It was so much fun to spend a few hours with this sweet, humble and artistic couple. Jane & Jonah planned every detail of their unique wedding and pulled off a wonderfully intimate day at Sunshine Mountain Lodge in Allenspark, Colorado. Rain showers didn’t dampen their moods or their adventurous guests enthusiasm as they hiked to the top of Sunshine Mountain for the ceremony. I just love the black and white photos from this wedding. Thanks you two! It was a pleasure.
I had been looking forward to Nikita and Gabriel’s traditional South Asian wedding for a really long time. I just knew it was going to be an event filled with vibrant colors and seeped in beautiful ancient traditions. It lived up to all my expectations. The yards and yards of brightly colored sari’s, the smells of authentic Indian food, hands and feet decorated with henna, chanting, throwing rice, building a fire, blessings and more blessings, mango lassi on tap- it was seriously an incrediable event, a photographers dream! The weather at Wild Basin Lodge in Allenspark, Colorado held off just barely long enough for their outdoor ceremony and our wanderings making portraits. It was a wedding that will be hard to forget and I truly had a fantastic time.
Thank you Nikita & Gabriel! Congratulations and best of luck finishing up your schooling!
From the bride and groom…
“Kira documented our engagement and wedding memories with beautiful photographs that we can cherish forever! We were so happy that she could capture the moments of our special day from various angles. Her work really portrayed the important parts of our wedding and our relationship and we are happy she could be there with us! Thank you Kira, for taking our photos- we loved all of them!”
Beatrix & Edwin had an a amazing Boulder, Colorado wedding. Beatrix began the day being prepped and pampered at the St. Julien Hotel before she met her dashing groom on the deck at the Flagstaff House Restaurant. They had a perfect day and I had a blast capturing all the hugs and tears that were overflowing from the close group of family and friends they invited to the ceremony. We made photos with the Flatirons as our backdrop and even headed back to town to make a couple quick portraits with their dogs dressed also as a bride and groom. The night finished up at Edwin’s restaurant Radda Trattoria with delicious food and plenty of wild dancing to celebrate such a wonderful day.
Sweet words from a equally sweet bride:
“We felt very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with you seeing all your previous work and we were not disappointed. You captured our lives and most precious moments beautifully. Looking at the photos feels like we are living through that wonderful day again. Thank you Kira!”
Sometimes when I am around certain couples their love seems almost palpable. That’s how it was with Kate & Steve. The emotion was not only written all over their happy faces but you could feel it by just being near them. They got married on a beautiful March day up in Steamboat Springs and in typical Colorado fashion, the weather report was all across the board. They were predicting snow, sleet, rain and sunshine. Luckily sunshine prevailed and their outdoor wedding at Olympian Hall went off without a hitch. We also made photos at Fish Creek Falls and the adventurous couple were such good sports entertaining all my ideas and trekking through at least a foot of snow for the best angles. I always say how lucky I am to have worked with such awesome people and Kate & Steve just reinforce all the reasons why I love my job. Kind, humble, welcoming and hilarious, I didn’t just make photos, I made new friends.
A few sweet words from the happy couple:
“Kira was a phenomenal photographer! We felt so lucky to have her photograph our wedding. First off, from joining us for our pre-meeting at a local brewery to donning on snow boots to hike up to Fish Creek Falls for our wedding party photos (sometimes in knee deep snow), Kira really embraced our relaxed snowy mountain wedding vibe. Her easy going personality made photos relaxing and fun for everyone.
And them we saw out pictures. They are all absolutely stunning. Every single one was saw was a “favorite.” Not only did she rock the wedding party photos, she also has an uncanny ability to blend into the crowd (our own photo ninja!) to capture the most amazing “little” moments throughout the wedding that were incredibly special. Her eye is amazing and she really “sees” people’s emotions in a beautiful way that shines through in all her photos. We really couldn’t recommend her enough!”
I absolutely love Mexico. I’ve only seen a fraction of the huge country but just completely adore everything about it. The beaches, the temples, the language, the yummy street tacos, the music… the list is long. Mexico is one of the very few places I have gone back to mutiple times. With so many places to see and so many things to do in this world, it says a lot that I have been back numerous times.
One of my favorite trips to Mexico was to photograph Kerra & Patrick’s destination wedding in the Riviera Maya. They were married on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, Maroma Beach, at the all-inclusive resort El Dorado Maroma. The wedding was everything I imagined it would be and we even did a trash the dress session at a cenote near Playa del Carmen.
There is something special about the light in Mexico. Colors just seem more vibrant down there against the white sand beaches and crystal-clear water. They were an amazing couple to work with and I feel so fortunate to have gotten the opportunity to work in a country I love so much.
This is a long overdue selection of my favorite photos from 2012. I had an incredibly successful season working with so many wonderful couples and other wedding professionals in some amazing destinations.
Thank you to everyone at Larkspur Restaurant in Vail, Della Terra Mountain Chateau in Estes Park, Boulder’s the Boulderado and Rembrandt Yard, the historic Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Beckenridge’s Ten Mile Station, the Chapel at Red Rocks, Fossil Trace Golf Course in Golden, The Grand Marquis in Old Bridge, NJ, Oskar Blues in Lyons, and a handful of private residences who opened their doors to me and made my job infinitely easier.
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