It was bright, sunny, and chilly at the end of May when Maya and John got married in Park City, Utah at the Park Meadows Country Club. One of the best parts of the day is when Maya’s godfather made a great speech and presented Maya with a necklace that was his grandmother’s from Germany. He said it was the oldest piece of jewelry in the family. (Man, I hope I have those details right). In any case, it was a beautiful detail, thoughtful and touching, and just one of the reasons why I love to photograph weddings.
And now, meet Maya and John on their wedding day.
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Justin Hackworth photographs happy people and beautiful events and he wants to photograph your wedding.
Who said your wedding photography needs to take place on your wedding day? Oh, sure that might be ideal, but there’s nothing wrong with getting some of those forgotten pictures after the fact. That’s what Maren did. There were a few important pictures she felt she didn’t get from her photographer on the day of the wedding so she called me to fill in the gaps.
Maren and Nate were photographed at Huber Grove in Wasatch Mountain State Park.
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Justin Hackworth photographs happy families an beautiful events and he wants to photograph you.
Here’s a wedding I had been looking forward to for a long time. Because I love the couple and because I love to go to Idaho and because I love to photograph weddings. Ashley and Alden are living in Hawaii right now, but came to Rexburg (her hometown) to get married.
You never know what the weather will do in Idaho, in June, (anytime, really) and on the day of the wedding, the weather was purrrrrrfect. A few days before that, cold and rainy. On the wedding day: glorious. A sign of good things to come, if you ask me.
Jamie is getting married in Salt Lake today and I’m looking forward to photographing the big day. Last week we had a good time with her mother and two sisters and cousin taking her bridal portraits in Provo.
Side note: Now, when you look at these pictures, you might find yourself saying, where on earth did she get that fabulous dress? Paris? New York? Did she make a pact with the devil to get a dress so stunning? Nice guesses, but nope. She got it at Alta Moda in Salt Lake. And if you are getting married, you’ll never stop thanking me for telling you about Alta Moda, if you go there, too.
Today one of my favorite people on planet earth will get married. Miss Ashley Shaum. Ashley spent a few months as an intern in my office last year. While in Provo, she met Alden. A few months after they met, he moved to Hawaii for school and she went along with him. Not long after that, he proposed to her on the beach. In Hawaii. At sunrise. Now that’s romantic.
And today, in Rexburg, Idaho, her hometown (mine too!) they’ll be wed. And I get to photograph the big event. I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time.
On one of the best days in May, Rebecca and Jason got married in the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City. She looked beautiful, he looked handsome–all of that. But my favorite part of the wedding day was later that evening at the reception. Rebecca’s sister had written a song about them and sang it that night. So that was moving and wonderful and if she’s smart, she’ll record that sucker. And then Rebecca sang a song she had written for Jason. And you better believe she had some of those folks in tears. A perfect day.
We have our winner for our third engagement session giveaway. It’s Natalie, who entered for her cousin. She said they just got engaged last week. Ahhhh, young love. On Monday, we’ll post our 4th and final engagement session giveaway. I hope you win. I really do.
But even if you don’t win and you’re getting engaged, you’d still be wise to hire me to shoot your engagement pictures and photograph your wedding. Of course I’ll tell you that, but here’s what others have to say about it. Here are two emails I got last night. These arrived 20 minutes apart.
Here’s the first one: These pictures are amazing. I am in love with every single one! Thank you doesn’t even begin. I feel so very blessed to have had the opportunity to meet you and to have pictures done. You just can’t imagine what it means to me. Really, thank you.
Then, twenty minutes later: I met you last year again at the Grand America Bridal Show. I can’t tell you how much I regret not hiring you to be our photographer. But that’s a story for another day.
There’s a pattern here. People that hire me are over-the-moon happy they did so. People that didn’t hire me later regret that decision. It’s your wedding day, after all. You deserve fantastic photography. So call me. I’d love to hear about your wedding and find out how I can provide you with beautiful wedding photographs–the kind you’ll actually want to show off to your friends, not hide away in a box. Believe me. You won’t regret it.
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Justin Hackworth photographs happy people and beautiful events and he wants to photograph you.
Ashley and Kent got married at the Salt Lake temple. One of the warmest days in February I can think of. A beautiful day. Their luncheon took place at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building where family members told embarrassing and sweet stories about the bride and groom. Mostly embarrassing though. Later that night, friends and family gathered for a wedding celebration at Noah’s in Sandy. It was, on all accounts, a lovely affair.
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Justin Hackworth photographs happy people and beautiful events and he wants to photograph you.
Emily and Brandon had a party in Mapleton the night before they got married. The next day everyone drove to Cache Valley for their wedding at the LDS Temple in Logan, Utah. You just never know what kind of weather you’re going to get in Logan in February, but it turned about to be about as pleasant a day as you could hope for.
Then, lunch at Hamiltons. That place is great. I’d go back there in a heartbeat.
And now, Emily and Brandon, in love.
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Justin Hackworth photographs happy people and beautiful events and wants to photograph you. Getting married? We should talk.
Yesterday Amy and I spent some time going through all of the weddings and portrait sessions I’ve done over the last year. The purpose is to get some new display prints in my office. Freshen things up a bit. Springtime. Newness. All of that, see. And it was so great to go back and see some of my favorite wedding and portrait pictures from the last few months. And it was fun to discover some new favorites that I just hadn’t seen the first time around.
Back when I shot film, I loved busting out the contact sheets from the previous years and seeing if there was an undiscovered gem that I hadn’t found before. Like a little treasure hunt. You go back with fresh eyes, and maybe the emotion you felt when taking the pictures has faded a little, so you’re looking at the images with a new perspective.
One of my favorite photographers, Gary Winnogrand, used to wait a full year before he developed his film for this very reason. He would shoot the film and set it aside for one year before he even developed it! I could never do that. I’m too impatient. But for him, looking at them too soon clouded his ability to select the strongest images based on the image itself, not on how he felt at the time he made the picture.
So for me, what I’ve discovered, is that some of the pictures I respond to initially are the same pictures I respond to a year later. And yet, there are some surprises when you find a really great picture that you really didn’t notice the first time around. And I like that feeling. Like when you find a 20 dollar bill in some pants you haven’t worn in a month.
So, if you care to spend five minutes, this slideshow is a portfolio of my images from the past year that I find compelling. (There might be a handful that fall outside that one year range). Enjoy.
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Justin Hackworth photographs happy people and beautiful events and he wants to photograph you.
I’m very excited to announce a photography project for the brides of 2010. If you’re getting married, or you know someone who is, may I have your attention, please? I have an announcement.
It’s called Love’s First Year, my latest photography project. I love to photograph weddings. I love recording authentic moments as they unfold. What I really love about this, and the thing that compels me to be a photographer, is the chance to record history. Record life. This project is about making those kinds of images I love, and creating a record of your happy beginning.
For the next 10 brides who choose Justin Hackworth Photography, I will photograph you and your spouse five times over the course of your first year. Think about the moments that will mark your first year of marriage–time at home, time with friends, out on the town–and imagine having stunning images of those events. At the end of your blissful first year, you’ll receive a fine art book with images from your five sessions. I dare say it may become a family treasure.
And the news keeps getting better. If you’re one of the next ten brides, not only will you have professional photos that document your life together, but Love’s First Year is included in your wedding package.
Brides of 2010, You’re Cordially Invited to Love’s First Year
Who: You and the love of your life
What: A one-year photography project by Justin Hackworth Photography
I photographed Lizzie and Spencer one week after they got married. (The session was given to them as a gift from a friend). They were on their way to their wedding party. Thanks for coming, lovebirds.
Grace and Dave have style. I knew that when I met Grace last year but it was confirmed when they sent a wooden wedding invitation. Very cool. That’s one invitation I’m keeping.
On a chilly November morning, Dave and Grace got married in the Salt Lake Temple then walked a couple blocks to their luncheon at the Alta Club, a place where Grace’s great grandfather was once president. And that evening, their party at Sundance. Good times and a cheese plate. Man, I love my job.
Stay tuned…
A few days ago, David and Grace got married. Soon I’ll be posting images from the wedding in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the reception at the Sundance Resort. In the mean time, here’s a teaser image.
Justin Hackworth photographs people in love and wants to photograph you. Having a wedding? And you care deeply about having it documented so viewers of the photographs can feel what it was like to be there? Well then, we should talk.
On the night before Jeannie and Julian got married, they gathered with friends and family at their favorite restaurant in Park City, Utah. Since they live in Park City, they know all the best places and chose to celebrate at 350 Main.
After dinner, Jeannie’s father told everyone about Jeannie and Julian’s first date. The date didn’t go so well. But their second date was a hit. And on that night, they made an apple pie together. And so, on the night before the wedding, and to celebrate love and first dates and second dates, apple pie was served to all the guests for dessert.
p.s. 350 Main gave me the best steak I’ve ever eaten. Cooked meat, yum yum.
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Justin Hackworth photographs happy people and beautiful events and wants to photograph you.
Mariah and Dan got married in Salt Lake City at La Caille. It’s fancy. Now, when I photograph a wedding, I’m normally there for the whole event. Getting ready, the ceremony, dinner, dance and the see-you-later part. But if you want me there for just the ceremony and dinner, I’ll do that too. That’s what I did for Mariah and it turned out just dandy.
Justin Hackworth photographs happy couples and beautiful events in Salt Lake and beyond. Getting married? We should talk. Getting married in Greece or Italy? My passport is current. Just saying…
Ben and Naomi’s wedding took place in Salt Lake City at Red Butte Garden. Good times and laughter. And dancing. Oh, was there ever dancing. If you held back from the dancing you were in the minority. Let it all go, folks. This here’s a party.
Ben and Naomi photographed on the day of their wedding with family and friends.
On the night before Ben and Naomi got married, they had a dinner for family and friends. The night started with big sun. Then, dark clouds, then rain. But wait for it, wait for it. Ah, there it is: the sun.
A great night.
Ben and Naomi photographed in Salt Lake City on the nigt before their wedding at Red Butte Gardens.
Brian and Abi had their wedding reception at the White Willow in Provo, Utah, then got married the following day at the Mount Timpanogos Temple. And I was there to photograph these love birds.
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Justin Hackworth photographs weddings in Utah or anywhere there’s a bride and groom and he wants to photograph you. Getting married? We should talk.
One of the finest places in Utah to have a wedding is Log Haven. That’s where Tom and Katie decided to get hitched in June. For me, one of the highlights was during the ceremony, Tom’s grandfather recited a poem by Pablo Neruda. Tears all around.
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Justin Hackworth photographs couples in love and wants to photograph you. Getting married in Italy or Hawaii or Greece or Moab? We should talk.
Allow me to tell you two things I learned at Lizy and Nick’s wedding.
Number one–Mariachi bands should be a regular part of nearly every function where people gather, including church and funerals and those ceremonies where someone is presented with an over-sized check. The mariachi band was my favorite part of her reception. The other thing I learned is this–I want to laugh and smile as often and frequently as Lizy does. (You’ll see what I’m talking about when you view the pictures of her).
And then a third thing I already knew, but was reinforced at her wedding–I love being a wedding photographer. That night, at the reception, as people were having a good time, dancing, laughing, and the sun was setting low, low, so that good light was starting to come in, I stood back for a minute and thought that if I was just driving by and came across this scene, the first thought I’d have is “Hey, look. Happy people dancing and having fun. I want to stop the car and go photograph that.”
Hi. My name is Justin. I am a wedding photographer. And now, Lizy and Nick:
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Justin Hackworth photographs beautiful events, happy people, mariachi bands, cute kids, gorgeous brides, debonair grooms, urbane ladies and he wants to photograph you.
It was a beautiful and small wedding. Sixteen people total. That includes the bride and groom, the guests, and the little boy carrying the ring. Eighteen people in all if you count the bishop and the photographer. By the way, the last picture shown in this post may be my favorite group shot I’ve ever taken at a wedding.
Here were my two favorite things about Rachel and Micah’s wedding day in Salt Lake City. I loved the speeches from her parents, and I loved hearing Micah play the violin, accompanied by Rachel. My other two favorite things were hearing Hannah sing and watching their slideshow. Rachel and Micah are so classy and refined and I’m really happy to have been there.
Christmas is over and I had a great holiday. There was a ham, some presents, laughing, rides on the ATVs, naps, getting out the old family photographs, singing, and telling stories about when we were teeny. No wassle. I don’t know why we didn’t have Wassle. But we’re back home now and it’s back to work. I have two weddings to photograph this week, plus we’re doing another bridal show on Saturday. Busy, busy. Just the way I like it.
Rachel’s getting married in Salt Lake City on Tuesday. As part of the celebration, she had a tea party with family and friends. I was there to photograph the good times.
Would you like to laugh, have a good time, and feel like everything’s going to be just right? Then hang around Karen and Aaron for a while. And I think you’ll get a sense of that when you check out their wedding pictures. As I’ve been going through the editing process, I couldn’t help but smile. Karen is laughing and having a good time in nearly every picture I took of her. Listen, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love my job.
Sure, she grew up here, but she had moved to California and started working as an actress. She just happened to be back in Utah to film a movie. He managed the club where the movie was being filmed. She vowed she’d never move back here. Ah…that was because she didn’t realize how charming Travis could be. Ladies and gentlemen–Travis and Tisha. Two minute slideshow here.
