HIP charity event at the Biltmore

In September we participated in the Hospitality Industry Professionals (HIP) "Putt For A Purpose." This was an amazing charity event at the Arizona Biltmore. It was a wonderful evening of putting, cocktails, great food and socializing and more importantly we raised $4500 which went to supporting Community Dental. Community Dental is a small non-profit 501(c) 3 organization that brings mobile dental care directly to children who need it most! We were so honored to be one of the sponsors of this event as well as participate in the golfing.





Katrina Wallace of Sedona Bride and Victoria Canada of Victoria Canada Weddings and Events compete on the Frank Lloyd Wright Lawn (Putting Course) at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel.








Charlee Geisler of Signature Events and Rhonda Rush of Impact Events enjoy the food stations during the Putt for a Purpose charity event.

Thanks to Karen Doan of Karen Doan Events. Karen did an amazing job designing and planning this very successful charity event.

Please watch the slide show of this event by clicking HERE.

The Phoenix Chapter of the National Association of Catering Executives (NACE) held their third annual Event Elements - Confectionary Creations & Table Top Decor Competition in June. The Arizona Grand Resort was the perfect location for such a fun event. All of the tables were gorgeous, and the cakes made us very hungry!

Congratulations to all the winners!

To see more images, click here.

WEN Networking Party

In April we were asked to photograph and attend the Wedding Event Network at the Old Town Tortilla Factory in Scottsdale. The Wedding Event Network is a great networking group for event professionals. We saw so many friends and had a great time catching up with everyone!

To see all the pictures from the event click here.

In April, Nick and Kristin celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary, and they invited us to spend the day with them. We started at their adorable home, photographing them, their beautiful children Fisher, 3, and Jenny Jane, 11 months, and their two dogs. Such a fun family!

From there, we headed off to a couple of locations with just Nick and Kristin, doing a portrait session at each stop. This is a great example of a Day in the Life shoot, something we would love to do for your family!

To see more pictures from Nick and Kristin's day, click here.

The Shojaee Family New Years Party

I was recently invited by Lawdan Shojaee and her husband Hamid to photograph their annual Persian New Years Party at their Scottsdale home. This was an amazing celebration that went into the early hours of the morning. My good friend Aleasha Shelton of A Day to Cherish Weddings, must be applauded for pulling together this unique event.

Here is a fun family portrait of the Shojaee Family before the party started.


The decorations were outstanding! Florist Diane Bing of Bing's Floral turned this beautiful backyard into a work of art. The chairs and tables as well as the linens were from Tri Rentals and BBJ linens.


Honestly the food was as good as it looked!


How cool are dry ice martinis?



The theme for the night was fire and luck. Building off the theme of luck for the New Year, Aleasha created a lottery ticket tree and brought in Black Jack and Craps tables for the guests to enjoy.


Beautiful people dancing the night away! This is how a New Years party should be done.



Lawdan, left, kept her guests cheering as she made her way around the party doing a traditional Persian dance.


I was completely freaked out when the hired juggler put the fire in his mouth. I kept thinking his beard was going to go up in flames.



The dessert table was beautiful and was accompanied by an area where hot tea was being served.

The backyard was glowing by candlelight. No detail was overlooked in creating different lounge areas in the yard.

To see more fun images from the party watch this slideshow!