MONUMENT VALLEY NAVAJO TRIBAL PARK

OK, I really need to catch up on a couple of blog postings, so here it goes. Last Monday we headed up to the Four Corners region with our friend Yvonne Chavez-Baca of Northern Arizona Wedding Planner and Touch of Tradition, to meet with a new client. Specifically we went to Monument Valley. This part of the world is other-worldly, full of mystical beauty and spiritual harmony.

Our meeting was with Art Ortega and his daughter Armanda Ortega. They, along with the rest of their family own ARTSCO Inc. and are based out of Gallup, NM. They are also the owners of a beautiful new hotel under construction in Monument Valley aptly named The VIEW Hotel. Located just inside the Navajo Tribal Park, the hotel is perched atop a cliff overlooking the famous Mitten Buttes. Armanda and her fiance, Jon will be getting married at the hotel in late December and we are honored to be photographing it!

We were taken on a tour of the hotel and all enjoyed a lovely lunch together. This family was so inviting and we are really looking forward to working with them. This will be such an amazing wedding, and we couldn't ask for a better backdrop. Coming from a nature photography background, having the opportunity to mix our old love, landscape photography, with our new love, wedding photography, is an absolute dream. A special thank you to Yvonne for recommending us :-).

After lunch, Yvonne, Kevin and I headed on a short tour of the park where we took a few shots along the way. The first photo is of Armanda and her two sisters (Armanda is on the right.) The final photo is of the hotel. Look closely at the upper right side and you will see it. I took it this way to emphasize how beautifully it blends with its environment ... just as it should in a land like this!