Perks of photographing another photographer's wedding.

About a month ago we had the unforgettable experience of flying to historic Cheyenne, Wyoming to photograph Kassi and Ian's wedding. Kassi is a photographer herself, so she really spoiled us rotten and gave us plenty of time for portraits of the two of them.

On our second round of portraits (meaning we had already taken 1 round of portraits earlier in the day) Ian drove to the famous Cheyenne Frontier Days arena. In a once-in-a-lifetime moment for us, we got to take Kassi and Ian's photo in this huge outdoor rodeo arena, which is truly sacred to cowboys! As we walked around the arena, Kassi and Ian told us all about how the Garth Brooks song, Beaches of Cheyenne, is actually about the arena.

I'm not a rodeo person myself, but I come from a rodeo family, so it was an awesome experience for me. On the drive back to the reception, I had to call my grandma and tell her about the exciting moment I had just had. She then informed me that my uncle, Terry Powell, had won a round in the calf roping one year at Cheyenne, and she was sitting in those very grandstands herself. Love that!

Kassi and Ian's photos are coming up... but in the meantime, let me share one of the big perks of being a photographer hired to photograph another photographers wedding. Besides the fact that it is such an honor... the added benefit for us was that Kassi was able to take OUR picture at the arena too. Thank you Kassi for snagging this moment we will never forget! You look pretty good in that wedding dress with the camera! :)

Glad we got to share these memories with you!