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June 10, 2013

Cydni & Cameron May 10 {Utah Wedding Photographer}

Cydni & Cameron quickly became some of my most favorite people over the past few months! They have been so much fun to work with, and I felt like 2 of my friends were getting married, when it came time for their wedding, and I couldn’t be happier for them. They are so mellow and relaxed, and their wedding day was filled with grins from ear to ear and so much love and boy do they know how to DANCE! I loved every minute of their big day and felt so lucky to have the prettiest bride on Temple Square that beautiful day in May. Cyd has beautiful taste and used some KILLER Utah Wedding vendors….just wait until you see all the gorgeous florals! (The full vendor list will be at the bottom of the post.) Cyd & Cameron, thanks so much for letting me in and letting me celebrate with you and your families. Love you both to the moon and back and then some!

 

Venue: Memorial House, Memory Grove, Salt Lake City

Videographer: Ryan Hinman Films

Florals: Petal Pixie

Invitations: Polka Dots & Daisies

Food: Culinary Craft

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Mollie Openshaw - Love these pictures, Brooke! Such a beautiful couple and beautiful wedding too. So glad I got to work with Cydni & her mom to design the invites!! So much fun :)

Lora - Love this wedding Brooke! So gorgeous!! You are rocking it!

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May 23, 2013

Classic, Couture, Camilla {Utah Wedding Photographer}

Last month I had the incredible opportunity to work with some amazing vendors on a gorgeous stylized shoot! Alyssia from Alyssia B Photography and I joined forces and created something so beautiful, so elegant and truly classic. It was so much fun (and incredibly stressful) to plan and I have a whole new perspective on planning a wedding. Brides, both past and present, you have all of my empathy. Planning a wedding, and all the details that go into that can be so crazy! And interest doesn’t make it any easier! Anything I see on there, I wanted to re-create, but making it all flow together, while keeping with our simple and elegant theme, proved to be quite the task. In the end, I am so proud of how it turned out. I am so grateful to all the vendors that participated, as none of the beauty before you would have been possible without them. Once again, I will tell you that I truly do have the prettiest friends around, and Camilla and Mike are no exception. I was literally drooling when looking at the back of my camera all night! Love their chemistry and the love they still feel for one another!

First, the images, then after the jump, look for the full list of vendors!

 

 

And the lovely vendors are….

Location:  Highland Gardens

Invitation: Polka Dot & Daisies

Dress: Avenia Bridal

Hair: Dacry with Suggestions Salon

Make-up: Jen with Doll By Jen

Jewelry/Shoes: Nordstrom

Tux: Men’s Wearhouse

Flowers: Urban Chateau Floral

Linens: Fusion Linens

Table Setting/Chairs: Diamond Rental

Cake: Apothecakery

Desserts: Dear Lizzy

Photographer: Brooke Bakken Photography and Alyssia B Photography

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Camilla Binks - Just saw these now and I’m dying! Love them and you so much! The toasting photos…obsessed! The one with the veil blowing at the end…shut up! The one at the amphitheater with our heads cropped…favorite!! You are a talent friend. It was so fun running into you in Alpine the other night. Big hugs and so much love.

Elyse Alexandria - I LOVE all of these but I love love LOVE the one of Camilla smiling huge. LOVE IT!!!!!

Lora - Love!!!! You and Alyssia did an amazing job! I love all of the light and the colors are so beautiful. And Camila? What a BABE!!!!!

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April 19, 2013

GIVEAWAY {Utah Photographer}

It’s GIVEAWAY time!! I cannot say thank you enough to those who follow me, like my page, are always so complimentary, and so uplifting. I would not be where I am today in my business without all of YOU. So with that said, I of course would LOVE to giveaway a session as my way to say thank you!! It can be ANY type of session you can think of! BUT there is MORE!! I am also teaming up with the AMAZING Jade, of Kissable Complexions (you can see all of her work HERE!!). Jade will be doing BOTH hair AND make-up for the lucky winner! Her work is so incredibly beautiful, and every time I do a session with her as the make-up artist, I am NEVER disappointed. EVER.

Here are the details- The winner will be announced May 1st. Until then, you need to go and LIKE Brooke Bakken Photography on Facebook (if you haven’t already) AND LIKE Kissable Complexions on Facebook as well. THEN  leave a comment on the flyer image on my Facebook wall of what type of session you would love to win and you are entered! *IF* you would like an EXTRA entry, share the flyer on your Facebook wall too! See below for the flyer:

 

NOW….Here is the FULL session I did with the beautiful model Teale. She is just a babe AND such a sweetheart! I LOVE all the images we came away with! See for yourself…

 

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Camilla - What a fabulous team you and Jade are! Gorgeous! And get outta here with that lip biting action!! Men everywhere are going to screenshot that photo and stare at it everyday. Too beautiful.

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April 17, 2013

Sunshine {Utah Wedding Photographer}

It’s no secret that I lag when it comes to blogging, but I am for sure trying to make an effort to improve and be more consistent….because for reals I have so many beautiful sessions and weddings to share! This wedding was shot last summer on a perfectly beautiful, warm summer night. I am longing for summer and backyard weddings right about now. I live for the sunshine and cannot wait to feel the warmth on my skin again. Megan is actually a little bit of sunshine herself. Always smiling, always happy and incredibly easy breezy! Megs, you are such a babe, and Colton isn’t half bad in that bow tie of his! Thank you both for being so amazing and so welcoming. I love the way you both beamed with excitement and joy on your special day and I am thankful I was the lucky one to be there to capture it! XO

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April 15, 2013

Talented {Utah Portrait Photographer} {Kissable Complexions}

Sometimes you meet people that you know you were meant to be friends with…for me, this was definitely the case with Jade. We are both in the wedding industry and both happen to pull double duty in California and Utah. She makes brides pretty, and I get to capture their beauty, and preserve it with beautiful images that will last a lifetime. Jade is so incredibly talented at what she does. If you don’t believe me check out her before and after sections on here blog HERE. Her make up is flawless, but I love that she does hair as well! She is a one stop, beautifying shop! To add the icing to the cake, she is THE sweetest lil’ thing ever! Such a fun personality and honestly has such a passion for what she does that makes it so much fun to work with! I am so excited that we will be teaming up a LOT this wedding season….honestly quite giddy about it! Oh ya and let’s not forget….there will be a GIVEAWAY announced at the end of the week that includes HER beautiful services AND MINE!!! DOUBLE WHAMMY!!! So without further delay…here is the beautiful and talented Jade of Kissable Complexions.

 

To view more of her work, her passion and all her beauty tips be sure to check out her blog: http://kissablecomplexions.blogspot.com

To set up an appointment, contact her at jadembaird@gmail.com

Again stay tuned for more fun photos of the model we had for our session AND a giveaway from BBP featuring Kissable Complexions!

by Brooke

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