Utah Valley sits under Mount Timpanogos, with Provo Canyon cutting east toward the reservoir and Utah Lake spread out to the west. It is one of the busiest wedding markets in the country, a lot of it built around the temples, and we have photographed here since 2014. The valley's geography, a big mountain on one side and an open lake on the other, is the first thing we plan a day around.
· provo + utah valley ·
Provo wedding photographer.
A small studio photographing weddings across Utah Valley, from the gardens at Thanksgiving Point to temple mornings under Timpanogos to receptions up Provo Canyon. Christopher Cook shoots every one.
· timp over everything ·
The mountain decides where the light goes.
Mount Timpanogos dominates the valley, and what it does to the light depends on where your venue sits. Up Provo Canyon or near Sundance, the sun drops behind the ridge early and the canyon goes cool while the valley floor is still bright. Out on the benches and by the lake, the light stays open and warm right to the published minute. We find the venue's real sunset before we build the day; the full method is in our guide to Utah wedding light by season.
· where we shoot ·
Gardens on the valley floor, pines up the canyon.
Our anchor venue down here is Ashton Gardens at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi: dozens of acres of formal themed gardens, an Italian terrace, and a central gazebo, the most garden you can get on the Wasatch Front. For couples who want pines and a river instead, Provo Canyon and the Sundance side are fifteen minutes from the valley floor. The whole portfolio and our venue notes show how each one actually photographs.
· temple mornings ·
Built around a sealing, then the rest of the day.
A lot of Utah Valley weddings are built around a temple sealing in the morning and a celebration later in the day. We are not inside the sealing room, so the coverage centers on the exit (the doors, the first look as a married couple, family on the grounds) and then carries through whatever follows: a luncheon, a ring ceremony for the guests who were not inside, an evening reception. Our guide to LDS temple wedding photography lays out exactly what is and is not photographed before you book.
· how we cover the day ·
One photographer, the whole day, slowly.
Every wedding we take is photographed by Christopher, who founded the studio and has been shooting Utah weddings since 2014. The day runs the usual shape (getting ready, a first look if the timeline wants one, the ceremony, a portrait window placed in the best light, and a reception we cover to the send-off), and the finished gallery arrives within four weeks. Collections start at $1,800 for four hours; the full breakdown is on the investment page, and where the calendar stands is on availability.
· before you book ·
Reading for a Utah Valley wedding.
· getting married in utah valley ·