Kelsey and Ryan are SUCH a fun and in-love couple! They’ve been married for almost a decade and have two perfect, gorgeous kids together. Because life with kids is busy, they were in need of a solo vacay, and decided to vacation in Arizona together. I met them at their van, and from there we embarked on their Sedona couples adventure session!
Arizona had been on Kelsey + Ryan’s bucket list for awhile, so they went on vacation to the Grand Canyon. They hiked all over Sedona, and rented a Jeep to drive off-road to Merry Go Round Rock. It’s not an easy drive to get there through the rocky desert, but they were persistent about it! We did it, made it there in one piece, and it was amazing!
Keep scrolling to see their badass red Jeep, why sunsets in the desert are so gorgeous, and how an evening under the stars can be your most treasured vacation souvenir.
The road up was so rough, we were shaking back and forth the whole time. I felt like I was going to either fly out of my seat or fall off the edge of the cliff. LOL! We survived to tell the tale, and when we arrived we had the entire place to ourselves.
Kesley and I became fast friends as we chatted about our mutual hatred of the GOT finale, and laughed hysterically about getting simultaneously pee-shy when we hit up the restroom and had side-by-side stalls.
She and Ryan are super fun and laid back, and I was very impressed with Ry’s offroading skills in the Jeep!
They started out with cute, casual outfits, and then changed later in the day into more saucy black-on-black outfits (with Kels in a cute hat, of course!).
Not only was our adventure together fun, but they were so much fun! They needed barely any direction at all. They’re so in love, even after 9 years of marriage and parenting two kids together. I loved watching them and snapping pics as they enjoyed the Arizona scenery!
We wrapped up with their rented red Jeep, which they were SO excited about!
As we drove back, we were stopped dead in our (Jeep) tracks when we noticed the stars. Believe me when I say that I’ve never seen a starry sky like that in my life. They just lit up the sky. We stopped and just gazed at them for awhile, and then I decided to go for it, and take a star photo with them!
If you’re planning an epic outdoor adventure, incorporating couples photos is such an amazing way to document your time together.
Especially when you carve out an entire day so you can explore and watch the stars come out. ;)
Kelsey and Ryan are such a fun couple, and I could photograph them forever! I’m so glad that they decided to do fun photos while on their Sedona vacation, and I’m so glad they trusted me to capture their magic!