As I was helping to plan Nick and Paige’s wedding week in Arizona, they mentioned wanting to do a couples session at the Desert Botanical Garden as newly weds. I could not have been more thrilled! I hadn’t been to the Desert Botanical Garden on my own yet, but I knew it was going to be a beautiful location to have photos taken. I was totally blown away when we arrived. There was beauty in literally every direction you could possibly turn! We took a few minutes at the beginning of their session to grab a few photos with their adorable little girl, then we went out adventuring! You really get a vast array of desert landscape at the amazing botanical garden, I was truly in awe.

I think the biggest thing we had to work with was lighting! Since the Desert Botanical Garden didn’t open until 8am, the Arizona sun was already on the rise. Thankfully, there were a lot of random shaded locations around this garden for us to capture their newly wed couples session. All it takes is a little creativity, or patience, and beautiful images like the ones you’re about to see can be made! Paige and Nick were truly a blessing to work with. They honestly couldn’t keep their hands off of each other, they were so in love. It’s pretty evident through each image of how happy and madly in love these newly weds really are. I feel so honored that I had the opportunity to capture their timeless moments!

Thank you again, Nick and Paige, for being absolutely fabulous clients to work with! I only hope I met your expectations and exceeded them!
<3 Melissa

Now for pretty pictures!!