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The Desert With the Demos’ | Part 2

Sedona & The Grand Canyon

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Have you ever had something on your calendar for a while and then it happens and you’re just so sad it’s over?! That’s what this trip was like for us! We have been looking forward to visiting Arizona for the longest time and we can’t believe it’s over already! Jordan and Amy took such great care of us. They are so like minded in so many aspects of their business and I just love talking through things and learning from one another. I may not use an Expo disc and I may not have filters on my lens, but other than that…

we’re pretty much the same people. :) We love their company and their friendship but the greatest gift of all is that they just GET us. They understand our life to a “T” and we adore them! We decided that when we visited, we HAD to have some “work” time.  Our visit was pre-wppi and so we had A LOT to do! We would work some, talk a lot and then treat ourselves to dinner and some exploring during the afternoon! We drove to Sedona one day and it was AMAZING! I loved it! Annamarie and Amy took some pictures of us in the desert with the red rocks off in the distance and I’m obsessed with them! These are our FIRST portraits of us together with my short hair! Sometimes I forget how awesome it is to have new pictures. It’s ALMOST as awesome as seeing new places with amazing friends. :) Enjoy this “Part 2” of our time in the Desert!

BIG thank you to Jordan and Amy for letting us crash and distract them from work for a few days! I think it was good for both of us to get away from our laptops for a little bit!! :)

sedona arizona portraits_9081Oh ya know… just some girls and their ONA’s! :) And one awesome Kelly Moore too! sedona arizona portraits_9082sedona arizona portraits_9085 It doesn’t even look real! I love how different this mountain view is from VA’s mountain view! sedona arizona portraits_9083 sedona arizona portraits_9084 Oh these two! I took a few of them while Annamarie was shooting just for fun! sedona arizona portraits_9086 sedona arizona portraits_9087sedona arizona portraits_9080Love this! This old tree was asking for a picture! sedona arizona portraits_9088 sedona arizona portraits_9090sedona arizona portraits_9093 sedona arizona portraits_9091 sedona arizona portraits_9092 sedona arizona portraits_9094 sedona arizona portraits_9095 sedona arizona portraits_9096 FAVORITE! If I could “shoot through” weeds all day I would! sedona arizona portraits_9097 The girls being “girls”:)sedona arizona portraits_9098 sedona arizona portraits_9099 Talk about a VIEW! Wow! This was QUITE an overlook! sedona arizona portraits_9102 And then Michael and I headed to the GRAND CANYON the next day on our way to WPPI! More about WPPI tomorrow!! sedona arizona portraits_9103sedona arizona portraits_9105 sedona arizona portraits_9104 sedona arizona portraits_9106 sedona arizona portraits_9107 sedona arizona portraits_9108 sedona arizona portraits_9109 Our work never ends:) This was a random couple. Ps. It was freezing and SNOWING if you couldn’t tell by the bystanders! sedona arizona portraits_9110 So incredible! sedona arizona portraits_9111 sedona arizona portraits_9112 sedona arizona portraits_9113Check back for our WPPI recap tomorrow! Ps. If you loved this post! You may also like some of our other TRAVEL POSTS!

Thanks for reading!

— Katelyn

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