Beth & Robbie recently came up from Denver to have their engagement photos taken at Boulder’s beautiful Wonderland Lake. A fun, relaxed, head-over-heels in love couple I am really looking forward to their Vail wedding next summer.
Tag: Denver Wedding Photography
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Ely & Jonah in Denver
Ely and Jonah met through friends while Salsa dancing. There was an immediate connection however, there was one little problem, Ely is from Peru and only spoke Spanish. Jonah would not be dissuade from pursuing the exotic, dark-haired beauty and they stumbled through many, many dates with the help of a Spanish/English dictionary until they were able to communicate through more than wild hand gestures and shy smiles.
The lovely couple had me come out on a hot, August day for a couple of hours to capture the official joining of their lives together. The Denver Botanic Gardens provided an amazing backdrop for the quaint ceremony and incredible portraits in the late day sun. Jonah’s 7-year-old son handled the enormous responsibility of best man with ease and his two daughters beamed with happiness beneath floral head wreaths. Then the happy couple was whisked away to a beautiful backyard reception where a feast of traditional Peruvian entrees awaited.
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Laura & Galen in Boulder
Laura and Galen are a perfect match. They are both physicists, both volunteer with Boulder Search & Rescue, both are quiet, humble, unassuming and shy away from being the center of attention. They are warm hearted, friendly, deeply religious, intellectual people who were surrounded by an equally wonderful group of family and friends to help them celebrate their blessed union.
Nuptials were recited at Boulder’s St. Andrew Presbyterian Church where Laura and her bridal party prepared, surrounded by images of Noah and his arc painted on the church’s nursery room walls. Followed by their reception held at the Red Lion Inn under a beautiful white tent full of twinkling lights and Chinese lanterns swaying gently through the warm summer night.
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Kellie & Chris in Denver
Kellie & Chris were married at Denver’s Phipps Tennis Pavilion on another hot but gorgeous summer day. Both the bride and groom were amazingly relaxed, just excited and blissfully happy. Beforehand, the ladies buzzed around Kellie with diligent purpose helping her prepare and offered up several toasts to get the celebration started, while the guys joked around and shared nips from a Jack Daniel’s bottle waiting for the minute when they could get out of their roasting jackets.
The bride and groom’s parents served as the officents for this wedding and back in the waiting area their mamas rehearsed by window light as they anxiously tried to remember their lines. During the ceremony Chris’s father was so overcome with emotion he had to keep looking away to hold back his tears as the couple recited their vows but the bridesmaids, glowing in champagne colored dresses, were the complete opposite looking on happily with tears streaming down their faces.
Portraits were made around the stunning Phipps grounds wandering through the colorful gardens and under the apple trees, and despite the stifling heat Kellie and Chris, surround by a slew of guests, tore up the dance floor for several hours straight.
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Tori & Jon | Engagement Photography in Boulder, Colorado
I met Jon last summer through a friend and this year when he got engaged his fiancee, Tori, was hunting for wedding photographers and I randomly made her top three. It was kismet.
Recently we headed up to Boulder’s Settler’s Park for an engagement session and had a wonderful time climbing up the beautiful red rocks and sitting by the creek making images. I’m not sure how someone as beautiful as Tori could be camera shy but with lot’s of encouragement from Jon and myself I feel like she was able to come out of her shell a bit and therefore made some really striking images.
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Shannon & Kody in Denver
This is the second summer in a row I was fortunate enough to work with the warm and friendly Regan’s as they welcomed another new addition to their family. Last summer Chris wed the lovely Ally and this summer Chris’ sister, Shannon, recited her vows to Kody at the stunning Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver.
Back in late May I met Shannon and Kody up at Red Rocks for an engagement session and I was psyched for their wedding. Their ease, playfulness and naturalness in front of the camera made my job a breeze. Their wedding was no different and having their wonderful family and friends surrounding them made the day a truly memorable event.
A hot but blue sky day made for great portraits at Washington Park and we finished the night off at Englewood’s Franciscan Event Center.
(the groom’s father probably took as many photos as I did that day!)
