bespoke: BRAD + TARA

when tara contacted me asking if i would shoot her wedding in november in scottsdale, arizona at a gorgeous luxury private villa estate i reeally had to think long and hard about it for a total of four seconds. i had never met tara or brad (we were friends through a friend of a friend... on facebook... which basically makes you acquaintances, especially if you have more than 10 friends in common) but they were such an awesome laid back couple that i felt i had known them forever.

i was on cloud 9 as soon as i pulled up and saw the venue... but then i was introduced to the dress and shoes. omg you guys my mouth was literally watering. a GORGeous paloma blanca couture gown accompanied by the perfect jimmy choos gazed back at me begging me to take their duchess satin-sequined perfectness in my arms and do wonderful things to them all night long under the soft moonlight. but then i had to be professional and take pictures and stuff so our romantic love affair was cut short.

when brad was little he told his mom he wanted to buy his wife a ring like Princess Dianna's so tara was given a round brilliant cut diamond ring with a sapphire on the wedding band ... pretty sure brad has his girl figured out.

this is tara and her bff since forever and ever. i'm skeptical about her friend situation tho. i have this sneaking suspicion she went online and rented a pile of gorgeous hot models and paid them to come to their wedding posing as their "friends". i'm like, 95-97% sure... if there is a www.rent-a-perfect-person.com out there, that is where these people came from...

oh ya, and did i mention the shoes were fabulous?

loved the big juicy bouquet too... big juicy bouquets are the best!

the ceremony took place in the back yard overlooking fountain hills and the couple said their vows just as the gorgeous desert sun set behind the mountains. couldn't have done it better if we'd planned it. which we definitely didn't.