable camera. All of the other details, friends and family who were there to share the day with us are merely memories without photographs to remember the day by. I believe that is why I have great joy knowing that in 1, 5 or 50 years the images I made for a couple will be there to help them remember their special day.
If you are looking for a photographer who is as excited as you are about your wedding, the colors you chose, why you are wearing a certain piece of jewelry and traditions you include in your wedding ceremony I just might be the one. When I am not taking pictures I enjoy spending time with my children and husband, fellowship at church, travel near and far and watching romantic comedies (imagine that!)
Tidbits
Loves:My husband, my kids, Jesus and cats (but I’m not a crazy cat lady)
Arizona Cardinals Football
Christmas movies
My electric toothbrush
Favorites:
Sandwich- BLT
Soda- Diet Dr. Pepper Cherry
T.V.- Project Runway, Top Chef, Survivor, The Office,
Season- fall
Regrets: That I didn’t use sunscreen when I was younger
That Robert and I didn’t have a professional photographer at our wedding.
Read about it here.
Kudos
Sierra Vista, Arizona – January 25, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce Butterfield Photography has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Photography!
The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, Butterfield Photography was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients.
Butterfield Photography is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year.
“WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Butterfield Photography for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”
We are happy to announce that Butterfield Photography is one of the very best photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012.
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January 10, 2012 – It is a proud moment for me, one of the weddings shot in 2011 is featured on Tucson Bride & Groom magazine’s blog. You can view their article here. See Jannina and Miguel’s wedding on my blog, here.
January 25, 2011 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce Butterfield Photography has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for photography!
Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.
Butterfield Photography stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.
“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud Butterfield Photography for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”
We are happy to announce that Butterfield Photography is among the very best photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.
For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at Wedding Wire
For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.
