Photography UPDATE

I am so excited to be expanding outside of Utah and offering wedding & lifestyle photography to those in the great states of Washington & California. If you are located in different state & would like to have Jenna Bechtholt Photography photograph your special day please don't hesitate to get in touch // Please contact me for more details and prices!

A visit to Colorado

A few weeks ago I went over to visit my sister in Colorado to do a few wedding chores. ;) First, we stopped by the lovely little farm where Kyle & Alicia will be married and I got a little tour. Next, I got to take some fun engagement pictures of the lovely couple. (See more here) Then my mom, the bride-to-be and I went on a all day trip in search of the perfect wedding dress. Don't worry, none of the dresses pictured below was the winning dress. But doesn't she look beautiful?!

It was such a fun weekend with family that, of course, went by much too quickly. I can't wait to continue helping my sister with wedding plans and for her big day next June!

a busy weekend...

...makes for lots of pictures & so much to share! 

this weekend was full of pictures!! & i have to say, i loved it! typically our weekends are pretty mellow around here, but i do have to say it is nice to mix it up & have a hectic one.

on friday i did the first half of a valentine's day inspired photo shoot for two friends of mine up in a cabin near park city. saturday i assisted alyssia from allyssiabphotography at a wedding in pleasant grove. i had a blast & it turned out her husband was an old friend of mark's from back in washington! small world. then on sunday {before the super bowl began} i went out with maryclaire & nate to finish their darling vday shoot. i love working with friends :) sunday afternoon mark & i hosted a small super bowl party with a few friends, lots of yummy food & tons of fun!

stay tuned for more upcoming pics from this weekend!!

our first anniversary

on monday mark & i celebrated our 1 year anniversary!

we can't believe a whole year has come and gone. this past year has been one for the books, to say the least. married life has been great but a big adjustment for us both. it is so crazy to look back on this year & think about how much has changed! i couldn't be happier that we are onto our second year.

we had a great day on monday. mark & i met up at la jolla groves for a nice lunch & then we caught an afternoon movie. mark's boss was so sweet to let him have the rest of the day off! :) for dinner we went up to salt lake & ate at the restaurant we went to after we got engaged {the roof restaurant}. it is located at temple square and over looks the temple & other buildings in the heart of downtown salt lake city. we love that place for not only the views, but also the food! the roof is pretty much a gourmet buffet with too many options so you always leave having eaten way too much. & this visit was no exception!

after dinner we walked around city creek {a new outdoor mall}. we stopped by sunglass hut & had a great time trying on glasses. sounds strange but it was so much fun.

oh, did i mention that mark got me 2 dozen red roses?? what a guy! we didn't have a vase large enough to hold them so i put them in our big glass pitcher...looked great :)

 

 

to end the night we headed back home to enjoy some of our wedding cake that we have been dying to eat all year! we were pretty stuffed from dinner so we each had a small slice & called it a night.

 

p.s. i finally ordered prints from our wedding day as a surprise for mark. i framed his favorite one of the two of us {the first picture on this post} & he was so happy! we now have wedding pictures in our home! & it only took a whole year...ha

looking forward to our next year together!

emerald city vacay

after a long weekend with my family in LA, mark & i were really looking forward to spending some quality time with his mom & dad in seattle. as well as attending mark's best friend's wedding!

we returned to utah on monday morning & then left wednesday evening for the evergreen state. there was pretty much only enough time to do a few loads of laundry & repack for our next adventure. needless to say, we were so excited for the back2back vacations!

we landed in washington around 8pm & were greeted happily by mark's parents, john & ann. we stopped to pick up our favorite pizza {round table: pepperoni & black olive} on our way back to the house.  we ate way too much & stayed up really late watching the olympics...this seemed to be a reoccurring theme throughout the weekend :)

the next few days were sort of a whirlwind. we attended a wedding rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, late night bowling, visited a few lakes, lots of shopping with ann {yes!!}, a car museum, tons & tons of food and, of course, shane & heather's wedding!

the wedding was just beautiful & the bride looked gorgeous.
i was so proud of the toast that mark made in honor of the happy couple. shane has been mark's best friend & next door neighbor since about age 4. those two boys are like brothers & it meant the world to mark to be included in shane's big day.

*funny side story {at our wedding last year shane caught the garter & we found out that they kept the it for a whole year! heather ended up wearing the exact same garter i wore! we thought it was really cute & special}

their wedding was great & we had the privilege of taking the bride and groom to their hotel after the reception. just to add a little bit more spice to the night a policeman decided to pull us over with the fully dressed bride and groom in the back seat. i guess it's a fun story to look back on! luckily shane is a cop & we were sent on our way with a simple warning {thank goodness!}

congrats to shane & heather!!

sunday was our last day in seattle & finally all of the wedding activities were done and we could relax. we spent our last day doing a bit more shopping for mark & had a great mexican dinner in gig habor.

lala land part II

we started off day 2 of the staycation with a family cooking class at chez cherie {a local business in la canada}. we all had a blast making various vegetarian appetizers. they all tasted amazing!

later that night half of the family headed to a dear friend's wedding. ashley hoffman. she got married to her best friend in her family's backyard & it was beautiful. there was lots of good food, dancing & fun people. alicia was the maid of honor & looked almost as beautiful as the bride.
congrats ashley & brent!