Holi

I have wanted to go to Holi for a few years now, but in each previous year, it seemed that something always came up and I was never able to go. Luckily this year, I finally was able to go!

"Holi (होली), is a spring religious festival celebrated by Hindus.The main day, Holi, also known as Dhuli Vandana in Sanskrit, also Dhulheti, Dhulandi or Dhulendi, is celebrated by people throwing coloured powder and coloured water at each other."

It is held at the Krishna temple in Spanish Fork and was so fun! The event it's self is free, and you can buy colors in packs with prices ranging from $2 to $12. Parking is free, but it's (usually) hard to find close parking. Being lazy we parked at a park and ride they had set up. It was $2 per person for round trip to get a ride to the temple.

I openly admit I was not brave enough to bring my "big" camera. So I brought my little point and shoot, and we also bought a disposable camera.

Not to my surprise we ran into Jain while there. Dear Jain, I love Jain!

Oh and there was this semi creepy guy there

Michelle Belle!

It started getting really cold and slightly windy so we went home.

At home, we took some pictures with my "nice" camera.

So fun! When we were there I thought of how fun it would have been to bring Tate and Chloe! Next year we will have to for sure!

I still have fairly pink nail beds.... But all in all it was very fun!

Happy Tuesday!

Weddings Weddings Weddings!

I am so happy to be all caught up on all of my pictures! I edited both these weddings pretty dang fast too. Yay me! These weddings were a great way to start off the wedding season! I have lots more weddings booked this year and can't wait for the chance to meet and work with all my wonderful clients. If your wedding isn't already on my calendar, it should be!

I have some to die for, adorable spring shoot ideas that I can not wait to get into the making (I am still excited despite the fact that it was snowing, a lot, today). If any one has a rabbit or baby chicks I could Barrow please let me know!!!

But I won't keep you waiting longer, you are here for pictures....

Brad and Julie are the cutest couple and their sealing was wonderfully heart warming.

And I can't forget to mention who absolutely wonderful it was that they got married on a Friday! The Salt Lake temple is truly a stunning place to shoot, but on your usual Saturday you really have to fight for your photo locations. But for Brad and Julie, it was nicely, just them with literally no run ins with any other couples and photographers.

And here are some of lovely Julie's bridals!

And a few weekends ago Britney and Peter were wed! The weather that day looked a little gloomy, and it actually was raining just a little bit on my drive to the temple, but luckily the rain held off until their Indoor reception!

Britney's dress was so so pretty with such adorable beading throughout the entire thing! And even more amazing, Pete's grandmother made it for her! Stunning!

Julie's Bridals

Things have been so busy! I shot a wedding over the weekend and shoot yet another tomorrow! That will mean I will have shot 2 weddings within the span of 5 days! Craziness! But so much fun!

Over the weekend I shot my adorable cousins lovely wedding!

Wait till you see her dress! Pete's grandma made the dress for Britney! Absolutely Stunning!

And Also over the weekend I shot lovely Julie's bridals --

Just sharing one for now... I will post more soon! Happy Wednesday!

Italian Nachos

Now these are probably the most unhealthy thing any one could ever consume, but boy, do they taste good.

The meal idea came from the oh so tasty Johnny Carino's. My family use to go there all the time to eat, and they are seriously the best. Although they are kinda pricey, and the closest one is in Sandy, so my mom started making it at home.

Off their menu, you can choose chicken, sausage, or combo, for your meat and it comes with:

pasta chips, black olives, pepperoncinis, tomatoes, jalapeños, alfredo, mozzarella and parmesan cheese.

Looking at their menu, it's really not that pricey, but whatever. We put a lot more alfredo and mozzarella on ours, so ours is better.

For the "pasta chips" we use Won Ton wraps. You can find them in the refrigerated produce section (I always buy them at Smiths, so I don't even know if Walmart has them) This package is just under $4 and we can make two (really large) Italian Nacho dinners with it.

We usually just put chicken, tomatoes, alfredo, mozzarella and "Banana Peppers" on them.

I can not stand alfredo in a jar, so I make my own. It so easy and a million times more tasty. I use crushed rosemary, about a tablespoon of olive oil, 1 little thing of chopped garlic. I brown the garlic and the rosemary in the olive oil (you could use butter if you wanted to instead) and I use probably about 1/2 cup of heavy cream and just a few handfuls of parmesan cheese to help the sauce thicken up.

Be sure to start the alfredo first as it takes the longest to took.

I bake the won ton wraps. You can fry them, but we prefer to bake them. I just broil them till they are brown. Be sure not to make them too brown because you will be putting it back in the oven to melt the mozzarella.

And... the not so pretty almost finished product:

Yay for a super yummy, super easy, and super unhealthy meal.

Enjoy!

Easy Meals for Lazy People

Married life has made us fattie fattie fatties. Hahaha, ok not that bad, but we do eat really well in our house. So I figured I would share some of our tasty recipes that we live off of.

Tortellini Salad

My mom use to make this a lot, and I had never made it before, but it's so so easy, and so so yummy. The one pictured above is lacking some of the usual ingredients, but all you need is:

lettuce

tortellini

tomatoes

peas

carrots

yellow peppers

red peppers

And for the sauce:

1/2 cup Mayo

1/4 cup Buttermilk

1/2 cup Pesto

Mix these three things together well. I don't have a glass trifle bowel, but usually you just layer each ingredient, and pour the sauce on top, serve chilled.

The Turducken of Cookies

So a couple weeks ago I discovered this beast of a cookie and I was pretty excited about it. Despite Dave talking about how it was such a "fat kid cookie" I made it. Just two. This picture is from the blog where I first found them, my cookies did not turn out nearly this good at all.

(http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/02/oreo-nutter-butter-chocolate-chip-stuffed-cookies-recipes.html)

So I bought some double stuff Oreos.

And made some cookies. The monster ones were huge as you can see below.

And... the finished product.

Honestly, they were nothing amazing... and I doubt I will make them again.... Hahaha

Babies First Year Package Give-Away!

Spring is in the air and I am so exited for warm weather, green grass, and lovely flowers.... Also to do some spring cleaning! Since getting married I have actually found I like cleaning. More so.... I like a clean house, it’s so satisfying! I plan to rearrange some things in my apartment and give it a new fresh feel!

I will be buying this for my kitchen:

This for my office:

And this for my front room (once I buy a coffee table):

Ya, I have developed an addictions to owls.

I feel like I know so many people who are having little babies or are soon to be having babies and so I am excited to announce details on my Babies First Year packages.

How the package works is you get shots of your baby during their first two weeks after they have been born, next when they are able to sit up on their own, and last when they can stand. These are so good because babies grown so fast! Especially during their first year and this documents each big point during their first year of life.

And to celebrate, I am giving away two Babies First Year packages for free!
Each shoot is 45 minutes. Included is 10 shots from each sessions on CD suitable for printing up to 8x10.
This package is worth $90! Plus if you want to add a maternity session, you can for only $25 which is normally $75!

If you want a chance to win, or know someone who would, simply email anomephoto@yahoo.com with your due date, and your contact information. Entires must be submitted by Sunday, March 13th and a winner will be announced Monday the 14th. So spread the word!

You must be due with in the next 3 months in order to qualify for this giveaway.