Photo Session Blog

I love this wedding for many reasons. The Hotel Monaco where Marisol got ready is amazing. Her room was absolutely divine. And then when we met up at Cheesman Park for the first look and portraits, it started to snow. Marisol was a trooper–she even took off her coat in the frigid weather for portraits. I took mine off in solidarity. And their families braved the temps with enthusiasm and grace. It was craziness. The ceremony was sweet, with a good friend officiating. (I love it when the officiant is a dear friend or relative–so meaningful.) The rest of the reception was a blast–good food, loud music, fun dancing and one of my favorite photos ever (the couple crossing the street in the snow).

Wedding season is in full swing! Before I share images from this season, I realized I still have a few weddings from last season to post. This wedding at Lone Hawk Farm in Longmont, Colorado was featured on Love Toast’s blog last fall. Besides being my sister-in-law’s big day, it was wonderful for other reasons as well. The table centerpieces featured the work of local Boulder artists, like Caroline Douglas. The ring belonged to the groom’s great-grandmother. The ring “pillow” was made by the groom.

Today, I wanted to share a couple of sneak peek portraits from a wedding I photographed in May. Amanda and Josh had a wonderful day at Highland Meadows Golf Course in Windsor, Colorado. The guests were among the nicest I’ve met at a wedding, everyone was laid-back even when wind caused the celebration to take place indoors, and Amanda looked stunning. Thanks for the opportunity to take part in your day, Amanda and Josh!

On Friday a special package arrived on my doorstep. From Italy. I tore open the box, eager to check out the wedding album of one of my 2012 wedding couples. How heavy the book, how thick the pages, how beautiful to take in an entire wedding without a computer screen. In this day and age, many of my clients choose not to order a keepsake, archival, lifetime album from me, which I understand.

Hello Everyone! Yes, I am still out here. I’ve been busy getting to know wedding couples, photographing family sessions, working on a new pet website, revamping my main website. So even though I haven’t posted as much as I would like, I am still out here, working away! The last few weeks have included a lot of camera fun.

Tomorrow, Sunday, January 27, I will be participating in the Boulder Wedding Showcase. If you are in town, stop on by my booth from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. My booth we be located in the famous Boulder Theater.

Meanwhile, I wanted to share this beautiful wedding with you. I helped out the lovely Caroline Colvin Photography for this September wedding at the Lyons Farmette in Lyons, Colorado. It was a wonderful farm to table affair complete with gourmet food (obviously), lights twinkling into the night, wildflowers still in bloom, and a bonfire. Three Chicks Bartending fancied up the cocktails and a food truck full of dessert even made an appearance. Obviously, Natalee and Orion know how to throw a party! Plus, Natalee’s dog walked her down the aisle. If you know anything about me, you know I love dogs, and I love it when they get to attend weddings!

I can’t believe this Colorado Shrine of Saint Anne church in Arvada | Pines at Genesee in Golden wedding was over 3 months ago already! Now that 2012 is coming to an end, I am playing catch up and trying to share all the weddings and family photo sessions that I haven’t yet posted with you. As always, I enjoyed working with Brooke Trexler Photography and photographing at the Pines at Genesee.

I had a blast photographing these two boys! They were ready to play, so we played Simon Says. And they went on swings, rode scooters, ran around. Talk about energy!

This was one of my favorite weddings of last summer. Kathleen was such a fun bride, super organized and totally in love with John. And John was just about the nicest groom ever. Their wedding was featured on Couture Colorado’s wedding blog a couple weeks ago, and I figured I may as well share these images on the blog as well. Kathleen did an amazing job coming up with a theme (French country meets Colorado–LOVE IT!) and decorating the Highlands Ranch Golf Club reception pavilion.