I had the pleasure working alongside Nikki Ritcher again at the beginning of the new year. Her cousin Liz married long-time boyfriend Steven at Englewood’s St Thomas Moore Church and they had their reception at the Denver Tech Center’s Marriott Hotel. Liz handled the brisk January weather in her sleeveless gown like a champ and their lively guests welcomed the newlyweds into the new year by burning up the dance floor.
Jessica & Daniel were married at Denver’s Brown Palace in the beautiful Onyx Room under a mural of cherubs painted into a blue sky. Their ceremony was filled with laughs, tears and a sweet little kiss on Daniel’s ring after Jessica slipped it on his finger. It was fantastic having time to wander around the hauntingly romantic, historic hotel and make some creative portraits. I love when a couple forgets I am there, like Jessica & Daniel, and truly enjoys the moments after they are wed as I happily snap away. During the reception their small but lively group of family and friends wore that dance floor out with salsa numbers and line dances from the moment the music started until the very last song. Thank you Jessica & Daniel for making the last wedding of my season such a beautiful and memorable one. I am a lucky photographer to have had such amazing couples to work with.
I had the pleasure of working with San Francisco based photographer Nikki Ritcher in early October photographing the wedding of Jen & Mike at the Sanctuary Golf Course in Sedalia. I haven’t been a “second shooter” in a while and it was really nice having some of the pressure taken off of me. Jen & Mike were really wonderful to work with and Nikki is a very talented and laid back photographer- we got along famously and I look forward to working with her again in January.
When I was chatting with Dominique & Steve about what they would like to do for their engagement shoot they said they wanted something romantic and would love to be surrounded by fall colors. I live a mile away from Wonderland Lake here in Boulder and run around the lake almost daily. It was the perfect location and luckily the foliage cooperated as well. Dominique & Steve were really easy to photograph and very natural in front of the camera. A Wisconsin native, Dominique nixed Steve’s idea to wear giant cheese heads for the session but we still had a wonderful late afternoon shoot and couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day. I am even more excited to work with them again at their July wedding.
Sarah & Shawn got married at the beautiful Queen of Peace Church in Aurora where Shawn and his family have been longtime members. Sarah was a wonderfully calm bride but was so full of emotion she burst into tears at the sound of Shawn’s voice when called her before the ceremony. Shawn’s 9-year-old son, Keegan, was the best man and stood at his father’s side with a proud smile firmly planted on his face. Tears streamed down Sarah’s face as she recited her vows and Shawn couldn’t stop stealing kisses from his beautiful bride in the limo ride to Boulder’s Chautauqua Dining hall where they hosted their reception. It was an unusually warm September day, the light following the reception was perfect, and we scrambled over to the flatirons to make beautifully, romantic portraits among the hills and tall, golden grass.
Kristin and Steve met in Aspen on a ski trip and ironically I met them on the slopes as well. Friends, of friends, of friends, we hit it off right away and I was really excited when they chose me to photograph their wedding. Rain almost foiled their plans for an outdoor wedding at the beautiful Phipps Tennis Pavilion in Denver but miraculously the rains let up just in time for their small outdoor ceremony and some quick portraits on the grounds. The fun-loving bride and groom rented the Bronco Bus to chauffeur them and their large bridal party around and the newlyweds flooded their guests with funny hats, feathered boas and silly sunglasses as they danced non-stop all night long at the Brown Palace. True love is letting your new husband use your leg like a guitar to rock out to Journey.
