The entire day was relaxed, fun, and intentional. The rain clouds kept their distance the entire time making for a gorgeous backdrop.Īfter the ceremony everyone rode the party bus back to Butcher’s Chop House for a late dinner and cake cutting. The ceremony flowed beautifully, and afterward the guests enjoyed champagne and first dances out in nature.

BUT FIRST-their adorable dog Frankie made her debut as the “flower girl” and had her moment of bolting out across the wide open landscape and running her heart out and then coming back to join everybody for the ceremony. Everyone lined up while Travis waited for his bride to walk down the outdoor aisle lined with those they are closest to. Kelsey and Travis kept their guest list small which gave such a meaningful feel to the experience. Something Kelsey really wanted to focus on was the experience of her guests, and she wanted each of them to have their own mini shoot at the Salt Flats. It was most of the guest’s first time here and it was so fun to watch all of their faces as they took in one of my favorite landscapes in Utah. After getting ready, each of them had a first look with their parents before their own first look as a couple, and then everybody loaded up on a party bus and headed out to the Salt Flats. Kelsey’s dress was UNREAL, and I loved how she brought meaning into it by having the top two buttons of her dress be one of her mom’s dress buttons, and one of her sister’s dress buttons. 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. The day started out at the Hyatt Central Park City on a typical October day in Utah with a light sprinkling of rain. 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. 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. Kelsey and Travis’s intimate, destination wedding at the Bonneville Salt Flats remains one of the highlights of 2021.

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