Michael Tallman Photography Blog

Galina and Jack were married last Saturday in Park City, Utah at a friend’s home.  They had a western style ceremony followed by a traditional Persian ceremony.  It was a gorgeous day and I was happy to be away from the heat of Salt Lake City.  A few thousand feet of elevation makes a big difference in the temperature.

Galina and Jack have family and friends from all over the world.  There were guests at the wedding from nineteen countries.

Special thanks to Stacy for doing an awesome job assisting me.  Play the slideshow below to see more of Galina and Jack’s wedding.

***UPDATE 7/7 - Galina and Jack’s online proofing gallery was not set up to collect email addresses - I have fixed it so that it will ask you for your email address so that you will be notified when all the pictures are available to order online.  Click here to sign up. The pictures will be posted there by the end of July.

I photographed another beautiful wedding yesterday in Park City, Utah.  Look for more pictures from Galina and Jack’s wedding here soon.  Things are pretty busy here right now - I got up this morning with the post wedding hangover (not from drinking but from not drinking enough water!) and went over to photograph a friend’s newborn baby girl.  I’m off to Steamboat Springs, Colorado later in the week for Sam and Ian’s wedding.  Many of my favorite pictures from this one are verticals, which is the first time that has ever happened to me.

Last weekend I had the pleasure of photographing Whitney & Ross’ beautiful wedding in Holladay, Utah.  The wedding took place at the groom’s family residence, where they have been living and gardening for over thirty years.  The gardens and grounds all around the house made a spectacular setting for a wedding.  Ross’ parents even made all of the florals and centerpieces themselves.  It was a gorgeous day, and Whitney and Ross were able to get away without a tent.  If you are having your wedding somewhere where it doesn’t rain much, go without the tent if you can get away with it.  Don’t try it in Vermont though!  I’m not putting down my previous home state, but the weather in Vermont tends to be a little bit more diverse.

I love the backyard weddings - they are a lot of work to put on, but they are always special once they get underway.  Whitney and Ross are postponing their honeymoon for a while, but they are planning to make a trip to India soon.  Congratulations Whitney and Ross!  Thanks to Erin for helping me out as my second shooter.  See more of the wedding in the slideshow below.

More pictures from Whitney & Ross’ beautiful wedding in Holladay, Utah coming soon.

Last Friday I had the honor of second shooting for my good friend Erin of Erin Kate Photography. Erin was photographing Paul & Yoko’s gorgeous wedding at the Mill Creek Inn, a short drive west into the mountains from Salt Lake City. That’s right - Paul and Yoko got married. It’s been a while since I have been the second shooter at a wedding - it’s great to be able to play around with the camera and experiment when the pressure is not on as much. Erin was doing a fantastic job, so I focused in on some of the beautiful details that Paul and Yoko had arranged. There were also a lot of kids at this wedding who always make for great pictures. I picked out a few of my favorites for a slideshow, click below to see it.