Lindsey Orton Photography | Utah Wedding and Portrait Photographer

Allan & Sandy

2012-02-15T11:36:00.000-07:00

VALENTINES GIVEAWAY WINNERS!

2012-02-14T11:33:00.000-07:00

Anyone that knows me well can tell you that I am not a very good decision maker.

Don't ever ask me to choose which restaurant to eat at or which movie to see.

I just can't make the decision, it's just too hard for me.

So when I did this giveaway I knew I wouldn't be able to choose the winning couple.

I sent all the stories to some of my close friends and they made the decision for me!

drum roll please....

The winners are Ryan & Julie!

Email me to set up your session!

Julie sent a song a with their story so I'm going to attach that at the bottom of the post.

Here is their story:

A studly, curly haired boy leads me into a bathroom where we kneel together on the ground. The bathtub is already filled with hot water. He brought with him, a bag chock-full of every conceivable color of fish. I then watch as he tips up the bag and pours the fish into the water, covers the tub with a white sheet, turns to me and says “it’s as if they were never there.”

I wake up to the sound of my alarm in awe at the ludicrous nature of that dream. Later that day as I leave work, I listen to a voicemail from the Ryan Hunter - the boy that I’ve been waiting to be set up with for months. I currently reside in his southern California home town while he is hundreds of miles away receiving an education in my home state. I hang up the phone from discussing our first date details and it hits me… that dream I had about Ryan, he took all of the fish, covered them up, and told me it’s as if they were never there. I was convinced in that moment that Ryan would show me that all of the other “fish” in the sea couldn’t measure up to him. He was home on vacation, and we were about to experience our first date.Many moons and dates later, I confess my desire to be in a relationship. Unfortunately, Ryan has conflicting thoughts, and we part with a hug and plans to be “just friends”. I then moved home to Utah without the prospect of having a stellar boyfriend. I compiled my emotions into a song titled “Fish” which made it onto my first self-released album, and into the hearts of the strangers who cared to listen. I felt defeated as time went by. The “fish prophecy” that I had so long ago was nothing but a silly dream.

Though I felt pretty confident that things were not going to “blossom” as they say, I remember being really impressed by this girl. And as time went on after my rejection of her romantic intentions, we actually became really, really good friends. Cliché, I know, but I wanted to go with it. The more time we spent together without the threat of imminent relationship formation, the more I was able to see her for the bright shiny star she was. We could talk for hours and hours on the phone, which was odd in and of itself – I could barely last more than a few minutes with my own mother! And as we talked, I found that she had fully-formed ideas about topics that others had only skimmed the surface of.Why couldn’t I feel about her the way that I thought about her? Sometimes I just assumed, “Well, I guess she’s just supposed to rock some other guy’s world.” But in my ongoing efforts to date other women, I was feeling harder and harder pressed to find anybody who could measure up to her. One night I called her again, to have another conversation about my love life and to try and get some “girl advice” from this woman I deemed so wise. After she listened patiently to my woes, Julie gave me some strange advice – she told me to be more physical with the girls I wanted to form relationships with. What? Nope, I heard correctly. The idea of being more physical with girls seemed to fly in the face of all of the dating counsel I had ever received, but the more we talked about it, the more I bought into the idea. As the conversation drew to a close that night, I remember realizing that it would have been so easy for Julie to work herself into the conversation and offer herself a candidate for this new dating method. But you know what? She never even mentioned herself. She just wanted to help a friend find his own happiness. And that was attractive. And so that was that. I decided that as soon as finals were over, I was going to call that girl up and ask her to give things another shot. And oh, how I hoped she would say yes.__________________When I heard those words come out of Ryan’s mouth via telephone, I was shocked. After all, I did just give him dating advice for a good two hours the week prior. For a year and half I had tried convincing myself that I needed to move on. I needed to forget about it, and start considering other men as potential companions. I wanted to punch him, throw up, and jump up and down from excitement all at the same time. Dignified, I was not - I didn’t hesitate to agree to his plans of forming a romantic relationship. I agonized for 3 weeks before we went on our "second first date." Did he mention that he popped this question on his way to spend Christmas break with his family in California? I looked forward to that second reunion yet feared another rejection. This time, if that rejection came, it would hurt worse. I had to put all other suitors on hold and take my chances because maybe, just maybe… that dream was more than a dream.

Whoo! That was easy! I spent most of that drive to California congratulating myself for being so suave. And as the next two weeks passed, visions of sugar plums danced in my head as we talked on the phone and sent e-mails to each other. Then, at last we were reunited. For our "second first date," we went to spend some time together up the canyon at a frozen waterfall that we both loved. After that, it took all of 6 days to bring up the subject of marriage. A month later we were back at the frozen waterfall once more, this time with a ring in my pocket. It only took a month to fill in the gaps in our friendship where the romance had been missing. We're two lucky people, and we're going to tie the knot on June 16th. And man, it can't come soon enough!

Coming soon..

2012-02-13T22:21:00.000-07:00

Can you tell which princess is coming next?

Today.

2012-02-11T20:59:00.001-07:00

MacKay Family

2012-02-07T13:44:00.000-07:00

Baby Stephen may possibly be one of the happiest babies I have ever photographed.
Just look at his cute face.

Trevor & Ashley Wedding

2012-02-02T12:01:00.000-07:00

Peek-a-boo

2012-02-01T19:48:00.000-07:00

more coming soon.

Featured!

2012-01-30T10:28:00.000-07:00

Our Jasmine shoot is being featured on Utah Bride Blog today!

Go check it out and leave a comment!

Linton Family

2012-01-30T10:22:00.000-07:00

Princess Bridals- Jasmine

2012-01-23T13:31:00.001-07:00

Here is our third Disney Princess inspired bride!

Be sure to check out Pocahontas and Snow White if you missed those.

This shoot reaffirmed my belief that all of the people I'm working with are beyond awesome.

They all had to carry so much stuff across the mud and snow to make this shoot happen.

(even when they had a dislocated elbow from the night before,*cough cough* Erin)

As always, don't forget to check out all of the vendors that helped with the shoot at the bottom as well as Kale's video!

I can't wait for our next princess!

Behind the scenes!

A few of my favorites from Lindsey:

See the rest of Lindsey's shots here.

Kales video!

Photography: Lindsey Orton Photography, Lindsey Shaun Photography

Videography: Kale Fitch Films

Dress: Modest Couture by Elizabeth

Hair and Make-up: Hair and Make-up by Steph

Invitations: Polka Dots and Daisies

Flowers: Urban Chateau Floral

Coming soon..

2012-01-13T10:49:00.001-07:00

Baby Hudson

2012-01-05T12:51:00.000-07:00

VALENTINES DAY GIVEAWAY

2012-01-02T11:16:00.001-07:00

I loved last years valentines day giveaway.

It was so fun hearing all the fun love stories people sent in.

I had no choice but to do another contest this year.

However I thought I would give people a little longer to submit their story this time around.

If you are not engaged, please spread the word about this giveaway to all of your engaged friends!

Good luck!

2011 in Review

2011-12-30T16:25:00.000-07:00

2011 was a great year.

I met so many great people that have touched my life in amazing ways.

My clients have all become my friends, and I'm so grateful for all of them.

Here are a few of my favorite shots from 2011.

Here's to 2012!

Beau & Jocelyn Wedding

2011-12-22T12:08:00.000-07:00

I loved this beautiful couple and their beautiful wedding!
This will be my last post until after the holidays.
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Years!
Happy Holidays!

Bowen & Danni Wedding

2011-12-21T12:22:00.000-07:00

Featured!

2011-12-20T10:37:00.001-07:00

Our second Princess, Snow White, is being featured on Utah Bride Blog today.

Be sure to check it out and leave a comment!

Don't forget to watch the awesome video by Kale Fitch at the bottom of the post.

Ian & kristine Wedding

2011-12-19T12:18:00.000-07:00

Ryan & Lizzie Wedding

2011-12-17T10:36:00.000-07:00

This has been a crazy month for me!

Today I thought I would share a few pictures from Ryan and Lizzie's November wedding.

These two were so much fun.

Stay tuned, I have three more weddings to share with you soon!

Princess Bridals-Snow White

2011-12-08T15:13:00.003-07:00

Here is our second Disney Princess inspired bride! If you missed our first one go here.
This shoot was a lot of fun! I even got to witness Lindsey and Kale's awesome off roading skills.
Don't forget to check out all the amazing vendors at the bottom of the post plus a video from Kale!

Here's Lindsey in action!

Here are a few of my favorites of Lindsey's shots:

See the rest of Lindsey's shots here.

Here is Kale's AWESOME video:

Photography: Lindsey Orton Photography, Lindsey Shaun Photography

Videography: Kale Fitch Films

Dress: Alta Moda Bridal (Lily & Iris)

Hair and Make-up: Hair and Make-up by Steph

Invitations: Polka Dots and Daisies

Flowers: Urban Chateau Floral

Christmas Cards!

2011-12-01T10:42:00.000-07:00

Here are the Christmas Cards I am offering this year. Email me if you are interested in ordering some.

Here is a break down of my Christmas Card pricing:

less than 100: $2.00 per card

more than 100: $1.75 per card

must order in quantities of 25

All cards come with your choice of white or cream envelopes.

Click here to see the templates from last year.

ONE DAY ONLY!

2011-11-28T12:31:00.000-07:00

Gledhill Family

2011-11-28T09:38:00.000-07:00

The Gledhill's are the greatest. I just love their family.

Ian & Kristine Groomals

2011-11-26T21:42:00.001-07:00

I just got home from this cute couple's wedding.
I shot Kristine's sister's wedding earlier this year as well as her brother's groomals.
I just love this sweet family!

Featured!

2011-11-23T10:45:00.000-07:00

Our Pocahontas princess shoot is featured on Utah Bride Blog today!

Go check it out and leave a little comment love!