melissabrynerphotography

Whitney's Bridals

2011-12-11T15:42:00.001-07:00

This was, without a doubt, the coldest photoshoot I have ever done!!! When I got out of my car that morning the temperature was reading 18 degrees. I thought I was going to freeze, but then I looked at Whitney and quickly stopped feeling sorry for myself . She had to have been frozen in her short sleeved wedding gown! Whitney, I am so happy for you and Brett and your upcoming wedding!
You make a stunning bride!

Rigby Turns 1!

2011-12-10T21:40:00.000-07:00

It has been a very cold week here in Utah, and this little man braved the freezing temperatures to get his one year pictures done. He didn't last too long before he couldn't take it any longer, but we managed a few good pictures. He was such a trooper!

Baldwin Family

2011-12-04T19:23:00.002-07:00

It's Families like this that make me enjoy what I do:) They were so much fun despite the freezing cold temperatures. Enjoy!

Gardner Family

2011-11-14T16:55:00.002-07:00

I can't believe how quickly time flies! It doesn't seem like that much time has passed since I did this little one's newborn pictures! Thanks T and K for giving me this opportunity to capture these pictures of your darling family. Hope you like this sneak peak:)

Location: Wheeler Farm

Snowder Family

2011-11-10T20:46:00.000-07:00

I have known this adorable family since our oldest daughters were only 5 years old. They were instant friends, and have been that way ever since they first met. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to take their pictures!

Location: Osborne Yard

Jared and Barb

2011-10-25T20:55:00.000-06:00

It was pretty dark by the time we got started doing these pictures, but we still managed to get a few good ones.

Location: Wheeler Farm

Liz and Ashlin

2011-10-25T20:08:00.001-06:00

Can you even believe how beautiful these two are?

Location: Wheeler Farm

Sanchez Family

2011-10-25T09:22:00.002-06:00

This family is so much fun, and the kids are a riot! They were so well behaved and fun to photograph. Hope you like them Melissa and Mark!

Location: Osborne Yard

Brett and Whitney

2011-10-21T12:01:00.005-06:00

Whitney and Brett, I am so excited for you both! You were so much fun to work with, and Brett had so many good ideas:) Thanks for being so amazing and making me laugh again and again! You make a cute couple!!!

Aubrey's Bridals

2011-10-17T14:52:00.003-06:00

This was my first ever bridal photoshoot, and I have to say it was awesome! I love taking pictures of little kids, but found I can use my creativity so much more when I have a person who is patient and holds still for longer than 5 seconds:) Thanks Aubrey and Josh for giving me this opportunity!

Location: Wheeler Farm

Hancey Family

2011-10-07T17:02:00.002-06:00

My Little Girlies

2011-10-07T16:54:00.002-06:00

Location: My house

My Sweet Baby Emmy

2011-09-20T15:21:00.002-06:00

Fall Photoshoots

2011-08-18T17:16:00.002-06:00

I'm starting to book out for Fall Photoshoots. Call or e-mail quickly to schedule your photoshoot before I book out for the rest of the year. I am scheduling for Saturday evenings in October, Tuesday or Wednesday evenings in November as well as Saturday morning or evenings, and the first two weeks in December will be the same schedule as November.

Stringham Cuties

2011-08-08T17:54:00.003-06:00

How cute are these three? Their Mom and Dad sure have their hands full with 3 under 2 years old!!! Yikes! I don't know how they do it

Location: Draper Park

Oakley and Rigby

2011-06-09T15:08:00.003-06:00

These little cuties were a lot of fun to work with. Oakley was so good at smiling and posing, and Rigby was pretty happy most of the time.

Heiland Children

2011-06-02T12:00:00.005-06:00

Despite how chilly it was this morning, we survived, and surprisingly got a few good pictures. We didn't manage smiles out of little "B" but big brother eventually warmed up to me. Hopefully he didn't get too big of a sugar rush later:)

Location: Wheeler Farm

The Sanchez Children

2011-06-01T14:32:00.004-06:00

We had a good time getting these pictures last night. It was quite the workout to get all four looking at the same time, and Mark did a great job at keeping the kids attention! Enjoy!

Location: Draper Park

Maddie Girl

2011-05-27T22:09:00.005-06:00

I can't get over how cute she is! She loved to pose for the camera and had so many great ideas for the pictures. She makes my job so much easier:) Thanks Maddie for being so great tonight, and good luck with your upcoming baptism!

Location: Memory Grove

Bobby and Coell Family

2011-05-27T15:14:00.004-06:00

Such a cute family and the kids were so well behaved! I don't know how they do it with 4 children ages 5 and under. Bobby and Coell, you have a beautiful family!

Location: Osborne Yard

Sweet Little Jade

2011-05-22T13:33:00.006-06:00

This little princess is turning 2 years old soon! Wow! How time flies! She was pretty good for being so close to 18 months old (FYI 18 months is the hardest time to have pictures taken)

She was a little concerned about the "ruffies" coming to get her!

Yasmin

2011-05-21T22:06:00.001-06:00

This "almost" 10 year old had so much energy and was so good at getting her picture taken. You can tell she has had some practice:) I'm lovin' how these pictures turned out!

Gorgeous Kellie

2011-05-14T21:47:00.005-06:00

Why is it that everyone is growing up so fast? I feel like it was just yesterday that sweet little Kellie was one of my Beehives, and now she's getting ready to graduate from highschool! Honestly, I don't know where the time goes. I'm so glad we didn't cancel this shoot due to the bad weather because the lighting was PERFECT!!!! Kellie, you are so gorgeous I'm having a very hard time narrowing the selection down. Count on WAY more pictures than just the usual 20:) Love you sweetheart, and I am so proud of all that you have done. I know you will have an amazing life in whatever path you choose to pursue!

Between Kellie and my Kaylee we had a hard time getting a straight face sometimes:)

Location: Draper Area

Dylan and Amy

2011-05-04T21:01:00.002-06:00

Oh how I love this family!!!! I only wish they would come back to Utah so we could see them more!

Cute Boys

2011-05-04T17:20:00.003-06:00

I was lucky enough to go visit my sister and brother-in-law in New Mexico this past weekend. She had scheduled me for a photoshoot for her friend's boys and one for her afterwards. It was so much fun to do pictures in a Pecan Grove! These boys are friends with my nephews and were so cute to work with!

Baldwin Kids

2011-04-29T13:01:00.001-06:00

Today was a cold day at Wheeler Farm, but these kids were troopers! They stayed warm in jackets until just before picture time and then froze while I took the pictures. They did great, and we managed to stay pretty dry even with the snow falling all around!

Charlie and Anne

2011-04-26T14:10:00.002-06:00

I had the pleasure of meeting this darling family on Saturday morning. It was a little chilly, but nothing we couldn't handle, and as long as there were dogs around little Sarah was happy:) What a beautiful family!!!

I love those baby blues! She is seriously so adorable!

How beautiful is she, seriously!!!!

Sweet Baby Boy

2011-02-17T10:29:00.001-07:00

This adorable little guy was only 8 days old when I took his pictures. He was such a good baby and only cried one time despite how much I was moving him around. Such a little angel, and his big brother and sister love him so much! Kyle and Teresa, you have the most beautiful little family! I hope you love this sneak peak!

Melchior Family

2010-12-02T20:14:00.003-07:00

I love this family! This is my dear friend from high school, his gorgeous wife and sweet kids. We had a very cold morning taking these pictures, and the wind was blowing like crazy!!! The kids did remarkably well with the cold, and were so cute! Little "E" does the funniest little smile that looks more like a grimace, and Mr. "C" was posing like crazy for the camera. He must be used to having his picture taken:) Poor Andy was not thrilled to be getting family pictures done, but I think he survived, I hope:) Shannon, you are so gorgeous! I especially love the picture of you and little "E". Precious!!!! Love you guys!

This picture was Andy's idea, and I'm so glad he suggested it. This just sums up the Andy I have known and loved these past 15 years! Gald to see he passed on the party gene to his little guy:)

Stringham Family

2010-11-15T17:34:00.007-07:00

I love this little family! I have been lucky enough to take their pictures several times in the past year, and watch their little boy grow. Now they are expecting twin baby girls and I couldn't be happier for them! Little "R" did a great job even though he is at a tough age for pictures, and I even got a kiss from him:) He is such a little cutie!

Senior Pictures- LeAnnza

2010-10-23T22:39:00.004-06:00

I had so much fun with this gorgeous gal today up Milcreek Canyon! The weather was beautiful for about 30 minutes, and then the rain started. At first it was just a little drizzle, but by the end we were soaked! Luckily we managed to get in some good shots before we got rained out! I was super excited to get to use my new chair I got at the DI today- 8 bucks people!!! Hello!!! I love the way these turned out! Hope you love them LeAnnza!

Location: Millcreek Canyon

Thomsen Family

2010-09-19T13:13:00.007-06:00

I love this family! They live in my neighborhood and teach my kids in Primary. My middle child Sara LOVES "Sister Liz" sooooo much! Sunday mornings are exciting at my house because she can't wait to go see Liz in Primary. Thank you to these sweet ladies for being such great examples to my children. Laurie, I hope you enjoy this preview and hope you have a great Birthday tomorrow!!!!

Location: Falcon Park

Hansen Family

2010-09-01T15:33:00.005-06:00

This is my hubby's cousin and his adorable family. With 4 kids ages 6 and under I think we did pretty good. I hope you like them Jess and Scott. There are more to choose from, but these were some of my favorites.

Brooklyn's Birthday!

2010-08-25T10:18:00.004-06:00

I'm so happy I was able to take pictures of this little cutie! Her mom had her in the cutest outfits, and used my favorite color combination for the balloons! I LOVE pink and brown together:) Look at those cute little ballet slipper shoes! So adorable!!!! Brooklyn did a great job for her pictures and loved seeing the cow when she was upset. She really was a trooper!

Check out those baby blues! Such amazing eyes!

I love this picture! Her shoe fell off and she was truly concerned about it:)

Big girls just need to cry sometimes!!! I loved how she would hold her hands to her face when she cried. I have several pictures of her like this:)

Oh, to be little again and get so excited at the site of balloons!!!

No thanks Dad! She really wasn't into her cake all that much. She would get a glob of frosting on her hand and wipe it on the sheet, only to repeat the motion over and over again. It was so funny to watch!

Happy Birthday Brooklyn!

Jade Turns 1!!!

2010-08-22T16:54:00.004-06:00

It's hard to believe this little sweetheart is already 1 ! It seems like such a short time ago when she joined our family. I am the luckiest Aunt because I get to spend time with her every Thursday afternoon! She is so much fun to have around, and the girls adore her!!!! Bear and Barb, you make cute babies! You really should get working on having another one soon:)

Location: Smith Yard

Benson Family

2010-08-18T17:37:00.006-06:00

First off I have to say how much I love this family! They were so much fun to take pictures of and are all so photogenic they made my job easy! Anne has been my dear friend for years and I can honestly say I love this woman. She is so amazing!!! I was excited when she said she wanted their pictures done up at Brighton Lake because I hadn't been up there in years. Little did we know that the entire place is infested with mosquitos! We were being eaten alive!!! It really was awful, and I had a few bites to prove it:) I got quite a few shots like the one below. Notice Daniel swatting at mosquitos! Luckily, we managed to get some great pictures without mosquitos in them. I was a little worried they would show up in every picture, but they did manage to debut in a few pictures. If you look really closely, you might be able to see them hovering over their victims!!!! I hope you like your preview Anne.

Location: Brighton

Ryker's 1st Birthday!!!

2010-07-09T15:48:00.005-06:00

I can't believe this little man is almost a year old! It seems like just yesterday that we were taking his family pictures when he was oh so tiny. He is such a little cutie, and loves to give me the most serious faces ever. His mom and grandma did manage to get a few little smiles out of him, and he LOVED his cake!!! These are a few of my favorites from the shoot today. I hope you like them Heather!

Checketts Family

2010-07-08T16:53:00.005-06:00

I have lived in Salt Lake all my life and never once have I been to Memory Grove! I know, weird huh?!? So, when this family requested that we go to Memory Grove I was so excited! It was such a pleasant evening, and a fun family. They really know how to have fun with each other. I don't think I've ever heard a family tease their siblings more than this group. but they do it in a loving way:) As nice as the evening was, there sure were a lot of mosquitos! I have counted more than 10 bites on my arms in the past couple of days. I hope I got the worst of it and this family came away unbitten!

Stringham Family

2010-06-16T18:07:00.003-06:00

Poelman Family

2010-05-10T20:05:00.003-06:00

Fenlon Family

2010-05-10T15:59:00.003-06:00

Fenlon Family

2010-05-08T18:51:00.006-06:00

Sweet Baby J

2010-05-07T14:30:00.005-06:00

This sweet little muffin is normally so smiley, but for some reason she just wasn't having it yesterday. I had to get rid of a ton of pictures, but managed to keep a few cute ones.

My Girls Easter Pictures

2010-04-12T12:59:00.005-06:00

Mr. T is Turning One!!!

2010-02-24T17:06:00.007-07:00

You've gotta love that smile! I can't believe almost a whole year has gone by since this little man came into our family. He is such a cutie!

Julie

2009-12-20T21:15:00.005-07:00

Christmas Pictures of Kaylee

2009-12-17T17:03:00.004-07:00

This one is for Kaylee. She wanted to see what this looked like, so there you have it! Scary!!!

E & E

2009-11-28T23:14:00.006-07:00

I have always wanted twins! These two gorgeous gals were so much fun to work with! They knew exactly how they wanted to pose, where they wanted to pose and what accessories they wanted to wear! It was so much fun to watch them interact with one another. These two are best friends through and through!

Don't you just love those moments when you look at someone and you can't help but laugh! These two looked at each other and immediately burst out laughing!

The "L" kiddos

2009-11-19T23:05:00.006-07:00

Well Caylee, I think we managed a few good ones! I was a little worried with how cold it was tonight and with the kids being sick, but they turned out better than I thought!

I'm loving the yawn!

This little guy was a trooper! He was not feeling very good, but he still smiled!
This is "J's" choice of where he wanted to get his picture done! I say good job little man:) This is one of my favorite pictures!!!!

Checking out the chickens!

This is the face of a little girl who was freezing cold and wanted her Mommy! We will try again tomorrow for some better pictures of little miss "A"!

Mr. "J"

2009-11-11T21:56:00.004-07:00

Can you believe his eyes? And no, this is not photoshop!
Such a cute boy, and he did such a good job for his pictures! I love how they turned out, and I have so many good ones it is going to be hard to narrow it down. I hope you can handle 100+ pictures Aunna:)

OK, so I need a vote on this one. Do you like the finish of the vintage on this first one, or the finish on the second. One is more red tones while the other is more blue tones. Anyone who is looking at these pictures, please leave a comment to vote for your favorite so that I know what finish most people like.

Stringham Family

2009-10-24T20:34:00.005-06:00

I vote this gorgeous couple "most photogenic of the year" They were great to work with and their little guy was good the whole time, even with how cold it was outside! Thanks for picking such an amazing location! I had a great time working with you guys! Hope you like the sneak peek, there are many more to come!

So precious!

Mats Family

2009-10-24T14:59:00.005-06:00

I did these pictures last week for my cute sister and her family. The boys were so good! I love how Zeddy showed his true personality for the camera! So much better than just sitting and smiling!

I really think this should be your Christmas card this year! Too funny!

I am in love with this picture! They are too dang cute!

Biesinger Boys

2009-10-18T00:02:00.006-06:00

Sneak Peak of the boys pictures. These little guys are too cute!!!

Biesinger Family

2009-10-17T01:08:00.008-06:00

Re-Takes!

I am so glad I did more pictures of this cute family. It was a much better night, and the kids seemed much happier. I think we got a few good shots this time! I hope you like them! I will try to have more up sometime tomorrow:)

You've gotta love big "B" showing off his muscles!

I love little "B's" reaction in this one!

I really love these ones!

Biesinger Family

2009-10-14T15:18:00.004-06:00

Well, despite the rain and cold weather we manged to get a few good pictures. This cute family braved the weather last night to have their pictures taken. These cute little boys are the same age as my girls, and their mannerisms are just the same. They were so cute, and little "B" was playing the strong silent one. Still so cute though!

Nicole's Baptism

2009-09-20T23:36:00.007-06:00

I loved taking this beautiful 8 year old's pictures. She will be getting baptised soon and I am so excited for her!!!! She was so cute in her boots and easy to work with. I hope you like these pictures Aunna, there are many more to come!

This dress is amazing! Her grandmother made her this special baptism dress, and I think it is the prettiest dress I have ever seen. It even has a scalloped bottom edge, so beautiful!

Cute New Family

2009-08-29T21:29:00.020-06:00

Well Jared & Barb, we managed to get pictures of her not crying! These pictures turned out better than I expected. I hope you like them!
I love that I was able to catch this smile. It only lasted for 1/2 of a second, but luck was on my side!

Laura's Senior Pictures

2009-08-26T22:19:00.005-06:00

This cute girl came prepared with a duffel bag full of clothes, hats, scarves and shoes! These were taken the same evening as my last senior. These two beauties are besties who go to different high schools. Thanks again Laura, and I will have the picts of you and Jes up soon!

Jessica's Senior Pictures

2009-08-25T17:36:00.006-06:00

Class of 2010!
I can't believe this gorgeous girl is a senior! I had a lot of fun doing this photo shoot, and learned a lot! It makes for an easy shoot when you have a gorgeous girl who is super photogenic! Hope you like your pictures Jes!

Zed and Tal

2009-08-24T15:55:00.008-06:00

Love these boys!!!!!

My Girls

2009-08-17T17:11:00.006-06:00

The Hansen Family

2009-08-11T20:53:00.003-06:00

Baby Mason

2009-08-11T20:25:00.004-06:00