Wedding Photography at Saguaro Buttes in Tucson

If you are looking for a wedding venue in the southern outskirts of Tucson, the aptly named Saguaro Buttes can fill the bill. Located on the southern end of Old Spanish Trail, it sits in close proximity to Saguaro National Park (west). The building and ceremony site is centered on a hill, providing beautiful panoramic vistas in every direction. Miguel and Brittany’s is only the eighth wedding I have photographed there.

Vistas from Saguaro Buttes
Vistas from Saguaro Buttes

I took the ambient scenery photos above,  during a brief lull in the ceremony.

Brittany Gets Ready ~ Bridal Room at Saguaro Buttes
Brittany Gets Ready ~ Bridal Room at Saguaro Buttes

There are spacious quarters at Saguaro Buttes, for the bride and groom and their individual parties, to get ready.  These rooms are smartly located in opposite sections of the building. This makes it easier to keep the bride and groom from seeing each other before the ceremony, if that is something they wish to avoid.

Extraneous Items: Brides (and grooms) that wish to have candid wedding photography done in their quarters, whether at Saguaro Buttes or somewhere else, should consider keeping all water bottles, fast food wrappings and other unsightly paraphernalia out of view, so that they do not inadvertently wind up in any of your wedding photos. Although, wedding photographers, like me, are capable of working wonders, in eliminating many of these items, during post production, limitations still do exist. Therefore, when possible, it is best to store all extraneous items in an obscure section of the room.

Below, Brittany receives some help from her mother and maid of honor.

A Little Help from Friends
A Little Help from Friends

In the case of Brittany and Miguel, we kept them separated in their quarters just long enough to arrange what is now commonly referred to as The First Look.  Ever increasing in popularity, The First Look is the act of the bride and groom seeing each other, before their actual wedding ceremony. You can learn more about this on a previous post of mine, entitled The First Look.

Miguel and Brittany's First Look
Miguel and Brittany’s First Look
Rings and Bouquets
Rings and Bouquets
Ceremony Site at Saguaro Buttes
Ceremony Site at Saguaro Buttes

The ceremony site at Saguaro Buttes is elevated and juts out from the main building, like a peninsula in the desert.

Wedding Nuptials at Saguaro Buttes
Wedding Nuptials at Saguaro Buttes

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The Fifty-first Kiss
The Fifty-first Kiss

Miguel and Brittany at Saguaro Buttes
Miguel and Brittany at Saguaro Buttes
Saguaro Sunset
Saguaro Sunset

A hill, on the west side parking lot at Saguaro Buttes, is a prime spot for some good sunset photos of the bride and groom.

First Dance
First Dance
The Mission and Trophy
The Mission and Trophy

After accomplishing his mission, Miguel proudly displays his prize for all to see.

Night Life at Saguaro Buttes
Night Life at Saguaro Buttes

I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to Miguel and Brittany, for having me as their wedding photographer!

Update: Since writing this article seventeen months ago, I have been fortunate to have returned to Saguaro Buttes a few more times.  One of the fortes that Saguaro Buttes has is the hill area on the west side of the building.  If you are having your wedding there, your wedding photos would not be complete without spending a few moments of your time, at this magical location. In fact, sunset hill, as I like to refer to it, was one of the main reasons Alhondra and Ryan, hired me to photograph and document their day. 

Alhondra and Ryan strike one of several poses at Saguaro Buttes, in Tucson, Arizona.
Alhondra and Ryan strike one of several poses at Saguaro Buttes, in Tucson, Arizona.

The bride, groom and I were on hill, hoping for a beautiful sunset.  It did not look very promising at first, so we took what we could.  Just when we surrendered to the idea, that the sunset was going to be an absolute dud, we got this.

 

Photographing the Bridal Veil ~ Any Way the Wind Blows

As a wedding photographer, I love long bridal veils! They look fabulous and have an angel like aura about them, but for brides, who choose to wear them on their wedding day, not everything is always so glamorous. In fact, doing so can be downright tricky at times. Long wedding veils are easily stepped on, trap debris, get caught between doors and can snag on just about anything along its path.

Yet, for all the potential trials and tribulations, many brides’ still insist that wearing them is well worth any minor pitfalls that may come along, as a result. Long bridal veils suit me just fine too, because whenever I see one, I know the opportunity for photographic adventure is just a gust of wind or a gentle breeze away.

Take the morning of Amanda’s wedding for example. It started out innocently enough. It was your average stereotypical sunny day in Tucson. I was in the middle of taking some standard bridal portraits of her, just outside St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, when a sudden burst of wind blew through, tossing Amanda’s veil in every direction but south.

Amanda
Amanda
Angel Wings
Angel Wings

We could have waited for the wind to calm down, but, with only a few minutes before the ceremony was to begin, decided to let the veil go any way the wind blows.  At one point, the wind became so strong, I was afraid Amanda might blow clear to the next county. Thank goodness, that did not happen!

David and Jennifer blow in the wind at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church.
David and Jennifer blow in the wind at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church.

There were no sudden surprise gusts of wind, during David and Jennifer’s big day, above. It was actually pretty windy the whole wedding day through. After playing it safe, by capturing conventional bride and groom photos on the leeward side of St Elisabeth Ann Seton Church where they got married, we decided to turn the corner, right into the winds teeth, for a different kind of fun.

Setting up the Wedding Tent
Setting up the Wedding Tent

Look at the length of that thing! They probably could have used it to camp out under for their honeymoon.

Windy Wedding Kiss
Windy Wedding Kiss

Once David and Jennifer finally got situated in their wedding tent, I was having a hard time getting them back out. I was almost going to call the fire department.

Elisabeth at Mountain View Country Club
Elisabeth at Mountain View Country Club

A gentle spring breeze is all it took to launch Elisabeth’s veil sideways at Mountain View Country Club, in Tucson.

Donnie and Elizabeth
Donnie and Elizabeth create their own windblown look at Mountain View Country Club, Tucson.

I was hoping there would be more wind later, when we got Donnie in on the act. Alas, there was none, and so we decided to create our own wind blown look.

Brides are so much easier going these days! Early in my career, when traditional poses reigned supreme, I may never been able to get away with taking out of the bridal box photos like these.

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